Mystic River (3 Disc Deluxe Edition)

Starring:Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden, Laura Linney, Kevin Chapman, Emmy Rossum, Tom Guiry, Spencer Treat Clark, Andrew Mackin, Adam Nelson, Robert Wahlberg, Jenny O'Hara, John Doman, Cameron Bowen, Jason Kelly (III), Connor Paolo, T. Bruce Page, Miles Herter
Director: Clint Eastwood
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Superior acting, writing, and direction are on impressive display in the critically acclaimed Mystic River, Clint Eastwood's 24th directorial outing and one of the finest films of 2003. Sharply adapted by L.A. Confidential Oscar-winner Brian Helgeland from the novel by Dennis Lehane, this chilling mystery revolves around three boyhood friends in working-class Boston--played as adults by Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, and Kevin Bacon--drawn together by a crime from the past and a murder (of the Penn character's 19-year-old daughter) in the present. These dual tragedies arouse a vicious cycle of suspicion, guilt, and repressed anxieties, primed to explode with devastating and unpredictable results. Eastwood is perfectly in tune with this brooding material, giving his flawless cast (including Laura Linney, Marcia Gay Harden and Laurence Fishburne) ample opportunity to plumb the depths of a resonant human tragedy, leading to an ambiguous ending that qualifies Mystic River for contemporary classic status. --Jeff Shannon
Description
Drama. Mystic River tells the story of three men whose dark, interwoven history forces them to come to terms with a brutal murder on the mean streets of Boston.

DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Commentary by Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon
Documentaries:"Beneath the Surface": Documentary including Clint Eastwood's elaboration on why he made the film, interviews with the cast, and journey back to the steets of Boston with author Dennis Lehane. "From Page to Screen", Bravo special.
Interviews:Selections from the Charlie Rose Show including segments with Clint Eastwood, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon.
Theatrical Trailer:Pre-sale date is 4/2/04

Average customer rating:

Good but boring
very emotional, driven by great performances...
Drawn into the Mystic
Much Ado about nothing
Almost Great

Mystic River (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Sean Penn , Tim Robbins , Kevin Bacon , Laurence Fishburne , and Marcia Gay Harden
Director: Clint Eastwood
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0001ZX0OW
Release Date: 2004-06-08

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Description

Drama. Mystic River tells the story of three men whose dark, interwoven history forces them to come to terms with a brutal murder on the mean streets of Boston.

Customer Reviews:

Good but boring.......2007-07-01

Clint Eastwood makes boring movies. I don't know what else to say. It may just be that the cinemotography itself is dark so you fall asleep. It was a good film, with the acting saving it and though I never read the book, I heard it was like the book. Sean Penn deserved the Oscar but why this film got a Best Picture Nom. is beyond me. Eastwood is the golden child of the Academy and it is starting to get me mad

very emotional, driven by great performances..........2007-06-09

Sean Penn, without a doubt, is the heart and soul of this movie... Mystic River is one of the very best of Clint Eastwood's pictures and it features highly charged emotions in a great screenplay that flows beautifully despite the length of the film... It all comes back to childhood this is something (I think) we should all know - and something the characters in this movie discover as they fumble around trying to right the wrongs of the world.. Tim robbins' character (i try to be careful not to give away plot elements) is torn inside from a childhood experience and sees the world as a place where vampires roam and suck the blood of the innocent - something he takes upon himself to venge against.. Sean Penn's character is intent on finding justice himself following the death of his daughter.. and kevin bacon (who is a cop) is obviously trying to make up for the wrongs of the world - all three try and fail - because at heart they are children (like we all are) born to suffer in an unjust world.. Mystic river will make you cry if you truly let it break through your personal barriers.. Though i am not normally a fan of such movies (i generally find them predictable) 'mystic river', despite its rehashed dramatic techniques, works out - highly recommended..

Drawn into the Mystic.......2007-04-06

Mystic River is a triumph for Clint Eastwood. Truly a moving film, Mystic River never lets your eyes wander from the screen as you're completely focused on this very disturbing story. A film capturing the adult lives of once childhood friends, played by Sean Penn, Tim Robbins and Kevin Bacon, you watch as they come together once again after what appears to be many years of brief and intermittent run-ins with each other.

Sean Penn plays somewhat of a wise, yet immature loose cannon of a man, Kevin Bacon as a MPD (Massachusetts) detective and Tim Robbins as the man whose life was forever altered because of a shocking childhood trauma, these three play off of each other very well. I wanted to reach out to each of them. There are moments where some may see Kevin Bacon's character as a bit flushed out, but it appears that this is more effective than not. We jump from age 10 to probably late 30's, early 40's of these three men and we learn little about them that helps to explain so much.

After Penn's daughter is brutally murdered, Bacon and Laurence Fishburne (a fine choice to partner with Bacon) take on the case to find her killer. The three friends are all shaken up (obviously Penn is destroyed over hiss loss) and the mystery seems to unfold quite rapidly. This is definitely one of the most intriguing mystery films I've seen in a long time.

Fans of those earlier mentioned should really enjoy this film. There are also some excellent and shocking performances by Laura Linney and Marcia Gay Harden. I highly recommend this film. Its disturbing and almost heart-wrenching (perhaps even angering) subject will attract any looking for a solid dramatic mystery with some very memorable characters. This is one to add to your collection.

Much Ado about nothing.......2007-04-01

I personally started liking Tim Robbins from Shawshank Redemption & Sean Penn from Dead Man Walking and I believe these were the movies these guys should have recieved oscar for their outstanding roles.
Keeping than in mind and seeing lot of recommendations I saw Mystic River which the review said was the best as far as Clint Eastwood was concerned
Again he had adapted another movie, Bridges of Madison County, which in my personal opinion was much better adaptation of a novel.
The story line eventhough is good about three friends meeting again by fate and all the script is not that strong. I actually fell asleep in between.
Off the cast my personal belief is Kevin Bacon was really good. Sure Tim
Robbins plays a character of sexually abused child with lot of conviction but even that was potrayed better in Shawshank Redemption where he is abused by a few inmates.
And the end is kind of loose.
Give it a miss

Almost Great.......2007-02-18

You have a cast that includes Kevin Bacon, Sean Penn, Laurence Fishburne, Tim Robbins, Laura Linney, and Marcia Gay Harden. This elite cast is directed by Clint Eastwood. The story is meaty and suspenseful. Can't miss, right?

It can and does miss, in my opinion. What makes it just miss is an acting fundamental that most did not pay attention to, and that is diction and enunciation. These actors use sotto voce too much, fake Boston accents with varying degrees of accuracy and precision, and generally speak as though they have a mouth full of marbles. I had to turn my TV volume to 48 to hear some of the dialogue. That dialogue is usually important in a movie or play, and in this film, it is critical. As any high school drama teacher will tell you...if the audience can't hear you, you are cheating them.

This is generally the only mar on an otherwise fine film. All of the actors turn in very good performances, particularly Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, and Marcia Gay Harden. Robbins plays David Boyle, a man who cannot escape the horror and trauma of his rape by pedophiles at a young age. He carries himself with sadness, and his internal rage and confusion show in his face and body. His wife Celeste is capably played by Marcia Gay Harden. Her fear grows as she comes to believe that her husband may have murdered a 19 year old girl. In a panic, she turns to the murdered girl's father (Jimmy) and tells him that she believes that her husband is the killer. In this scene of ultimate betrayal, Harden is at her best. We see it all...relief to have unburdened herself, but guilt and fear knowing that she has likely signed the death warrant of her own husband. Finally, there is Sean Penn's portrayal of Jimmy. Jimmy is an ex-con, who lost a wife as he was going to prison, and then loses the daughter of that wife. He is a man trying desperately to hold it together and operate within the legal rules of society. In the end, his desire for street thug retribution wins out, and his guilt is palpable. Penn turns in a great performance.

So, the movie basically goes from 5 stars to 3 stars because a director didn't insist on clear speech. But hey, if that doesn't bother you, you'll probably find this to be an outstanding, disturbing, impactful film.

Recommended.

Average customer rating:

Good but boring
very emotional, driven by great performances...
Drawn into the Mystic
Much Ado about nothing
Almost Great

Mystic River (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Sean Penn , Tim Robbins , Kevin Bacon , Laurence Fishburne , and Marcia Gay Harden
Director: Clint Eastwood
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Description

Drama. Mystic River tells the story of three men whose dark, interwoven history forces them to come to terms with a brutal murder on the mean streets of Boston.

Customer Reviews:

Good but boring.......2007-07-01

very emotional, driven by great performances..........2007-06-09

Drawn into the Mystic.......2007-04-06

Much Ado about nothing.......2007-04-01

Almost Great.......2007-02-18

Mystic River (Three-Disc Collector's Edition)

Average customer rating:

Good but boring
very emotional, driven by great performances...
Drawn into the Mystic
Much Ado about nothing
Almost Great

Mystic River (Three-Disc Collector's Edition)
Starring: Sean Penn , Tim Robbins , Kevin Bacon , Laurence Fishburne , and Marcia Gay Harden
Director: Clint Eastwood
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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Description

Drama. Mystic River tells the story of three men whose dark, interwoven history forces them to come to terms with a brutal murder on the mean streets of Boston.

Customer Reviews:

Good but boring.......2007-07-01

very emotional, driven by great performances..........2007-06-09

Drawn into the Mystic.......2007-04-06

Much Ado about nothing.......2007-04-01

Almost Great.......2007-02-18

Belly Dancing The Sacred Shapes with The Goddess Dancing

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Morning workout
Good if supplemented with another video
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I Love this DVD

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ASIN: B000CQM2LC
Release Date: 2003-10-01

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Congratulations! You are interested in belly dance and that means you are now connected to the world's oldest women's dance! Contained in this DVD are over a dozen different belly dance movements that are seen in belly dance styles around world. The movements are taught in five sections. Each section is one of the Sacred Shapes™ and is introduced by a teacher. These movements are then modeled by three different teachers on the screen. All of the movements are seen from more than one angle and there is a clear view of the teachers at all times. This makes the instruction easy to follow and understand. There is then time to practice and play with the movements with the teachers. Goddess Stretches are unique to The Goddess Dancing™ and are also contained on this video. Images of the Goddess from around the world are used to guide the movements of the stretches. The last section is an original choreographed dance, The Creation Dance, that incorporates the movements taught in the video. There is a prompt on the screen for which movements are next in the dance, making it easy to follow and learn. The teachers do the dance several times in a row so that you may watch and practice along. The DVD contains a performance by each of the teachers on the video. The performances are all examples of completely improvised dances. Each teacher takes a turn to be in the moment and express herself.

Customer Reviews:

Morning workout.......2006-08-04

I enjoy this tape very much and have found it very helpful in beginning to learn how to belly dance. I also enjoy the Goddess imagery used throughout. Its a great way to streatch out the kinks and get ready to face the work day.

Good if supplemented with another video.......2006-07-12

I bought this video to learn how to bellydance with and found it very enlightening. I loved the spiritual descriptions of each movement, however, did not learn "how" to move as well from this video as I did from others (Jillians video was the other one I ordered) I think that this is a good video to learn the 'spirit' of the dance with, but not necessarily the movements. I would recommend buying this along with another video, that may not teach the 'spirit' but just the basic moves. I also found the women to be a little strange, but with good hearts.

Must Have for Pagans/Wiccans.......2006-05-20

I loved the spiritual connection of the dance to the Goddess rather than learning to perform. Each section is proken down so a non-dance nonfit person can easily follow. I also loved how the three teachers were so in tune with each other. I belong to circle which is moving in that direction so it was a joy to watch.

Review of Belly Dance Instruction tape.......2006-03-15

Beautiful, professional and easy to follow . I appreciate how much you got into one video.

I Love this DVD.......2006-03-10

I chose this DVD because I wanted to muti-task; combining meditation and exercise. Its harder than it looks!!! They did very well in how they introduced the movements and I absolutley adored the use of the Goddess poses and names.

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