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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [Blu-ray]

Jim Carrey , Kate Winslet , Michel Gondry    Suitable for 15 years and over   Blu-ray
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (153 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Elijah Wood, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffallo
  • Directors: Michel Gondry
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Momentum Pictures Home Ent
  • DVD Release Date: 17 Oct 2011
  • Run Time: 108 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (153 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B005HI4LOQ
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 7,655 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Screenwriters rarely develop a distinctive voice that can be recognized from movie to movie, but the ornate imagination of Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) has made him a unique and much-needed cinematic presence. In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a guy decides to have the memories of his ex-girlfriend erased after she's had him erased from her own memory--but midway through the procedure, he changes his mind and struggles to hang on to their experiences together. In other hands, the premise of memory-erasing would become a trashy science-fiction thriller; Kaufman, along with director Michel Gondry, spins this idea into a funny, sad, structurally complex, and simply enthralling love story that juggles morality, identity, and heartbreak with confident skill. The entire cast--Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Wilkinson, and more--give superb performances, carefully pitched so that cleverness never trumps feeling. A great movie. --Bret Fetzer

Product Description

Joel (Carrey) and Clementine (Winslet) have always had a tumultuous relationship but Joel is shocked to find that Clementine has had all memories of their relationship erased. In order to forget the woman that he still loves, he decides to undergo the same highly experimental procedure. But as the painful memories are erased he begins to remember the passion and love they had for each other and so he tries to hide these memories in other parts of his brain...


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64 of 64 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Marvellous! 12 Oct 2004
By Mr. Simon Paddon VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Jim Carey plays Joel, a man who wakes up, and skips work. You just have to some days. He catches a different train, and ends up far away from where he has to be. Here he meets Clementine (Kate Winslet), and they are drawn together.

It turns out they have a past, however. The films runs nearly in reverse, will the events of the past listing themselves in reverse order- going back to when they first met. But in between both Joel and Clementine have their memories of each other erased, and the film tells of Joel's struggle to let go of what he discovers are precious memories.

This is a breath taking film. The first part is quirky and jumpy; however stick with it. It builds into a masterpiece of desperation as Joel realise's through living his memories again that there will come a time when she is gone from his life- again- and it hits him that he has to say goodbye.

The sub story is of the people who provide the memory treatment. Kirsten Dunst and Elijah Wood play what seem to be unimportant distractions in Carey and Winslet's tale, but as momentum builds, they become the key to their future.

I loved this film. Although it starts as something you have to think about, it build into an emotional masterpiece, one is which makes you realise how precious your memories are, and how much you take them for granted. You are left in a world which you simply don't want to leave.

One of the few films I would recommend buying.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful 8 April 2005
By Beautiful Freak VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
At your peril should you be fooled by the slightly inexplicable advertising pitch of this film that presents it as a happy feel-good teeny 'comedy', nor should you be tempted to classify it according to the presence of Jim Carey and Kirsten Dunst. In truth, as you would expect of a film named from a quote by Alexander Pope, it is far more complex, more worthwhile, darker and more special than that.

The plot, in a nutshell: Joel (Carey) discovers that his eccentric, impulsive, blue-haired ex-girlfriend, Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had all memory of him erased by a company specialising in the procedure, and he decides to have it done too. There is a subplot involving Elijah Wood and Kirsten Dunst, but the focus of the film is certainly the messed-up tragicomic alternately perfect and disastrous relationship between Joel and Clementine. The majority of the film then takes place inside Joel's mind as he chases Clementine through his memories and watches them fade away.

The deepest parts of Joel's memory begin to collapse in chilling, sad and sometimes downright scary sequences, as books lose their writing, buildings tumble, places and people fade and disappear and faces lose their features. At the same time we catch a glimpse of the insecurities of both characters that originally brought them together. Corny romanticism is thrown aside: this film is uncompromising, realistic and honest, and the relationship between the characters is both glowing with light and life and shadowed by their differences. The delightful idiosyncrasies of the objects Joel names as having an association with Clementine (a giant stuffed skeleton doll, people made of potatoes, journals, mugs, pictures, cards, snowglobes...) reveal the crazy truth that exists between people.

There is some humour, but it's neither slapstick nor simple and always touched by sadness: there is the charming familiarity of childhood humiliation and of speaking the words through to a silent film, and the pathetic humour behind the old woman in the waiting room preparing to have her memory erased with tears in her eyes, clutching a box containing a bone and a dog-bowl with her pet's name on it. Not a shiny happy film, then, but a dark, fractured and yet somehow uplifting account of love.

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50 of 53 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Eternally Sunny 19 Oct 2004
Format:DVD
Occasionally, I go and see a total whim when by all logic it doesn't sound that appealling. I don't like Carrey (except for his turn as Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon, I've found him difficult to tolerate), and I've never really got to grips with any of Charlie Kaufman's work. Nor did the premise of this sound particularly interesting. As the film unfolded, I gradually became the only person sitting in the cinema.

Probably because the audience expected a dull, common denominator 'comedy' which consisted of Jim Carrey pulling silly faces and prancing around for an hour and a half. Instead, they got a brilliantly conceived story of romance and a piece of cinematic magic.

From the opening section where Joel (Carrey) and Clemantine (Winslet) meet on a train, I was engrossed. This is undoubtedly Carrey's finest performance, as he plays the somewhat insecure Joel. Discovering that his somewhat crazy ex-girlfriend Clemantine has had all memories of their relationship erased through an experimental procedure, Joel decides to have the same procedure performed.

Not only is the core relationship one you can believe in and root for, it's tightly wound together. Elements that fail to make sense at the begin are made clear half-way through, as Carrey races through the maze of his memories of Clemantine, watched over by the dodgy medical crew overseeing the procedure.

The directing is wonderful with some surreal sequences in Joel's memories, the acting is excellent throughout and it has that ethereal something that separates a good film from a truly great one.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Dialogue Quite Hard To Make Out..
One of the things I didn't like about, "Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind," was the dialogue was often quite hard to make out. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Richie77777
3.0 out of 5 stars It is what it is.
This film isn't as good as previous screenplays written by the brilliant mind of Charlie Kaufman but is still worth a watch. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lewis
4.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Great film! I watched it yesterday for the first time and it really boggled my mind. I love films where you have to think and concentrate throughout the whole film.
Published 5 months ago by Victoria Stewart
4.0 out of 5 stars Not sure people 'get it'
The first time I watched this film, I thought it was awful...slow and boring.
Second time I managed to stay awake and get what it is about. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Question everything
2.0 out of 5 stars Yet another sore point.....
I bought this as another stocking filler for a guy I was seeing, I didn't like the movie, but it was apparently his favourite. Read more
Published 9 months ago by M. Cook
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
A superb story!! If you buy this you will not be disappointed. One of the best films in a long time!!
Published 11 months ago by SLASH
5.0 out of 5 stars How Did I Miss This Little Masterpiece?!
I watched this last night on dvd and it's become my new favourite film ever! I can't believe I haven't seen it (or even heard of it) before. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Phonics Fan
5.0 out of 5 stars For under £5 right now you could do an aweful lot worse
The thing with this film is, it seems to chunder along very slowly at the start. Boy meets girl, both are the typical characters who appear to be striving for some individuality,... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Victoria Wood (no not that one)
4.0 out of 5 stars Artistic, trippy and weird
Got badgered into giving this one a go.

Definitely among the most unusual movies I've ever seen. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Paul Stevens
5.0 out of 5 stars Watch It!
I absolutely love this film.

Beautifully written, executed and acted.

Jim Carey is great in it- never thought I'd hear myself say that. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Truffles
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