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The Net (Special Edition) (1995)

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam Director: Irwin Winkler Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: DVD

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Actors: Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller, Diane Baker, Wendy Gazelle
Directors: Irwin Winkler
Writers: John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris
Producers: Irwin Winkler, Rob Cowan
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: French (Dolby Digital 2.0), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0), Portuguese (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Georgian, Chinese, Thai
Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
PLEASE NOTE: Some Region 1 DVDs may contain Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE). Some, but not all, of our international customers have had problems playing these enhanced discs on what are called "region-free" DVD players. For more information on RCE, click here.
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Release Date: April 2, 2002
Run Time: 114 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (83 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00005YUNR
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #65,178 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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The Net, the first of Hollywood's big cyberthrillers of the mid-1990s, was also the most successful, thanks in large part to the natural appeal of star Sandra Bullock. Still riding high from Speed and While You Were Sleeping, Bullock plays a computer expert victimized by sinister cyberforces who steal her identity for reasons unknown. It's a clever combination of high-tech paranoia and Hitchcockian references (including Jeremy Northam as a romantic stranger named Devlin, after Cary Grant in Notorious). Film historians may look back someday on films like this--Roger Ebert calls them "hacksploitation"--to see what they reveal about our society's reaction to the increasing role of technology in our lives, just as we now study the fears of Communism and the atom bomb reflected in films of the 1950s. Dennis Miller and Diane Baker costar. --Jim Emerson

From The New Yorker

Irwin Winkler's cyber-thriller shuffles morosely from action sequence to action sequence, like a long bus trip with multiple transfers. Sandra Bullock (who drove the bus in "Speed") plays a computer whiz who stumbles on evidence of a sinister conspiracy; she's pretty and likable, but this wan chase picture needs a lot more than she can give it. The screenplay, by John Brancato and Michael Ferris, is remarkably free of ingenuity, and therefore of suspense. It's unlikely that the movie's intended audience-computer-savvy viewers addicted to the speed and versatility of their machines-will be impressed by a thriller that unfolds at the deliberate pace of a "Matlock" episode. With Jeremy Northam and Dennis Miller. -Terrence Rafferty
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

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5.0 out of 5 stars SUSPENSEFUL!!!!, July 17, 2002

By	retrowens (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Net [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Angela Bennett (Sandra Bullock) leads a life that is unlike most. She doesn't have much excitement in her life; her life is built mostly around her being a MAJOR computer ace. Unfortunately, her favorite hobby and job just might get her in trouble when she comes in contact with the wrong group of people and when she finds a top-secret program that can faulter computer networks.

"The Net" is a GREAT movie to say the least! The majority of the best suspense movies are built around a story having to do with a kidnapping, murder, or something else like that. The makers of this movie did a spectacular job of making "The Net" intriguing, compelling, interesting, and best of all, suspenseful. Sandra Bullock also puts on an unforgettable performance that makes the movie believable and even more compelling.

An identity can be stolen and a life can be changed dramatically by a simple computer hacker or even a simple diskette. Whether you're a fan of the internet, things having to do with computers or not, at least give "The Net" a rent. If you're a big fan of movies that keep you on the edge of your seat, don't even think about renting "The Net", BUY it instead!

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5.0 out of 5 stars This one may make you wonder WHO is watching YOU online, July 14, 2001

By	K. Corn "reviewer" (Indianapolis,, IN United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Net [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Not exactly designed to be reassuring about computers and technology, the film's premise is that a hacker group has infiltrated the nation's computer systems and is behind major terrorist attacks. Sandra Bullock is excellent as a computer expert who is unwittingly helping the bad guys until she finds out what is going on....and then she's on the run for her life as the terrorists try to get to her before she exposes them. While I think Sandra Bullock is at the top of her form in this one, I think Jeremy Northam hasn't gotten nearly enough credit for his role as Devlin, the romantic stranger/hacker/bad guy. You'll get a kick out of Dennis Miller, too, as Bullock's ex-boyfriend who nearly comes to her rescue. I have only one quibble about this film. If you pay attention to Bullock's mannerisms, you'll notice that there's rarely a scene where she isn't fiddling with or playing with her hair- tucking it behind her ears, pulling it back in a pretend ponytail, brushing a strand off her forehead. What is THAT all about anyway? I felt like saying, "Get a haircut already!"

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5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated Bullock Film, June 28, 2003

By	J. M. Zuurbier (Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Sandra Bullock stars in THE NET, a suspenseful thriller that will leave you at the edge of your seat. She plays Angela Bennett, a woman who is cut away from reality and the world and works from home as a computer virus detector. She comes across a disk which has a glitch that allows hackers to get into the FBI system. She takes a vacation and has a one night stand, with the man who is after her disk! Soon she finds her identity has been erased, and is forced to take on the identity of Ruth Marx. Soon she discovers this Ruth Marx has a criminal record, and must go on the run to protect herself and try to win back her identity. Dennis Miller plays her ex therapist and lover, who is a bit of a comic relief in the movie. The movie is fraught with mystery and suspense, as the story unfolds you'll find yourself hooked until the very end, when Bullock's character unravels the mystery and regains her life. THE NET is a movie that isn't as well regarded as some of her other hit movies like WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING, MISS CONGENIALITY or SPEED, but it fits right among them as one of her best. She plays the part really well, of a woman who is terrified to find out that she has lost her identity. A must watch.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Internet Ancient but a Good Chase film Nonetheless
OK: so it is not Hitchcock. It is still an entertaining thesis and a suspenseful chase. Sandra Bullock looks good and plays the hounded computer expert well. Read more

Published 26 days ago by drkhimxz

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, but requires suspension of disbelief
The Net is an entertaining thriller based on a genuinely interesting plot idea. The technical aspects of the film were fairly comical at the time, on a par with the movies in... Read more

Published 2 months ago by Mr. Sean Kehoe

4.0 out of 5 stars Way better than I expected
I'm not normally a big fan of Bullock and the rest are unknowns to me - but the plot was pretty good (and I'm a computer xpurt) and the editing very good, and the suspense really... Read more

Published 5 months ago by Bluewater cruiser

1.0 out of 5 stars playability
Unfortunately when I came to play this is was not possible on my DVD/VHS combi - I didn't know there was region 1/region 2 info on the DVD and my combi is only films region 2 and... Read more

Published 6 months ago by Mrs. B. Wilcock

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Sandy's BEST films!
I love Sandra Bullock but some of her films are hit and miss with me. This is my favorite one so I wanted to write a brief review. Read more

Published 8 months ago by R. Pepper

4.0 out of 5 stars Suspense, Paroanoia Reign
The suspense is very good in this film. There is a lot of tension in this story which has strong paranoia running through it. Read more

Published 8 months ago by Craig Connell

5.0 out of 5 stars IF YOU LOVE COMPUTERS, YOU WILL LOVE THIS FLICK
A fellow analyst from Cathedral Software, Dale, sends Angela Bennett (Sandra Bullock) a program on a disk that when run displays a peculiar symbol (�) in the lower-right corner... Read more

Published 9 months ago by Noel Serrano

5.0 out of 5 stars Sandra Bullock at her best!
Granted, the technology has changed drastically since the mid 90's, however the stolen identity aspect of this suspense movie is still ever present. Read more

Published 10 months ago by Barbara Witke

5.0 out of 5 stars Winning Performance!
I first came across this movie over a month ago, and now I am on Amazon buying it because it is not sold in any stores in my area due to it being from 1995. Read more

Published 18 months ago by J. Eaton

3.0 out of 5 stars Crazy 56K action!
The Net (1995) is a movie that may have been ominous and clever back when computers were relatively unknown and 56K modems were lightning fast, but within ten years, much like... Read more

Published 22 months ago by Jason

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