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Summary: Great movie and great music. But the dvd is not..
Review: The movie is very interesting and very entertaining. Its well worth the money you paid in theaters.. but the dvd is disappointing. First the wide screen edition is not really that wide you still miss edges of the screen. Second the commentary which is to me one of the most important features of the dvd is the disappointment.. cameron talks about the movie... then his dog enters the room, then he starts playing with it.. then his daughter enters the room and she starts yelling which is kinda cute but that happens when he was explainging different ways the movie was heading and he was interrupted (ok I may need to get a life but I love movies with hidden clues) and this goes on, he gets a phone call, etc etc.. Cameron here's a tip: Next time when recording a commentary go to your office!.
Also in the DVD there was mentioned a conversation with tom cruise.. What it is is this: Cameron calls tom during the commentary... and we hear "Hi tom" ... "We're thinking about you". ... "aha" ... "aha" ... etc.
Its still a good dvd though. Just I think it could've been better.
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Summary: Color Me Chartreuse
Review: Boy meets girl. Boy and girl are happy and form a relationship. Boy meets new girl. Boy dumps old girl for new girl. Old girl, without giving any clear signs that she's nuts, flips out. Boy learns first hand the consequences of old girl scorned. And then someone threw out the whole boy/girl concept and got heavily bogged down in nonsense.That about sums up Vanilla Sky. Now, I know I was supposed to see a whole lot more in this film. I was also supposed to be fascinated by the plot twists and turns while I was simultaneously guessing my [rearend] off about what was REALLY happening. Maybe, if I hadn't been trying so hard to stay awake during this movie, I might have become engaged in staying with those twists and turns and guessing. Instead, I flat out didn't care because no one in this movie gave me any reason to even be slightly interested. By the time the guy showed up near the end to sort of explain this hodge podge of mush, I felt too tired by it all to care much why anyone did anything. Once again, the trailer for this movie promised far more than the film itself could deliver. The trailer hinted at a mystery and suspense. It did not suggest that the mystery would be why I bought a ticket to see this stuff, and the only suspense would be when the ending would finally show up. Because of the nature of this movie, it's difficult to say much about the actual plot without giving away too much for those who may enjoy it and don't want any of it spoiled for them. I have seen discussions on message boards among people who want to debate the points of what was real and what wasn't real in the storyline, so I do realize that others did get something from this movie I just didn't see or care about. For me, this was just another film with a gimmick that was done to showcase Tom Cruise and his perfect hair. That's not enough for me to recommend it to someone else or to try to find some redeeming quality in it to justify the time and money I wasted in the movie theater. For me this movie made a huge case against misleading trailers and the dishonesty with which they [pull] people into movie theaters to inflate profits anyway they can.
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Summary: Confusing...but worth it!!!!!
Review: Tom Cruise, Penelope Cruz and Cameron Diaz shine in this movie!! Although the plot is a bit confusing, you'll find yourself caring about these people. Definetly have an open mind before sitting yourself in front of the TV...the movie shifts back and forth. You don't know what's real and what's a dream. Watch out for the scene in Times Square, the music and the surprise ending. It'll make you think real hard about life and the choices you make. "Everyday's a chance to turn it all around."
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Summary: Previews make you want to see it
Review: This is one of the movies where you watch the preview and you say, 'wow that movie looks awesome'. Infact this movie was horrible. I couldn't find a plot in it. They just folllowed David Ames, Tom Cruise's, life though the whole movie. It seemed like he was on drugs for the second half. This is definitly a horrible movie. The ending for this was definitly horrible.
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Summary: An ending would have been nice.
Review: I'm still not sure why I watched this. I despise Tom Cruise, and Penelope Cruz needs to learn to speak better english. But I sat through it. I actually found myself interested. I like to be suprised, somewhat confused at times while watching movies. It means its not something I've seen before. Its something that hollywood rarely does these days, put out something new.
But this movie lacked a solid ending. Its almost as if they wrote this film without an ending in mind and they just made one up. The film had me wondering "what in the heck is going on?" I really wasn't sure wether or not Cruise was insane or not at one point. But then to find out what was going on, I was severly disappointed. Had the ending been better I would have gave more stars, but keeping me interested for part of the movie only gets part of the stars.
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Summary: Vanilla Sky - Rocky Road
Review: I want the two hours of my life back. The trailers border on negligence for misleading potential viewers. Just let people know a little about what the movie really about so that they can make semi-informed decisions. Obviously, the people involved in the movie were afraid we all might know the truth about this flick and stay away. I wish I'd rented Moulon Rouge.
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Summary: Commentary for fans only
Review: Like a magician who ends the show by explaining how his tricks are done, Cameron Crowe uses the DVD format to exhaustively deconstruct his psycho-mystery "Vanilla Sky," leaving no clue, stylistic device or sly reference to the imagination. Even fans of the 2001 Tom Cruise-Penelope Cruz starrer will find Crowe's DVD commentary a challenge to sit through, despite the filmmaker's high-energy enthusiasm for the film and the contributions of his collaborators. Images and sound are up to major studio film standards, with the film's parade of alt rock songs packing sufficient punch. English audio is in Dolby Digital 5.1, without a DTS option. Voices are clear. The surround mix isn't especially busy, but it avoids watering down Nancy Wilson's terrific soundtrack.The featurette "Hitting it Hard" is a fun pop documentary about the world press tour for the film. It's a must for Cruise fans, stylistically combining "A Hard Day's Night" with "Blair Witch."
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Summary: Average work from Mr. Crowe, outstanding work by Cruise
Review: Tom Cruise is one of the best actors of our time. In this movie he is disfigured for a large portion of it. I rate his work in this movie as one of his best, this was probably one of his most difficult roles to play and I'm still thinking about his character. The rest of the actors, do marginally well. I love Jason Lee in Kevin Smith films, I think he has great potential, but it's sad to see him playing out the same character over and over again in every movie he does. Ms. Cruz doesn't do all so great. With this film Mr. Crowe is attempting to do something more in the relm of the late Stanly Kubrick. The movie finally breaks out of the his signature mold. At the end, everything builds up and you know something very strange has to happen to explain everything. The way this all plays out is a little dissapointing and I felt somewhat cheated... There just aren't enough clues in the movie to support the ending. Having said that, the plot isn't bad. It doesn't have any slow parts and you're always trying to figure out what's going to happen next. The DVD bonus material isn't worth much. The most notable thing is the promo world tour (you get to see the relationship between Tom and his new love develop, how sweet.. (yawn). You also get to listen to Cameron Crowe rave on about how great Vanilla Sky is (again.. yawn). This movie really is quite bad compared to the film it's trying to remake.
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Summary: Amenabar rules
Review: "Abre los ojos" was a masterpiece. This copy is only for Cruise's glory. The star is for the worst song i've ever heard (cameron diaz). Cameron Crowe makes a film with music that doesn't goes with the action. Horrible.
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Summary: Worst Movie Ever
Review: After the horrible films entitled Magnolia and Eyes Wide Shut, I decided to give Tom Cruise another chance, after all his preformance in Top Gun was first rate. None the less although as an actor Tom is pretty good, he choses the worst movies to play in! Take this one for example, Vanilla Sky is by far the worst movie I've seen in a long time! I watched it for free and still asked for my money back, I havent seen the original forign film to actually compare, only by word of mouth, but from what I've been hearing this movie does the original no justice!
Of all the people who've rented this movie since it came out, and there's been a lot, I have found only one person to have anything at all nice to say about it. Of corse if you are the type to like movies that you sit through for two or more hours and come out having no clue what you just watched, then you'll probably love this flick!
That, however is all this movie is, one big mass of chaos and confusion that makes no sence what so ever, even after they attempt to explain it all in the end. Anyone who wants to watch this film, I suggest you be sure that you are being paid to watch it, and not you paying to watch it, otherwise you are just wasting your hard earned money on a pile of junk!
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