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Summary: Kicks a$$ from the start to the end !
Review: This Dvd is a muust if you have HT setup the bass response is tremendous the soundfield is gives you a true movie type atomoshere!1 This is not your typical terroist movie you forget Sean Connery's age in this movie . Excellent acting from Nic Cage Ed Harris go get it today. The cover on my top ceiling just came apart!
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Summary: Break into "The Rock"
Review: ...But be sure the neighbors aren't home! This DVD (with the possible exception of "Apollo 13") has been the closest thing to the movie theater experience in the genre. My home theater system was BOOMING. A great digital transfer complements and showcases this action thriller.You've read the synopsis so I won't bore you with my critique of the screenplay and acting. However, superb casting, a twinge of reality play by Nick Cage, a captivating Ed Harris and the evergreen suave presence of Sean Connery carries the cookie-cutter script playfully and effectively. I came short of giving the film five stars only because of the "Die Hard" formulaic aspect of the film; a collection of hostages, weapons-savvy terrorists and the everyday Joe who saves the day. Otherwise, the movie is chock-full of memorable special effects, one-liners (Connery's annecdote of the "prom queen" is spectacular) and Director Michael Bay's talented use of atmosphere to tell the story. All of these aspects make "The Rock" a welcome addition to my DVD library.
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Summary: Get ready to Rock!
Review: Alcatraz , The Rock it housed some of the most incredible criminals and notorious for it's virtually impossible escape.Now it is housing the most leathel substance the world has ever known. A declorated General seeks vindication from misfair treatment of soldiers during the gulf war. His answer to that VX gas missles ready on standby to hit New York city.The one man that can stop this all a former mastermind criminal played by british powerhouse {Sean Connery} who knows how to break in The Rock.A chemical expert played by (Nicholas Cage} will accompany him to destroy the rockets and reclaim the island. This DVD gives you a breathtaking sound experience as it will test every limit on any system of Dolby Digital you buy.The bass is incredible and the movie is explosive so when you buy this dvd get rady to ROCK!. By:Ross
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Summary: A Very Solid Action Movie
Review: "The Rock" is a very solid action movie, it could have been better but it also could have been alot worse. The reason this movie is good is because it has interresting characters. For this film to be really appreciated though it must be seen on a big screen.
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Summary: The Bomb (And Not the Good Kind)
Review: The Rock was the most disappointing movie that I saw in 96. At the time I was still under the impression that Nicolas Cage was a good actor. I had formed that opinion after seeing Raising Arizona. That movie now appears to be a one shot deal for Cage as he has underwhelmed in all of his performances since. The story line is a little out of the realm of believeable but not grossly so. A group of marines have stolen several containers of deadly biological weapons that they plan on releasing over San Francisco if their demands aren't met. They are demanding money from the US government as restitution for turning its back on America's soldiers. The marines have taken up residence at Alcatraz Island (the Rock). The government needs to send in a scientist, Cage, to disarm the rockets. He needs an escort through the old prison, which is where Sean Connery comes in. He's a prisoner that the government has been holding illegally for decades. He spent many years at Alcatraz and knows the place very well. They must have used all of their movie tricks available to make Connery look as if he could still walk without a cane, let alone do the acrobatics we're supposed to believe he accomplishes in this movie. Knowing how these movies go, we know how the ending turns out: the good guys win. The main redeeming quality of this movie that keeps it from a one-star rating is Ed Harris. Harris is a three-star actor who gives a five-star performance as the tortured leader of the wayward marines. He is tormented by the decision of whether or not to fire the rockets on San Fran if the demands aren't met. The ending to The Rock does surprise and add a sense of realism to the movie. However, it is too little too late to save this bomb of a movie.
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Summary: I agree with The Rock ROCKS
Review: The Rock is my second favourite movie of all time, the Matrix comes first. Nicolas Cage is a brilliant actor and along with Connery and Harris makes a star cast. By the way Michael J. Berquist, who cares about the directing? The plot, acting and action really ROCK!
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Summary: The Rock ROCKS!
Review: The Rock was an excellent film.Great acting,superb action,an excellent plot,and very good background music.One of the best action films ever made,second only to The Matrix.
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Summary: The Rock totally Rocks!
Review: This one of the best action movies of all time. It combines a great story and action sequences with an swesome and very memorable music. The directing is very unique and fun to watch. The soundtrack really makes this movie. It is good and memorable that sporting events use the music. A must have for anyone with a home theater with great bass. My favorite scene has to be the car chase scene through the streets of San Francisco.
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Summary: Great movie, despite the directing.
Review: I really loathe Director Michael Bay's MTV directing style ("Armageddon" was one of the worst movies I've seen), but I think "The Rock" is a terrific action movie. Not quite on the level of "Face/Off" (one of the absolute best action flicks I've seen), but still not bad. The plot? Renegade Marines led by Ed Harris, angry that the government has denied compensation for the families of Marines killed in black operations, capture Alcatraz and decided to hold the city hostage with missiles armed with VX poison gas. Cage, Connery and a SEAL team try to penetrate the prison and defeat Harris' troops. "The Rock" is a real triumph of a good story and great acting. Nicholas Cage, Sean Connery and Ed Harris are all great in their roles. Connery in particular has what it takes to be a star. I particularly enjoyed the scene where he taunts Harris into showing his true colors by quoting Oscar Wilde. Cage, Connery and Harris save the movie from the director. And Bay is a lousy director- his cut of the Humvee sequence gives you a throbing headache, and his over-directs his actors. Fortunately this is a script even he couldn't mess up. See this movie for Cage, for Harris and most of all for Connery. Don't see this for the directing.
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Summary: Plenty of bang for your buck.
Review: What you have here, see, is a genre-buster. Quite simply, "The Rock" is the best pure action film of the last few years. It takes a great cast (Sean Connery! Ed Harris!), great direction, great music, and great writing, and manages to put them all together without ruining any of them. Cheese is on limited display here, as Cage and Connery fizz off each other. Harris is again brilliant as a maverick general with a realistic angle. The film tugs all your emotions the right way at the right time, and paces itself beautifully. Perhaps the SanFran chase scene is derivative and overlong, and perhaps the formula is just a little too well-worn. But you won't see it done better than here - guaranteed.
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