This DVD item from Dreamworks Video was reviewed on 14-Apr-2009.
Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) Reference DVD. Classifications : General Action & Adventure Genres DVD Video Steven Spielberg Action Directors Action & Adventure Genres DVD Video Tom Cruise Action Stars Action & Adventure Genres DVD Video Crime Action & Adventure G . Click the following link to view the cover of Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition). Related topics: 2002. General. Action & Adventure. Genres. DVD. Video. Steven Spielberg. Action Directors. Action & Adventure. Genres. DVD. requestid: fa5ccc26-e916-4f52-a569-8a2fd1347f17
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1) DVD DVD Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) by Dreamworks Video. This is an excellent movie. From the cinamatic tinting, to the action sequences, to an excellent exicution of the story-line. Every actor was well cast in their roles, and there are zero changes that I would have made. The future also seemed beleivable and real, and not too Fake, Plastic, and Stereo-typical. The movie even sucks you in and makes you forget that it is over 2 hours long. I honestly beleive that having had Speilberg working on this movie is what made it a cinematic enjoyment, as well as having Tom Cruise in a role that he could really sink his new teeth into. This is by far the best in the series of films to date, and I would recommend this movie to anyone and everyone!¤ 2) DVD DVD Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) by Dreamworks Video. Okay, I´ll fess up. I am *not* a Tom Cruise fan; not be a long shot. Every movie I´ve ever seen in which he stars, he acts pretty much the same; only the movie subject matter and dialog change.
However, there are a few scenes in this movie (especially with his son) where he seems to at least somewhat break out of his usual limited range Top Gun/Mission Impossible/Etc. character.
As for the movie itself, I won´t bore you with spoilers or a long list of plot faults. There are two things, though, that really bug me. The first has to do with the status of his security clearance: it never changes. It should have been revoked when he was accused of the pre-crime or soon thereafter. Second, near the end of the movie he is arrested and charged with not only the original pre-crime intent to murder, but an actual second murder of a key character. It wouldn´t make sense for him to commit the murder, wipe down the gun, and then leave it at the murder scene in plain sight.
Otherwise, it´s a enjoyable flick to watch, and does raise some very interesting questions.¤ 3) DVD DVD Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) by Dreamworks Video. I must confess that some of the philosophical undertones of this movie were poignant to me. Nonetheless, I found this movie difficult to endure. The plot wasn´t very suspenseful, although it was clever. Some of the major plot twists were very predictable while subtle details were handled in a creative fashion. **My personal disclaimer is that I think such notions of law enforcement are absolutely preposterous, and my stance on the issue left me too far removed from the debate to even enjoy the exploration of the possibilities. That said, I think the filmmakers employed some cute effects, and the vision of our world in the future was eye-candy.¤ 4) DVD DVD Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) by Dreamworks Video. This movie made me squirrely, disconcerted, agitated, not because it was a movie with an important message to convey, but because it was exploitive and edgy just for the sake of edginess.
It´s a futuristic overwrought work in which a precrime unit in Washington, DC, in 2054 prevents murders by using pre-cogs, pre-cognitive slaves who can see into the future and predict crimes that are going to take place. The three pre-cogs, male twins and a woman are kept in a vat of water with electrodes attached. The means justifies the ends, get it.
Tom Cruise is head of the unit; he´s an anally-retentive, wired spring about to snap. He seems constipated or suffering from hemorrhoids throughout. He plays the role with extreme seriousness. Warning: the series of scenes about his eyes are very disconcerting. Scanners can identify people by their eyes so you get the picture.
Without giving any of the plot away, it´s sufficient to say all the stuff regarding Tom Cruise´s eyes is excruciatingly painful to view.
It´s an unrelenting movie in which the tables are turned, and the crime fighters target Cruise. In super-hero fashion he fights off platoons of "cops," and learns that he has been set up. His escape with the female pre-cog is harrowing and too disconcerting. He performs unbelievable feats in his escape.
Max von Sydow is very good as Cruise´s wily boss. Colin Farrell has a one-dimensional role that doesn´t give him a chance to show off his real acting talent. Veteran actress Lois Smith is very good as the morally reprehensible "mad" scientist who even makes a pass at Cruise.
If this is your taste, you´ll love it. If it isn´t, you may cringe. Optical surgeons may shed a few tears over it. I realize mine is a minority report; most people are going be ga-ga eyed over this flick.
¤ 5) DVD DVD Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) by Dreamworks Video. "Minority Report," like "Bladerunner," is based on a Philip K. Dick story (although this time a short story). The plot revolves around a future where murders have almost been eliminated, thanks to a technology that allows the protagonist, John Anderton (played by Tom Cruise) to see into the future and stop a murderer before the act has been committed. The plot, which is excellent, is only half of the reason this film makes the list. The film resembles "Bladerunner," in more ways than having been based on a Dick story; the world it takes place in is beautifully detailed and believable, one in which scanners on billboards read your identity and then produce a specialized advertisement just for you. The future portrayed is believable, both gritty and sleek, and the ethical questions raised by the film are especially poignant as we increasingly live a world were we are videoed, photographed, and observed on a greater, and greater level.¤ 6) DVD DVD Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) by Dreamworks Video. A special unit of police have developed a successful way to catch criminals before they commit their crimes.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 8-AUG-2006
Media Type: DVD¤ 7) DVD DVD Minority Report (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) by Dreamworks Video. Set in the chillingly possible future of 2054, Steven Spielberg´s Minority Report is arguably the most intelligently provocative sci-fi thriller since Blade Runner. Like Ridley Scott´s "future noir" classic, Spielberg´s gritty vision was freely adapted from a story by Philip K. Dick, with its central premise of "Precrime" law enforcement, totally reliant on three isolated human "precogs" capable (due to drug-related mutation) of envisioning murders before they´re committed. As Precrime´s confident captain, Tom Cruise preempts these killings like a true action hero, only to run for his life when he is himself implicated in one of the precogs´ visions. Inspired by the brainstorming of expert futurists, Spielberg packs this paranoid chase with potential conspirators (Max Von Sydow, Colin Farrell), domestic tragedy, and a heartbreaking precog pawn (Samantha Morton), while Cruise´s performance gains depth and substance with each passing scene. Making judicious use of astonishing special effects, Minority Report brilliantly extrapolates a future that´s utterly convincing, and too close for comfort. --Jeff Shannon¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 12-May-2009, 0783270550667068998924, 9EB-XPB-MZB-78B-0TB-2ZB-TIB-VCB-H2B-8 
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