Minority Report [Blu-ray]

Minority Report [Blu-ray]

Minority Report [Blu-ray]

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Actor: Arye Gross, Caroline Lagerfelt, Jessica Harper, Patrick Kilpatrick, Tom Cruise
Brand: Paramount
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 146 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2010-04-20
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
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Condition: New
Format: Blu-ray
AC-3; Color; Dolby; DTS Surround Sound; Dubbed; Subtitled; Widescreen

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Blu-ray Review: "Minority Report" Blu-Ray Review
Summary: 5 Stars

Along with at least ninety-five percent of the American population, I'm a huge fan of Steven Spielberg's work. With that in mind, to see both "Minority Report" and "Saving Private Ryan" released on Blu-Ray within mere weeks of each other was quite thrilling indeed! Much as with the "Saving Private Ryan" release, I was very pleased with the film transfer of "Minority Report". Due to the darker overall palette of colors within the film, it's not quite a benchmark of the format, but there is a remarkable sheen of clarity and level of detail that clearly sets it vastly apart from the DVD.

On the first disc, the film runs 2:25:15 and features audio and subtitles in English, French, Spanish (there are no features on the first disc). Prior to the menu loading is an easily skipped trailer for the long overdue home video release of "The African Queen", which truly does look amazing on Blu, though the standard definition trailer doesn't do it justice. But I digress.

Whereas "Saving Private Ryan" was somewhat of a disappointment in the special features department, "Minority Report" hits a stellar home run (if you'll excuse my completely out-of-place baseball idiom). On the second disc, there are eight brand new features created exclusively for this Blu-Ray release (in high definition), along with all of the original DVD features ported over (in standard definition). The first eight features listed are the new ones, with the five below them being the ones ported over from the DVD. Most of the titles are rather self-explanatory, but a complete rundown of the features is below:

1) "The Future According to Spielberg" (34:03) - This is an "extended interview" with Spielberg filmed on the eve of the film's theatrical release. The feature will prompt the user during playback of the interview to view storyboards, concept art, various interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage and photographs - mostly culled from the other features on the disc. It's structured similar to the "Maximum Movie Mode" seen on recent Warner Bros. releases, with the notable difference of not having the film itself playing in the background (Spielberg is known for his dislike of commentary tracks). Parts of this feature are in high definition, while some parts are not. According to the case, this requires a "BonusView-enabled" Blu-Ray player.

2) "Inside the World of Pre-Crime" (10:11) - This is a sort of faux documentary on the pre-crime unit. It's a fun feature, as it dives a bit deeper into the whole mythos of the idea.

3) "Phillip K. Dick, Steven Spielberg and Minority Report" (14:18) - This features Dick's daughter and others discussing his life and works, in addition to commenting on how they felt about Spielberg bringing Dick's story to celluloid.

4) "Minority Report: Future Realized" (6:22) - A brief feature on the technology the pre-crime unit utilizes, including interesting information on the "spacial operating environment" seen in the film.

5) "Minority Report: Props of the Future (9:43) - This features production designer Alex McDowell who opens by noting that Spielberg keeps vast amounts of memorabilia from his films. McDowell goes through some of the props and says a few words about them.

6) "Highlights from Minority Report: From the Set" - This is a two part feature with McDowell speaking about two of the unique action setpieces within the film, which includes "The Hoverpack Sequence" (6:06) "The Car Factory Sequence" (2:57).

7) "Minority Report: Commercials of the Future" (3:55) - McDowell speaks about how the crew went about creating the unique in-film product advertisements and promotions.

8) "Previz Sequences" - This is a two part feature which compares the primitive computerized storyboards to the finished product, which includes "Hoverpack Sequence Previz" (2:10) and "Maglev Escape Previz" (1:43).

The following features are ported over from the original DVD release and are all in standard definition. It's this pulling together of the old DVD features with new high definition ones that truly makes the Blu-Ray upgrade well worth it.

1) "From Story to Screen" - Another two part feature including "The Story/The Debate" (9:36), a good feature discussing the development of the film, and "The Players" (9:27) a rundown of the principle characters within the film as presented by the actors who played them.

2) "Deconstructing Minority Report" - This is a five part feature which includes "The World of Minority Report - An Introduction" (9:21), which focuses on the pre-production elements of the film, including the unique "think tank" Spielberg brought together to brainstorm over ideas of the future. "Precrime and Precogs" (8:20) has information on the production design of the film with special emphasis on the precogs set with some good behind the scenes footage. "The Spyder Sequence" (5:24) is about the design and implementation of those creepy robotic spiders within the film. "Precog Visions" (4:51) has Spielberg and some of the crew discussing the ideas behind their creation of the precog visions. "Vehicles of the Future" (5:10) has the crew talking about the conceptual design of the cars in the film.

3) The Stunts - A series of brief features about some of the more interesting stunt scenes in the film, including "Maglev Escape" (2:58), "Hoverpack Chase" (3:00), and "Car Factory" (2:48).

4) "ILM and Minority Report" - A series of five brief features on the combination of practical effects and stuntwork along with the computer generated effects within the film, which begins with an "Introduction" (4:31) with Cruise. "Holograms" (3:09) focuses on the ideas behind the holographic cameras used within the film. "Hall of Containment" (3:09) discusses the production design of the prison with the fancy name. "Maglev" (3:12) is yet another piece about those cool cars that drive themselves. "Hovercraft and Hoverpacks" (3:08) features the ideas behind the designs of those awesome devices we all wish we had. "Cyber Parlor" (1:54) is about that bizarre virtual reality escapist club briefly seen in the film.

5) "Final Report" (3:58) - A bookend piece for the special features which has Cruise and Spielberg adding a few closing statements about the film.

Also included is a massive picture gallery called "Production Concepts" which features production drawings, models, and photographs divided into eight sub-sections: "Precrime", "Hovership", "Hoversuit", "Hall of Containment", "Spyders", "City Apartment", "Greenhouse Plants", and "Objects". The "Storyboard Sequences" features easily navigated storyboards divided into three sub-sections: "Maglev Sequence", "Alley Chase", and "Car Factory". Rounding out the special features are three trailers in high definition.

"Minority Report" is a pitch perfect example of how a Blu-Ray release should be presented, particularly an 'older' film making its Blu debut. The high detail visuals and overall sheen of clarity to the film print, along with the wealth of brand new high definition special features, makes this an easy and beneficial double dip for those, such as myself, who've owned the DVD release for years now. With this film receiving the red carpet treatment and "Saving Private Ryan" only receiving a good-but-not-great release, it's impossible to gauge how future Spielberg films (such as "Artificial Intelligence: AI") will be presented on Blu. Time will tell. For now, I can easily recommend the "Minority Report" Blu-Ray to any film fan.

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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 04/20/2010 Run time: 146 minutes Rating: Pg13

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