Swordfish

Swordfish


Starring:John Travolta, Halle Berry
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Swordfish is a superficial movie, so let's address the superficial facts: Halle Berry was well paid to bare her breasts in this gratuitous cyber-action thriller, and while Berry's many fans will enjoy a cheap drool at the actress's expense, her brief topless scene doesn't justify this insipid parade of glossy violence from the director of 2000's Gone in 60 Seconds. Add yet another notch in John Travolta's bad-movie belt, and you've got Hollywood bankruptcy in full blossom. Go ahead, marvel at director Dominic Sena's biggest money shot--a 360-degree pan as a robbery hostage is blown to bits by a bomb that pelts a surrounding SWAT squad with deadly ball bearings.

The plot, as if it matters: Travolta's a slick, self-appointed antiterrorist who recruits a top-flight computer hacker (Hugh Jackman) to transfer a $9.5 billion government slush fund into a cluster of secret accounts. Berry's the curvaceous bait who lures Jackman into the scheme; Don Cheadle's an FBI agent hot on their tails; and an obligatory subplot turns Jackman's daughter (Camryn Grimes) into an innocent bargaining chip. By the time a hostage transport bus is airlifted in the film's not-so-thrilling climax, Swordfish will hold your passive attention or put you to sleep--it all depends on your tolerance for Sena's brand of derivative bloodlust. It's pornography of a sort, and efficiently mechanical, but you can bet good money that Berry and her costars didn't cash their paychecks proudly. --Jeff Shannon
Swordfish
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Swordfish
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Swordfish
Starring: Carmen Argenziano , Halle Berry , Scott Burkholder , Don Cheadle , and Dean Duval
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B00003CY0V
Release Date: 2004-06-01

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Swordfish is a superficial movie, so let's address the superficial facts: Halle Berry was well paid to bare her breasts in this gratuitous cyber-action thriller, and while Berry's many fans will enjoy a cheap drool at the actress's expense, her brief topless scene doesn't justify this insipid parade of glossy violence from the director of 2000's Gone in 60 Seconds. Add yet another notch in John Travolta's bad-movie belt, and you've got Hollywood bankruptcy in full blossom. Go ahead, marvel at director Dominic Sena's biggest money shot--a 360-degree pan as a robbery hostage is blown to bits by a bomb that pelts a surrounding SWAT squad with deadly ball bearings.

The plot, as if it matters: Travolta's a slick, self-appointed antiterrorist who recruits a top-flight computer hacker (Hugh Jackman) to transfer a $9.5 billion government slush fund into a cluster of secret accounts. Berry's the curvaceous bait who lures Jackman into the scheme; Don Cheadle's an FBI agent hot on their tails; and an obligatory subplot turns Jackman's daughter (Camryn Grimes) into an innocent bargaining chip. By the time a hostage transport bus is airlifted in the film's not-so-thrilling climax, Swordfish will hold your passive attention or put you to sleep--it all depends on your tolerance for Sena's brand of derivative bloodlust. It's pornography of a sort, and efficiently mechanical, but you can bet good money that Berry and her costars didn't cash their paychecks proudly. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I really liked it, even more so in HD.......2007-06-14

I thought this was a great movie anyway, in HD it's even better.

4 out of 5 stars Swordfish.......2007-06-08

Another great job by John Travolta and Hugh Jackman, both are great in this movie... John play such a bad boy so good...

3 out of 5 stars Swordfish.......2007-06-02

Travolta is absolutely insane in this movie. He acts like a psychopath. He is crazy. The other actors aren't fit enough to hold Mr. Travolta's coat. He outperforms them all!! Pure evil genius!!

5 out of 5 stars Miss Direction Stan.......2007-03-29

This movie is great. For one, there is no clear cut good or bad guy. To be honest I believe the reason I like this movie is because I identify with some of the thoughts portrayed by John Travolta's character. With terrorism on everyones mind, Swordfish gives an aggressive response to would be terrorists and those who wish to do harm to America and our interests. To often we trade security for sheer diplomacy, this film shows another way. The acting is great, and panning special effects are stunning. Computers, Robbery, Corrupt Politicians, Fast Cars, Explosives, Big Guns, and ... Halle Berry

4 out of 5 stars Not worth the price of the breasts.......2007-03-09

Well given performances by Don Cheadle, John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, and Halle Berry, breasts notwithstanding (the woman does have undeniable sex appeal, and it's in full swing in this flick). The story does have a flaw when Travolta's character interacts with a certain governmental agent - it just doesn't work for me as a motive. Travolta's greed would have been a much better plot line. Jackman gives a fun performance as a dancing (!) hacker who wants to get his daughter back from, for all you Soprano fans, a very drunken and drugged out Drea. I love the music - Paul Oakenfold, who perfectly catches the action and the drama as it unfolds into the magic of misdirection.
Swordfish (Blu-ray)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • This is the type of movie made for blu ray
  • A SUPERB BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE
  • wow......wwwwow
  • Sizing Up the Picture
  • Must have BlueRay DVD
Swordfish (Blu-ray)
Starring: Carmen Argenziano , Halle Berry , Scott Burkholder , Don Cheadle , and Dean Duval
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B000I5XOVY
Release Date: 2006-09-26

Description

When the DEA shut down its dummy corporation operation codenamed SWORDFISH in 1986, they had generated $400 million which they let sit around; fifteen years of compound interest has swelled it to $9.5 billion. A covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell, headed by the duplicitious and suave Gabriel Shear, wants the money to help finance their raise-the-stakes vengeance war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away behind super-encryption. He brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson, who only wants to see his daughter Holly again but can't afford the legal fees, to slice into the government mainframes and get the money.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is the type of movie made for blu ray.......2007-05-22

All I will say is this film looks and sounds brilliant on blu ray. A must for your collection.

5 out of 5 stars A SUPERB BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE.......2007-04-11

Although I have seen the movie years ago when it was on cinemas across the world and of course on dvd several times, I bought the blu-ray version in order to see the difference. I must admit that the experience was incredible and during the scenes that John Travolta was firing to the FBI agents and Hugh Jackman was driving, it was like that I have been on the street, in the middle of the crossfire.

If you want to experience the blu-ray difference, I strictly recommend the movie. That's how you see the development from DVD to Blu-Ray.

4 out of 5 stars wow......wwwwow.......2007-03-23

They did a good job cleaning this movie to make it look so sharp on HD. So sharp I caught myself rewinding Halle Berry's scene a few times before continuing the movie.

4 out of 5 stars Sizing Up the Picture.......2007-03-15

This is not a review of the movie itself (there are other comments and reviews in this one and the dvd version) but a review of the video transfer of this Blu Ray. This is a good looking transfer in 1080p/VC-1 video, colors are very well saturated, blacks are rock solid and the contrast is really good. The audio is in English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and encoded at 640kbps. It has a lot of sorround effects specially in the beggining with the 'Matrix'-esque "girl with bomb explodes" sequence. That sequence in particular is the one you can display to show your blu ray player.
The bottom line... it is a nice (but not excellent) action film that will look good in Blu Ray, specially beign one of the first who came out.

5 out of 5 stars Must have BlueRay DVD.......2007-02-11

This blue-ray dvd brings all of the already excellent aspects of the original movie to new dimensions with better video and audio quality.
Swordfish [HD DVD]
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • I really liked it, even more so in HD
  • Swordfish
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  • Not worth the price of the breasts
Swordfish [HD DVD]
Starring: Carmen Argenziano , Halle Berry , Scott Burkholder , Don Cheadle , and Dean Duval
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ASIN: B000E5KJFC
Release Date: 2006-05-02

Product Description

When the DEA shut down its dummy corporation operation codenamed SWORDFISH in 1986, they had generated $400 million which they let sit around; fifteen years of compound interest has swelled it to $9.5 billion. A covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell, headed by the duplicitious and suave Gabriel Shear, wants the money to help finance their raise-the-stakes vengeance war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away behind super-encryption. He brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson, who only wants to see his daughter Holly again but can't afford the legal fees, to slice into the government mainframes and get the money.

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Run Time: 99 minutes

Format: HD DVD

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Swordfish is a superficial movie, so let's address the superficial facts: Halle Berry was well paid to bare her breasts in this gratuitous cyber-action thriller, and while Berry's many fans will enjoy a cheap drool at the actress's expense, her brief topless scene doesn't justify this insipid parade of glossy violence from the director of 2000's Gone in 60 Seconds. Add yet another notch in John Travolta's bad-movie belt, and you've got Hollywood bankruptcy in full blossom. Go ahead, marvel at director Dominic Sena's biggest money shot--a 360-degree pan as a robbery hostage is blown to bits by a bomb that pelts a surrounding SWAT squad with deadly ball bearings.

The plot, as if it matters: Travolta's a slick, self-appointed antiterrorist who recruits a top-flight computer hacker (Hugh Jackman) to transfer a $9.5 billion government slush fund into a cluster of secret accounts. Berry's the curvaceous bait who lures Jackman into the scheme; Don Cheadle's an FBI agent hot on their tails; and an obligatory subplot turns Jackman's daughter (Camryn Grimes) into an innocent bargaining chip. By the time a hostage transport bus is airlifted in the film's not-so-thrilling climax, Swordfish will hold your passive attention or put you to sleep--it all depends on your tolerance for Sena's brand of derivative bloodlust. It's pornography of a sort, and efficiently mechanical, but you can bet good money that Berry and her costars didn't cash their paychecks proudly. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I really liked it, even more so in HD.......2007-06-14

I thought this was a great movie anyway, in HD it's even better.

4 out of 5 stars Swordfish.......2007-06-08

Another great job by John Travolta and Hugh Jackman, both are great in this movie... John play such a bad boy so good...

3 out of 5 stars Swordfish.......2007-06-02

Travolta is absolutely insane in this movie. He acts like a psychopath. He is crazy. The other actors aren't fit enough to hold Mr. Travolta's coat. He outperforms them all!! Pure evil genius!!

5 out of 5 stars Miss Direction Stan.......2007-03-29

This movie is great. For one, there is no clear cut good or bad guy. To be honest I believe the reason I like this movie is because I identify with some of the thoughts portrayed by John Travolta's character. With terrorism on everyones mind, Swordfish gives an aggressive response to would be terrorists and those who wish to do harm to America and our interests. To often we trade security for sheer diplomacy, this film shows another way. The acting is great, and panning special effects are stunning. Computers, Robbery, Corrupt Politicians, Fast Cars, Explosives, Big Guns, and ... Halle Berry

4 out of 5 stars Not worth the price of the breasts.......2007-03-09

Well given performances by Don Cheadle, John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, and Halle Berry, breasts notwithstanding (the woman does have undeniable sex appeal, and it's in full swing in this flick). The story does have a flaw when Travolta's character interacts with a certain governmental agent - it just doesn't work for me as a motive. Travolta's greed would have been a much better plot line. Jackman gives a fun performance as a dancing (!) hacker who wants to get his daughter back from, for all you Soprano fans, a very drunken and drugged out Drea. I love the music - Paul Oakenfold, who perfectly catches the action and the drama as it unfolds into the magic of misdirection.
The Best of HD DVD, Volume One (Lethal Weapon / The Road Warrior / Swordfish / Training Day) [HD DVD]
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    The Best of HD DVD, Volume One (Lethal Weapon / The Road Warrior / Swordfish / Training Day) [HD DVD]
    Starring: Mel Gibson , and Denzel Washington
    Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: HD DVD

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    ASIN: B000RGX0LS
    Release Date: 2007-09-18

    Description

    THE ROAD WARRIOR One of the most mind-blowing stunt movies ever made. Mel Gibson first made his movie mark as loner Mad Max, driving the roads of a post-apocalypse Australian outback and helping the scraggly defenders of a fuel-depot encampment against murderous marauders. Exclusive-to-Hi-Def Bonus: Director/Cinematographer Commentary! Rated R. SWORDFISH Your password for high-tech excitement. John Travolta is an mastermind plotting a huge electronic theft caper, Hugh Jackman is a wily computer superhacker and Halle Berry and Don Cheadle co-star. Bonuses: Alternate Endings, Director Commentary, Interviews, Making-of Featurettes and Music Video. Rated R. TRAINING DAY Denzel Washington won his second Academy Award?* as a twisted L.A. undercover detective who becomes the kind of thug he's sworn to collar. Ethan Hawke is his unseasoned new partner and Antoine Fuqua (Shooter) directs. Bonuses: Additonal Scenes and Alternate Ending, Director Commentary, Making-of Featurettes and 2 Music Videos. Rated R. LETHAL WEAPON Two Vietnam vets-turned-cops (Mel Gibson and Danny Glover) have just one thing in common: both hate to work with partners. But their partnership becomes key to their survival when a routine murder investigation leads to all-out, martial-arts-and-machine-guns war with an international heroin ring. Bonus: Additonal Scenes. Rated R.
    The Best of Blu-Ray, Volume One (Lethal Weapon / The Road Warrior / Swordfish / Training Day) [Blu-ray]
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      The Best of Blu-Ray, Volume One (Lethal Weapon / The Road Warrior / Swordfish / Training Day) [Blu-ray]
      Starring: Mel Gibson , and Denzel Washington
      Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
      ProductGroup: DVD
      Binding: Blu-ray

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      ASIN: B000RGX0KO
      Release Date: 2007-09-18
      The Best Crime Dramas: Swordfish/Heat/L.A. Confidential
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        The Best Crime Dramas: Swordfish/Heat/L.A. Confidential

        Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
        ProductGroup: DVD
        Binding: DVD

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        ASIN: B000HDZJY2
        Release Date: 2005-11-15
        Training Day/Swordfish
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          Training Day/Swordfish
          Starring: Denzel Washington
          Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
          ProductGroup: DVD
          Binding: DVD

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          ASIN: B0002WZRTA
          Release Date: 2004-11-16
          Training Day / Swordfish (Two-Pack)
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            Training Day / Swordfish (Two-Pack)
            Starring: Warner 2pak
            Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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            ASIN: B0002WZRT0
            Release Date: 2004-11-16
            Swordfish (UMD Mini for PSP)
            Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
            • Is a Puzzlement
            • Puzzling but Highly Entertaining
            Swordfish (UMD Mini for PSP)
            Starring: John Travolta , Hugh Jackman , and Halle Berry
            Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
            ProductGroup: DVD
            Binding: UMD for PSP

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            Product Features:
            • When the DEA shut down its dummy corporation operation codenamed SWORDFISH in 1986, they had generated $400 million which they let sit around; fifteen years of compound interest has swelled it to $9.5 billion. A covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell, headed by the duplicitious and suave Gabriel Shear, wants the money to help finance their raise-the-stakes vengeance war against internatio

            ASIN: B000E1MXUU
            Release Date: 2006-02-14

            Description

            When the DEA shut down its dummy corporation operation codenamed SWORDFISH in 1986, they had generated $400 million which they let sit around; fifteen years of compound interest has swelled it to $9.5 billion. A covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell, headed by the duplicitious and suave Gabriel Shear, wants the money to help finance their raise-the-stakes vengeance war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away behind super-encryption. He brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson, who only wants to see his daughter Holly again but can't afford the legal fees, to slice into the government mainframes and get the money.

            Customer Reviews:

            2 out of 5 stars Is a Puzzlement.......2007-03-24

            Interesting premise, that a lone-wolf terror fighter enlists a computer hacker to liberate funds to finance the process, the genius does so -- AND THEN they go in, litrally, through the bank's front window, with vehicles, guns, explosives. And there's a helicopter ferrying a full-sized bus. So why the hacker and the whole concept? Travolta is manipulating, Halle Berry is appealing, Hugh Jackman genial, especially with Berry, and the character's little girl. Buy it used and donate to a charity thrift-shop.

            4 out of 5 stars Puzzling but Highly Entertaining.......2007-02-07

            This is a very good movie but a little hard to follow. The actors give great performances. The story works on several levels and that is what makes it stand apart from other films in this genre.
            Collateral Damage/Swordfish
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              Collateral Damage/Swordfish
              Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger , Francesca Neri , Elias Koteas , Cliff Curtis , and John Leguizamo
              Director: Andrew Davis , and Dominic Sena
              Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
              ProductGroup: DVD
              Binding: DVD

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              ASIN: B0000E6FR2
              Release Date: 2003-11-18

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