Disturbia (Widescreen Edition)
by D.J. Caruso
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Actor: Aaron Yoo, Carrie-Anne Moss, David Morse, Sarah Roemer, Shia LaBeoufDirector: D.J. Caruso
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Cinematographer: Rogier Stoffers
Editor: Jim Page
Producer: Tom Pollock
Producer: Ivan Reitman
Writer: Christopher B. Landon
Writer: Carl Ellsworth
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-07
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: DreamWorks SKG
DVD Reviews of Disturbia (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: Disturbia is a Fun Movie - but Expect more Hormones than Scares
Summary: 4 Stars
Those looking for the serious slasher pic suggested by the previews, be warned: The most shocking scene in disturbia occurs in the first 10 minutes.
Overall - teen hormones feature more prominently than blood and guts, and voyeurism and the accessibility of technology almost play greater thematic roles than murderous next door neighbors. All of this doesn't mean disturbia is not worth watching. On the contrary, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it, and you may be as well.
Shia will be onscreen almost constantly, so you have to be able to enjoy, or at least have no problems tolerating, his patented brand of befuddled charm. Being thoroughly familiar with the electronic accouterments of a modern teen's lifestyle will also help you 'get' this movie. Sarah Roehmer adds some sizzle as the hot girl who moves in next door and David Morse doesn't have to try too hard to turn in a decent performance as the villain.
Good production, good chemistry and a fun script make disturbia a winner, just don't expect a scarefest. DVD includes making of, outtakes, and a VH1-esque pop-up video setting that quizzes you on pop-culture references and influences (kind of fun actually).
DVD Review: A fairly solid effort. I liked this movie.
Summary: 3 Stars
D.J. Caruso, like many modern-day film directors, must obviously hold the legendary Alfred Hitchcock in high esteem. You would have to have been sequestered in a cave your entire life or be totally blind to miss all the many creative liberties Mr. Caruso has taken with the Jimmy Stewart classic, "Rear Window," to assume anything less. Having said that, however, I still must say I enjoyed this movie far more than I previously anticipated. Christopher Landon's screenplay, while somewhat predictable, still manages to throw enough surprises at you through its performances.
The aspiring Shia LaBeouf takes front and center stage here as young troublemaker, Kale Brecht. Kale, when he's not spying on his neighbors or causing fire and brimstone to rain down all around him, is actually quite the average and overall likeable kid. With the tragic death of his father serving as the motivation behind his unfortunate scuffle with a high school teacher, Kale has landed himself a three month house arrest. It is during this excruciating stretch that he begins to suspect his next-door neighbor might actually be the same elusive serial killer he's been following on the local news.
That's honestly the main story, right there. I will kindly refrain from spoiling anything further for those who still have yet to see this for themselves.
Now, I may normally not adhere to this type of film. But I was very pleasantly entertained. The clever nods to Hitchcock, as I've already mentioned, along with the collective contributions by La Beouf and David Morse, are what really helped hold my attention. This, plain and simply, is the sort of movie you watch with friends on a Friday night. It's not going to win over the gore hounds or those looking for grindhouse style shocks. This is PG-13 mainstream quality fare, at best. But it's also a motion picture I can freely admit I had fun with.
DVD Review: Lively and fun, but not great
Summary: 3 Stars
Disturbia takes a good while before anything interesting happens. Not that that is a flaw, but when we finally get to the good stuff, we find it's really not all that good. It is not suspenseful, and certainly not surprising. It is as predictable as you can get, yet I still found myself enjoying it.
Perhaps it's because of the uber talented Shia Labeouf. He is a hugely capable young actor who conforms well to any role he plays. In Disturbia, you really get a sense of who his character is and you can't help but like him. He puts 100% into this film and I think that is why the film works as well as it does.
I also really wish they used Carrie-Anne Moss more in this film. I really like her as an actress and would have loved to see more of her in this. All in all, a decent popcorn film, but not terribly thriller like or suspenseful. Also, the blooper reel is sadly lacking. It almost seems like a pointless tease.
DVD Review: Entertaining Thriller
Summary: 4 Stars
Shia LeBoeuf plays Kale Brecht, a guy who's having a very bad year. He just lost his father in a car accident and now he's on house arrest for punching his teacher.
He's told that once on House Arrest he may start to lose it and he's warned that if he takes his ankle bracelet off or goes too far from the house he will be arrested.
His mom decides it would be best to take away all of his privileges. He becomes bored, gets some binoculars and soon he starts to notice strange happenings taking place in the neighborhood.
After spying for awhile he gets the feeling the next door neighbor may just be a serial killer...
In the midst of all this he comes across a girl who lives next door, who he soon becomes friendly with and she along with Kale's best friend end up trying to solve the mystery of the killer next door.
During all this you aren't really sure if he's just going crazy or if the neighbor is really a killer.
I really enjoyed this film. I thought it was suspenseful and it kept me interested and on the edge of my seat till the very end. It was a good thriller and dosen't disappoint. Highly Recommended. 4.5 stars.
DVD Review: Disturbia DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
When i first got this video everything looked fine until i put it in. About 12 minutes in the movie it stopped playing. So i contacted the seller and told them the situation and they prompted me that they would send me a new one. A couple days later the video arrived and it worked great. The best part was i didn't have to send the old one back and waste shipping charges. Great customer service
Description of Disturbia (Widescreen Edition)
After his father s accidental death Kale (Shia LaBeouf) remains withdrawn and troubled. When he lashes out at a well-intentioned but insensitive teacher he finds himself under a court-ordered house arrest. His mother continues to cope working extra shifts to support herself and her son as she tries in vain to understand the changes in his personality. The walls of his house begin to close in on Kale as he takes chances to extend the boundaries both physical and emotional of his confinement. His interests turn outside the windows of his suburban home toward those of his neighbors including a mutual attraction to the new girl next door (Sarah Roemer). Together they begin to suspect that another neighbor is a serial killer. Are their suspicions merely the product of Kale s cabin fever and vivid imagination? Or have they unwittingly stumbled across a crime that could cost them their lives?System Requirements:Running Time: 104 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating:?PG-13 UPC:?097363483441 Manufacturer No:?348344Alfred Hitchcock fans may experience d?j? vu upon exposure to this voyeuristic thriller. That's because director DJ Caruso (The Salton Sea) and co-writer Carl Ellsworth (Red Eye) use Rear Window as a jumping-off point before cherry-picking from more recent scare fare, like The Blair Witch Project. In the prologue, 17-year-old Kale (Shia LaBeouf, Holes) loses his beloved father to a car crash. A year passes, and he's still on edge. When a teacher makes a careless remark about his dad, Kale punches him out, and is sentenced to house arrest. After his mom (Carrie-Anne Moss, Memento) takes away his Xbox and iTunes privileges, the suburban slacker spies on his neighbors to pass the time. In the process, he develops a crush on Ashley (Sarah Roemer, The Grudge 2), the hot girl next door, and becomes convinced that another, the soft-spoken Mr. Turner (David Morse, The Green Mile), is a serial killer. With the help of the flirtatious Ashley, practical joke-playing pal Ronnie (Aaron Yoo), and an array of high-tech gadgets, like cell-phone cameras and digital camcorders, Kale sets out to solve a major case without leaving his yard (a feat that would prove more challenging for a less affluent sleuth). In the end, it's pretty familiar stuff, but there are plenty of scares once Turner realizes he's being watched, and rising star LaBeouf, who next appears in Michael Bay's Transformers, makes for an engaging leading man--despite his character's propensity for slugging Spanish instructors. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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