All DVD Reviews [16] DVD Review - Last Updated - Thursday, August 8, 2002
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A

Alien
Aliens
Alien 3
Alien Resurrection

D

Dinosaur

G

Gone In 60 Seconds

H

Hollow Man

M

Mummy Returns, The Special Edition

P

Pitch Black

R

Resident Evil (Import)

S

Saving Private Ryan
Shawshank Redemtpion, The

T

The Cell
Tomb Raider

X

X-Men

V

Vertical Limit


Features

Zero To Sixty Featurrete
Wild Rides Featurette
The Big Chase (3 Part) Featurettes
Stars On The Move
Action Overload
Conversations from Jerry Bruckhiemer
Music Video
Biography / Filmography
Trailer

Language:
English

Menu:
English

Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1

Sound Tracks
Dolby Digital 5.1
2.0
PCM

Region:
2 UK & Europe

Running Time:
113 Min

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Gone In 60 Seconds

Gone In 60 Seconds seems as much a stunt as the film. It might feature the most beautiful cars in the world and then thrash them around a tight twisty Los Angeles, but the plot and story just makes it more of a stunt show than film. Not a real film any way.

We are brought into the scene of the movie with a small "boost" the acronym for stealing a car, we see a Porsche Boxer fly through a glass window just like all those other films that feature this, and then scream past the streets and red traffic lights. We are gently lead into the realm of the "Raines" brothers, the older one a retired booster and the younger one an avid fan. Younger bro Kip is caught up in trouble and it is up to bigger Memphis to step in and rescue the young Kip by returning to his old passion.

The leading cast of characters are all hosted with brilliant actors, Nicolas Cage as Memphis, Angelina Jolie as Sway, and Robert Duvall as Otto. The cast of characters make a good effort with the short in-fills of information, however it is all just a distraction to get the movie liked by harder critics. On the whole the acting is great, but the script doesn't give them credit. Indeed the action sequences are exciting and well done, but are pretty old-fashioned now and predictable.

Video Quality

It comes in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio, which is a pleasant transfer. They have experiemented with the hue a little, which makes some scenes orange, some red, and some blue and green. This change through the movie is nice, but adds to the plasticicity of the movie - the not authentic feel. Detail is a little on the low side, as is the contrast which uses a very bright transfer from a dark master. It's overall look is smooth and soft, the colours are bright and vibrant, the only positive aspect of the video.

Audio Quality

This is also rather poor, there is no DTS track, and the DD sound track is a little dull, not much use of the surround channels a low overall dynamic output. The crispness of the audio track is rather soft too, almost subdued as if they had too much padding on the microphone. Not really good enough by DVD standards.

Extras

They have made up for poor video and audio quality with a decent set of extras, the interviews with the cast and crew are brilliant, and the behind the scenes are also interesting. It's imnpressive how the actors managed to pull of most of the stunts themselves and the car chase.

 

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