Panic Room (3-Disc Special Edition)

Rating:
Summary: Excelent Thriller
Review: Drama at it's finest. You'll be close to a heart attack by the end of the movie. A very smart drama. It's very well written. A somewhat original idea for a movie.

Rating:
Summary: What I Wanted And More
Review: If you aren't a fan of this movie or you are just a causal fan then this set is way more than you'd ever want to know about the film. For me this set is what I wanted from the day I saw this movie at the theater.
This comprehensive DVD package gives you details about ever possible part of production. The multiple commentary tracks provide numerous stores about the process of making this film and many key people can be found on these tracks. Personally my favorite part of the DVD set was the visual effects breakdowns. Here you get to see numerous visual effects show from the film and learn about how they were done. I'm a huge fan of the "How'd They Do That" kind of features and this release didn't let me down.
This is such a packed release that it makes me wish all the films I love would be a release half as good as this amazing set.

Rating:
Summary: it shocks to the bones
Review: saw the trailer and had to get it on dvd.
it does not let down
it moves you
and scares and makes you think that hopefully no one will ever get to your home and get inside and steal things
and that you won't have to go to the "Panic Room" if it gets worse.
truly a deep shocking thriller/slight action movie
I recommend it highly
I shall watch it more times then I can count
truly a shocking masterpiece for a thriller

Rating:
Summary: Though not a masterpiece, a movie worth watching!
Review: Panic Room, brings to the screen the story of a mother and daughter as they barricade themselves in a built-in bunker in an effort to avoid capture by three men who are after a treasure which is located... you guessed it, in the bunker!
The major setback is in relation to the plot, which is about average. Specifically, the mother does some pretty incredible and unrealistic things such as the setting of the propane on fire!
Or the whole wire tapping and getting the telephone to work thing...
Moreover, Kristen Stewart playing the "daughter" was not that wonderful. The seemingly genderless child, who is surprisingly cool throughout the whole ordeal, is really not that great.
Aside from that, the movie is pretty good!
It combines drama, action, and adventure making it rather enjoyable, as long as you're in that kind of a mood.

Rating:
Summary: hard to believe plot
Review: I gave this movie 3 stars overall. I don't feel that a '3' is a fair rating, but I would be unable to forgive myself if I had gone any higher.

Panic room has an interesting story, great cast, and strong acting. What it truly lacks is believability. Maybe the average joe will accept some of the stupidity of the film, but I was unable to. Firstly, why built THAT strong of a panic room, yet have a flimsy air vent to the outside? Doesn't that defeat the purpose? Second, and most importantly - is the undercurrent of suspense as to the health of Jodie Foster's daughter. She supposedly has diabetes. During their stay in the panic room, the daughter slowly but surely gets worse, because she needs insulin. She looks through the MRE (military-style vacuum-packed meals) for something that will "raise her blood sugar" but is unable to find anything. This is pure BS. Any food will raise your blood sugar, but the contents of the MRE, which had candy, peanut butter and other items, would do a perfect job of raising her blood sugar. How could this strong plot theme have been overlooked by the writers of the film?

Rating:
Summary: Panic Room
Review: First of all, I don't understand how this movie was supposed to be scary. How could a woman and her daughter go into a panic room to hide from three burglers be scary? I don't get that. Maybe the previews had everyone thinking it was gonna be a scary movie. Nah, it's just a thriller. Anywho, this is a great edge-of-your-seat thriller. All the time, I was like, "What's gonna happen next?", "Don't do that!" and all of that stuff we like to yell out loud. Jodie Foster gave a good performance and Dwight Yoakum plays the villan brilliantly. And it has its humorous moments. Overall, it's a good thriller, but still comes nowhere close to David Fincher's other thriller Se7en.

Also, the Superbit edition DVD of this film has the same transfer that the three-disc edition DVD has. Just figured I'd warn you.

Rating:
Summary: 5/5
Review: I must admit that the premise of this flick is quite lame. Before hearing who was in the Director's chair I immediately said 'There is no way I am going to see this', a kick in my ass came shortly after a friend of mine told that David Fincher was directing it. I dig David Fincher so much that if he decided to a movie about a monkey trapped in a mental asylum, I'd still see it. Hm.. now that actually sounds like a spiffy flick.. maybe I can write a script for it. So yes, it's David Fincher folks, he is good at whatever he does, thus this movie was good as well.

This movie is quite simple, it also seems like it could be a 20 minute cartoon on the tube, but when you have David Fincher behind the camera you can't help but get plunged into it. Just the dark-gloomy visuals of this flick are absolutely breath taking. The eerie mood created by the enormous house, humorous crooks going after the panic room, it's all in here!

So here go...Meg Altman played by Jodie Foster (Silence Of The Lambs, Contact) is a divorced mother who moves into this enormous palace with her daughter Kristen Stewart (Sarah Altman). Not even fully settled in, they are awaken by three burglars played by Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto and Dwight Yoakam whose plain is to go after what is in the 'panic room'.
Not expecting anyone to be in the house, they soon find out that Meg & Sarah Altman actually moved in tad bit early. This of course gets into their way of robbing the house in peace and comfort and everything pretty much goes off the planned road.

Seeing that this movie is a 'thriller', it does however resemble Fight Club for a tad bit. It is fraught with anecdotes just like Fight Club was. I found this unbelievably cool even though some people disagreed, some were saying that the movie could have gone without the humorous incidents. I don't see the big deal, I actually thought it was kind of cool.
So what exactly is so good and so bad about this movie? The good is the way the movie was shot, the mood that was created from the story, the breath-taking visuals (blue flame explosion scene) & the opening credits (tell me that didn't look slick as all hell?) and of course the odd chemistry between the burglars. The bad is of course the plot turns, you could pretty much just sit there and call them one by one. Maybe some people will actually think that's cool, I don't know. I personally like being surprised more than being able to tell what will happen next. The ending also left me kind of 'eh? what, no no no, ah come on' simply because I fell for one of the characters whose fate was kind of sad. The ending is not bat at all, this is purely my own opinion. Overall I was entertained by the movie and not once did I put my head down out of boredom. Make sure you rent this puppy as soon as it comes out in your local video store, you will not be disappointed, especially David Fincher fans!

Rating:
Summary: Better than I expected!
Review: I originally had no desire to see this. I thought the idea of Jodie Foster being locked in a room for 2 hours wasn't going to be very interesting.

Turns out I was wrong. This movie is actually very good! It's very suspenseful and has some great action sequences in it.

Plus, as always, Jodie Foster does a great job. I've been a fan of hers ever since she starred in the Pippi Longstocking movies.

Rating:
Summary: Jodie is my diva!
Review: Once again this talented actress proves to the masses why she is a true genius...a woman who can not only act but also make wise direct. "Panic Room" highlights Jodie's genuis at art direction and dialogue. It's just a straight up great movie, and any true fan of Jodie can appreciate this work of art.

I fell in love with her after "Silence of the Lambs," but I really fell in love with her after I heard that she turned down roles in the awful sequels to this phenomenol movie. That shows that she is brilliant, and nothing impresses me more than a beautiful actress who has brains.

This movie is one of my favorites, and I've watched it hundreds of times. I always see something new with each viewing. I strongly recommend it for any true fan of Jodie. If you don't appreciate it the first time you see it, watch it again. You'll understand.

Rating:
Summary: Suspense
Review: If you like suspense, you will like this one. This movie is an incredible roller coaster ride. It's a theme used by many movies...What do you do when you are trapped by criminals and what is the criminal mind like? Will they be smart enough to pull off the crime? Jodie Foster is very good in this one.

Edge of your seat fun!!