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Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: Import
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Alliance
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Format: Dubbed, NTSC, Widescreen, Import
Language: English
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Run Time: 104 minutes
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan, Alakina Mann, James Bentley

Movie Reviews of The Others

Movie Review: Excellent movie - pretty good blu-ray...
Summary: 5 Stars

To clarify, I would give the movie itself 5/5 stars while the blu-ray would get 3.75/5 stars. As for the movie, I think The Others is a very atmospheric, intelligent ghost story, with solid performances and a well-written story. I highly recommend watching the blu-ray version; though an American studio will eventually bring the film to the blu-ray medium, this Canadian version will suffice -- I recommend purchasing it from one of the Marketplace sellers to take advantage of better pricing.

As far as this blu-ray transfer (1080i/DD/DTS) goes, I found it to be pretty solid overall. It suffers somewhat from telecine "jitter" and a few artifacts, but the colors are rich, and the contrast and sharpness are quite good. This is a very dark film, and the blacks are inky, but the shadows still reveal a good deal of detail. As some reviewers have noted, there is no menu, but the "pop-up" menu button on my remote brought up the Audio selection menu, and chapters can be browsed by using the "|<<" and ">>|" buttons. When I compared this blu-ray to the DVD version I already had, I was stunned at how much better the blu-ray is! If you can find this blu-ray at a good price, I recommend it -- I would also recommend watching it in the dark with a good surround system (set on the DTS soundtrack); you might not want to watch alone, though! ;)

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Summary of The Others

Import Blu-Ray/Region A pressing.

Screen sensation Nicole Kidman (MOULIN ROUGE, EYES WIDE SHUT) delivers an utterly unforgettable performance in this scary and stylish suspense thriller. While awaiting her husband's return from war, Grace (Kidman) and her two young children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded island mansion. Then, after three mysterious servants arrive and it becomes chillingly clear that there is far more to his house than can be seen, Grace finds herself in a harrying fight to save her children and keep her sanity. Acclaimed by critics everywhere, the unpredictable twists and turns of this compelling hit will keep you guessing as it keeps you riveted to the edge of your seat!

A welcome throwback to the spooky traditions of Jack Clayton's The Innocents and Robert Wise's The Haunting, Alejandro Amenábar's The Others favors atmosphere, sound, and suggestion over flashy special effects. Set in 1945 on a fog-enshrouded island off the British coast, the film begins with a scream as Grace (Nicole Kidman) awakens from some unspoken horror, perhaps arising from her religiously overprotective concern for her young children, Anne (Alakina Mann) and Nicholas (James Bentley). The children are hypersensitive to light and have lived in a musty manor with curtains and shutters perpetually drawn. With Grace's husband presumably lost at war, this ominous setting perfectly accommodates a sense of dreaded expectation, escalating when three strangers arrive in response to Grace's yet-unposted request for domestic help. Led by housekeeper Mrs. Mills (Fionnula Flanagan), this mysterious trio is as closely tied to the house's history as Grace's family is--as are the past occupants seen posthumously posed in a long-forgotten photo album.

With her justly acclaimed performance, Kidman maintains an emotional intensity that fuels the film's supernatural underpinnings. And while Amenábar's pacing is deliberately slow, it befits the tone of penetrating anxiety, leading to a twist that extends the story's reach from beyond the grave. Amenábar unveiled a similarly effective twist in his Spanish thriller Open Your Eyes (remade by Cameron Crowe as Vanilla Sky), but where that film drew debate, The Others is finely crafted to provoke well-earned goose bumps and chills down the spine. --Jeff Shannon

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Movie Reviews of The Others

Movie Review: Excellent movie - pretty good blu-ray...Summary: 5 Stars

Summary of The Others

Movie Review: Excellent movie - pretty good blu-ray...
Summary: 5 Stars