The Lawnmower Man (New Line Platinum Series)

The Lawnmower Man (New Line Platinum Series)
by Brett Leonard

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Actor: Geoffrey Lewis, Jeff Fahey, Jenny Wright, Mark Bringleson, Pierce Brosnan
Director: Brett Leonard
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1997-12-17
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line Home Video

DVD Reviews of The Lawnmower Man (New Line Platinum Series)

DVD Review: Excellent Sci Fi/Thriiller.
Summary: 4 Stars

Lawn mower man was a good picture,even though it's an older film it's still a good movie to watch.

DVD Review: Dated visuals put a damper on the impact of the movie
Summary: 3 Stars

If no one has heard of The Lawnmower Man series, this movie was a considered a breakthrough in movie magic in its time during the early 90's. Many people say this was the TRON movie of its era heavy on special effects and blazing visuals never seen in movie theaters. This was true and The Lawnmower Man was astounding when it first came out however it somehow lost its appeal since the special effects actually bring down the movie.

DVD Review: Access Granted!!!
Summary: 4 Stars

This is a good scientific movie about a doctor named Angelo running some tests using virtual reality on a mentally challenged man name Jobe. After doing the tests and taking some drugs, Jobe becomes smarter and more dangerous. After doing more tests and more drugs, Jobe tries to take over Virtual Reality and become a Computer god, but Dr. Angelo tries to stop him, even if it means blowing up everything he's worked for. If you love sci-fi, you'll love THE LAWNMOWER MAN!!!

DVD Review: Awesome, classic sci-fi!
Summary: 5 Stars

This movie is great, a classic any science fiction fan can enjoy. The plot is based on a short story by Stephen King. I've never read the book, but it seems like King's work. Classic cyberpunk, virtual reality themes from the 90's. Some cool CGI special effects (for the time) and some good actors. I won't get into the plot, but basically its virtual reality gone wrong. I've watched this film many times, its worth owning if you are into VR and the like.

DVD Review: The Director's Version
Summary: 2 Stars

I own the Director's Cut of "The Lawnmower Man" on VHS that run 141 minutes. The original theater version is only 108 minutes long and this is all that is available on DVD. The reason is because of the director "Brett Leonard" himself. I saw him doing a review of the film and he stated that he never wanted all that extra material to be release. According to Mr. Leonard it made the film to long and boring to many people.

The problem is that the 108 minute version of the story looks as if things have been removed. When I saw this film at the theaters in 1991 I was lost on what the story was trying to convey. Then I rented the 141 minute version and it all fit together so I bought a use version of the VHS copy.

Yet, VHS will rare out and so will the machine that I play it own. I do not understand why it is just a problem to release the Director's Cut onto DVD. Everyone well make more money than it would cost to put it together and it would please a lot of customers.

Look what Steven Spielberg did in November 2007. He re-released the original 1977 version of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" with the other two versions on three separate DVD's. Then in December of 2007, Ridley Scott released the original version of "Blade Runner" with 4 different versions on five DVD's.

All Mr. Leonard has to do is release both both version on DVD or just the Director's Cut version and the customers will be content.

If you have not seen the Director's Cut then please do and if you enjoy it enough please write your own email. Fan's email does have an effect. I do believe that the original "Star Wars" will be release as it was in 1977 on DVD if the fans keep on complaining.

Description of The Lawnmower Man (New Line Platinum Series)

Experiments change a simple lawnmower man into a superhuman being. The stage is set for a dr. Jekyll and mr. Hyde struggle for the control of jobes mind the professor wanting to help mankind the other a group wanting to create an invincible war machine. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 02/03/2004 Starring: Pierce Brosnon Jeff Fahey Run time: 108 minutes Rating: R Director: Brett Leonard

In 1992, The Lawnmower Man was hailed as a CGI (computer-generated image) breakthrough. It's fascinating to consider it in a historical context, knowing it came just a year after Terminator 2: Judgment Day and was followed by Jurassic Park a year later. Written and directed by Brett Leonard, The Lawnmower Man focuses on a scientist (Pierce Brosnan) trying to utilize technology for governmental gain. As with all top-secret government projects in the movies, it goes horribly wrong. Forced to progress from a chimp to a human subject, Brosnan secretly recruits local backwards boy and lawnmower pusher Jobe (Jeff Fahey). The increases in intelligence are alarming. He learns Latin in two hours, becomes an object of sexual desire (apparently all it takes is cowboy boots), and then develops telepathic and telekinetic abilities. What the film ought to be remembered and appreciated for are the visuals, which undoubtedly advanced the arcade and home computer game industry. --Paul Tonks

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