- Actors: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Matt Craven, Pruitt Taylor Vince
- Directors: Adrian Lyne
- Writers: Bruce Joel Rubin
- Producers: Alan Marshall, Andrew G. Vajna, Bruce Joel Rubin, Mario Kassar
- Language English
- Classification: 18
- Studio: 4 Front
- VHS Release Date: 3 April 2000
- Run Time: 113 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004S308
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 11,557 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
In Jacob's Ladder, Vietnam veteran Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) thinks he is going insane. Or worse. When his nightmares begin spilling into his waking hours, Jacob believes he is experiencing the after-effects of a powerful drug tested on him during Vietnam. Or perhaps his post-traumatic stress disorder is worse than most. Whatever is happening to him, it's not good. Director Adrian Lyne sparks our interest and maintains high production values, but this confusing film chokes on its "surprise" ending. It owes much to Ambrose Bierce's haunting and more straightforward short story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek. Written by Bruce Joel Rubin, who also explored the "other side" in Ghost and My Life, Jacob's Ladder ultimately feels like an exercise in self-indulgence. A spirited performance by Elizabeth Peña outshines Robbins, who is surprisingly lethargic. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Reviewing this movie is a difficult task for it's very easy to spoil the movie for the reader, due to its nature. Therefore, I will try to focus my comments on the technical side rather than on the story.
Tim Robbins delivers a unique performance as Jacob (perhaps only comparable in his career to The Shawshank Redemption where he, however, needs to share the credit with Morgan Freeman), a Vietnam warrior who gets seriously wounded in combat and finds himself in a desperate struggle for life. And between life and death, heaven or hell, where does Jacob belong? That's something Jacob will have to find out for himself and that'll be the fight of his life.
Robbins is absolutely irreprehensible from start to end, and the rest of the cast includes other somewhat well known names like Eriq La Salle, Elisabeth Peña, Macaulay Culkin on one of his first roles (yeah, the Home Alone kid!) and even Jason Alexander from Seinfeld. The film is filled with symbolic meaning and that's one of its strenghts. Director Adrian Lyne did a really great job on that front as he was able to capture all that meaning, treating it well and presenting it to the reader in the most fascinating and yet subtle way. Not only that, this includes perhaps the very finest psychological horror I've ever seen (or should I say felt?) in my life.
This is perhaps one of the most underrated movies out there, but you know what? I think that adds something almost mystical to it. Get it on your DVD/Video player and see for yourself.
5 stars. No less.
35 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
..make sure that you get the full uncut 18 version, not the DVD 15 version that I was duped into getting because of false advertising. If you are unable to get the full version on DVD, just buy it on VHS. Believe me, it's worth it because there are multiple scenes which are cut from the DVD version.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fifteen years on from seeing this film on video, memories of it still kept coming back, so much so, I had to get a copy and watch it again. Much like The Usual Suspects, it is fairly deep and requires concentration and the viewing time free from interruption. But that's not to say it isn't one of the best films you will ever see, because it is, and once watched, you will never need reminding of it again as it stays with you forever - perhaps even haunting you in the strangest, but at the same time, profound way. And you may need to watch it again, and perhaps again, as there are many elements within it, which through no fault of the film, or indeed yourself, will escape you from just one viewing. An all-time favourite, difficult to put into words, simply get a copy, watch it; your life will never be the same again.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
great film!
really enjoyed this film. not the best film every made but a very good psychological (action) thriller with some jumpy bits. holly-ann
Published 4 months ago by salsa-star
Spectacular
This is one of the truly great films! The extras - a 30 minute film of the making of Jacob's ladder was superb, it's only a pity that rather than showing the deleted scenes as an... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Earl
Ten Stars for Jacob's Ladder - one for the Blu-Ray transfer ...
I'm a big fan of Jacob's Ladder and have been ever since I saw the film during its initial release in cinemas. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Craig Martin
Inspiring
This film is brilliant - I love the concept of some kind of wierd world that exists between life and death.
Published 13 months ago by Tony
Funny stuff!
Jacob Cracker is a Vietnamese window cleaner without a care in the world, or so he thought......
Based on the early Simon Weston novel, 'Jacob's Ladder' is a comedy from... Read more
Based on the early Simon Weston novel, 'Jacob's Ladder' is a comedy from... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mr. P. Saunders
Tim Robbins - Brilliant. Movie - Nothing Wow. Blu-Ray - What HD???
I have to agree with the majority, Tim Robbins is brilliant, as we all know of his past capabilities, and probably the only reason to watch this film. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Winchester
Great film but bad release on Bluray...
Well I would really love to give the film 5 stars because it's one of the best horror movies I've ever saw. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Freddy
Doesn't stand rewatching
Watched this when it came out at the cinema in 1990 and thought it brilliant, disturbing and unsettling, and I genuinely didn't guess the surprise ending (though there are plenty... Read more
Published 17 months ago by The Inquisitor
Brilliant film, good transfer, no extras!
The film itself is, in my opinion, excellent - I first saw it on release in 1990 and - as an impresionable 16-year old - it scared me half to death. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Byron Geoffrey Farrow
Review for jacob's ladder.
A great psychological horror/thriller, very entertaining, dark and clever all at the same time.
Very good for its age even by todays standards a must-Watch.
Very good for its age even by todays standards a must-Watch.
Published 18 months ago by S. N. Deeley
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