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Freeways are clogged. Terror stalks our cities. At shops and restaurants, the customer is seldom right. Pressures of big-city life can anger anyone. But Bill Foster is more than angry. He's out to get even. Foster abandons his gridlocked car license plate D-FENS on the hottest day of the year and walks straight into an urban nightmare both absurdly funny and shatteringly violent. Academy Award winner Michael Douglas is Foster, an ordinary guy at war with the frustrations of daily life. Fellow Oscar winner Robert Duvall is the savvy cop obsessed with stopping Fosters citywide rampage. This spellbinding thriller is their story, asking “Are we falling apart?”
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Though almost twenty years since Falling Down was filmed it still stands the test of time. The fatal intersection of two ordinary men's lives, each reacting to changes in their circumstances in such different ways remains compelling, and dramatically the piece still works. D-fens, the little man you has had enough, treks across Los Angeles to the sea, crossing a vast range of neighbourhoods he is ever less able to comprehend, while the cop comes both to terms with his life and to understand what the other guy is going through. The Blu-ray version is worth seeing, but I suspect any reasonable machine would provide almost as good an upscaled picture from the DVD. If you haven't seen this movie, it's well worth the effort. If you haven't seen it for years, then I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how well this movie works. Duvall and Douglas are excellent.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Want to see a film that will put you off living in Los Angeles for life? Look no further. As a kid I always saw the City of Angels as a glamorous, exotic place, since most movies back then were set there. But upon watching falling down at the age of 14 I went off it completely. I no longer saw it as a bustling metropolis of wealth and sunshine, but as a fragmented, angry, unjust place barely able to call itself a society.
Michael Douglas stars as William Foster, a middle-aged, middle-management schlub working at a defense company who suddenly finds himself obsolete in an increasingly chaotic, senseless world. Stuck in heavy traffic one morning, he suddenly snaps, leaves his car, and crosses LA on foot en route to his daughter's birthday party. Along the way he has many encounters with what sadly passes as modern humanity. Only now he's just not going to sit by and tolerate it. He's not choosing apathy like the rest of his fellow citizens. Foster (or D-FENS) fights back face to face, unapologetically, And you know what...he's right every time.
Robert Duvall plays Prendergast, the cop who puts together the pieces of D-Fens' rampage. The two men are as far apart as they are so close, but none of the LAPD care much for Prendergast's suspicions.
The lazy, arrogant, ignorant, disinterested cops are the only weak link in Ebbe Roe Smith's otherwise tight screenplay (you might remember him as 'Jim Bob' in Fletch Lives). Creating stupid characters to further the drama is just too easy, and every time one of them speaks it really drags the movie down.
Joel Schumacher's career has been filled with ups and downs (Batman and Robin certainly ain't one of the 'ups'), but Falling Down proves that he can be a good director when he wants to, regardless of how wildly inconsistent his track record is. James Newton Howard also contributes a nice score (which has never been released), but really this is Douglas' film. He's often funny without even meaning to be. D-Fens is just speaking his mind, but still his views come across as controversial or intolerant. If only more people had the courage to take a stand against injustice in real life instead of 'just dealing with it'.
Idiot cop characters aside, Falling Down is one of Douglas's best, and perhaps more relevant now than it was in 1993.
The Blu Ray is in 2.40:1 1080p with Dolby TrueHD stereo sound and is a MASSIVE step-up from the awful DVD. A commentary and interview with Douglas is also included.
Michael Douglas stars as William Foster, a middle-aged, middle-management schlub working at a defense company who suddenly finds himself obsolete in an increasingly chaotic, senseless world. Stuck in heavy traffic one morning, he suddenly snaps, leaves his car, and crosses LA on foot en route to his daughter's birthday party. Along the way he has many encounters with what sadly passes as modern humanity. Only now he's just not going to sit by and tolerate it. He's not choosing apathy like the rest of his fellow citizens. Foster (or D-FENS) fights back face to face, unapologetically, And you know what...he's right every time.
Robert Duvall plays Prendergast, the cop who puts together the pieces of D-Fens' rampage. The two men are as far apart as they are so close, but none of the LAPD care much for Prendergast's suspicions.
The lazy, arrogant, ignorant, disinterested cops are the only weak link in Ebbe Roe Smith's otherwise tight screenplay (you might remember him as 'Jim Bob' in Fletch Lives). Creating stupid characters to further the drama is just too easy, and every time one of them speaks it really drags the movie down.
Joel Schumacher's career has been filled with ups and downs (Batman and Robin certainly ain't one of the 'ups'), but Falling Down proves that he can be a good director when he wants to, regardless of how wildly inconsistent his track record is. James Newton Howard also contributes a nice score (which has never been released), but really this is Douglas' film. He's often funny without even meaning to be. D-Fens is just speaking his mind, but still his views come across as controversial or intolerant. If only more people had the courage to take a stand against injustice in real life instead of 'just dealing with it'.
Idiot cop characters aside, Falling Down is one of Douglas's best, and perhaps more relevant now than it was in 1993.
The Blu Ray is in 2.40:1 1080p with Dolby TrueHD stereo sound and is a MASSIVE step-up from the awful DVD. A commentary and interview with Douglas is also included.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Ever felt life was getting you down? that life itself was nothing but a problem?
well william foster (douglas) has this very problem and has decided to do something about it. william 'd-fens' foster has had enough he is trying to get home to see his wife and kid (his wife 'barbera hershey' hates him) and on his way home causes a trail of destruction in his wake. on his heels is just about to retire robbery cop Detective Prendergast (robert duvall) aided by his partner Detective Sandra Torrez (rachel ticotin)
the film is funny, serious and action packed, the situations douglas finds himself in with various people, we can all relate to, only his solutions are somewhat more radical for example- some guy has ago at douglas for spending to much time in a phone booth, rather than say sorry or curse at him, douglas draws an uzi 9mm out of a gym bag and shoots the booth to bits then telling the guy 'you know what i think its out of order' (he gets the gym bag off a gang after a failed drive-by on douglas)
all in all i loved this film, the way douglas deals with the various people in a way we would only dream of.
its about one man who has had enough, he is gonna fight back!
well william foster (douglas) has this very problem and has decided to do something about it. william 'd-fens' foster has had enough he is trying to get home to see his wife and kid (his wife 'barbera hershey' hates him) and on his way home causes a trail of destruction in his wake. on his heels is just about to retire robbery cop Detective Prendergast (robert duvall) aided by his partner Detective Sandra Torrez (rachel ticotin)
the film is funny, serious and action packed, the situations douglas finds himself in with various people, we can all relate to, only his solutions are somewhat more radical for example- some guy has ago at douglas for spending to much time in a phone booth, rather than say sorry or curse at him, douglas draws an uzi 9mm out of a gym bag and shoots the booth to bits then telling the guy 'you know what i think its out of order' (he gets the gym bag off a gang after a failed drive-by on douglas)
all in all i loved this film, the way douglas deals with the various people in a way we would only dream of.
its about one man who has had enough, he is gonna fight back!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
poor quality bluray
be warned: this is a stereo only edition of the film, no surround audio, but with subtitles. they should have done a better job with a BLURAY version of falling down. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr_Ben
Falling Down Blu Ray - Good and bad
Love this film very entertaining. Blu ray version has a pretty good picture for an old film. Im playing on a Sony 370 and I had to adjust the video sync a fair bit to get the lip... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Dragerboy
Entertaining
Falling Down keeps you entertained all the way until the end. The actors are great and the plot is interesting.
Published 8 months ago by Petri
THE film for for the "not economically viable"
This film is now almost twenty years old, and yet, it is now more relevant than ever. It is a brilliant film combining both an exciting thriller (with small amounts of action),... Read more
Published 15 months ago by TheBigYin
Falling Down Dead
I saw this in the cinema several years ago and enjoyed it then. This Blu-ray edition is well executed and it was just as enjoyable on my home system. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jack Renouf
Classic
He does what we think about doing but are afraid to to do. He just wanted justice for society. We were al rooting for him from the start to the finish
Published 18 months ago by C. H. Forrest
Almost perfect
This is a great movie, with good video quality.
It only needed some more special features, and 5.1/7.1 sound.
It only needed some more special features, and 5.1/7.1 sound.
Published on 23 Jan 2010 by ricardo
He Only Wants To Go Home
Michael Douglas is D-Fence, or Bill to everyone else, he's a guy trying to do his best and live his life without problems, but where ever he turns, so does trouble. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by DL Productions UK
Great film with decent Blu-ray transfer
Film's great but just wanted to say the transfer is not quite as good as I'd hoped. It's solid and there's lots of detail but it's a little orange throughout. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2009 by Dr T
Great film let down by poor audio
It's an oldie but goodie. One of Michael Douglas's best where his charactor gets to do what some of us want to do at times (especially in the blistering heat of the UK). Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2009 by The usual suspect
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