Thelma & Louise (Special Edition) (Australia)
Somebody said get a life... so they did
Certificate: M15+
Running Time: 116 mins
Retail Price: 32.95
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Waitress Louise (Susan Sarandon) persuades her friend Thelma (Geena Davis) to escape her sexist husband and join her on a driving holiday. When they stop off at a country bar, Louise ends up saving Thelma from an attempted rape - shooting and killing the rapist in the process - and the women consequently find themselves forced to go on the run. Along the way their money is stolen by a handsome cowboy (Brad Pitt) and they begin holding-up convenience stores, feeling strangely liberated by their new-found assertiveness. Harvey Keitel stars as the detective who attempts to talk the heroines into giving themselves up.
Special Features:
The Making Of Thelma And Louise
Audio Commentary with Ridley Scott
Audio Commentary with Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis and Callie Khouri
Multi Angle Vignette
`Part Of Me, Part Of You` Music Video
Deleted Scenes
Alternate Ending
Photo Gallery
Trailers And TV Spots
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Directed By:
Ridley Scott
Written By:
Callie Khouri
Starring:
Brad Pitt
Stephen Tobolowsky
Christopher McDonald
Michael Madsen
Harvey Keitel
Geena Davis
Susan Sarandon
Casting By:
Louis DiGiaimo
Soundtrack By:
Hans Zimmer
B.B. King
Director of Photography:
Adrian Biddle
Editor:
Thom Noble
Costume Designer:
Elizabeth McBride
Production Designer:
Norris Spencer
Producer:
Ridley Scott
Mimi Polk
Callie Khouri
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox
Your Opinions and Comments
10 years later, the movie is still very enjoyable. True, the atmosphere surrounding this movie is not as powerful as before, but still - it`s wonderfully made and brilliantly performed by the 2 leads.
The video transfer is a bit disappointing. While there are no compression signs to be seen, the picture is not too sharp and scratches and dust particles can be noticed throughout the entire movie. Some aliasing can be spotted as well in some of the car scenes.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is flat. The surrounds are hardly used, which is a shame, since there are plenty of scenes which could`ve benefited from the 5.1 mix.
The menus are animated with sound. The design of the special features section of the menus is a bit annoying since you can hardly tell which option is now selected.
The extras include 2 commentaries by the director and by the 2 leads and the writer, an extensive recently made one hour behind the scenes featurette, 9 deleted scenes (including an alternate ending, which is not as good as the original one), a picture gallery, a music video and a multiple angle scene.
Bottom line - a good movie packed with a wealth of extras. Recommended if you can excuse the average transfer and sound.