Blood Diamond

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 27 Jan 2007, 04:48

2-discer coming. BD and HDDVD releases confirmed elsewhere.

20th March 2007
SRP: $28.98 & $34.99

Warner Home Video has officially announced Blood Diamond which stars Leonardo Di Caprio, Djimon Hounsou, and Jennifer Connelly. The film will be available to own in single ($28.98), and double-disc ($34.99) special editions from the 20th March. Each will carry an anamorphic widescreen presentation, along with English, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround tracks. The only extra on the single-disc will be a commentary with Director Edward Zwick. The two-disc special edition will include that, along with a Becoming Archer featurette that looks at how Leonardo DiCaprio trained for war, a Journalism on the Front Line featurette with Jennifer Connelly, an Inside the Siege of Freetown featurette that looks at how director Ed Zwick tackled the pivotal scene, and a "Shine On Em" music video by rap artist Nas.
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Additional extras on the Two-Disc Special Edition include:
* ”Blood on the Stone” Documentary (50mins) - Follow the path of a diamond from the ground to the store
* ”Becoming Archer” Featurette (8:30mins) - A profile of Leonardo DiCaprio and how he trained for the war
* ”Journalism on the Front Line” Featurette (6:07mins) - Jennifer Connelly on Women Journalists at war
* ”Inside the Siege of Freetown” Featurette (10:28mins) - See how Ed Zwick tackled the pivotal scene
* Music Video: "Shine On Em" by rap artist Nas
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bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 27 Jan 2007, 21:50

Is anyone planning to see this?

Djimon Hounsou is an interesting actor but this looks like another Hollywood Gloss film. In the same vein of The Last Samurai, Memoirs of a Geisha, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man.

A Beautiful Mind and Memoirs of a Geisha I both liked but both and I suspect the rest look so damn glossy with perfect looking actors, every shot is glowing with gloss, most have too much money thrown at them and seem to only exist to win Oscars.

There's rarely any realism or gritty reality.

I could be wrong about Blood Diamond but the trailer just makes it look this way. It has fine acting talent but little else seems to appeal to me.

captainjoe · Post by **captainjoe** » 27 Jan 2007, 23:41

I wouldn't mind renting it. If it's good I may get the HD-DVD.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 29 Jan 2007, 00:21

Kermode gave it a decent review. "Issuetainment", water cooler movie.

It can't be as bad as Ewick's last film, The Last Samurai. Such a dreadful melodramatic cheesefest that was.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 29 Jan 2007, 00:27

I thought The Last Samurai was pretty good, actually.

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 29 Jan 2007, 00:49

"The Last Samurai" is one of the best recent Hollywood films.

BiscLimpkit · Post by **BiscLimpkit** » 16 Feb 2007, 18:55

The Last Samurai is nothing deep or meaningful but good blockbuster fun.

I was pretty impressed with Blood Diamond. It's a lot better than I expected it to be.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 17 Feb 2007, 00:19

thelostdragon wrote:"The Last Samurai" is one of the best recent Hollywood films.

Have you seen Shogun (miniseries)?
If so, how do you like it?

TLS was an OK-ish movie, but way too glossy and the ending was ridiculous and ruined it for me.
It's not bad, but it's just your usual hollywood take on a foreign, 'exotic' culture, where everyone is dressed in clean, gorgeous garb and are well-shaven and groomed and shiny nice skin etc etc...

It would have been much better if it had been portrayed a bit more realistically, and if it had a better actor in the lead role, plus also had a good ending, instead of the shit we now had to sit through...

thelostdragon · Post by **thelostdragon** » 17 Feb 2007, 02:07

Yup, watched "Shogun" and read the book as well. Enjoyed both a lot.