Stealth on Blu-ray & DVD (2005)

Stealth

2005

Overall rating: 2.5 out of 5

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Action adventure starring Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Jamie Foxx as U.S. Navy pilots who are part of a close-knit elite division of test pilots flying highly classified stealth fighter jets, referred to only as Talons. They're the best of the best and they know it. Then their commanding officer Captain George Cummings (Sam Shepard) introduces the team to their new wingman - an artificial intelligence-based UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle), nicknamed 'EDI.' Although Ben (Lucas) is hesitant about taking 'the human pilot out of the equation of war,' Cummings orders the team to execute their first real mission alongside 'EDI.' To their amazement, 'EDI' proves to be a cracker-jack wingman and they successfully eliminate their target. But on the return trip to their base aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Carl Vinson, 'EDI' is struck by lightning. The drone's brain expands in ways its creators could never have predicted. Despite Ben and Henry's (Jamie Fox) reservations, Cummings declares 'EDI' ready to rejoin the team in the air. On their next mission against a nuclear-armed warlord in a remote Chinese province, 'EDI's' seriously compromised circuitry problems only get worse. Ben decides that the risks of the attack far outweigh the benefits to himself, Henry and Kara (Biel). When he aborts the mission, 'EDI' goes against orders and executes the hit anyway. The danger escalates when 'EDI' decides to execute a top-secret mission that, if successful, could spiral into worldwide nuclear Armageddon. And only Ben can prevent it.

Stealth details

Formats:	12 DVD, Blu-ray
Starring:	Joshua Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, Joe Morton, Richard Roxburgh, Sam Shepard
Director:	Rob Cohen
Genres:	Action/Adventure, Thriller
Studio:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Name	Discs
Stealth	12 Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 56 minutes
Rental release:	23 Jan 2006
Main languages:	English, English Audio Description
Dubbed:	English, Spanish, Italian
Hearing impaired subtitles:	English

Name	Discs
Stealth	12 Feature

Blu-ray Information

Run time:	1 hour 56 minutes
Rental release:	13 Nov 2006
Main languages:	English

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Don't Bother Disengaging Your Brain...

By David Wilkinson from Durham, England , 05 Aug 2005

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...you need a lobotomy to watch this.

Poor, obvious plot, bad dialogue, wooden acting and terrible direction.....and they're the high points. The action shots are full of cheap camera and CGI tricks with an appalling amount of goofs in every scene.

I also lost count of the number of rip-offs this film makes, 'Top Gun' (obviously), 'Flight of the Navigator' (I kept waiting for the EDI to say 'Compliance'), '2001' ('I'm sorry Dave, I can't allow you to do that'), even had the flavour of 'Team America - World Police', but without the humour (Did he say Tajikistan or Durkadurkistan!). I sure you'll come up with your own too.

All in all a truly terrible film. Should've gone straight to DVD and into the bargain bin.
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Killing, killing, killing. Jessica Biel. Killing.

By khambatta (10 reviews) , 06 Jan 2013

Go to Burma, kill dangerous foreigners. Go to Afghanistan, kill dangerous foreigners. Go to Alaska, some Americans die (Betrayed! By the federal government!) Go to North Korea, stare at Jessica Biel's butt, kill dangerous foreigners. Plus, a talking plane that wishes it was a real American pilot.

Complete waste of time. Unless you hate un-Americans and/or will watch anything with Jessica Biel in a tight jumpsuit.
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gung ho all american hero crap

By a customer , 18 Nov 2012

absolute dross,no other words can sum this up. lets kick the bad guys where it hurts and still have time for coffee and pancakes,its a total waste of viewing time .
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Worth watching

By simograll (10 reviews) from Manchester , 07 Oct 2011

Not a bad film, fairly predictable plot, but still worth watching if only for the flying scenes and eye candy!
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Fast, furious and predictable

By a customer , 20 Sep 2011

If you like high speed action this is your film, if you want drama and plot twists then look elsewhere.

The graphics are admirable but the storyline is predictable. A film to fill a rainy day
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Fast and Fun

By helenbelle (16 reviews) from Wokingham , 27 Jun 2011

I really enjoyed this film. Movies for me are all about entertainment - you suspend all belief in reality and just enjoy the ride. This is a film for just that purpose. Nice eye candy (for everyone), a fast paced film that keeps moving and does not get boring. It may be formulaic but it is great fun if you like fast men, fast planes and fast action! :-)
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