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: The Perfect StormIn association with Amazon.comstarring: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, John C. Reilly, William Fichtner directed by: Wolfgang Petersen  Binding: Video On Demand Release Date: October 06, 2008 Running Time: 130 minutes Studio: Warner Bros. Theatrical Release Date: June 29, 2000 Sales Rank: 22923 Related Items: Average Rating:
 Rating: - Perfect Storm - Imperfect Blu-Ray disc..I enjoyed this movie in the theater and bought this Blu-Ray disc to see it in high definition. Unfortunately, the Audio on the disc box indicates Dolby Digital TrueHD 5.1. Even the Blu-ray disc menu shows TrueHD as an option, but it doesn't work! I use an Onkyo TX-SR605 receiver to playback the Hi-Def audio like TrueHD and dts-HD. The sound is a big improvement from regular Dolby Digital. For some reason, this option doesn't work with this disk. (Wonder if anyone else experienced this problem???) ... Read More Rating:  - See the movieI felt like this movie did a lot of typical things movies of this sort do: bad things are going to happen to these plucky guys, so let's give you some back story so you sympathize with them. Some of the back story in this movie was pretty cheesy. The movie picks up once the storm rolls in, but the weather guy at the TV station in Boston commenting on the meteorology to bring you along was pretty cheesy, too. Everyone has a pretty good idea how this ends up, but I'll try not to spoil it. There is a pretty ... Read More Rating: - The perfect disappointmentI have been disappointed with this movie. I heard all the commentaries, I saw the commercials on TV, I went to the theater to see what they announce it's an epic movie full of emotions and full of good cinema... and here is what I found: a) Special effects not so perfect as they say. b) A sailor called George Clooney who only needed a stethoscope to be a perfect Ace from "E/R" (1984). Perhaps he thank that by using a strange grimace here and there he would become a perfect sailor...? Almost the whole movie ... Read More Rating:  - Low Def DisappointmentThis "HD DVD" is in a low definition format. Every other HD DVD I've seen is actually in a High Definition format. The horizontal resolution of this turkey is 960 pixels or less and the aliasing artifacts are noticeable and annoying in the extreme. Wonder if the Blu-ray version is any better. The movie itself is quite good. Rating: - ok, but duller than expectedStick to the book or try the film on a large screen when you want something noisy and active. The main scenes during the storm with Ahab's (Clooney's) boat had quite well-done effects and a zillion gallons of water, as you would expect, but they felt to me more like an extended car chase, where lots is happening while also not much is happening. The fine cast did not get much chance to develop, except for some spark from Clooney and Wahlberg and a few spots here and there. Otherwise some talent is ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: 
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