Empire of the Sun (Keepcase)
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/03/2009 Run time: 153 minutes Rating: Pg
Roundly dismissed as one of Steven Spielberg's least successful efforts, this very underrated film poignantly follows the World War II adventures of young Jim (a brilliant Christian Bale), caught in the throes of the fall of China. What if you once had everything and lost it all in an afternoon? What if you were only 12? Bale's transformation, from pampered British ruling-class child to an imprisoned, desperate, nearly feral boy, is nothing short of stunning. Also stunning are exceptional sets, cinematography, and music (the last courtesy of John Williams) that enhance author J.G. Ballard's and screenwriter Tom Stoppard's depiction of another, less familiar casualty of war.
In a time when competitors were releasing "comedic," derivative coming-of-age films, Empire of the Sun stands out as an epic in the classic David Lean sense--despite confusion or perceived competition with the equally excellent The Last Emperor (also released in 1987, and also a coming-of-age in a similar setting). It is also a remarkable testament to, yes, the human spirit. And despite its disappointing box-office returns, Empire of the Sun helped to further establish Spielberg as more than a commercial director and set the standard, tone, and look for future efforts Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. --N.F. Mendoza
Product Details:
Actor: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
Creator: Chris Kenny, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Robert Shapiro, J.G. Ballard, Menno Meyjes, Tom Stoppard
Director: Steven Spielberg
EAN: 0883929091539
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: WARD112657D
Number Of Discs: 1
Original Release Date: 1987-01-01
Package Quantity: 1
Product Group: DVD
Product Type Name: ABIS_DVD
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2009-11-03
Running Time: 152
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1987
Title: Empire of the Sun (Keepcase)
UPC: 883929091539
ASIN: B002O3Z4WU
Sales Rank: 18204
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Really good film
I saw this in the theater when it first came out and thought it was pretty good. After watching it again at home I have to change that opinion. It is excellent, a great story beautifully filmed with a top notch cast throughout. Rating: (J. Carey, 2010-07-18) Empire of the Sun (Keepcase) customer review
Amazing amount of talent down the drain.
It bugs me when all of the resources that went into making this movie went into making a contrived, unreal, banal, obvious mess. There's a terrific story by J G Ballard in the middle of this movie and Spielberg missed it. Instead he pasted together a bunch of flat movie cliches. Then got Tom Stoppard to write the script. Got Malkovitch to overact, probably not that hard, actually, and got John Williams to roll out the heavenly choirs, the tense percussion, I'm sure the whole lot of them know that this movie is a sell out, and feel a little nauseous whenever they remember what they did here. An amazing amount of talent down the drain. A shame. Rating: (Peter Geraghty, 2010-05-22) Empire of the Sun (Keepcase) customer review
Slow Moving -
"Empire of the Sun" stars a 13 year old Christian Bale in his big movie debut. He shows great talent at a young age and the story is admirable but seemed slow and tedious. The location is Shanghai, which had not changed much from the World War II scenario of the movie. Christian plays Jim, a British expatriate who is separated from his parents when the Japanese army invades Shanghai during World War II. He goes back to his beautiful home to wait for his mother, and after months (as shown by the swimming pool evaporating away) he is starving since most of the food in the house has been eaten. Jim eventually is interned in a civilian prison camp and becomes sort of a mascot. John Malkovich plays his prison buddy. The story is somewhat interesting, and Jim has a wild imagination that gives some interest. The "Empire of the Sun" is based on a real-life autobiography and Steven Spielberg directs. Rating: (Loyd E. Eskildson, 2010-04-28) Empire of the Sun (Keepcase) customer review
LOWER THAN POOR RATING
SORRY, BUT YOU GET A LOWER THAN POOR RATING. I MISTOOK YOUR ITEM TO INCLUDE THE VIDEO... NOT JUST THE CASE FOR THE PRICE YOU CHARGED THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! YOU SHOULD MAKE IT CLEAR THERE IS NO DVD IN THE CASE, AND IT IS THE CASE ONLY. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT! Rating: (Susan L. Oldani, 2010-04-03) Empire of the Sun (Keepcase) customer review
thank god for amazon.com
nearly impossible to find this video in stores any more one of my favorite movies of all time. thanks amazon Rating: (Michael Golata, 2010-02-07) Empire of the Sun (Keepcase) customer review
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