DVD: Archive Reviews Vol. 1.0

Elektra: Directors Cut.

What can a Director's Cut do?

'The Plot' More eye-popping action, added visual effects and a rocking sound remix for the ultimate home theater experience make this unrated Director's Cut of Elektra a must own Collector's Edition DVD! Packed with hours of in-depth extras, this 2-disc set includes an all-new audio commentary track, production and mythology documentaries, deleted/extended scenes and much more.

Superstar Jennifer Garner proves that looks can kill as the sexiest action hero ever to burst from the pages of Marvel Comics. Restored to life after sustaining mortal wounds in Daredevil, Elektra (Jennifer Garner) now lives only for death as the worlds most lethal assassin. But her latest assignment will force her to make a fateful decision in the ultimate battle between good and evil!

This Director's Cut does work, and it works great. There are some new parts put into the film, which I really liked, mostly the line in one of the parts goes, "Hey, dickhead. I bet 100 bucks that you die before Elektra." It was really great. There's some scenes that you can tell they alter but they look OK. I really can't see were the "Rocking Sound Remix." Overall I like what Rob Bowman did with this Directors Cut, but I wish there was some sort of choice we could have got to put the Deleted Scenes or the Altered/Extended Scenes into the film instead of watching them only on the second disc.

The DVD is also great. I wish they would have added some of these extra content into the regular version, and it would have been three times better. The extras in this Director's Cut are amazing I really thought the "Relentless: The Making of Elektra Part I" Production Documentary was great, I really enjoyed that one the most. Also for the true Elektra Fans they have a Documentary withe The Creator of the Elektra comics, Frank Millerwhich is the Elektra: Incarnations" Mythology. They even have the one Deleted scene that I was Really looking forward too, which was the "Go Game" with Stick and the Leader of the Hand. This just shows that the Directors know a lot more than the studio and their powers of altering. Overall This is a Must Buy.

The DVD comes in 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen with 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound, with English and French subtitles. Elektra Directors Cut is 99 minutes. Special Features Include:

• Full-Length Commentary by Director Rob Bowman and Editor Kevin Scott.
• Original Theatrical Teaser and Trailer.
• "Relentless: The Making of Elektra Part I" Production Documentary
• "Relentless: The Making of Elektra Part II" Post-production Documentary
• Multi-Angle Dailies
• Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary with Rob Bowman
• Alternate/ Extended Scenes With Optional Commentary With Rob Bowman.
• "Elektra: Incarnations" Mythology Documentary
• "Elektra in Greek Mythology" Documentary.
• Still Photos Galleries
• Storyboard Galleries
  

The Jacket

A Outstanding Thriller.

'The Plot' Jack Starks knows little about who he is. Nor does he know why he's bound in a straitjacket and subjected to bizarre psychiatric treatments. But even more stunning fate awaits this amnesia-stricken Gulf War veteran: the treatments thrust in into the year 2007- where Jack learns that he died in 1993.

Impressive film making talents join forces for The Jacket, a mind- and genre-bender of a psychological thriller produced by Peter Guber, George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh. Academy Award winner Adrien Brody (The Pianist) plays Starks, the time traveler running out of time. And Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), Kris Kristofferson and Jennifer Jason Leigh bring additional star wattage to eerie events that reach beyond time, beyond fantasy, beyond life itself.

Thou I must say in the beginning of the this movie it gets very, very slow but boy does it make up for it towards the end. This is the best Thrillers I've seen in a long time, they way they put it together it could be very confusing, but if you stick with it till they end you won't be disappointed. I must say they have some of the great actor and actress to play their parts, they were great. From Academy Award Winner Adrein Brody, and another great role from Keria Knightley. I also really liked how they transitioned the Jacket into the story-line, I thought that worked out very well. Overall I think Adrein had another in my opinion an Oscar performance.

The DVD however, it does not content in my opinion a worthy set of Special Content the DVD contains two features, yes two, but they two features are combined of different features. As of the Deleted Scenes are combined with the Director and the Screenwriter talking about the film. Overall they Features really don't lead up to the greatness of the Feature Film but I guess it could do. This is a Buy.

This DVD of The Jacket as English, French, Dubbed in Quebec audio with English, French, Spanish (Film Only) Subtitles and runs around 103 minutes. The Special Features are:

• The Jacket: Project History and Deleted Scenes
• The Look of the Jacket: Special Effects Featurette
• Theatrical Trailer
  

Leon: The Professional

One of my favorite actors in is this one and he does a great job.

'The Plot' Jean Reno (Crimson Rivers), stars with Gary Oldman (Batman Begins) and Natalie Portman (Star Wars Episodes I-III). When a Psychotic Federal Agent (Gary Oldman) wipes out her entire family, twelve-year-old Mathilda (Natalie Portman) is taken in by her neighbor, Leon (Jean Reno), a quiet man whose only interest are his houseplants, movie musicals and killing people. Leon is a professional assassin, a gentle soul who happens to be the best hit man in the business. When the revenge obsessed little girl insists on becoming his protegee, Leon reluctantly agrees and begins teaching her the tricks of his trades. But when Mathilda's rash attempt to murder the Fed ends up in her capture, it's up to Leon to try to rescue the girl before it's too late.

The is a great film.I really liked it. Right off from the beginning this film draws you in. Also, in the first couple ten minutes you can find out all what this movie is all about. Jean Reno is one of my favorite actors and he is great in this movie. In her first film Natalie Portman is excellent. Now this I think has the best "Bad Guy" ever to be in the films, just the way he actor is so great. This film also has some great comedy scenes that moves the film along. There is a sort of awkward thing in this film, and it the love relationship between Leon and Mathilda, which is weird because of the total age difference.

On the DVD, since its a deluxe edition it has two disc and on the second one it as pretty long Documentaries. These are some great features too. Which make this film a good buy.
Overall this a Must Buy.

Leon: the Professional as English With 5.1 Surround Sound, also English DTS,The Subtitles are English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and runs around 133 minutes, Special Features include:

• 10 year Retrospective
• Jean Reno: The Road to Leon
• Natalie Portman: Starting Young
• Fast Track
• Bonus Previews