Almost Famous [Extended Edition] [Blu-ray][Region Free]
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Actor: Fairuza Balk, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Kate Hudson, Philip Seymour HoffmanBlu-ray: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired); English (Unknown); Arabic (Subtitled); Bulgarian (Subtitled); Croatian (Subtitled); Czech (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); Hebrew (Subtitled); Hindi (Subtitled); Hungarian (Subtitled); Icelandic (Subtitled); Korean (Subtitled); Mandarin Chinese (Subtitled); Polish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Romanian (Subtitled); Slovak (Subtitled); Slovene (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled); Turkish (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Blu-ray, Import
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 162 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Product features:
- UK Import
- Blu-ray
- Region-Free
- Extended Edition
Blu-ray Reviews of Almost Famous [Extended Edition] [Blu-ray][Region Free]
Blu-ray Review: 5-star movie, but Blu-Ray is bare-bones
Summary: 3 Stars
REVIEW OF THE UK BLU-RAY IMPORT -- "Almost Famous" is a terrific movie that plays almost like a fan's love-letter to Rock N'Roll - this and "High Fidelity" are probably two of the best films that will remind you of why you love rock music so much (and both rank in my personal favorites for both films of the last 10 years or so, as well as rock n roll films). I'll assume that if you've searched for "Almost Famous"'s Blu-Ray version, you're probably already familiar with the movie (and like me, might be looking to upgrade), so i'll cut to the chase on the Blu-Ray version: Overall, it's a good transfer, though i don't know that i'd say it's a spectacular transfer to the point of being revelatory in the visual sense. The version of the film presented here is the 'Untitled' cut, which runs around 2 hours 40 min or so, and sound quality is very good. This pressing is actually a UK pressing, though (as i learned) there doesn't seem to be regional-coding protections on Blu-Ray (as there are on DVD's) and this disc played fine in my US machine (no artifacts, etc). There are very few extras: only a 2 minute Lester Bangs interview plus around 10 min of table readings/set rehearsal footage. So if you popped for the 2 DVD/1CD "Almost Famous" so-called 'bootleg' edition, i'd recommend hanging onto that set (which is now out of print, i believe), if only for the extras, the audio CD, etc. Overall, i guess i'm happy to have it on Blu-Ray, though the skimpy extras and the almost-negligible improvement in picture quality somewhat temper my satisfaction with this purchase.
Description of Almost Famous [Extended Edition] [Blu-ray][Region Free]
Almost Famous is the movie Cameron Crowe has been waiting a lifetime to tell. The fictionalisation of Crowe's days as a teenage reporter for Creem and Rolling Stone has all the well-written characters and wonderful "movie moments" that we expect from Crowe (Jerry Maguire), but the film has an intangible something extra--an insider's touch that will turn the film into the ode to '70s Rock & Roll for years to come. We are introduced to Crowe's alter ego, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), at home, where his progressive mom (a superb Frances McDormand) has outlawed rock music and sister Anita (Zooey Deschanel) has slipped him LPs that will "set his mind free." Following the wisdom of Creem's disheveled editor, Lester Bangs (Philip Seymour Hoffman in an instant-classic performance), Miller gets on the inside with the up-and-coming band Stillwater (a fictionalised mixture of the Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, and others). A simple visit with the band turns into a three-week, life-altering odyssey into the heyday of American rock. Of the characters he meets on the road, the two most important are groupie extraordinaire Penny Lane (Kate Hudson in a star-making performance) and Stillwater's enigmatic lead guitarist (Billy Crudup), who keeps stringing Miller along for an interview. From the handwritten credits (done by Crowe) to the bittersweet finale, Crowe's comedic valentine is an indelible, heartbreaking romance of music, women, and the privilege of youth. --Doug ThomasAlmost Famous is the movie Cameron Crowe has been waiting a lifetime to tell. The fictionalization of Crowe's days as a teenage reporter for Creem and Rolling Stone has all the well-written characters and wonderful "movie moments" that we expect from Crowe (Jerry Maguire), but the film has an intangible something extra--an insider's touch that will turn the film into the ode to '70s rock & roll for years to come. We are introduced to Crowe's alter ego, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), at home, where his progressive mom (Frances McDormand, just superb) has outlawed rock music and sister Anita (Zooey Deschanel) has slipped him LPs that will "set his mind free." Following the wisdom of Creem's disheveled editor, Lester Bangs (Philip Seymour Hoffman in an instant-classic performance), Miller gets on the inside with the up-and-coming band Stillwater (a fictionalized mixture of the Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, and others). A simple visit with the band turns into a three-week, life-altering odyssey into the heyday of American rock. Of the characters he meets on the road, the two most important are groupie extraordinaire Penny Lane (Kate Hudson in a star-making performance) and Stillwater's enigmatic lead guitarist (Billy Crudup), who keeps stringing Miller along for an interview. From the handwritten credits (done by Crowe) to the bittersweet finale, Crowe's comedic valentine is an indelible, heartbreaking romance of music, women, and the privilege of youth. --Doug Thomas
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