Perfect Storm, The (US)

A brilliant film, thrilling and dramatic, you`ll go through a huge range of emotions watching this film, its well worth the purchase

What a disappointment. I was so much looking forward to watching this movie because everyone were on about just how great the special effects are and how decent the plot is.
Well, I personally found this movie dull, cruel, senseless and not very impressive visually (and that`s an understatement).
The plot is really simple - a couple of fish murderers go out to kill lots of fish and end up inside a big storm. How very original (although partially based on a true story). I personally wished each and every one of those killers drowned.
The video transfer is very good with no compression artifacts at all. That is not saying the visual effects are good. They are really too artificial. You can notice the very first CG ocean scene even if you`re half blind. The waves look hilariously CG and are a good example how not to make water look using CG.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is very good, although I was hoping for a "wetter" soundtrack. Well, yeah, the splashes are there and the winds are too, but this is not a mind blowing soundtrack.
The menus are nicely animated with sound.
The extras include 3 commentary tracks (good, but not overwhelming), some behind the scenes look (rather ordinary) and an interesting documentary about the storm of 1991. The extras also include an art gallery and a storyboard gallery.
Bottom line - an average minus movie with a dull script, hilarious CG, a nice soundtrack and some good extras. Nothing special here.

Although I must say that I am not a huge fan of this film, I cannot fully condone Zvi Josef`s review either. Zvi`s opinion and personal beliefs appear to have produced a review of the film that has been tainted by personal morals over characters within the film.

Okay, so these people are fish-killers. Zvi might not eat fish, but plenty of people do, and anyway, it`s no reason to hate a movie. People don`t hate Blade Runner just because Deckard strives to kill androids.

A bad movie is a reason to hate a movie.

And this is a bad movie.

Usually, when purchasing a DVD player, the movie supplied is often a below par Hollywood affair. This was one of *four* films supplied, and is not only below par, but has no intention of ever reaching the green.

The effects are fantastic for what they are, but they are by no means special, always looking for all the world what they are - CGI. With exception to Bugsy, none of the characters pull at the audiences emotions, as the love stories/life stories simply seem forced.

The audio, to me, sounded very good. BUT (and this is a fault of the movie, not the DVD) both myself and my partner felt that there was far too much mood-music. It really feels like the director is trying to thrust an entire library of sheet music through those holes in the side of our heads.

The special features were good, and it was nice to see the pre-shoot drawings, as they alone stir up many feelings.

The DVD is good quality, but the movie itself is one to avoid.