Point Break (Pure Adrenaline Edition)
by Kathryn Bigelow
List Price:
Our Price: $8.49
You Save: $6.49 (43%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $5.52 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Gary Busey, John C. McGinley, Keanu Reeves, Lori Petty, Patrick SwayzeDirector: Kathryn Bigelow
Brand: TCFHE
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 122 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-03
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Point Break (Pure Adrenaline Edition)
Movie Review: Entertaining but....
Summary: 2 Stars
This is a relatively fast-paced, no-brainer action flick. The trouble is in the details. Many, many details.
The 1st & biggest problem in my view is where are they? Oh sure, the script says Southern California, but I lived in SoCal for over 25 years (I was living there when this was released to theatres) & I can tell you that there are NO beaches like that anywhere in California. The waves are large & tubular. There are very few surfers on them. The sand is empty of onlookers. There is vegetation nearly to the water. The movie supposedly takes place during August & September (the hottest months in SoCal), yet the surfers are all wearing wetsuits. Trust me, NO surfers would wear wetsuits at that time of year.
Bodhi (Patrick Swayze) lives on the beach in a rather large cottage. With no neighbors. Assuming (as a bank robber) he could afford a beach house, believe me, there are simply no isolated 'shacks' anywhere in SoCal. Another 'little' detail gone wrong.
It was nice seeing Anthony Keidis (lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers) in a cameo role as a hot-headed surf nazi beating up on Keanu Reeves' character, but Keanu himself runs the gamut of emotions from A to B. Just like all his other films. Patrick Swayze does what he can with Bodhi, but the mis-casting is obvious from the start.
Final verdict? If you must see this film, rent it first. Trust me on this.
Summary of Point Break (Pure Adrenaline Edition)
Young FBI agent Johnny Utah (Reeves) goes undercover at the suggestion of his partner (Gary Busey) to learn if a group of wild surfers is actually a gang of bank robbers. He soon comes under the dangerous spell of the surfers' charismatic leader, Bodhi (Swyaze), a mystical mastermind who'll do absolutely anything for a thrill - and expects his followers to do the same.An unbelievable movie, and deliriously better for it. Keanu Reeves is a hotshot law enforcement dude--Johnny Utah by name--investigating a series of bank robberies in L.A. Four gunmen, disguised in rubber masks of ex-U.S. presidents, have never come close to being caught, but veteran agent Gary Busey has a theory: The bandits are surfers. This prompts the superb line, "The ex-presidents rip off banks to finance the endless summer!" This movie's full of dialogue like that, but instead of sounding ridiculous it creates its own infectious comic-book energy--ride the crest of it and you'll find the film's giddy zone. Patrick Swayze plays Bodhi, zen-master leader of the surfing clan, humming serenely with the wisdom of the waves. (Alarmingly, Swayze also did his own skydiving stunts.) Director Kathryn Bigelow (Strange Days) stages the action sequences with a visceral snap, and clearly has a gift for orchestrating pulp fiction. Though not a huge hit when was first released, Point Break has a well-deserved cult reputation thanks to its video afterlife. The film's executive producer is James Cameron, Bigelow's husband at the time. --Robert Horton
Action & Adventure DVD Video
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Movies most talked about in Heist, Caper and Robbery Movies - Chronological Order
The CodeRelease date: 2009-06-23; DVD
Best price: $12.99
Price in other shops:
The Bank JobLIONS GATE HOME ENT.; Release date: 2008-07-15; DVD
Best price: $4.73
Price in other shops:
Live Free or Die Hard (Unrated Edition)TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2007-01-04; DVD
Best price: $4.85
Price in other shops:
Ocean's Thirteen (Widescreen Edition)WARNER HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2007-11-13; DVD
Best price: $2.97
Price in other shops:
FlawlessMAGNOLIA PICT HM ENT; Release date: 2008-06-03; DVD
Best price: $1.99
Price in other shops:
Inside Man (Widescreen Edition)UNI DIST CORP. (MCA); Release date: 2006-08-08; DVD
Best price: $2.49
Price in other shops:
After the Sunset (Widescreen New Line Platinum Series)NEW LINE HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2005-03-29; DVD
Best price: $0.98
Price in other shops:
Ocean's TwelveWarner Brothers; Release date: 2005-04-12; DVD
Best price: $1.81
Price in other shops:
SwordfishWARNER HOME VIDEO; Release date: 2004-06-01; DVD
Best price: $1.48
Price in other shops:
Employee of the MonthEMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH (DVD MOVIE); Release date: 2005-01-04; DVD
Best price: $3.20
Price in other shops:
Similar DVD Movies
Daredevil (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)Release date: 2003-07-29; DVD
Best price: $2.49
Price in other shops:
Street KingsTCFHE; Release date: 2008-08-19; DVD
Best price: $8.79
Price in other shops:
For Your Eyes OnlyRelease date: 1999-10-19; DVD
Best price: $5.50
Price in other shops:
Live and Let DieTCFHE/MGM; Release date: 2007-09-04; DVD
Best price: $6.19
Price in other shops:
ThunderballRelease date: 1999-10-19; DVD
Best price: $3.65
Price in other shops:
Dr. No (THX Edition)DVD
Best price: $14.99
Road HouseTCFHE/MGM; Release date: 2006-07-18; DVD
Best price: $6.46
Price in other shops:
Man on FireRelease date: 2004-09-14; DVD
Best price: $5.75
Price in other shops:
Die Another Day (Widescreen Special Edition)Release date: 2003-06-03; DVD
Best price: $0.99
Price in other shops:
From Russia With Love (THX Edition)DVD
Best price: $39.87