This DVD item from Warner Bros. Pictures was reviewed on 10-Dec-2008.
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1) DVD DVD The Fountain (Widescreen Edition) by Warner Bros. Pictures. This movie rocks. Solid story. In HD format the visuals will blow you away. The bigger the TV the better it looks. The HD transfer is stunning! If you´re considering this as an upgrade to your standard definition version of the film do not hesitate - add it to your cart already!¤ 2) DVD DVD The Fountain (Widescreen Edition) by Warner Bros. Pictures. this is a great movie! loved dealing w/ the seller - would recommend for sure! super fast shipping too!¤ 3) DVD DVD The Fountain (Widescreen Edition) by Warner Bros. Pictures. Darren Arafnosky is simply a genius. Huge Jackman does the character of his career. The soundtrack is unbelievable.¤ 4) DVD DVD The Fountain (Widescreen Edition) by Warner Bros. Pictures. This movie explores a complicated emotion in a very complicated way, and it pretty much hits the nail on the head, those who have experienced what this movie portrays in their personal lives will find this movie bringing that feeling back.
Though we don´t want to feel it again, this movie will help you remember and may even help you understand these sorts of things even better.
Needless to say it is absolutely beautiful, perhaps mildly complicated, but the complex parts of the movie are required for the type of thing the movie is helping us experience, I can say that this movie brings to light Hugh Jackman´s great skills as an actor also, he seems to understand this role better than any other role I´ve seen him play.
This movie is a must for anybody ready to understand something that is highly complex, and those of us that have an understanding of it may understand ourselves better with this movie also.
It´s a beautiful movie, if you´re wondering if you should buy this movie, buy it. Like most of Aronofsky´s movies, there is no regret in purchasing this work of art.¤ 5) DVD DVD The Fountain (Widescreen Edition) by Warner Bros. Pictures. In what many called an epic and visual spectacular, must have taken the same stuff as the overrated Aronofsky. First off, the visuals weren´t that great. Sure, it´s impressive he did it on a budget, but I´m not calling a room on HGTV a brilliant piece of art because it looks moderately livable, on a budget.
Secondly, the story literally put me to sleep. I never really got the whole 3 parallel storylines, and I never really got how he got to any of them. Are they different people, or one immortal Jackman? And in the name of art, Aronofsky makes it as complicated as possible, keeping things forever weird, never spelling anything out, and never giving me a reason to invest myself in the movie. Or maybe it´s because I wasn´t emotionally drawn to the out-there story, or the strange characters, and mediocre acting.
Any way you draw it, if you love weird movies about themes of life and death, then this movie is for you. If you´re not one of these people however, then you just wasted some two hours you´ll never get back.¤ 6) DVD DVD The Fountain (Widescreen Edition) by Warner Bros. Pictures. Yesterday, today, tomorrow. Past, present, future. Through time and space, one man embarks on a bold 1000-year odyssey to defeat humankind´s most indomitable foe: Death. Hugh Jackman plays that man, devoted to one woman (Rachel Weisz) and determined to protect her from forces that threaten her existence. His quest leads him to a Tree of Life...and to an adventure into eternity. Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream) directs, continuing his string of imaginative, involving filmmaking with a tale alive with ideas and filled with astonishing vistas. "Not many films can blow your mind and break your heart at the same time, but this one will" (Drew McWeeny, Ain´t It Cool News).¤ 7) DVD DVD The Fountain (Widescreen Edition) by Warner Bros. Pictures. Science fiction and romance collide in The Fountain, the ambitious third feature from director Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem for a Dream), who labored for four years to complete this epic-sized love story that stretches across centuries and galaxies. Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz (Aronofsky´s real-life companion) play lovers in each of the film´s three settings--16th century Europe and America (Jackman is a Spanish explorer searching for Incan magic), the present day (Jackman is a doctor attempting to cure his dying wife), and the 26th century (Jackman is a space traveler seeking a gateway to the afterlife)-–who struggle mightily to stay united, only to lose each other time and again. Aronofsky may not have chosen the easiest presentation for audiences to absorb his theories on the lasting qualities of life and the transformative powers of death-–the final sequence, in particular, with a bald Jackman floating through space in a bubble, harks back uncomfortably to "head movies" of the late ´60s-–but his leads have considerable chemistry (and look terrific to boot), which goes a long way towards securing viewers´ hopes for a happy ending. Critical reception for The Fountain has been nothing short of bloodthirsty, with Cannes audiences booing, but there are elements to enjoy here, even if the premise throws one for a loop. Ellen Burstyn (who earned an Oscar nomination for Requiem) delivers a typically solid performance as Jackman´s boss in the present day sequence, and special effects (most done without the benefit of CGI) are also impressive given the film´s low budget (spurred by a mid-production shutdown after original stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett ankled the picture). And science-fiction fans whose tastes run towards the metaphysical (Asimov, Le Guin) will appreciate the attempt to present the genre in a serious light. --Paul Gaita¤ Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 7-Jan-2009, 085392837625, ARB-KEB-1IB-HQB-QCB-F8B-GMB-BKB-TCB-8QB-8CB-8 
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