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A rash of daring bank robberies erupt in which the bad guys all wear the masks of worse guys--former presidents (nice touch). Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), an impossibly named former football star who blew out his knee and became a studly crime-busting fed instead, figures out that none of the heists occur during surfing season and all of them occur when, so to speak, surf's down. So obviously, he reasons, we're dealing with some surfer-dude bank robbers. He goes undercover with just such a group, led by a very spiritual, very guru-type guy played by Patrick Swayze, who has some muddled philosophies when it comes to materialism. If you can buy all that, this efficiently directed (by Kathryn Bigelow) action flick has some diverting moments (credit it, for example, for anticipating the extreme-sports fad). But Reeves' intelligent-sounding lines don't make him seem remotely intelligent and that plot makes him look positively brilliant. --David Kronke
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Efficiently directed by Kathryn Bigelow and featuring some diverting action scenes, 1991's Point Break can be credited with anticipating the extreme-sports fad. A rash of daring bank robberies erupt in which the bad guys all wear the masks of worse guys--former presidents (nice touch). Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), an impossibly named former football star who blew out his knee and became a crime-busting federal agent instead, figures out that none of the heists occur during surfing season and all of them occur when, so to speak, surf's down. So obviously, he reasons, we're dealing with some surfer-dude bank robbers. He goes undercover with just such a group, led by a very spiritual guru-type Patrick Swayze, who has some muddled philosophies when it comes to materialism. Reeves' intelligent-sounding lines don't make him seem remotely intelligent, but the plot makes him look positively brilliant. --David Kronke
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
This review is for the Blu-Ray release of the film, not the film itsself:
The transfer is 'ok'. There is quite a bit of grain and fuzzyness on the picture, but it's a marginal step up from the DVD print.
The extras, albeit minimal, do include some recent (2006) documentaries which feature Patrick Swayze commenting on how much fun he had making the movie. New interviews with a small handful of cast including Gary Busey and John C. McGinley, as well as an older interview with Keanu Reeves provide some insight into the making of the film. A handful of deleted scenes make up the extra running time, though they are poorly presented and bearly watchable.
The film was originally rated 18, but has been downgraded here for this release to 15.
The transfer is 'ok'. There is quite a bit of grain and fuzzyness on the picture, but it's a marginal step up from the DVD print.
The extras, albeit minimal, do include some recent (2006) documentaries which feature Patrick Swayze commenting on how much fun he had making the movie. New interviews with a small handful of cast including Gary Busey and John C. McGinley, as well as an older interview with Keanu Reeves provide some insight into the making of the film. A handful of deleted scenes make up the extra running time, though they are poorly presented and bearly watchable.
The film was originally rated 18, but has been downgraded here for this release to 15.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
This is still a great film , but the transfer to blu ray is really not very good I might as well have been watching the DVD, so unless you've got a good reason to want the blu ray, don't bother and just watch the DVD !
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The film is wonderful and is without doubt the most re-watchable piece of dvd magic i have ever encountered. Yes, Keanu's acting is complete pants. Yes, there are many other aspects of this film (such as the unbelievable plot)which could put a prospective viewer off the film. This film was directed with extreme skill and this alone transformed what must have been a ridiculously off-putting script (the a list actors like swayze must have been talked into appearing in this one by some guy who could sell sand to the arabs) into a fantastic action movie. One extra point i have to make is that i have never fallen in love with a character before, and ive watched a lot of movies. Lori Petty plays a wonderful part in this film and is utterly adorable. Whether this is down to the production team or down to the actress alone is open to debate, but i am in love with this character (however sad this may sound). I was very sad to see her as some crazy, messed up in the head designer now. If i was 15 years younger and around california in 1991... ahhhh what might have been...
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Thoroughly Entertaining
This film was purchased as I had heard that it was exciting. I was not disappointed and enjoyed every second .
Published 1 month ago by N. L. Roberts Qpm
5 star entertainment
classic brilliant and original, romance, bank robbery, skydiving, surfing, fist fights, car chases, foot chases, explosions, guns fights, old cop with new young partner fresh out... Read more
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Sound problems
Terrible. The sound is off, the lips are moving and no one is talking... I love this film, but you can't watch it like this. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Carl
Very Good Films, Average Blu-Ray
The film itself is very good, one of the better action movies of the era. The audio-visual quality of the Blu-ray is somewhere between average and good. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. M. T. Potter
This Blu ray is a disgrace
I'm not going to review the film as i'm sure it's well known by anyone reading this and if not there are plenty of reviews of the film on here so this is strictly about the bluray... Read more
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Clever film from Bigelow but weak casting
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Great action from the 90's
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Corny but classy
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