Product Details

• Actors: Armin Mueller-Stahl, Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Brian F. O'Byrne
• Directors: Tom Tykwer
• Format: Color, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: June 9, 2009
• Run Time: 118 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001WG74YG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,642 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding Blu, June 4, 2009

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Steve Kuehl "SLV Video" (Boulder Creek, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The International [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

Reviews have been quite mixed on the content and quality of this film, but without a doubt this Blu is an excellent piece for the those seeking competent clarity, BD production and special features. The film offers a mixed bag and is understandably panned for the later acts "bogging down" or a confusion as to what kind of film it is trying to be, but in the end - I was impressed by a thoughtful and well preserved product.

The picture is reference quality throughout. The landscapes, architecture, streets, wide overhead pans, rooftop panoramas, and nighttime depth all shined in clarity, aspect and colors. Customers were very impressed with certain scenes that captured the international buildings.

The sound is 5.1 TrueHD, which gets used extensively on the score and singular long shooting sequence, but little else to speak of there (I am a big DTS fan).

The special features are what make this package a five star, even if you rate this film as low as a three.

- An extended scene between our two leads; an eleven minute sequence that orginally ran much less (just prior to the scene where he dunks his head in the ice water).

- A thirty minute making-of that thoroughly covered all aspects of filming. Interestingly, it covered the production in sequence with how the film was released (beginning to end). The next two features should have been included but were separated into:

** a six minute architecture documentary about the locations, and a seven minute addendum about shooting at the Guggenheim (pun intended) that was better covered in the main documentary; it almost felt like a snippet that played on a network or ad plug.

- A five minute insight about filming being allowed for the first time at the Autostadt factory for VW. An impressive place.

- The picture in picture looks pristine but for the amount of dialogue it works better on the second go around. Once again, you have to have your player dialed perfectly for it to work completely. Same with having everything up to date for the Cinechat feature.

As far as the rest of the package goes, the commentary is very similar to what we see in the documentaries, and can be subtitled in Spanish and Portugese. The menu navigates well and contains my favorite of the chapter selection designs. That being where the entire time line is shown on one page complete with pics and time graph.

A worthwhile owner for fans of the film, and an adequate rental for those that are interested in the background and filming locales.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a slow burn in some beutiful locales, November 17, 2010

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This review is from: The International [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

This movie has some incredible locations. And it has that lovely,
slow Scandinavian pacing to it. Very nice blu-ray product.

Clive adopts a fairly intense persona, and carries that through
the entire movies. So it's a long, slow burn in a scenic, slow-paced
film. It takes some patience, but it is very lovely to look at.

And the story is interesting enough. You've seen the same story
before, but it is on a grand scale, on a grand stage.

Beautiful visually, and a fun story. Well worth watching a few times.
International intrigue on the big screen, very nice.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stunning Blu-Ray Transfer, June 9, 2009

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Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The International [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

This is, indeed, one of the best Blu-Ray transfers you'll see at this point-and-time. I can't imagine it getting any sharper. Scene after scene left me amazed at the clarity of the picture. It makes this film fun to watch because the story is so-so, decent but nothing spectacular.

What is spectacular is the scenery, some excellent close-ups and overhead shots, and one action scene in particular: a shootout at the Guggenheim Art Museum in New York City that will get your attention! It reminded me of the dramatic shootout scene in the streets of Los Angeles in the 1995 movie "Heat." This scene was just as intense. The sound of all the bullets - and there are hundreds in this scene - going from speaker-to-speaker was very cool, too.

The acting here was good. No complaints there, except Naomi Watts looked out of place in this story. It's a man's story and would have a been more credible with her role being filled by another tough guy like the Clive Owen played here. (Hey, some movies are man's movies and some are women's flicks.)

Whatever, if you want to see just how good a Blu-Ray transfer can look, check out this disc.