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Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz,
Jason Lee, Kurt Russell
director Cameron Crowe | Paramount Home Video
2001 | Drama - Thriller | R | 135 minutes
Region 1 | DVD-9
| anamorphic
widescreen 1.85:1 aspect ratio
Dolby Digital 5.1
Summary: Tom Cruise stars as David Aames, a
handsome and wealthy publishing mogul who inherited his
father's empire. He does a fine job of running his company with 51%
control, but he is always paranoid of the seven board members who his
father appointed to control the remaining 49%. David seems to have
everything: money, power, and a casual relationship that he feels at ease
with. That is until one day when he meets a woman who captivates his
heart (Penélope Cruz). But one bad decision sends his life out of
control. Will David be able to deal with the consequences?
Will he regain what he has had before? Tom Cruise gives a
spectacular performance, arguably one of the best roles of his career.
This movie touches on power, greed, friendship, loyalty, love, fear,
consequences, and dreams. What more could you ask? Fans of
hard-hitting drama and thrillers should not miss this one! It's a
brilliant film by director-writer Cameron Crowe.
Special Features: audio commentary by
director Cameron Crowe, composer Nancy Wilson, and a conversation with Tom
Cruise; "Prelude to a Dream" featurette; "Hitting It
Hard" featurette; an interview of Paul McCartney; "Afrika Shox"
music video by Leftfield/Afrika Bambaataa; unreleased and international
theatrical trailers; and photo gallery
DVD released on 5/21/2002 | Reviewed 5/12/2002
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Associated equipment used in evaluation: Sony
DVP-S7700 reference DVD player, Sony
KP-61V45 61" rear projection TV (4:3 screen aspect ratio), Sony ES STR-V444ES A/V receiver, four
B&W CDM 9NTs as left/right main speakers
and left/right surrounds, B&W CDM CNT center channel speaker, Monster Cable M-series S-Video cable MSV-500, Monster
Cable Interlink LightSpeed 100 (Toslink) optical cable, Monster Cable
Interlink 400 MKII interconnects, Monster Cable
Original speaker cables in bi-wire configuration with Monster Cable twist-on gold-plated banana plug
connectors, Lovan Sovereign T HiFi audio
rack, and Sony MDR-V600 studio monitor headphones. Our home theater equipment was calibrated
with the Video
Essentials DVD.
Be sure to check out our Top 10 DVDs of the year
2001 and our list of this year's Oscar winners on DVD.
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