15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
good deal for two movies, December 30, 2010
I have added my own personal images, as did one other Amazon reviewer, that shows the case the Fifth Element disc comes with the True DolbyHD label on it. This is one of two ways you can be sure you have the remastered edition (the other is more subtle: the foil on the front is silver in the remastered edition, gray in the original).
Buy with confidence, the sale on this set won't last forever.
This was a review on the 2-pack bluray set, not the movies. I gave it 5-stars because of the value of this Blu-ray pack (at time of purchase it was less than $13 shipped).
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Two of my favourite movies in the one pack, July 27, 2010
The Fifth Element:
One of my favourite movies of all time. I'm generally not one of those people who can quote lines willy nilly from movies, lines just don't seem to stick in my head, but I've watched this movie so many times that I think I could probably recite it line by line. I don't know what it is, but this movie just seems to have all the elements that I crave in a movie (another win in my books from one of my favourite directors, Luc Besson). It's full of action, it's got the great one-liners that I miss from the action kings of the 80's, it's got great music, and it's science fiction.
The story isn't exactly Shakespear but it doesn't seem to need it for some reason. Of the two movies in this pack however, the video quality of The Fifth Element was a bit of a let down for me. Blu Ray just doesn't seem to have done this movie Justice. I was also dissapointed in the lack of special features.
GATTACA:
What can one say about a movie like GATTACA. Relevent when it was released, still extremely relevant now. Visual effects are by no means a strength of this movie yet you still get the impression that this movie is set in the not too distant future and not the now. I can only put this down to extremely creative production, set design, and costuming.
Each of the characters is intriguing in their own right and the performances by the all star cast including Jude Law (in one of his first Hollywood movies), Ethan Hawke, and Uma Thurman are outstanding.
Lots of excellent bonus content and the upgrade to full HD has really made this movie shine in a new light.
Overall, a great purchase that I am very happy with.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Sci-Fi for a good price, February 22, 2011
The Fifth Element is the REMASTERED version and GATTACA the SPECIAL EDITION version.
A very good purchase [..] if you like either of these a movies.
A great purchase if you like them both, like me.
I'm not really a blu-ray snob, but from what I understand both versions are excellent transfers.
All I know is they both look and sound better on my home theater than I remember them in theaters.
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