Strange Days details
| Format: | 18 DVD |
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| Starring: | Glenn Plummer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Edson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Tom Sizemore, Juliette Lewis, Michael Wincott |
| Director: | Kathryn Bigelow |
| Genres: | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Sci-fi - General, Thriller - Mystery |
| Studio: | 4 FRONT VIDEO |
| Name | Discs | |
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Strange Days |
18 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 19 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 10 Jan 2005 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Highly enjoyable
By blunderwood from East Sussex , 10 May 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
The combined filmmaking efforts of James Cameron (screenplay) and his then wife Kathryn Bigelow ensure that this film is at least going to have a touch of class. But it has that in bucket loads.
Its 31st December 1999 and while the world prepares for the party of the millennium and the end of the world, Larry Nero, played here very well by Ralph Fiennes, trades in the seedy underworld of clips, direct recordings from someone's brain of the experience they’re having, a 100% total sensory immersion to be played back on a headset called a squid.
Extremely William Gibson and commendably so, including a fantastic cast with Juilliette Lewis and Angela Bassett, they take the possibilities of this idea to its enormous and disturbing possibilities. And that’s before the police turn up.
Brace yourselves for a bumpy ride, and hang on tight. Everything gets thrown into the mix here and no punches are pulled.
The result is excellent. Make sure you watch this film.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(31)this could happen !
By stefv (32 reviews) , 08 Mar 2013THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Show review anywayHide
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Strange premise for a film...
By twosoddingcats (211 reviews) from Kingston-upon-Thames , 13 Aug 2012...so you put on a device, and it lets you watch other peoples lives ....like a movie...how they are feeling.....I added this to my rental list as I have a secret crush on Ralph Fiennes [I never buy his American accents], but what saves this movie is the direction by Kathryn Bigelow; she knows how to do action movies....if you like the sci-fi idea in the script, you might like this.- Was this review helpful to you?
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OK and worth watching if you like that kind of thing
By bolshie (10 reviews) , 13 Jul 2012[Highly rated reviewer]
This is one of those films where the sum of the parts: interesting ideas for the theme, some decent set piece scenes and intermittently powerful performances by some big names (take a special bow Juliette Lewis for pulling off the tricky female rock star role) comes to less than the whole.
Although it scores quite highly as mindless entertainment it is hard to avoid the feeling that this film amounts to a missed opportunity. It is interesting that many of those involved with this film later climbed higher peaks; perhaps lessons were learned.- Was this review helpful to you?
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i want my 2 and a half hours back
By a customer from London , 02 Apr 2011i tried with this one but it made no sense to me what soever i tried to follow but it went from scene to scene all i could fathom was double crossing and foul language overall the film should never have been made it was crap dont bother it was senseless- Was this review helpful to you?
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High octane cheese
By a customer from Ludlow , 18 Mar 2011High octane action wears well even after all these years, but the impressive and engaging concept has a clunky plot with more holes in it than Gruyere.
A large amount of screen-time is devoted to Ms Lewis's nipples - you'd never guess the director is a woman.
There are some unintentional laugh-out-loud moments when actors deliver lines in the style of a hysterical Arnie. Worth renting for that alone.
This film has a robust bouquet and is best enjoyed with red wine from the corner shop.- Was this review helpful to you?
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