All the Pretty Horses (US)
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Some passions can never be tamed
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 117 mins
Retail Price: $24.95
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Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Academy Award®-winner Matt Damon (Saving Private Ryan, Good Will Hunting) stars in director Billy Bob Thornton`s action filled tale of love and loss based on Cormac McCarthy`s best-selling novel.
John Grady Cole (Damon) and his best friend Lacey Rawlins (Henry Thomas) leave Texas and head south of the border in search of adventure and find work as horse wranglers. But when Cole embarks on an illicit and passionate affair with the beautiful daughter (Penélope Cruz, All About My Mother) of the wealthy ranch owner who is his employer, events are set into motion which forever change the lives of all involved.
Breathtakingly photographed and acted, All The Pretty Horses has been hailed as "One of the best films of the year. A passionate and poignant epic." - Westwood One Radio
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Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailers
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Production Notes
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Subtitle Tracks:
French
English
CC: English
Directed By:
Billy Bob Thornton
Written By:
Ted Tally
Cormac McCarthy
Starring:
Rubén Blades
Lucas Black
Penélope Cruz
Henry Thomas
Matt Damon
Casting By:
Mary Vernieu
Anne McCarthy
Soundtrack By:
Kristin Wilkinson
Marty Stuart
Larry Paxton
Director of Photography:
Barry Markowitz
Editor:
Sally Menke
Costume Designer:
Douglas Hall
Production Designer:
Clark Hunter
Producer:
Billy Bob Thornton
Robert Salerno
Mary Ann Madden
Bruce Heller
Executive Producer:
Sally Menke
Jonathan Gordon
Distributor:
Columbia / Tristar
Your Opinions and Comments
The video transfer is average. While the sceneries are breathtaking at times, there are several compression signs during the dark scenes and the movie is not clear of scratches and blemishes, which is very surprising, since this is a new movie.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is good. The surrounds are used for ambiance, horses sounds and gunshots. The musical score is hauntingly good.
The menus are animated with sound.
There are no extras on the disk.
Bottom line - a boring drama that tries to tell a love story. The exploitation of horses and cattle in the movie is very disturbing as well. Give it a miss.