Eyes Wide Shut (US)

Certainly fairly controversial material, but never pornographic and almost in the best possible taste, this is a fitting parting shot from Kubrick. In many ways, this is a better film than many of his other films - in fact I enjoyed it more than 2001. That`s not to say I think it`s a classic, but the remarkable photography, soundtrack and at least mostly riveting storyline carry the film along very nicely. In fact, the storyline is perhaps the weakest part in that it seems to lose its way towards the end - which is a shame as initially it is all extremely engrossing - and I don`t mean for the sex - ok then - we`d better cover that: there are some sequences showing people having sex, but if you`re expecting hardcode pornography, you`d better look elsewhere. What we get instead are, ok, very obvious sex scenes, but they don`t show everything, and, more importantly, they are always very relevant to the storyline. The picture quality is almost without problem - some grain was noticeable in darker scenes but on a large screen there was plenty of detail and vivid colours. I watched it zoomed to 16:9 which cuts a little off the top and bottom, and it looked great. (This is the R2 version, by the way). The extras are OK - interviews and TV clips. The sound in the hall (trying not to put any spoilers in here) was haunting and effectively complemented the impressive cinematography. Use of surrounds was minimal, but positional information was well conveyed, particularly with cars moving backwards and forwards across the soundstage. Overall, a fitting finale for a fine director!

Please more Extras Warner Bros eh!.....

Darn I own the UK version

Never mind

Sorry to say this was BORING. Sleeping material. You should sleep by the end of the film.

Not much sound in it. I did like Nicole Kidman and Tom`s interviews though.