The Rock

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Summary: An eccellent DVD set of The Rock.
Review: Criterion do a very good job on The Rock.Other companies could take note of the packaging alone,the 2 DVDs are in a solid casing with two separate compartments.
The set has a lot of interesting stuff.The 'Hollywood Gunplay' interview was particularly interesting,showing how fake some of the "film" versions of gunplay is.
The special effects documentaries were good,as was the film of the premiere on Alcatraz,no less!The movie? Spectacular and entertaining,but brainless and nonsensical as are all the movies made by these people.Why would they hijack Alcatraz and take hostages when they could have launched the missiles from anywhere?One large non-nuclear bomb could have removed the problem.
But the job done by Criterion make it well worth the money for fans of The Rock.

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Summary: best ever
Review: this dvd is ten times better then the other version this is worth the money u pay for it

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Summary: TRULY AMAZING
Review: Although this point would definetly be argued this is not only my favorite film but one of the greatest EVER! Cage and Connery do a magnificent job and Harris portrays his chrachter amazingly. There is tons of action and even a little drama for those teary eyed folks(think marine scene)!!! This film is truly amazing and needs to be seen by everyone!

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Summary: Its all about cinematrography to create the suspense
Review: The plot of the Rock is fairly simple as a general played by Ed Harris seeks compensation for the solders whom have died throughout several of his missions. In order to get compensation the general and his army occupy Alcatraz and point rockets carrying a lethal chemical toward San Fransisco. Sean Connery plays the man who escaped from Alcatraz years ago and must guide Nicolas Cage who plays a chemical weapons specialist back in to the prison, to disarm the weapons. There are several stars playing smaller rolls of soldiers in this movie, which make it interesting to point them all out. The movie is more of a suspense movie, with a car chase and some action thrown in. Something that most people will miss in this movie is the beautiful cinematography, the angles and the movement of the camera makes it so much more dramatic in the suspenseful parts. The only DVD feature is the theatrical trailer.

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Summary: Dont be so smart Darren from San Diego
Review: Just a comment/correction about your critique on the fact that Sean Connery's charcter John Mason would not be able to know about the Kennedy Assasination of 1963 because he was imprisoned in '62.

When the FBI Director Womack first arrives at San Francisco with Stanley Goodspeed(Cage), Womack tells the Bay Area leader Paxton that "Mason was imprisoned in 1962, ESCAPED IN '63..."

I've seen "The Rock" about 40 times without exaggerating and wanted to clear that out.

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Summary: Escape from *The Rock*.
Review: The final collaboration of the Jerry Bruckheimer / Don Simpson team that had brought us such substantive fare as the homoerotic *Top Gun* and the Cruise ego-massager *Days of Thunder*, to name only a couple. Teenagers and other buffoons doubtless will enjoy the screeching music, the MTV-style camera nonsense, the murky palette, the unrealistic action, the obligatory slow-motion; the rest of us will end up with headaches. It's about (so far as I can tell) a rogue military unit who steals poison-gas canisters in order to extort much-belated official recognition for ANOTHER military unit who . . . oh, who cares? This is the kind of movie that couldn't care less what the story's about, being much more interested in showy set-pieces and computerized special-effects. What makes *The Rock* stand out slightly from even worse competition in the genre is its willingness to see the villains' point of view (though this probably has more to do with Ed Harris' sympathetic portrayal rather than with the story itself), and the engaging performances from Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery, whose sparring together is most amusing. One final thought: if the Connery character, a British secret agent, was imprisoned in Alcatraz back in 1962, how could he have had knowledge about the Kennedy assassination, which occured in 1963? Oh, uh, that's right: it's a Bruckheimer / Simpson / Michael Bay movie. Forget the facts, ma'am; full speed ahead!

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Summary: A great home HiFi killer!
Review: Well, well, well. Another Criterion treasure!

The first thing that attracted me to buying this version of "The Rock" was a review. I know, I know - who reads reviews anyway? -but you're reading this review, aren't you?

The review stated that this DVD would kill your home system. They were absolutely right! This DVD comes packed with a very nice DTS soundtrack which can rock the foundations at the right volume. If you want to test your home theatre system - BUY THIS DVD.

The movie, right, if you don't have a five (or more) speaker setup, and just want to enjoy the film, there are other (Criterionesque) features worth watching. Commentaries are great, and no matter how many DVDs I own, I haven't yet heard commentary where I didn't learn something new about a film.

Get this beast of a DVD for sound quality, but also if you're a Sean Connery, Ed Harris or Nicholas Cage fan.

Cheers to another great Criterion release!

Rob Sanders

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Summary: Great movie, and the Criterion Collection DVD is spectacular
Review: I have nothing but positive things to say about this movie. It ranks up there in my top 100 favorite movies of all time. This DVD edition of The Rock has a really mind blowing, sharp picture and audio transfer. I thought I was back in the cinema watching this movie again, it's that vivid. The Rock boasts fine performances from Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery. The plot is complex and deep and I would just say that if you haven't seen this movie yet, to buy it and sit back and experience it for yourself.

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Summary: what could you ask for more....
Review: this movie's got everything, action-packed,thrilled,great actors, witted as well. better than the word "masterpeice". if you didn't watch this film, (i can't believe there's someone didn't watch this great stuff) you simply have to buy or rent it. it's gonna blow you up there.

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Summary: perfect story, perfect actors
Review: The humor must have been written especially for the actors. Connery and Cage make a great team. They embody the humor their roles call for very well. I'm a 14 year old girl and I love this. Great action and very funny.