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Staring:
Scarlett Johansson,
Ewan McGregor,
Djimon Hounsou,
Steve Buscemi,
Sean Bean
Director:
Michael Bay
Average Customer Rating:  
List Price: $12.98
Our Price: $3.86
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO
EAN: 0678149197020
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Dreamworks Video
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Dreamworks Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2005-12-13
Running Time: 136
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2005-07-22 |
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Product Description
LINCOLN SIX-ECHO IS A RESIDENT OF A SEEMINGLY UTOPIAN BUT CONTAINED FACILITY IN THE MID-21ST CENTURY. LINCOLN SOON DISCOVERS THAT HIS EXISTENCE IS A LIE. HE MAKES A DARING ESCAPE WITH FELLOW RESIDENT JORDAN TWO-DELTA & THEY ENGAGE IN A RACE FOR THEIR LIVES.
Amazon.com
When you add up all the best things about The Island, you might just conclude that there's hope yet for Hollywood's most critically reviled hit-maker, Michael Bay. Recruited by Steven Spielberg to direct this lavish and often breathtaking sci-fi action thriller, Bay rises to the occasion with an ambitious production that is, by his standards (and compared to Bay's earlier hits like The Rock and Armageddon), surprisingly intelligent as it explores the repercussions of cloning in a sealed-off society where humans are cultivated for spare parts, surrogate parenthood, and full-body replacements for wealthy clientele. But when two of the clones (Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johanssen) begin to question their fate and the motives of their keepers, they escape into the real world and The Island becomes just another Michael Bay action extravaganza, albeit an impressively exciting one. With elaborate chase scenes and a high-tech feast of CGI to dazzle the eye, The Island recycles much of the plot from 1979's Clonus while borrowing elements from Logan's Run, Gattaca and Minority Report, and while it's not as smartly conceived as those earlier films, there's no denying that, in many ways, it's Bay's best film to date. --Jeff Shannon
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A Great Escape..., 2010-07-04
2005's Sci-Fi thriller "The Island" features Ewan McGregor as Lincoln Six-Echo and Scarlett Johansson as Jordan Two-Delta, residents of a high-tech facility in which "special" humans are sheltered from "contamination" in an unseen outside world. The residents lead a simple regimented life like overgrown school children; their health, diets, and activities are closely monitored, and they are discouraged from asking questions.
Lincoln Six-Echo develops an unhealthy curiosity in the outside. On a fateful excursion through a service tunnel, he discovers the residents are "product", living tissue banks paid for by wealthy clients of a bio-tech corporation. He and Jordan Two-Delta make a break for the outside, just ahead of ruthless armed mercenaries sent by the head of the corporation (Sean Bean in full-on doctor with a god-complex mode).
The long, breathless escape sequence at the core of the movie is filled with exciting stunts and astonishing special effects. The struggle of Lincoln Six-Echo and Jordan Two-Delta to adapt to an unfamiliar world is the source of some humor and a touching bonding experience. Their escape will, however, lead them to tough choices.
"The Island" gets off to a slow start before going into stunt overdrive. This reviewer wishes two superb actors had spent less time running and been given more time to explore. "The Island" is highly recommended as an interesting, exciting and entertaining sci-fi movie experience.
Not As Good As I Remember, 2010-06-27
I haven't seen Logan's Run for many years, but from what I recall it was much better than this.
1st hour - remake of LR, and a pretty good reconstruction.
2nd hour - chase scenes followed by more chase scenes. If you like meaningless, unrealistic car chases, where the good guys escape by the skin of their teeth, over and over, but no-one cares how many innocent bystanders are killed (or do they all suffer miraculous escapes too!), then this bit is for you.
Ending - Just predictably silly. (People who have been brainwashed into believing that the outside world is contaminated, go running outside when a hole appears .. yep!)
Ok, if you know the story of LR then the plot is no surprise. (Actually, even if you don't it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what's coming.)
Oh, and Jenny Agutter was more sexy.
Thinking about it, make that 2 and 1/2 *s.
great film, but what's with the price?!?!?!, 2010-05-25
I really enjoyed this film and it looks fantastic on blu ray. The price is just insane. I purchased from Amazon's UK site for $17 total. This particular film is region free and will play on any blu ray player. I'm still not sure why it's not available in the US. I've heard that there were legal matters concerning the story being almost identical to an older film. Whatever the case....avoid this high price and go to Amazon UK. Remember....NOT ALL BLU RAY FILMS ARE REGION FREE....so don't just go and buy everything from the UK site. Use caution and enjoy!!!
PLAGIARISM!!!, 2010-07-16
This movie is a complete and total rip-off of Parts: The Clonus Horror. While I admit that Parts is not a very good movie, it WAS original. I have always thought Michael Bay was a hack and this proves it. There is a lawsuit underway (or so I've heard) from the filmmakers who made Parts. Good for them. Bay should be ashamed.
Phenomenal and underappreciated Sci-fi adventure!, 2010-08-24
In the year 2019, scientists have created a special underground science facility where people have been cloned are made for research. Fellow clone Lincoln (Ewan Mcgregor) is lonely and feels like a mindless slave to work for genetics, he falls in love with a lovely clone named Jordan Two Delta (Scarlett Johannson) and feels like he needs to escape. They have led to believe that the outside world is a mess and one of the only places accessible is an Island through lottery by lives of any slave. After one of the clones gets ill, Lincoln finds out his life was fake as he decides to escape with Jordan into the outside world on the lamb to find the truth, they would later become fugitives.
Co-starring Michael Clarke Duncan, Steve Buscemi, Sean Bean and Ethan Philips, this is a spectacular and underrated action/Sci-fi drama thrill ride of a movie. The film is inspired by "The Clonus Horror" with a bit of Philip K. Dick and the Aeon Flux animated series, Michael Bay and producer Spielberg know to make crowdpleasing entertainment and this is something different for Bay for once. This represents a chilling idea of what if cloning like this happened in the future of being a person who doesn't know that his or her real self is there in the real world.
This DVD only has 2 extras which are audio commentary from Bay and featurette.
Also recommended: "Blade Runner", "Akira", "Ghost in The Shell 1 & 2", "The Matrix Trilogy", "Daybreakers", "Metropolis (1927 and 2001)", "Inception", "Transformers (2007) and 2", "Avatar", "Moon", "Pandorum", "Gattaca", "Aeon Flux", "1983", "Children of Men", "12 Monkeys", "Total Recall", "Soylent Green", "Terminator Saga", "Equilibrium", "THX-1138", "Heavy Metal", "I Robot", "Dark City", "The Fifth Element", "Scanners", "Next", "AI Artifical Intelligence", "Surrogates", "Ultraviolet", "The Running Man", "Gamer", "V For Vendetta", "District 9", "Existenz", "6th Day", "Death Race 2000 and Death Race 2008" and "Fahernheit 451".
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