Gone in Sixty Seconds (US)
Ice cold, hot wired
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 118 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Academy Award winners Nicolas Cage (The Rock) and sexy Angelina Jolie (The Bone Collector) ride an unstoppable wave of speed and adrenaline in this hot, edgy action hit from high-octane producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Armageddon).
Legendary car booster Randall "Memphis" Raines (Cage) thought he`d left the fast lane behind - until he`s forced out of retirement in a do-or-die effort to save his kid brother (Giovanni Ribisi, Saving Private Ryan) from the wrath of an evil mobster! But with speed to burn and attitude to spare, Memphis hastily re-assembles his old crew - a rogues` gallery including Academy Award winner Robert Duvall (A Civil Action) - and floors it in a full-throttle race to pull off the ultimate car heist: 50 exotic beauties in 24 hours - and the cops are already on to them!
Directed by Dominic Sena and written by Scott Rosenberg, Gone In Sixty Seconds is an action-packed thrill ride that comes out fast and never slows down.
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Featurettes Created For This DVD
"Action Overload" Highlight Reel Featuring Spectacular Adrenaline-Pumping Scenes -- Music Video-Style
Conversations With Jerry Bruckheimer On The Role Of The Produce
The Cult Music Video
Animated Menu Screens
Theatrical Trailer
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 French
Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish
Subtitle Tracks:
Spanish
CC: English
Directed By:
Dominic Sena
Written By:
H.B. Halicki
Scott Rosenberg
Starring:
Robert Duvall
Will Patton
James Duval
Scott Caan
William Lee Scott
T.J. Cross
Giovanni Ribisi
Angelina Jolie
Nicolas Cage
Casting By:
Victoria Thomas
Soundtrack By:
Trevor Rabin
Paul Linford
Director of Photography:
Paul Cameron
Editor:
Tom Muldoon
Chris Lebenzon
Costume Designer:
Marlene Stewart
Production Designer:
Jeff Mann
Producer:
Mike Stenson
Pat Sandston
Aristides McGarry
Jerry Bruckheimer
Executive Producer:
Barry H. Waldman
Webster Stone
Robert Stone
Chad Oman
Jonathan Hensleigh
Denice Shakarian Halicki
Distributor:
Buena Vista
Your Opinions and Comments
The script is very ill-written and the acting is not convincing at all.
The video transfer is good. All the cars look nice and there are no compression signs at all.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is very good. The surrounds are used well, but trust me - there is a limit to the number of times the human ear can listen to a car drive by. Take away this feature from the movie and you are left with nothing at all.
The menus are all beautifully and artistically animated with sounds.
The extras include an extensive behind the scenes look, divided into several chapters. Nothing too exciting, though.
Bottom line - just say no. Better yet - YELL no.
Dumbed down nonsense that tries to visually assualt the viewer with rapid editing and a loud modern soundtrack rather than worry about a script and convincing exposition of the one dimensional characters.
The picture and sound are good as can be expected, but it`s actually rather depressing to see a fine actor like Christopher Eccleston in this paint-by-numbers car theft mess.