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Jude Law, Forrest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, RZA, Alice BragaDirector: Miguel Sapochnik
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I liked this one despite Jude Law who played it like an extra from a Guy Ritchie gangster movie with a wide boy London accent. The movie borrows a lot from other films, futuristic visual ideas from 'Minority Effect' and desolate slums from 'Blade Runner' but the storyline is reasonable and there's plenty of action to keep you awake. Didn't get the bit about Law's love interest being his ex-wife at all and I didn't see the twist at the end which I thought was pretty cool, far more believable than what would have otherwise been the ending. The print transfer is excellent with the sharpness you expect from blu ray and the sound? I haven't seen a film in a while now that has really woken up my surround sound but this one does. The director makes excellent use of the directional soundfield even for small things like Jude Law's son's virtual aquarium where you'll hear the shark swimming right around your room, 5/5 for that but 4/5 for the movie. Pretty good selection of extras too if that is your bag.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Im slightly baffled of the tearing up of this movie by critics upon its theatrical release. Although it's far from perfect, it certainly delivered as an entertaining sci-fi thriller. Perhaps its because the trailer/cover promised "full throttle action" that many were expecting. Or perhaps it's the gory elements that turned many people off. Either way, like a previous reviewer stated, it is a fresh take on the sci-fi genre, with some over the top gore and extreme violence, this is definitely not suited for the younger crowd. It is true that the film offers little explanation of how society has become the way it is and I would have definitely appreciated if a few questions were answered throughout, but the concept was intriguing enough, even if a little too extreme to happen in the very near future, and the twist near the end was pretty neat. Jude Law and Forest Whitaker do a decent job in their roles, and the film flows well throughout, although the middle act does take it down a notch. For those expecting an all out action film may be slightly disappointed. The film only features a handful of these, but when they do arrive they offer intense, unrelenting and gory violence that some may appreciate for a change while others will undoubtedly be turned off by.
I should also mention that Repo Men boasts one of the most impressive soundtracks I've heard in some time, with some old school jazz and blues (particularly a stand out track by Moloko near the end) sprinkled throughout the film. A memorable appearance by John Leguizamo (who is strangely uncredited in the film but that may be because he doesn't make an appearance in the theatrical cut) and an excellent orchestrated corridor fight sequence which lends more than an honorable homage to Oldboy, ensures Repo Men is an enjoyable ride from start to finish and one which will more than surely provide a pleasant surprise to those who aren't expecting it
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The extras are ok but could have been beefed up a little more. Here is a list of them for those who are interested.
- Theatrical and Extended Cut (around 8 mins longer, with extra gore)
- U-Control - offers details on organ specs
- BD Live
- Social Blu - allows you to review the film on facebook/twitter
- Feature Commentary with Director and Writers
- Inside the Visual Effects (6 mins)
- 5 Deleted Scenes (8 mins with optional commentary)
- 7 Union Commercials (3 mins)
Give the movie a go (you may need a strong stomach to begin with) and you will be rewarded!
I should also mention that Repo Men boasts one of the most impressive soundtracks I've heard in some time, with some old school jazz and blues (particularly a stand out track by Moloko near the end) sprinkled throughout the film. A memorable appearance by John Leguizamo (who is strangely uncredited in the film but that may be because he doesn't make an appearance in the theatrical cut) and an excellent orchestrated corridor fight sequence which lends more than an honorable homage to Oldboy, ensures Repo Men is an enjoyable ride from start to finish and one which will more than surely provide a pleasant surprise to those who aren't expecting it
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The extras are ok but could have been beefed up a little more. Here is a list of them for those who are interested.
- Theatrical and Extended Cut (around 8 mins longer, with extra gore)
- U-Control - offers details on organ specs
- BD Live
- Social Blu - allows you to review the film on facebook/twitter
- Feature Commentary with Director and Writers
- Inside the Visual Effects (6 mins)
- 5 Deleted Scenes (8 mins with optional commentary)
- 7 Union Commercials (3 mins)
Give the movie a go (you may need a strong stomach to begin with) and you will be rewarded!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Repo Men [Blu-ray][Region Free]
In the future humans have extended our lives through expensive mechanical organs created by a company called "The Union". The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don't pay your bill, "The Union" sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property... with no concern for your survival. Remy is one of these organ repo men in the business. But when he suffers a cardiac failure on the job, he awakens to find himself fitted with the company's top-of-the-line heart-replacement..
Since this webshop still doesn't provide accurate language details, confirm the language setup.
All audio tracks: DTS 5.1 HD English / DTS 5.1 Canadian French, Latin american spanish/ DD 2.0 Audio Descriped English
All subtitles : English for hearing impaired, Canadian French, Latin american spanish
You have on the BluRay the theatrical version with a duration of 1h:53min AND
another extra 8 minutes of GORE footage
In the future humans have extended our lives through expensive mechanical organs created by a company called "The Union". The dark side of these medical breakthroughs is that if you don't pay your bill, "The Union" sends its highly skilled repo men to take back its property... with no concern for your survival. Remy is one of these organ repo men in the business. But when he suffers a cardiac failure on the job, he awakens to find himself fitted with the company's top-of-the-line heart-replacement..
Since this webshop still doesn't provide accurate language details, confirm the language setup.
All audio tracks: DTS 5.1 HD English / DTS 5.1 Canadian French, Latin american spanish/ DD 2.0 Audio Descriped English
All subtitles : English for hearing impaired, Canadian French, Latin american spanish
You have on the BluRay the theatrical version with a duration of 1h:53min AND
another extra 8 minutes of GORE footage
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Good concept, if implausible
Treating body parts as being something that you can kill people to reclaim is the basis of the film, but really, it's absurd. Read more
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