Eyes Wide Shut [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of Eyes Wide Shut [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: Wide Open.
Summary: 5 Stars
Technical notes:
YES, the Blu-Ray version IS the unrated version with silhouettes removed from the party/orgy scene.
YES, it is in widescreen 1.85 format, HOWEVER... you should note that Kubrick did indeed intend a full frame viewing experience. As I understand, he framed it for 4:3 but protected the 1.85 frame for theatrical viewing. You should note that in the widescreen version, you are actually losing some image on the top and bottom of the frame. The 4:3 full frame version is the actual full negative. But to my disappointment...
NO, there is no option to choose one or the other. 1.85 is the only version on this BD.
Movie notes:
This movie took a lot of growing on me. I watched the film theatrically when it was released and did not like it at all. Since then, in subsequent viewings, I have come to appreciate the movie more and the tremendous amount of thought that went into it.
For a moment, put aside the stories you hear about hundreds of takes on one scene and all the months it took to shoot this film. What Kubrick put into it was probably an OD of conceptualism for most of us. Sometimes that can come across as pretentious and unnecessary, but with every viewing something new arises. If you overanalyze and look for the seemingly most miniscule details, you will be surprised at how much you find and how much of it is 100% relevant.
Many have condemned this film as total garbage. I can't stand Tom Cruise at all and quite honestly he sucks in this film just about as much as he does in any other... but Kubrick makes up for Cruise's shortcomings in many different ways. Perhaps Cruise's lack of talent even adds to the film in some way. In any case, I think it's a great film... not quite a masterpiece like some film geeks might attest to, but definitely worth a few looks.
Movie Review: A movie about power
Summary: 5 Stars
I feel that too much emphasis is placed on the Cruise and Kidman characters. Their fears, desires, or any other emotions are really irrelevent to me. They are cartoonish exagerations of the 21st century couple. Does anyone really act that way? Would any sane person tell their spouse they would walk out on their life together for a one night stand? I don't think so. Then what is the point, why are we following these two people around as they behave as if they are in dream state, in a trance, or out of their minds? The Venetian masked orgy is the key. The movie tells us that parallel to our self medicated, dreamy, fretful, nuerotic, world, there is a world of power, harsh reality, and knowledge. Sometimes we sitcom characters brush against this other world, with no good result. Bill stumbled upont this other world and was crushed. A hand of unmeasurable power and cruelty struck him down and held him immobile as one might a small dog. The effect was sobering, but also short lived. Bill, and we, will always cower and crawfish, walking backwards in homage away from the hideous strength, slipping back into our silly worlds of imagined infidelity, drugs, Christmans shopping, and whatever our ideal of sex is. Eyes Wide Shut tells us that we are living a ridiculous, unnnatural existence, but perceive it as just the opposite. When we are exposed to the powers that have dealt us this hand, to those who see us as ants on the sidewalk to be crushed, we have no other defense but to delve deeper into the illusion to escape a reality we can not accept.Movie Review: Eye is best on blu-ray
Summary: 5 Stars
There are a plethora of reviews of the movie, but my review is a comparison of the BD vs DVD version. The BD version is by far, the best version released for home use, even if there are purist who argue the loss of image space cut from the 4:3 format made into 16:9. The BD version removes the digital censoring used in the USA version, the difference is hardly worth the hoopla. The video and audio have far greater dynamic range, with greater color space and wider sound stage than the DVD. The video is brighter and sharper than when I saw the theatrical release. Audio has superior imaging and dynamic range equal or better than the theater.
Movie Review: Weird movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Being a fan of Kubrick's movies, this movie is not the best of the bunch, but strangely this movie grows on me everytime I see it. EWS is like movie no other. I haven't seen another movie like it, mostly because of it's dreamlike quality. Seems like many people don't like this movie and I think it's because the pace is slow. As a matter of fact when I saw this in theatre, there was a person who commented the movie most the time saying "this is boring" etc.
I recommend this movie to people who wants to see something different...if you have seen it, watch it again...maybe it's better on the second time.
Movie Review: Dazzlingly rich and clever
Summary: 5 Stars
To enjoy this movie it helps to have an interest in Psychoanalytic concepts: the imperious erotic drive, dreams, fantasy, seduction, guilt, erotic curiosity, the distortion of reality by wish and fear, and the fascinating challenge of figuring out the mystery of what exactly happened to you and why. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this movie. The movie's title seems to refer to the power of the sensual and visual experiences of your mind's eyes.