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DVD : Heaven's GateIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt, Sam Waterston, Brad Dourif directed by: Michael Cimino  List Price: $14.98 Amazon.com's Price: $10.99 You Save: $3.99 (27%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT EAN: 9780792843580 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0792843584 Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Letterbox Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 29, 2000 Running Time: 219 minutes Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Theatrical Release Date: November 19, 1980 Sales Rank: 20747 MPN: 908371 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: "Richly textured and visually compelling" (The Hollywood Reporter), this lavish, epic Western retells the true story of Wyoming's infamous Johnson County Wara brutal conflict during which wealthy cattlemen, backed by the U.S. government, hired mercenaries to murder 125 immigrant settlers. From the incredible beauty of the magnificent landscapes to the explosive violence of the bloody battle itself, Heaven's Gate combines breathtaking cinematography, Oscar(r)-nominated* Art Direction and memorable performances by Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert and Jeff Bridges in a spectacular, panoramic and ultimately haunting look at the reverse side of the American dream. Amazon.com: Not many movies can take credit for bringing about the demise of a movie studio--but Michael Cimino's ego-driven, overblown Western is one of them. These days, its $40 million budget would barely cover the cost of an Adam Sandler film--but in 1981, it virtually put United Artists out of business. Cimino, fresh from an Oscar for The Deer Hunter, spent months assembling this ultimately gorgeous and confusing story of the Johnson County cattle wars of 1881, with a cast that included Kris Kristofferson, Jeff Bridges, John Hurt, Christopher Walken, Isabelle Huppert, and many more. Almost four hours in its original form, the film was cut to less than three for an abortive commercial release, then restored for video. Anyway you look at it, this is a mess better viewed as a curiosity than anything else. --Marshall Fine Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not the definitive version, but worth viewingAfter having absorbed the originally released extended director's cut for years (the 2-vhs set), I was disappointed to see two crucial omissions from this version. One, the incredible roller-skating sequence is presented here in color, matching the basic tone of the rest of the film (mind you, nothing wrong with that). My original print shows that same sequence in a deep, rich sepia-tone tint. It never failed to give me chills every time I experienced it, and I couldn't believe this print did not ... Read More Rating:  - An American ClassMichael Cimino's politically radical view of a slice of American history should, in time, be regarded as one of the greatest of American films. Its many powerful and evocative scenes remind us what movies can do. Rating:  - a real butt number this is one of the slowest moving films i have ever seen . endless scenes moving at a glacial pace with people saying nothing , staring into space , emoting ... very difficult to determine what is happening . best watched on a dvr where you can fast forward in 30 second intervals to get through the meaningful silent staring .. the concluding scene is impossible to fathom . who is the woman ? where did she come from .. Rating: - Heaven's GateTwenty-eight years ago it would have been difficult to sit through more than 3 hours of this film in the theatre but we have the advantage of DVDs now. If you love westerns and you love the Old West, you have to like and enjoy this motion picture. It deserves a new reputation. Watch it in the DVD format for an hour or more in two or three sessions. You will be much more favorable to the production in all of its dimensions. Rating: - Not a movieI had a hard time making it through the last half of this DVD at 128X. In the "film as art" world, there is subtle and there is non-existent. Heaven's Gate, as anything beyond a monument to it's own excesses, is 4+ hours of none existence. Even given all of this film's glaring missteps, Cimino might have blundered his way through like he did with The Deer Hunter, but for one fatal stroke - Kris fricking Kristopherson. What the hell was Cimino thinking? Were Buck Owens and Roy Clark ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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