Thursday 18 June 2015

Battle Royale (2000)

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku and starring Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto 
and Takeshi Kitano.


2-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2004
3-disc Limited Edition Blu-ray box set bought in 2010
113mins (121mins)







 Blu-ray













Blu-ray box set extras -

Includes the Theatrical and Director's Cut version of the film

The Making of Battle Royale (53mins)
Theatrical Trailer
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra And Masamichi Amano
Shooting the Special Edition (9mins)
Instructional Video: Birthday Version
Tokyo International Film Festival
Interview with actor Takeshi Kitano (12mins)
Premiere Press Conference (12:mins)
Opening Day at the Marunouchi Toei Movie Theatre (14mins)
The Slaughter of 42 High School Students (10mins)
The Correct Way to Fight in Battle Royale
Audition and Rehearsal Footage
Masamichi Amano Conducts Battle Royale (10mins)
Special Effects Comparison
Behind the Scenes (12mins)
Filming ON-Set (11mins)
Theatrical Trailers
Blu-ray box set also contains a 32-page comic, a 36-page booklet containing essays and an interview, a 16-page booklet containing concept artwork and drawings, postcards of stills from the film and a fold-out reversible poster.

Wednesday 17 June 2015

Cast Away (2000)

Directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt and "Wilson".


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2002
137m 50s







Audio Commentary by Robert Zemeckis, Cinematographer Don Burgess, Visual Effects Supervisors Ken Ralston & Carey Villegas and Sound Designer Randy Thom
HBO First Look: The Making of Cast Away (28mins)
Interview with Tom Hanks from The Charlie Rose Show (48mins)
S.T.O.P. Surviving As a Cast Away (27mins)
Wilson: Life & Death of a Hollywood Extra (13mins)
On Location: The Island (14mins)
Focus on Technical Effects
Video & Stills Galleries
Storyboard to Film Comparison
Theatrical Trailers

Vertical Limit (2000)

Directed by Martin Campbell and starring Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney, Scott Glenn, Izabella Scorupco, Temuera Morrsion and Stuart Wilson.


DVD bought in 2001
124mins






Audio commentary by director Martin Campbell and producer Lloyd Phillips
Surviving The Limit (24mins)
Search and Rescue Tales - featurettes (31mins)
Quest for K2 (13mins)
Theatrical trailer

The Perfect Storm (2000)

Directed by Wolfgang Peterson, starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, John C. Reilly, Karen Allen, William Fichtner and Michael Ironside.


DVD bought in 2000
Blu-ray bought in 2014
129m 48s





 Double Feature Blu-ray






DVD extras -

Audio Commentary by Director Wolfgang Petersen
Audio Commentary by Author Sebastian Junger
HBO Fist-Look Special (20mins)
Witnesses to the Storm
Creating an Emotion
Conceptual Art
Photo Montage
Theatrical Trailer
Storyboard Gallery

Thirteen Days (2000)

Directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood and Steven Culp.


DVD bought in 2002
145mins







Audio Commentary by Roger Donaldson, Kevin Costner, David Self & Michael De Luca
Historical Figures Commentary (including John F Kennedy, Sergei Khrusacev and Pierre Salinger)
Historical Information Track (Subtitled)
Roots of the Cuban Missile Crisis (49mins)
Bringing History to the Silver Screen (11mins)
Historical Figures Biographical Gallery (28mins)
Deleted Scenes
Visual Effects
Theatrical Trailer

Rules of Engagement (2000)

Directed by William Friedkin and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce, 
Anne Archer, Bruce Greenwood and Ben Kingsley.


DVD bought in 2004
128mins






Audio commentary by director William Friedkin
Behind-the-Scenes featurette (23mins)
A Look Inside - interviews with cast and crew
Photo gallery
Theatrical trailer

U-571 (2000)

Directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Thomas Kretschmann and Jon Bon Jovi.


DVD bought in 2001
111m 22s






Audio commentary by director Jonathan Mostow
The Story of U-505 (3mins)
Capture of U-110 (9mins)
Interview with vice admiral Patrick Hannifin (8mins)
The Enigma (7mins)
Spotlight On Location featurette (14mins)
Theatrical Trailer