The Rock [Blu-ray]

The Rock [Blu-ray]
by Michael Bay

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Actor: Bokeem Woodbine, Claire Forlani, Gregory Sporleder, Jim Maniaci, Sean Connery
Director: Michael Bay
Brand: Hollywood
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 136 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-08
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

DVD Reviews of The Rock [Blu-ray]

DVD Review: Great action ride, sound is amazing!
Summary: 4 Stars

This is a great story of personal redemption, laced with awesome action sequences and spectacular sound. The angles and editing are fantastic, and the "crisis" of consciousness that the characters face, along with the humurous sub plot of Nick Cage's character all blend for a fun, entertaining action movie.

DVD Review: The Rock!
Summary: 5 Stars

This bd version makes a great movie greater! At this price, you should get your hand on it and smell in your dreams.

DVD Review: Great Movie w/ the Best Picture Quality Available
Summary: 4 Stars

I've always been a fan of this movie, the Rock. Michael Bay catches a lot of flak about his Hollywood-esque action movies, but you can't find anyone that knows action better than him. This movie proved his abilities and put him on the map as an action director. The scenes are beautiful. Wonderful, colorful shots followed by more wonderful shots. The cast is full of great actors too like Sean Connery, Ed Harris, and Michael Beihn.

The disc itself is a great testament to HD media. Very clear picture, especially for a movie 12-13 years old. The audio will blow you away. Extremely crisp and LOUD. It's also packed full of extras, although some are really quite useless. Most extras are in standard def too.

I paid $15 for this movie. Being one of my all-time favorite action flicks, I think the purchase was well worth it with a combination of great visuals, extremely entertaining cast, and a healthy dose of in-your-face-action coupled with it being all presented in HD. You literally get a lot of bang for your buck. ;) Don't knock Michael Bay until you see this action classic.

DVD Review: The Rock defintely rocks on blu-Ray!
Summary: 5 Stars

At San Francisco in Alcatraz, a group of terrorists lead by ex-general Hummel (Ed Harris) who demand a ransom as they threaten to launch missles with deadly gas into the San Francisco bay area if they don't get what they want. FBI chemical warfare agent Stanley Goodspeed (Nicolas Cage) now must join up with former criminal Mason (Sean Connery) to rescue the hostages and stop the madmen from threatening the city.

Explosive and action packed thriller which is Michael Bay's crowning achievement besides "Transformers" delivers all the thrills and chills that anyone needs. Jerry Bruckheimer and the late Don Simpson lavishly produced this movie and Michael Bay was just perfect to do this movie, the movie does co-star Tony Todd ("Candyman) and Michael Biehn. It's got excellent action sequences, terrific performances by the cast, humor, a little romance and a good plot makes this a sure fire crowdpleaser to any action lover out there.

This Blu-Ray makes the movie never looked or sound this great before! the extras are phenomenal like a movie showcase spotlight that shows scenes that showcase the ultimate in HD pic and sound, Audio commentary, World Premier of the movie, featurettes, interviews, Trailers and TV Spots.

DVD Review: Okay, but not Great
Summary: 3 Stars

Okay, so I bought a PS3 console yesterday, and decided to get a Blu-Ray movie just to see how awesome it was.

Comparing the BD vs. the DVD in an up-sampling DVD player, there was no discernable difference.

The movie itself is fun -- like another poster said, the plot is something of a stretch, but it's got the awesome Simpson/Bruckheimer explosions, firefights, and camera angles/cinematography.

Description of The Rock [Blu-ray]

Hollywood The Rock (Blu-ray)
Hollywood superstar Sean Connery ("Finding Forrester") joins Academy Award(R)-winner Nicolas Cage (1995 Best Actor - "Leaving Las Vegas") in the action-packed thriller of the year, "The Rock"! All of San Francisco is taken hostage when a vengeful general (Ed Harris - "A Beautiful Mind") seizes control of Alcatraz Island, threatening to launch missiles loaded with deadly poison gas! With time running out, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert (Cage) and a notorious federal prisoner (Connery) have the skills to penetrate the island fortress and defuse the lethal situation! Edge-of-your-seat suspense and unstoppable action explode off the screen in this must-see motion picture event!

Between his high-octane debut, Bad Boys, and 1998's wannabe blockbuster Armageddon, hotshot director Michael Bay forged his dubious reputation with this crowd-pleasing action extravaganza. In it a psychotically disgruntled war hero (Ed Harris) seizes the island prison of Alcatraz and threatens to wage chemical warfare against nearby San Francisco unless the government publicly recognizes the men who were killed under Harris's top-secret command. Nicolas Cage plays the biochemist who teams up with the only man ever to have escaped from Alcatraz (Sean Connery) in an attempt to foil Harris's terrorist scheme. As one might expect, what follows is an action-packed barrage of bullets, bodies, and climactic confrontations, replete with enough plot contrivances to give even the most jaded action fan cause for alarm. It's a load of hooey, but the cast is obviously having a grand old time, and there's enough wit to make the recycled action sequences tolerable. If you're ordering this movie on Blu-ray, be careful with the volume knobs on your home-theater sound systems, because The Rock could cause partial hearing loss and structural damage to your home. --Jeff Shannon

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