Amazon.co.uk: The Bone Collector [2000]: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Mike McGlone, Luis Guzman, Ed O'Neill, John Benjamin Hickey, Leland Orser, Phillip Noyce: DVD

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Actors: Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie, Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Mike McGlone
Directors: Phillip Noyce
Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
Language English, German
Subtitles: Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish
Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification:
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: 7 Aug 2000
Run Time: 113 minutes
Average Customer Review: (24 customer reviews)
DVD Features:
- Main Language: English
- Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital 5.1
- Sub Titles: Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish
- Dubbed Language(s): German
- Disc Format: DVD 9
- Original Theatrical Trailers
- Cast And Director Interviews
- Directors Commentary
- Isolated Score
- Filmographies
ASIN: B00004TXI5
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,340 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Released in late 1999, The Bone Collector was originally promoted as a thriller in the tradition of The Silence of the Lambs and Seven, suggesting that it would earn a place among those earlier, better films. Nice try, but no cigar. The Bone Collector settles instead for mere competence and the modest rewards of a well-handled formula. With a terrific cast at his service, director Phillip Noyce (Dead Calm, Patriot Games) turns the pulpy indulgence of Jeffery Deaver's novel into a slick potboiler that is grisly fun only if you don't pick it apart.

Noyce expertly builds palpable tension around a series of gruesome murders that lead us into the darkest nooks of New York City.

Now a bedridden quadriplegic prone to life-threatening seizures and suicidal depression, forensics detective Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) gets a new lease on life with a sharp young beat cop (Angelina Jolie) who's a wizard at analyzing crime scenes. She does field work while he deciphers clues from his high-tech Manhattan loft, and as they narrow the search their lives are increasingly endangered. As this formulaic plot grows mouldy, Noyce resorts to narrative shortcuts, using perfunctory scenes to manipulate the viewer and taking morbid pleasure in his revelation of the murder scenes. And yet it all works, to a point, and the cast (including Queen Latifah and Luiz Guzmán) is much better than the material. If you're looking for a few good thrills, The Bone Collector is a pretty safe bet. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

Special Features
2.35 Wide Screen
DVD 9
German
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English German
Dolby Digital 5.1
Original Theatrical Trailers
Cast And Director Interviews
Directors Commentary
Isolated Score
Filmographies
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Superbit - YES. Movie - NO, 2 Mar 2003

By	PB (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bone Collector --Superbit [2000] (DVD)

Superbit technology really does make DVD a sharper medium - not that it has any big drawbacks to begin with. But superbit sharpens images to an incredible extent, and all films, including the Bone Collector, benefit from bringing more of the ambient mood to the screen by showing you the background and foreground in greater detail. Great.

Angelina Jolie looks her usual incredible self and the movie is worth watching just to see her. Unfortunately, she is the only good bit of the film. The script is appalling. The motivation behind the murders is weak. And the worst bit (I'm sure I won't be spoiling it if I tell you this) is how Denzel's character manages to fight off an attacker and more or less, wins. 'No big deal' you might think... 'par for the course' you may also reasonably assume... except that Denzel's character is paralysed from the neck down and he's fighting an able-bodied, rational (ish) and highly motivated/angry opponent. This movie doesn't just ask you to leave your brain in the "standby" position, but to have it removed, shredded and burned. Honestly -- it's so painful to watch. I would advise you don't even rent this title, but if you HAVE to see it, please don't buy it.

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He's behind you., 7 May 2007

By	C. J. Hutchins "jabbathehutts_lovechild" (Sheffield UK) - See all my reviews

A fairly predictable jaunt from start to finish. Although the acting is fine it's nothing new - Washington especially seems to be playing by numbers. The directing, script, photography is mostly average but there are a number of well-built suspense sequences.
The characters aren't really the most interesting bunch and it's hard to really care about any of them.
The major problem of the film, though, is the identity of the killer - an early scene is so mishandled that it becomes clear who's responsible for the murders early on in the film and you waste 2 hours of your life waiting for the rest of the cast to cotton on to the fact, leading to a not-very-climatic climax as the killer is revealed.
Hum-drum stuff.

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No skeletons in this closet..., 20 Feb 2006

By	Mr. Jd Ware "wolvie-ware" (London) - See all my reviews

What surprised me most about this film was Angelina Jolie. I think she is an amazing actress, but most of her roles are cocky, energetic people who are assured of herself. I couldn't believe she could pull off playing a rookie cop...but she does, and she does it well!

In fact, kudos to the acting all around here. Denzel Washington does very well considering his character, Rhyme, is bed-ridden, and Luis Guzman is cast against type here, which is a refreshing watch.

The only thing that is not refreshing about this film, however, is the occasionally stale character stereotypes and plot cliches.

It's the usual murderer killing spree, which the police have to stop before the next murder, thanks to the killer leaving some handy clues. The actual murder sites are interesting viewing, as we watch Jolie investigate, with Washington advising her over the radio. These scenes are well set up, occasionally creepy, and quite tense.

But the film can hit boring patches inbetween the murder sites that really drag. Coupled with the occasional stilted, cliched dialogue, these things really let the film down.

Still, it has a cracking ending, with a few surprises on the way, and people will keep guessing all the way through. Which is good, because the pay-off is really great...

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