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Full of flawed characters and shot in grainy de-saturated colours, Steven Spielberg's Minority Report is futuristic film noir with a far-fetched B-movie plot that's so feverishly presented the audience never gets a chance to ponder its many improbabilities. Based on a short story by Philip K Dick, Minority Report is set in the Orwellian near-future of 2054, where a trio of genetically modified "pre-cogs" warn of murders before they happen. In a sci-fi twist on the classic Hitchcockian wrong man scenario, Detective John Anderton (Tom Cruise) is the zealous precrime cop who is himself revealed as a future-killer. Plot twists and red herrings drive the action forward and complications abound, not least Anderton's crippling emotional state, his drug habit, his avuncular-yet-sinister boss (Max Von Sydow), and the ambitious FBI agent Witwer (Colin Farrell) snapping at his heels. Though the film toys with the notion of free will in a deterministic universe, this is not so much a movie of grand ideas as forward-looking ones. Its depiction of a near-future filled with personalised advertising and intrusive security devices that relentlessly violate the right of anonymity is disturbingly believable. Ultimately, though, it's a chase movie and the innovative set-piece sequences reveal Spielberg's flair for staging action. As with A.I.. before it, there's a nagging feeling that the all-too-neat resolution is a Spielbergian touch too far: the movie could satisfactorily have ended several minutes earlier. Though this is superior SF from one of Hollywood's greatest craftsmen, it would have been more in the spirit of Philip K Dick to leave a few tantalisingly untidy plot threads dangling. --Mark Walker
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
This gets high marks for being an involving film that, despite a long length of almost two- and-a-half hours, keeps ones interest all the way. Being a Stephen Spielberg-directed film, it's no surprise that the photography is first-rate. This is nice-looking movie. Tom Cruise also was very good in this film, not the obnoxious character he sometimes portrays (or did more often in his younger days).
The film is a good mixture of action and suspense. Only the one chase scene was overdone with Rambo-like mentality of the good guys not getting hit when they should, and vice- versa.
The subject matter is interesting, too: what would do if you (or the police) had very reliable information on crimes that were about to be committed, that you could prevent things from happening before they actually did?
Both the bluray audio and picture quality also is superb absorbing you in the futuristic and often hectic environment.
it gets 5 stars from me
The film is a good mixture of action and suspense. Only the one chase scene was overdone with Rambo-like mentality of the good guys not getting hit when they should, and vice- versa.
The subject matter is interesting, too: what would do if you (or the police) had very reliable information on crimes that were about to be committed, that you could prevent things from happening before they actually did?
Both the bluray audio and picture quality also is superb absorbing you in the futuristic and often hectic environment.
it gets 5 stars from me
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Packaging
- Loving the steelbook cover design, at least it was nicer a lot than normal UK edition or US edition which I found it look ugly. UK edition was release by Fox where the US edition was release by Paramount.
- Include 5 exclusive art cards, well printed and nice.
- BD is region Free which cover 3 regions A, B & C.
- Additional Digital Copy disc is included for iPod/iPhone or Windows Media format, you need a valid UK iTunes account before you can redeem on it for iPod/iPhone format.
Story
- For me this is by far the greatest movie act by Tom Cruise before he gone mad on Scientology.
- One of the best Steven Spielberg directing film.
Extra Features
- All new features is in HD quality and well done, I specifically loving the new added "The Future According to Steven Spielberg".
- "Minority Report: Commercials of the Future" is another nonsense but fun extra features, it did well like World of Precrime is really exist. ha! ha
- Old DVD features is included in SD quality as well in two categories "2002 features" & "archive".
Picture Quality
- Extremely well transfer in BD, even though this UK release is only 27GB for film itself & include the extra features in same disc which is by far means lower bit rate use than in US edition as film itself already hock up to 47GB and extra features all in 2nd disc.
- From web review, it seems not a big different in PQ at both conversion which you hardly notice the differences thus UK edition even eliminate a top & bottom "tramline" issue in US release. Well done Fox.
Slightly grain in acceptable level and best suite to the film.
- The color in overall has been change compare with what I seen previously on theater or DVD. Less bluish but well tones in overall, the new recolor which even more outstanding the film feel.
Audio Quality
- I don't own any HT or even a HTiB, Ops! , but the sound is already crazy outstanding even out only from TV speaker itself. Loving it!
- Ops! maybe I not qualified judge on this
A must have in BD collection. 10 out of 10 score.
- Loving the steelbook cover design, at least it was nicer a lot than normal UK edition or US edition which I found it look ugly. UK edition was release by Fox where the US edition was release by Paramount.
- Include 5 exclusive art cards, well printed and nice.
- BD is region Free which cover 3 regions A, B & C.
- Additional Digital Copy disc is included for iPod/iPhone or Windows Media format, you need a valid UK iTunes account before you can redeem on it for iPod/iPhone format.
Story
- For me this is by far the greatest movie act by Tom Cruise before he gone mad on Scientology.
- One of the best Steven Spielberg directing film.
Extra Features
- All new features is in HD quality and well done, I specifically loving the new added "The Future According to Steven Spielberg".
- "Minority Report: Commercials of the Future" is another nonsense but fun extra features, it did well like World of Precrime is really exist. ha! ha
- Old DVD features is included in SD quality as well in two categories "2002 features" & "archive".
Picture Quality
- Extremely well transfer in BD, even though this UK release is only 27GB for film itself & include the extra features in same disc which is by far means lower bit rate use than in US edition as film itself already hock up to 47GB and extra features all in 2nd disc.
- From web review, it seems not a big different in PQ at both conversion which you hardly notice the differences thus UK edition even eliminate a top & bottom "tramline" issue in US release. Well done Fox.
Slightly grain in acceptable level and best suite to the film.
- The color in overall has been change compare with what I seen previously on theater or DVD. Less bluish but well tones in overall, the new recolor which even more outstanding the film feel.
Audio Quality
- I don't own any HT or even a HTiB, Ops! , but the sound is already crazy outstanding even out only from TV speaker itself. Loving it!
- Ops! maybe I not qualified judge on this
A must have in BD collection. 10 out of 10 score.
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful
If you're reading this, then you obviously know this is a great film.
As for the quality of the product, I've no complaints here. The Steel Book case is very nice, and is the same size as a standard Blu-ray case (for some reason, I thought they came in the same cases as the DVDs) and it looks sexy on my shelf. The picture quality of the film is also excellent. OK, it's got a strange hue to it, but anyone that knows about this movie, knows what to expect. It's a definite upgrade from the standard def DVD - grain is apparent throughout the film, but this doesn't affect the overall experience - and has the same sharp, contrasty apprearance we've come to expect from this superior format.
Film has grain, deal with it. It has more than twice the resolution of digital (much more), and you'll never run out of pixels.
Blu-ray is worth the upgrade (in most cases, but always check the reviews!). Don't listen to any moaners who say it's 'no different' or 'a con'. You'd have to have a serious problem with your sight not to notice the difference.
Immerse yourself in it, this film is another great example of hi def.
As for the quality of the product, I've no complaints here. The Steel Book case is very nice, and is the same size as a standard Blu-ray case (for some reason, I thought they came in the same cases as the DVDs) and it looks sexy on my shelf. The picture quality of the film is also excellent. OK, it's got a strange hue to it, but anyone that knows about this movie, knows what to expect. It's a definite upgrade from the standard def DVD - grain is apparent throughout the film, but this doesn't affect the overall experience - and has the same sharp, contrasty apprearance we've come to expect from this superior format.
Film has grain, deal with it. It has more than twice the resolution of digital (much more), and you'll never run out of pixels.
Blu-ray is worth the upgrade (in most cases, but always check the reviews!). Don't listen to any moaners who say it's 'no different' or 'a con'. You'd have to have a serious problem with your sight not to notice the difference.
Immerse yourself in it, this film is another great example of hi def.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A beautiful version of a masterful science fiction film by the maestro
A great and prophetic science fiction film by the magnificent Steven Spielberg is beautifully restored in this steelbook blu-ray packagae...
Published 11 months ago by Mr. M. Tapakoudes
Great package for a brilliant film
The Steelbook is a cool addition to the collection. Artcards look great and the whole package is well worth the upgrade from DVD.
Published 16 months ago by Mark Sandland
Is the transfer different from the US version?
It's a great film and the BD looks and sounds excellent to me.
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On the Amazon order page it said 2 discs. Read more
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On the Amazon order page it said 2 discs. Read more
Published on 18 May 2010 by Uffe Stegmann
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