Rumble Fish (Special Edition)
by Francis Ford Coppola
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Actor: Dennis Hopper, Diana Scarwid, Diane Lane, Matt Dillon, Mickey RourkeDirector: Francis Ford Coppola
Brand: DILLON,MATT
Producer: Francis Ford Coppola
Writer: Francis Ford Coppola
Producer: Doug Claybourne
Producer: Fred Roos
Producer: Gian-Carlo Coppola
Producer: Roman Coppola
Writer: S.E. Hinton
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-09-13
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Rumble Fish (Special Edition)
Movie Review: New Special Edition of "RUMBLE FISH" is awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
The new Special Edition of Francis Ford Coppola's "RUMBLE FISH" is superb! It is awesome even!
SYNOPSIS: Academy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola ("The Godfather" trilogy) directs this unforgettable story of a young man's struggle to live up to his adored brother's reputation in an impoverished industrial town. Matt Dillon (Wild Things, Crash) and Mickey Rourke (Angel Heart, Sin City) are Rusty James and The Motorcycle Boy, and lead an all-star cast including Nicolas Cage (Con Air, Face Off), Dennis Hopper (Speed, Blue Velvet) and Oscar nominee Diane Lane (Unfaithful, Under the Tuscan Sun). This extraordinary adaptation of the best-seller by S.E. Hinton features a Golden Globe-winning score by Stewart Copeland of The Police, and reminds us that if you're going to lead people, you have to have somewhere to go. "Rumble Fish" is a gorgeous shot and realised movie that has attained a lasting cult following. You will either love it or loathe it as it is undoubtedly a movie that polarises audiences. If you want something different and interesting then "Rumble Fish" might just be the movie for you!
PICTURE: The remastered anamorphic picture quality is stunning! It is so detailed and 3 dimensional! The cinematography literally comes alive and you feel you could walk through the screen and be in the movie. On my 55 inch DLP screen this DVD is one of the best looking transfers of an 80's film I have seen and it blows the old DVD releases' picture out of the water. A huge improvement and an allround great picture of a stunning looking film!
SOUND: The sound quality is also superb. The film has obviously had a lot of care taken over it and this all new Dolby Digital 5.1 sound transfer is first rate. Every sound seems to be coming from all around you while the dialogue is crystal clear and nicely anchored to the centre. The surrounds are consistently in use for both effects and the films weird and wonderful score. Again a huge improvement over the original DVD.
MENUS: The DVD menu's are classy and are perfect for the film. They are not highly animated but they scroll through the films all-star cast so everyone gets a look in - DILLON, ROURKE, LANE, CAGE etc etc. I like DIANE LANE in her bikini best on the "Special Features" menu!
EXTRA FEATURES: We have a tremendous running commentary by director FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA. This is amongst his best commentaries and is maybe even better than his "Godfather" commentaries. He obviously loves "RUMBLE FISH" and is very passionate about it. Everything is covered including funny anecdotes, getting the cool cast together, the cinematography choices and the story itself. A great commentary by someone who knows how to do them right!
We next have a wonderful "Making of..." documentary which runs about 30 minutes. It is very insightful and has vintage behind the scenes clips and interviews with Cage, Dillon, Rourke, Fishburne and Diane Lane. There is also producer and crew input. A very good documentary of this type. Well put together and informative!
We than have an excellent "Percussion Score Featurette" which is presented in anamorphic video. This includes very interesting interviews with the films mixing engineer and Stewart Copeland of the Police. He talks about working with Coppola and they revisit the original tapes to show how the films weird and wonderful soundtrack was created. Excellent featurette on an unsung part of film production.
The "Deleted Scenes" are frustrating. There are six in total and they run a fair while as whole chunks of footage was deleted. (Especially the character of Steve). The deleted scenes are all uniformly excellent scenes that would not be out of place in the finished film. The scenes are very well acted and well produced but you are left wishing that they had used "seamless branching" to give you the option of putting them back in. Sadly the quality is not as great as the film itself, and they are presented non-anamorphic and with a time code at the bottom. Worth seeing though.
We then have a good quality trailer (the same as the original DVD), some DVD credits and the Stan Ridgway "Don't Box Me In" video presented fullframe and with excellent picture quality and sound quality. The cover is similar to the last DVD but makes a bigger thing of the films all star cast.
All in all, this is an excellent Special Edition of a strange and beautiful film that you will either love or hate. It is a HUGE improvement over the old release in everyway possible and the picture, sound and supplements are superb! Highly recommended for fans of the film, cast or Coppola!
Summary of Rumble Fish (Special Edition)
No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 13-SEP-2005
Media Type: DVD
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