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The Crying Game [Blu-ray]

Forest Whitaker (Actor, Host), Miranda Richardson (Actor, Host), Neil Jordan (Director, Host) Rated:
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Format: Blu-ray
4.5 out of 5 stars 1,399
IMDb7.2/10.0
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Genre Drama
Format Import, Blu-ray, Widescreen
Contributor Birdy Sweeney, Breffni McKenna, Neil Jordan, Forest Whitaker, Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Jim Broadbent, Joe Savino, Ralph Brown, Adrian Dunbar, The Crying Game (1992), Miranda Richardson See more
Runtime 112 minutes
Studio A-Film

Product Description

Netherlands released, Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C : it WILL NOT play on regular DVD player. You need Blu-Ray DVD player to view this Blu-Ray DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( DTS-HD Master Audio ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by Jude, another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil. Fergus adopts the name 'Jimmy' and gets a job as a day laborer. He also starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' IRA background. But there are some things about Dil that Fergus doesn't know, either... SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Australian Film Institute, BAFTA Awards, David Donatello Awards, Edgar Allan Poe Awards, European Film Awards, Golden Globes, Goya Awards, Oscar Academy Awards, ...The Crying Game (1992)

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.88 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Neil Jordan
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Import, Blu-ray, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 112 minutes
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Rea, Jim Broadbent, Ralph Brown
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Dutch
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ The Crying Game (1992)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ A-Film
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AX9DQ4U
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 1,399

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R.A. McKenzie
5.0 out of 5 stars True Love Is Half-Blind
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2008
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THE CRYING GAME has been described as many things, and all of them probably true. Even after 15 years after its initial release, it remains writer-director Neil Jordan's insurmountable masterpiece. Not many casual moviegoers seem to know about this one, but serious film buffs hold this dramatic gem along the greatest cinematic landmarks. This film hasn't changed the landscape of moviegoing as we know it, but it's impacted the souls of those who've embarked on its journey.

And what a journey it is...one so intriguing and fascinating that longtime fans still refuse to give away its secrets. When THE CRYING GAME was marketted back in 1992, Miramax and Jordan urged audiences to not reveal the plot twists. That audiences respected their wishes is an unbelievable acheivement. The acheivement was so remarkable that even though I didn't see this film until 2003, I instantly knew that my blabbering wouldn't ruin just a few cheap shocks. No no no, to talk about THE CRYING GAME in too much detail is to deprive audiences of a legitimate emotional connection with the characters.

Let's get the plot setup out the way; if I weren't to include it, I'd be talking to myself when I want others to share my experiences. Several IRA operatives kidnap a British soldier, holding him for ransom. As Jody (the British soldier) is held captive, an IRA volunteer named Fergus reluctantly befriends his target. Basically, it's Stockholm Syndrome backwards --- rather than the victim embracing his/her captor, Fergus is eager to use the carrot rather than the stick. As things develop poorly for Jody, Fergus ends up looking for Jody's lover, Dil. From there, I will reveal no more...

The word "unpredictable" is an understatement. To call THE CRYING GAME a tale of love or loyalty does not do this film justice. This masterpiece deserves to be known as a "drama" in the truest sense. Webster's definiton is:

"A COMPOSITION IN VERSE OR PROSE INTENDED TO PORTRAY LIFE OR CHARACTER OR TO TELL A STORY USUALLY INVOLVING CONFLICTS AND EMOTIONS THROUGH ACTION AND DIALOGUE AND TYPICALLY DESIGNED FOR THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE."

A story like THE CRYING GAME's might not be plausible in our physical world, but the triangle involving Fergus, Jody, and Dil is every bit as interesting as a romantic or spiritual connection can be. When the definition refers to "a composition in verse or", I think Neil Jordan's film is constructed in acts very similar to PSYCHO. Although we don't meet very many characters, Jordan seems to keep reinventing what they're about. The central focus or narrative is in a constant growth, which is interesting considering Fergus is almost in every shot.

Another interesting note about the verses: Jordan's selection of music is appropriate on a variety of levels. He uses "The Crying Game" in several versions, each telling a different story. Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves A Woman" opens the movie, and takes on new meaning if you watch the film several times (aside from the obvious "joke"). Anne Dudley's score for the film is a jack-of-all-trades, using military drums for intensity, and classier & seductive instruments for reflection and discovery. It's a rather wonderful music soundtrack.

The verses and prose continue with unbelievable sequences of dialogue. Just listening to these characters talk is an absolute joy.

"I can't help it. It's in my nature."
When a headbagged Jody tells his captor the fable of how a scorpion betrays a frog after being helped across a pond, we relate to Fergus. We realize the visceral impact of the story, but not the cerebral effect. We react, but do not understand. THE CRYING GAME works as a tease, but each time delivers a payoff, and each payoff is an unexpected development.

I think most of this movie's fans' favorite narrative tool is Col, Dil's preferred bartender. In Dil's early scenes, instead of talking directly to Fergus across the bar, she thinks aloud to Col, which the drink-server relays Dil's comments to Fergus.

DIL: "Ask him if he likes his haircut."
COL: "She wants to know, sir, do you like your hair?"
FERGUS: "Tell her I like it fine."

And to finally on comment on THE CRYING GAME's dramatic "theatricality", the pacing is tight with its 2-hour length. The film works a variety of tones from comedy to violence, from love to hate, and from love and loss. The presentation isn't corny like an American filmmaker would've treated this subject. We believe in the story not only because of Jordan's sensibilities, but also because this story has yet to be replicated. Few screenplays command such respect from future artists.

I could go on and on about this work of genius. Thankfully, I still haven't given away anything. THE CRYING GAME's truest admirers haven't, either. And once you've watched the film, you'll come up with clever ways to entice newcomers into the fold, while struggling to keep a tight lip.

DVD EXTRAS
---This Special Edition DVD includes a making-of documentary, which includes interviews from Stephen Rea, studio execs, Neil Jordan, and even two military officers from both sides of the Northern Ireland conflict. Jaye Davison (who played Dil) is noticeably absent, but Davison has been long-removed from the spotlight, so that's not a surprise. There's also an alternate ending that the studios insisted upon. The Alternate ending isn't terrible, but Jordan's original ending is vastly superior.
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Christop Medl
5.0 out of 5 stars A defining film of the early 90’s
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024
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This was one of the defining films of the early 90’s. It was one of a small handful of movies for which audiences simply would not talk about the twist. It was like an unspoken rule everyone somehow agreed to. If you asked someone they wouldn’t tell you—you had to go see it.

I watched it with my adult kids, they were less impressed than I was when I first saw it. It moves a bit slower than what I remember. But it deals with topics that are probably even more relevant today than when it was released.

Highly recommended.
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Leigh
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best movies of all time
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2024
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Neil Jordan, Stephen Rea, and Jaye Davidson in a seminal queer movie. Excellent supporting actors in Miranda Richardson and Forrest Whitaker. One of the greatest movies of all time.
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Robert Brylawski
4.0 out of 5 stars A unique film worth seeing
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2015
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This is a quite unique film with its multiple twists and turns. Just when you think you're getting your mind around the characters and plot, the film mutates, along with your perception of the characters, which removes this movie from being buttonholed into any conventional genre. For instance, the movie opens during the Troubles with what appears to be a happy couple at a local fair in Northern Ireland being stalked by a creepy-looking man, and the next thing you know, you're in the middle of a political kidnapping. The movie soon becomes dominated by dialogues between the captive (a reluctant British soldier, named Fergus) and one of the several IRA captors (Jody), interspersed with cameos of the other captors, during which the two develop a bond that uproots both their lives, as they all await a response to the kidnappers' ultimatum.

After the first third of the movie, the scene changes to London for the remainder of the film, to where Jody has fled following the kidnapping's denouement. Finding employment as a construction worker, Jody begins to search out the individuals close to Fergus, leading to an intimate relationship developing with Fergus' former love interest (Dil) punctuated throughout by multiple unexpected convolutions, which is then complicated even further when two of Jody's IRA confederates track him down to enlist him in an assassination plot. The movie races to its satisfying conclusion, with Jody and Dil forced to confront their prior lives and making difficult choices about their loyalties, responsibilities, and their future, individually and together.

Indeed, the strength of the film lies in the interactions between the major characters and the unforeseen impact on their lives and how they view themselves. Strong acting fleshes out the principal characters into complex individuals, rather than stereotypes that they so easily could have become. These positives prevail over a plot line that at times wobbles (but never topples over) with unlikely and implausible happenings and that also seems to bifurcate into distinct Ireland and London narratives that don't form a very close union with each other (perhaps an ironic reflection of the political divisions of that era).

I found this film while browsing in a local library and was intrigued by the cover description, but what I got was far greater than I expected. It's a film definitely worth seeing that will likely challenge assumptions you have made about life.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Calydad
Reviewed in Mexico on January 15, 2024
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Cines de arte. A bien irecio en Amazon.
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Paula Shaughnessy
5.0 out of 5 stars The Crying Game ( Special Edition) [DVD]
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2024
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great
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Xavier Pons Coch
5.0 out of 5 stars Calidad
Reviewed in Spain on July 23, 2021
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Todo ok
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guy v.
5.0 out of 5 stars un hymne à l'humanité à l'amour sous toutes ses formes et à la tolérance sur fond de terrorisme irlandais - un chef d'oeuvre -
Reviewed in France on December 20, 2017
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Neil Jordan avec ce film confirme une fois encore qu'il est un immense réalisateur.
C'est avec une précision d'orfèvre, une immense pudeur et beaucoup d'intelligence qu'il met en scène cette histoire où chaque séquence nous offre un rebondissement auquel on ne s'attendait pas.
La violence y côtoie l'humanité, l'amour et la tolérance. On est happé par ce récit d'une grande originalité servi par des comédiennes et des comédiens d'une justesse incroyable. Stephen Rea (Fergus), Jaye Davidson (Dil), Forest Whitaker (Jody) sont d'une authenticité inégalable et inégalée.
Ce film dont je ne voudrais en aucun cas dévoiler l'histoire se résume parfaitement par la parabole deux fois employée au cours du récit du scorpion et de la grenouille...
Vous désirez en savoir plus? Alors précipitez vous pour visionner ce film. C'est un pur chef d'œuvre.
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Nigel Osgood
5.0 out of 5 stars Good dealer.
Reviewed in Australia on April 25, 2020
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All good. Arrived before time. Goods as stated.
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