| | Vantage Point Blu-ray
| Category | Blu-ray DVDs, Action/Adventure Movies, Action Videos, Thriller, Conspiracies, Assassination | | Starring | Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Fox, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt | | Director | Pete Travis | | Composer | Atli Orvarsson | | Director of Photography | Amir Mokri | | Executive Producer | Callum Greene, Tania Landau | | Producer | Neal H. Moritz | | Screenwriter | Barry L. Levy |
Dennis Quaid and Forest Whitaker star in this $71.9 million-grossing movie about an assassination attempt on the U.S. president. Bonuses: interviews, deleted scene, commentary, digital copy; BD also has 'Vantage Viewer: GPS Tracker.' A presidential assassination attempt is told from multiple points of view in Pete Travis's directorial debut, VANTAGE POINT. U.S. president Ashton (William Hurt) is in Salamanca, Spain (though much of the film was actually shot in Mexico), to announce plans for a major global summit on terrorism. But as he stands behind the podium in front of an adoring crowd (with protesters blocked off from the stage), he is shot twice, followed shortly by a small explosion and then a massive blast. Secret Service Agents Barnes (Dennis Quaid), Taylor (Matthew Fox), and Holden (Richard T. Jones) immediately jump into action, trying to find the terrorists responsible amid all the chaos. The thriller first shows the events through the eyes of television news producer Rex Brooks (Sigourney Weaver), and then the film rewinds, replaying the action from a different point of view. Each perspective reveals a few more clues, then rewinds again, taking the audience through the assassination attempt and its aftermath again. VANTAGE POINT has the feel of the 1950 Akira Kurosawa classic RASHOMON, told with the speed of the television show 24. The all-star cast also includes Forest Whitaker, who gives another fine performance, playing an American tourist recording everything on his video camera. The rewind device--reminiscent of the Bill Murray comedy GROUNDHOG DAY--could have been gimmicky, but instead Travis and first-time screenwriter Barry L. Levy make it work, as more details are revealed with each flashback, leading to a pulse-pounding chase and surprising finale. Vantage Point Reviews: 3 stars out of 5 -- "The high concept of VANTAGE POINT is 24 meets RASHOMON....With good performances and some smarts."-- Kim Newman, Empire Vantage Point | List Price | $38.96 (You save $13.17) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2008 | | All Time Sales Rank |  55977  | | CD Universe Part number | 7672544 | | Catalog number | 21619 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jul 01, 2008 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for sequences of intense violence and action, some disturbing images and brief strong language | | Running Time | 90 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled |
Vantage Point Movie Review Vantage Point DVD During an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain, the President of the United States is struck down by an assassin's bullet. Eight strangers have a perfect view of the kill, but what did they really see? As the minutes leading up to the fatal shot are replayed through the eyes of each eyewitness, the reality of the assassination takes shape. But just when you think you know the answer, the shattering final truth is revealed. VANTAGE POINT is a mindbending political action-thriller starring Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, Academy Award® Winner Forest Whitaker (Best Actor 2006, The Last King of Scotland), with Sigourney Weaver and Academy Award® winner William Hurt (Best Actor 1985, Kiss of the Spider Woman).
Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.39
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Subtitles - Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish - Optional
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