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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD EAN: 0024543139652 Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Full Screen, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Languages: Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox MPN: 2223965 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 14, 2004 Running Time: 146 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: April 23, 2004 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Style trumps substance in Man on Fire, a slick, brooding reunion of Crimson Tide star Denzel Washington and director Tony Scott. The ominous, crime-ridden setting is Mexico City, where a dour, alcoholic warrior with a mysterious Black Ops past (Washington) seeks redemption as the devoted bodyguard of a lovable 9-year-old girl (the precociously gifted Dakota Fanning), then responds with predictable fury when she is kidnapped. Prolific screenwriter Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, L.A. Confidential) sets a solid emotional foundation for Washington's tormented character, and Scott's stylistic excess compensates for a distended plot that's both repellently violent and viscerally absorbing. Among Scott's more distracting techniques is the use of free-roaming, comic-bookish subtitles... even when they're unnecessary! Adapted from a novel by A.J. Quinnell and previously filmed as a 1987 vehicle for Scott Glenn, Man on Fire is roughly on par with Scott's similar 1990 film Revenge, efficiently satisfying Washington's incendiary bloodlust under a heavy blanket of humid, doom-laden atmosphere. --Jeff Shannon Description: Hard-drinking, burnt-out ex-CIA operative John Creasy (Washington) has given up on life--until his friend Rayburn (Oscar winner Christopher Walken) gets him a job as a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos (Dakota Fanning). Bit by bit, Creasy begins to reclaim his soul, but when Pita is kidnapped, Creasy unleashes a firestorm of apocalyptic vengeance against everyone responsible. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Man on FireThis purchase came in a timely manner & was in great condition. I would buy from the person again. Rating: - greatthis is a must have movie for anyone who have that moment in life and thinks that everything is going wrong after watching this movie you will just say wooow Rating: - What an odd place to put a bomb!A movie that taps into the alter-ego of a perpetually liked actor, maybe even one of the most favorite actors in Hollywood, is always a tempting and dangerous proposition. Whereas some may go in opposition of their nice-guy façade for a sappy, genre-bridging attempt at drama (I'm talking to you Jim Carey), others, like Denzel Washington, have embraced the dark side of his repertoire, and taken on roles in which their characters are disturbed at best, and borderline maniacal at worst. Read More Rating: - Wow. . .I can pretty much take anything cinema has to offer (I survived "Caddyshack II", for example), but I gotta admit, MAN ON FIRE made me look away from the carnage at least once or twice. Any movie headlined by Denzel Washington translates into an instant spellbinder; Washington puts an extra gear into all of his roles. Yet the gritty, malevolent, gratuitous violence of this film transcends Washington's powerful acting--and it's violence enhanced, yet ultimately punished, by director Tony Scott's eery ... Read More Rating: - Simply amazingOne of the best looking live action BD's to date, it is absolutely stunning. If you're a fan of this movie (one of my favorites), it's a must have in your Blu-Ray collection. |
