Twelve Monkeys (US)
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The future is history
Certificate: R
Running Time: 130 mins
Retail Price: $29.98
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
A lone time traveler from the year 2035 must solve a riddle that may save his people... but it may take him to the brink of madness.
After the world`s population is devastated by a killer virus, survivors must live in the dank underground communities. Cole "volunteers" to travel into the past to obtain a pure virus sample, thereby helping scientists develop a cure. Along the way, he crosses paths with a beautiful psychiatrist and a one-card-short-of-a-full-deck mental patient.
But the race is on, as Cole searches for The Army Of The 12 Monkeys, a radical group linked to the deadly disease.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Feature Commentary with Director Terry Gilliam and Producer Charles Roven
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 12 Monkeys (The Making Of 12 Monkeys)
Theatrical Trailers
Film Highlights
Talent Bios
Production Notes
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 French
Subtitle Tracks:
French
Spanish
CC: English
Directed By:
Terry Gilliam
Written By:
Janet Peoples
David Webb Peoples
Starring:
Christopher Plummer
Brad Pitt
Madeleine Stowe
Bruce Willis
Casting By:
Margery Simkin
Soundtrack By:
Paul Buckmaster
Music From:
Astor Piazzolla
Charles Olins
Bernard Herrmann
Director of Photography:
Roger Pratt
Editor:
Mick Audsley
Costume Designer:
Julie Weiss
Production Designer:
Jeffrey Beecroft
Producer:
Kelley Smith-Wait
Charles Roven
Lloyd Phillips
Mark Egerton
Executive Producer:
Gary Levinsohn
Robert Kosberg
Robert Cavallo
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Your Opinions and Comments
While Brad Pitt`s performance is very good, the script lacks some key elements such as continuity and simple logic.
The video transfer is ordinary. The movie is not spectacular to watch, but the transfer showed no compression marks at all.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is ok, but again, not spectacular.
The menus are all static.
The extras include a commentary and a long behind the scenes featurette. Alas, even the good extras cannot save this movie.
Bottom line - an average minus movie that got way too much attention.
Ultimately, the film paints a bleak picture of the world`s future. The twelve monkeys turn out to be a wild goose chase and nothing can be done about the humanity destroying virus. The apocalypse ends up being invevitable and can`t be stopped (even by a guy named J.C. who had doves flying over his head).
12 Monkeys seems to be one of those movies that people either love or hate...hardly anybody says "It was alright." I`m one of the people who loves it. I love Gilliam`s twisted vision of that particular future, and his cold treatment of that future`s past. So, if you`re like me in that you think the film is great, this is a DVD not to be missed.
With unforgettable performances and imaginative special effects, 12 Monkeys is a modern-day classic laced with Gilliam`s trademark with and dazzling visual style."