The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus details
| Formats: | 12 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Andrew Garfield, Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole, Tom Waits, Verne Troyer, Carrie Genzel |
| Director: | Terry Gilliam |
| Genres: | Action/Adventure - Martial Arts, Superheroes, Drama - War, Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Fantasy - General |
| Studio: | LIONSGATE |
| Collections: | Best of 2010, Top 400 All-Time Rentals, Top Action Adventure, Top Sci-Fi / Fantasy |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 59 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 29 Mar 2010 |
| Main languages: | English, English Audio Description |
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By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLMWith a little help from an all-star line-up, Terry Gilliam's eagerly awaited fantasy film, starring the late Heath Ledger, makes its debut...
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Mixed Feelings
By a customer from Oxford , 17 Aug 2009[Highly rated reviewer]
This movie looks amazing, am really excited to see Heath again. However, it will undoubtedly be sad to see him in a new role for the absolute last time. He is greatly missed.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(339)Boring and a load of nonsense.
By Big__Al (22 reviews) , 20 Apr 2013Not sure why this film had high ratings but I found it to be very slow with nothing to keep my attention at all. I'm not a fan of Gilliam's work, so I should have kept well away from this one (although I like Ledger and that's why I thought I'd give it a try). Tried to keep with it for about 45 minutes after which I fast forwarded to see if it would pick-up - had to eject the disc in disgust soon after.- Was this review helpful to you?
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not liked
By enjoyfilms (29 reviews) , 13 Jan 2013Sorry but not at all keen on this film. Always waiting for something to happen and when it does it is not at all very entertaining- Was this review helpful to you?
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Terry Gilliam’s weird and wonderful visual spectacular
By Bassman71 (619 reviews) from Didsbury, England , 29 Nov 2012Sideshow troupe ran by Dr. Parnassus, strange things through the mirror, old adversary of Dr shows up, ongoing bets, save man from hanging, man helps troupe.
Terry Gilliam’s weird and wonderful visual spectacular and the last film of Heath Ledger featuring a very good cast and likeable fairy tale although it does have some similarities to Baron Munchausen.
Considering Ledger died half way through the film it’s quite an incredible feat that it got finished at all and the sections where Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell come in are very well done.
A mention too for the excellent Christopher Plummer in the lead and non-actor Lily Cole as his daughter.
It looks great as you’d expect from Gilliam and the music from Jeff and Michael Danna is outstanding.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Enter the wacky world of Terry Gilliam's mind…
By twosoddingcats (214 reviews) from Kingston-upon-Thames , 05 Nov 2012I’m not a huge fan of Terry Gilliam's style but I rented this out of curiosity as it was Heath Ledgers last film which was only part completed at the time of his death in January 2008 (actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell stepped in to fill parts of his role as alternate-dimension versions of the character originally played by Ledger when the character crosses through a paranormal mirror ). It’s an odd tale set in the present day, following the traveling show of Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) -- a man who has the unique ability to guide the imagination of others. Good cameo’s by Tom Waits as the devil and Lily Cole is surprisingly good as Valentina, the daughter of Dr. Parnassus. Heath Ledgers character is a con-man who has fiddled a children’s charity…I won’t give too much of the plot away, as it’s too hard to describe….I was left feeling not sure if I hated it or liked it…- Was this review helpful to you?
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Made by the actors, not the storyline
By a customer , 25 Sep 2012Having seen who was in this film I was expecting a brilliant storyline and to really enjoy it. The story was a bit odd to say the least, could be seen as kind of pointless. The film is made entirely by the actors; if you're a fan of Heath Ledger/Johnny Depp/Colin Farrell/Jude Law, you might enjoy it.- Was this review helpful to you?
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