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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: Blu-ray Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT EAN: 0024543444190 Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled Item Dimensions: Label: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Languages: Manufacturer: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment MPN: FOXBR2244419 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Region Code: 1 Release Date: December 04, 2007 Running Time: 144 minutes Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: 2000 Editorial Review: Product Description: Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 09/23/2008 Run time: 143 minutes Rating: Pg13 Amazon.com essential video: Cast Away is a good movie that wants to be much better. While director Robert Zemeckis's earlier film Contact achieved a kind of mainstream spiritual significance, Cast Away falls just short of that goal. That may explain why the film's most emotionally powerful scene involves the loss of an inanimate object, even as it presents a heart-rending dilemma in its very human final act. It's three movies in one, beginning when punctuality-obsessed Federal Express systems engineer Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) departs on Christmas Eve to escort an ill-fated flight of FedEx packages. Following a mid-Pacific plane crash, movie number two chronicles Chuck's four-year survival on a remote island, totally alone save for a Wilson volleyball (aptly named "Wilson") that becomes Chuck's closest "friend." Movie number three leads up to Chuck's rescue and an awkward encounter with his ex-girlfriend Kelly (Helen Hunt, in a thankless role), for whom Chuck has seemingly risen from the grave. It's fascinating to witness Chuck's emerging survival skills, and Hanks's remarkable physical transformation is matched by his finely tuned performance. With slow, rhythmic camera moves and brilliant use of sound, Zemeckis wisely avoids the postcard prettiness of The Black Stallion and The Blue Lagoon to emphasize the harshness of Chuck's ascetic solitude, and this stylistic restraint allows Cast Away to resonate more than one might expect. Even the final scene--which feels like a crowd-pleasing compromise--offers hope without shoving it down our throats. You may not feel the emotional rush that you're meant to feel, but Cast Away remains a respectable effort. --Jeff Shannon Amazon.com: Cast Away is a good movie that wants to be much better. While director Robert Zemeckis's earlier film Contact achieved a kind of mainstream spiritual significance, Cast Away falls just short of that goal. That may explain why the film's most emotionally powerful scene involves the loss of an inanimate object, even as it presents a heart-rending dilemma in its very human final act. It's three movies in one, beginning when punctuality-obsessed Federal Express systems engineer Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) departs on Christmas Eve to escort an ill-fated flight of FedEx packages. Following a mid-Pacific plane crash, movie number two chronicles Chuck's four-year survival on a remote island, totally alone save for a Wilson volleyball (aptly named "Wilson") that becomes Chuck's closest "friend." Movie number three leads up to Chuck's rescue and an awkward encounter with his ex-girlfriend Kelly (Helen Hunt, in a thankless role), for whom Chuck has seemingly risen from the grave. It's fascinating to witness Chuck's emerging survival skills, and Hanks's remarkable physical transformation is matched by his finely tuned performance. With slow, rhythmic camera moves and brilliant use of sound, Zemeckis wisely avoids the postcard prettiness of The Black Stallion and The Blue Lagoon to emphasize the harshness of Chuck's ascetic solitude, and this stylistic restraint allows Cast Away to resonate more than one might expect. Even the final scene--which feels like a crowd-pleasing compromise--offers hope without shoving it down our throats. You may not feel the emotional rush that you're meant to feel, but Cast Away remains a respectable effort. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - As good as I had rememberedThis is just one of those good movies you can watch over and over. My kids had never seen it and they fell in love! My son was particularly attached to "Wilson"! Its a great story. Rating: - Movie: 4.25/5 Picture Quality: 3.75~4.75/5 Sound Quality: 4.75/5 Extras: 1.5/5Version: U.S.A / Region-A Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 Running time: 2:23:46 Movie size: 43,89 GB Disc size: 47,59 GB Average video bit rate: 33.67 Mbps DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 24-bit / 48 Khz Dolby Digital French / Spanish Subtitles: English SDH / French / Spanish Number of chapters: 16 #Audio Commentary by director Zemeckis and crew #Trivia Track #Personal Scene Selections #Theatrical Trailer ... Read More Rating: - The kind of movie you can watch over and over againCast Away is such an intricate movie, and Hanks acting is so superb and believably as his character goes through transformations that it's perfect for DVD. I've watched it at least a dozen times and it makes me feel great every time. The wide screen is also great. Rating: - Hanks holds your attention for over 2 hoursWhat an acting performance by Tom Hanks! How can an actor hold the viewers' attention for 2 hours without any other dialogue or speaking characters? Incredible. Must watch. Rating: - SPECIAL FEATURES THAT AMAZON INSIST ON IGNORINGDisc One: CAST AWAY Letterboxed - Anamorphic - 1.85:1 Audio: DTS 6.1 ES - English Dolby Digital 6.1 EX - English Dolby Surround - English Dolby Surround - French Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Robert Zemeckis - Director, Don Burgess - Director of Photography, Ken Ralston - Visual Effects Supervisor, Carey Villegas - Co-Visual Effects Supervisor, Randy Thom - Sound Designer Interactive Features: Scene Access Read More |
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