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Owner:
Ben
Action
USA / English
Josh Lucas |
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Jessica Biel |
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Jamie Foxx |
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Featuring the best special effects that money can buy and a screenplay that any six-year-old could follow,
Stealth is a pure action thriller that starts fast and never slows down. Moving up from
The Fast and the Furious and
xXx, director Rob Cohen proves himself as a master of popcorn entertainment for teenagers, turning this derivative military sci-fi action thriller into a dazzling showcase for impressive aerial action sequences, featuring digital effects and highly detailed model work (by James Cameron's Digital Domain effects company, among others) that are so realistic you could swear the movie's high-tech aircraft are absolutely real. The plot serves the effects (it should be the other way around), and it's a cheesy hybrid of
Top Gun,
The Right Stuff,
Firefox and
Behind Enemy Lines, in which a close-knit trio of Naval Air Force aces (Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, and Jamie Foxx) pilot state-of-the-art "Talon" fighter-bombers, ready to scramble on orders from their not-entirely trustworthy commander (Sam Shepard). They're teamed up with an ultra-high-tech UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) nicknamed "EDI," an artificially intelligent fighter drone that's as erratically dangerous (after its circuitry is damaged by lightning) as it is deadly effective. With a standard third-act rescue mission amidst the threat of global warfare,
Stealth is brainless entertainment from start to finish, but the aerial action and epic-scale pyrotechnics ensure that it's never, ever boring. Cohen may be guilty of dumbing down his recycled plots for mass appeal, but there's no denying his skills as an action auteur. Move over, Michael Bay, you've got serious competition.
--Jeff Shannon
Edition |
Two-Disc Widescreen Edition |
Barcode |
043396102156 |
Region |
Region 1 |
Release Date |
11/15/2005 |
Packaging |
Jewel w/Slip cover |
Screen Ratio |
2.40:1 |
Subtitles |
Chinese; English; French; Korean; Thai |
Audio Tracks |
Dolby Surround - French
DTS 6.1 - English
THAI: Dolby Digital 5.1 |
No. of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
Disc 1: |
Documentary
Featurettes
Multiple Angles
Music Video
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Purchase Date |
11/15/2005 |
Purchase Price |
$16.99 |
Store |
Best Buy |
Condition |
New (Still Sealed) |
Current Value |
$19.99 |
Links |
Amazon US
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