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The
Beach
(Special
Edition)
(20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
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| DVD
Release Date:
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July
25, 2000
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Length:
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119 mins.
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| Rated:
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R
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| Format:
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Widescreen (2.35:1)
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Languages:
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English, French
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| Subtitles:
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English, Spanish
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| Extras:
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Deleted Footage and Alternate Ending, Trailer and TV Spots, All
Saints "Pure Shores" Music Video, Storyboard Gallery
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This film was only superficially good. A
decent premise and unique scenic visuals were what secured my
attention. But once the core story was established, things quickly
went downhill. While characters individually seemed interesting,
neither they nor their scenes were reasonably fleshed out. Too many
motivations went unexplained which lead to plenty of confusion. By the
time the conclusion rolled around, it was all a complete mess.
There were a lot of uninteresting supplements on this DVD. These
consisted of, a quick and useless making-of featurette, nine bland
deleted scenes, cast and crew information, four trailers, ten TV
spots, an All Saints music video, a soundtrack promo, and several
storyboards. There was also a slightly informative commentary from
director Danny Boyle which had spots of silence all the way through.
While the island paradise was captured on film well, the plot
certainly wasn't.
| The Movie: |
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4/10 |
| The Extras: |
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2/10 |
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| Recommendation: |
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It If It's Free |
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