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Summary: Deeply moving
Review: This is one of the most moving films I have ever seen. The entire cast does a wonderful job--Jeff Bridges' performance is brilliantly understated and Rosie Perez is a revelation. There are scenes in this film that give me chills and bring tears to my eyes. I really felt the sense of confusion and loss that bound all these characters who had shared an experience that was absolutely impenetrable to anyone who wasn't there. The ending is beautiful. Thanks to Peter Weir and all concerned.
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Summary: A fine work destroyed. Do Not Purchase This DVD!
Review: Warner Bros., in their infinite wisdom, has given you a cropped picture version of "Fearless". This is a movie which was carefully, painstakingly composed through the camera in the 1:1.85 format. Sadly, you will not see that picture on this DVD. It is "presented" in the 1:1.33 aspect ratio only! Most distributors have the decency to offer both "full frame" and the original theatrical frame. For some unknown reason, we are not given that option on this DVD. If you share my discontent, let Warner Bros. know.
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Summary: A truly beautiful film.
Review: This film was a beautiful dissection of one mans' quest to make sense of life and death. Jeff Bridges is simply superb, he is one of my all time favourite actors, and his character Max Klien is played with languid intensity. Supporting actors like Rosie Perez and Issabella Rossilini are also brilliant. The film itself is so touching and the ending is as heart wrenching, perhaps even more so than 'The Shawshank Redemption' (also a fantastic film). Every time I see this I break out into tears, I never know if it's because I'm happy, or sad, or both. This film is one of my favourites and five stars is just not enough. See it.
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Summary: Accurate account of survivor guilt Based on UAL 232
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Summary: Boycott all Full Screen DVDs
Review: I would love to own this movie on DVD. I think it's one of the better movies I've ever seen. But I refuse to buy any DVD in Full Screen format and I think everyone else should as well. This is *not* the format that the movie was intended to be seen in!
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Summary: Gripping
Review: What if you were confronted with your worst fear -- and faced it down? That's what happens to Max Klein, a survivor (and hero) of a catastrophic airline crash. Initially as terrified as his buddy ("Star Trek: The Next Generation's" John deLancie) when the plane begins it's fatal descent, Max literally sees the light -- and is totally unafraid. He survives as a living ghost -- a being his wife (the wonderful Isabella Rossellini) and his son cannot comprehend. He's also inexorably drawn to a fellow survivor (Rosie Perez in her best role ever) who's virtually catatonic after the death of her young son in the crash. The movie profoundly moved me when I first saw it in 1993. It moved me in an entirely different way when I saw it again a few years later following a a very personal loss in my life (you could say my own worst fear). Although I can't claim to have become "fearless," I was able to empathize with the characters' inability to cope with the ordinary world. A very powerful -- and somewhat haunting -- experience similar to 1992's "A Midnight Clear" -- absolutely outstanding.
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Summary: Modern Existential Masterpiece Betrayed By Pan & Scan Format
Review: I echo all the other reviews who testify to the brilliance of this film that so successfully depicts the psyche of a man who, through a near-death-experience, has careened outside the threshold of everyday life. The poignancy, wisdom and humor with which this "man versus himself" tale unfolds truly brings poetry to the screen and, as such, is a miracle in the field of commercial Hollywood filmmaking. Unfortunately, the penny-pinchers at Warner Brothers have seen fit to release the DVD of this meticulously produced meditation on life and death in the Pan & Scan format rather than Widescreen. This is an artistic travesty, as well as being absolutely nonsensical, since the DVD format can accomodate both P&S and Widescreen on the same disc. In fact, the laser-disc of FEARLESS was released in Widescreen and to stunning effect. The 2:35 aspect ratio amply displayed the director and cinematographers' astute eye for film composition in one stunning image after another (i.e. the opening plane crash, Bridges post-crash trip through the desert landscape and Bridges on the ledge of the high-rise -- just for starters) which, through the increased scope of the letterboxed screen, considerably deepened the image's dramatic intensity. Aren't DVD-owners entitled to experience the same artistic heights as laser-disc owners? Isn't DVD considered the highest form of video resolution (after HDTV) and, as such, should be the perfect home medium in which to experience FEARLESS in (nearly) all of its theatrical glory? Why does Warner Brothers think people purchase DVD in the first place, if not to replicate as close as possible the cinema? FEARLESS is a modern masterpiece of the deepest existential concerns. It's too bad Warner Brothers lampoons the very artistry of all concerned by chopping-off 1/3 of the picture. Shame, shame...
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Summary: Riveting .
Review: Purchase this piece. It's extraordinary. I have'nt seen anything like this one ,ever. It's an original You watch and think - "here's something new ! Here's one of the reasons I watch movies !" It's so full of emotions ,that you have to see it and experience it on your own to understand. I must mention the last fifteen minutes of the film, and describe them as one of the breathtaking -heart-rending moments I have ever seen in a film. The sensation they made me feel is equivalent only to the sensations I felt in the end of BraveHeart, The Sixth Sense and Saving Private Ryan. I was given a whole new perspective of life, and this was worth it all ,making the movie to be one of the best ever made .
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Summary: boring
Review: Guy almost dies. Now, guy thinks he's invincible. That's just about it. This movie is a yawner, folks. I love Jeff Bridges and think he's a great actor, but you can toss this one in the trash, along with Arlington Road. Of course, it does have a nice low price, if your ego is dependent upon how DVDs you have stacked on the shelf.
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Summary: A matter of life and breath.
Review: I saw the movie twice, and I think I will have to view it several more times before I get all that I wish to understand. I was overwhelmed by Professor John Wren-Lewis review of the film, and I certainly appreciate his tremendous understanding of the NDE and all the characteristics it brings to the survivor. Without this review I feel I would be lacking in a lot of the essentials that go into the understanding of the film. I certainly feel that the reviews I have read are pale in comparison, and do very little justice to the film. As for the movie itself, as I have said, I have only seen it twice, and I want to see it again over the over. Although no one had commented on it, I felt a tremendous pull at the time of Max Klein's allergic reaction, and found myself strongly wishing that he would not survive, that he would not return his conventional daily existence, to a wife that seemed too possessive, and to demands that seemed to be consuming. I had not counted on Prof. Wren-Louis' interpretation that Max's return to life might not indicate that he was willing to subject himself to his former situation, and that he was now stronger and more capable of dealing with life on his own terms, less conventional, less material, less plebian, etc. I hope this was Peter Weir's gift to his viewer; I shall certainly adopt that as my own personal theory about the outcome of the film. In any event, I have found the film to be an important experience for me, and I think I will be rewarded again and again every time I watch it. Bravo to all concerned with the production of this film. I can only say more, more!
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