Guyana Tragedy: Jim Jones Story

Guyana Tragedy: Jim Jones Story
by William A. Graham

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Actor: Colleen Dewhurst, James Earl Jones, Levar Burton, Ned Beatty, Powers Boothe
Director: William A. Graham
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 189 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-08-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: VCI Entertainment

DVD Reviews of Guyana Tragedy: Jim Jones Story

DVD Review: A Great Disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars

A two-part docu-drama that I remember to have been quite striking when first broadcast. Dramatically, it holds up fairly well, although I found it a bit more heavy-handed than I remember it. Some great performances by Powers Boothe, Randy Quaid, Albert Hall, Levar Burton, Veronica Cartwright, Brad Dourif, Meg Foster, and others. But this print is horrendous! Terribly grainy to the point of being out of focus, colors are over-saturated, and full of dust, dirt, pops, jumps and skips. And the sound is muffled, subject to irregular dropouts, and often distorted. I will not keep it in my library. It's a shame because it would have been worth watching again sometime. I guess the studio didn't think it worth digitally cleaning up the original.

DVD Review: Super story
Summary: 5 Stars

So sad that people need God so bad they'll follow any idiot who claims to be God's emmisary.

DVD Review: Took about 2 weeks
Summary: 4 Stars

Took about 2 weeks to receive the movie, but was satisfied when I finally got a chance to watch it. The movie imaging wasn't perfect but was nothing like some of the reviews I read.

DVD Review: GREAT MOVIE - lousy transfer
Summary: 3 Stars

The only reason this doesn't get five stars is because of the quality. I've been looking for this movie for years so bought it anyway despite the warnings about the lousy DVD quality. I had taped this from TV and the tape basically disintegrated. I'm glad I bought this CD but the quality is just as bad as on VHS. My recommendation is that if you have a decent VHS copy don't buy this. If you don't have it, buy this and wait for the release of a better quality DVD.

DVD Review: 5 for the Movie, 0 for the dvd quality
Summary: 2 Stars

Talk about no effort. This is really a terrible transfer. It really looks like someone had an old vhs tape of this 2 part tv movie and they just recorded it as is onto dvd. From the first minute to the last, you are treated to a dark, scratchy, hissing and popping movie. This is a terrific film, with an all star cast. Such an interesting story wasted with an awful dvd. This is one I truly hope someone would put out the right way.

Description of Guyana Tragedy: Jim Jones Story

Originally shown as a two-part TV movie, this is a gripping recreation of the horrible tragedy of the November 1978 mass suicide of 913 people at the South American religious"colony" of Jonestown. Powers Boothe's portrayal of the cult-leader Reverend Jim Jones earned him an "Emmy" and the film traces the life of Jones from his early activist period to his rise as a modern day messiah. The climatic suicide scenes are convincingly recreated in a near-documentary style, and the whole production benefits from a huge supporting cast of excellent players. Bonus Features: Scene Selection, Trailers, Bios. Specs: DVD9; Dolby Digital; 189 minutes; Color; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1980; SRP - $14.99.

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