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In the near future where it's a mix of the retro-eras all combined in one weird alternate futuristic world, bureaucrat are like busy bees in one giantic hive track down many anti-government terrorists. This is a must have for fans of futuristic movies and fantasy epics.Also recommended: "Time Bandits", "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen", "Blade Runner", "Metropolis (1927 and 2001)", "The Dark Crystal", "The Matrix Saga", "Batman Begins", "The Dark Knight", "Heavy Metal", "Gattaca", "Alphaville", "City of Lost Children", "Batman (1989)", "Batman Returns", "1984", "Big Trouble in Little China", "Flash Gordon", "Barberella", "V For Vendetta", "The Running Man", "Repo The Genetic Opera", "Inkheart", "Pan's Labyrinth", "Spirited Away", "Donnie Darko", "The Brothers Grimm", "The Wizard of Oz", "Return to Oz", "Making Contact (a.k.a. The film co-stars Katherine Helmound, Robert DiNero, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin and Ian Holm for the co-star cast is very solid including the acting and there's a good sense of humor to propell with a few good action sequences and of course imaginative special effects even in these days of CGI.
However a huge mistake on a wrong arrested man however creates one hell of a real nightmare for Sam as he seeks out his dreamgirl named Jill (Kim Griest) as he struggles in a battle of good and evil which plays in both real life and his dreams.A unique and one-of-a-kind dark futuristic fantasy comedy epic from co-writer and director Terry Gilliam is the second movie of his major 80's fantasy trilogy that began with "Time Bandits" and finally ended with "Adventures of Baron Munchausen". Disc two offers still galleries, Trailer, featurettes, storyboards including for some more fantasy sequences that didn't make it into the final film, and two documentaries including on the controversy of the U.S. One particular bureaucrat geek named Sam Lowy (Jonathan Pryce) is a daydreamer who dreams of himself as a winged superhero in a world of psychedelic fantasy where she dreams of a beautiful nude girl only sometimes has to return to his daily nightmare.
This 3-Disc criterion collection offers the first Disc which is the Final Cut that combines footage from both Euro and American versions in one including a more somber ending is presented wondefully in excellent picture and sound quality including audio commentary by Terry Gilliam. The film offers the viewer a retro-esque future that mixes the past of the 40's, 50's, 60's and early 70's in one movie but in a brilliant kind of surreal and weird way that it's just scrumbcous like Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" or Fritz Lang's "Metropolis". The movie is inspired by George Orwell's "1984" and Gilliam's earlier "Time Bandits" here this movie represents a movie that is better then the first of the trilogy as it's also the darkest but most best.
release and the final disc offers an alternate 94 minute syndicated version with alternate score, never before seen footage, shorter pacing and alternate feel good ending presented with optional audio commentary. Joey)", "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", "Watchmen", "Faherenheit 451", "Vanilla Sky", "Total Recall", "Delicatessen", "Dark City", "The Fifth Element", "Tideland", "The Cell", "A Clockwork Orange", "The Golden Compass", "Harry Potter Saga" and "The Spiderwick Chronicles".
Alas.But how was BRAZIL conceived. No matter how many times I re-view this movie, I'm captivated by the it's emotonal realism, its hideous beauty, its magnificent sound and its music, and the wonderful acting of the ensemble. How executed. But more than any of that, I'm astonished by the inescapable realization that the most intensely unpleasant aspects of what was intended as a satirical pre-view of the futue, has, in the two and a half decades since its inception, come to mordant life. Our dim suspiscion of a decadent idiocy arising from an inbred society of rich money-changers, ruled by an inexpressibly foul and paracitic bureaucratic class rotten with envy, suspiscion and indifference to human suffering, has grown into an inescapable fact of contemporary life. The mystery of Terry Gilliam's methods (and funding) remain opaque, but the magic of his mastery over the medium grows in a splendor that is dark and excruciating, but irresistable.What excuse is there for not having viewed this film at leasst once. I cannot conceive of any.
If you already like this movie, then you will probably not pause to reflect on a thing I wrote. I suppose since I spent the money, I should steel my nerves and do so sometime.
I know I am swimming against the tide here, but this is one of the stupidest films I have ever had the displeasure to watch.Yeah, I know its a parody of life in an all-encompassing bureaucratic state where citizens chafe under the oppressive heel of The Ministry of Information. But there is no real oppression, only mind-boggling incompetence.
After buying and viewing Brazil upon the recommendation of a friend who usually makes good ones, I came away wondering why on earth Criterion saw fit to issue a three-disc set for a film that didn't deserve to be reissued in the first place. Robert de Niro especially ought to be ashamed of having his name attached to this indulgent silliness.The movie is so bad, I don't know when I'll have the stomach to watch the other two discs.
The story (and the acting) is so jejune that I didn't know whether to sneer or puke. Brazil not even "funny" in a Three Stooges kind of way.
I already sat through some nearly unlistenable and insipid commentary on the film where the speakers tried so very hard to project erudition but instead exuded the acrid stench of pseudo-intellectual pretension.The three discs came housed in a flimsy plastic dust cover that is already cracking like a piece of cheap plastic left too long in the sun. But if you have not yet seen this unbearable nonsense packaged as a "cult classic", then I would recommend that you buy and watch a less expensive package before deciding to go whole-hog as I did.
I Love this movie, and the DVD's good and all, but I noticed there's at least one line (a very good, noticeable line) missing, and at least two shots that I've never seen before. Having extra material doesn't bother me at all, but there fact that it was missing stuff made me very angry. I saw this movie at least 10 times before buying the DVD, so I know what I'm talking about. I'm guessing it was just a different cut, but the DVD/its title should be more explanatory and illustrative about that.
If you only want the director's cut with the extra 10 min, Criterion has been kind enough to issue it a la carte, So you don't need to waste extra cash and storage space on a multi-disc behemoth. How is one supposed to summarize this movie without egregious use of the phrase `Orwellian.' Let me just say this - It's like Life Of Brian, only replace the Christ story with 1984 and remove about half the cheap jokes. I can't put it any simpler than that. If you wish to own all three, go with the Criterion multi disc deluxe set. So, if you're a casual fan of the film, I recommend the Universal version. Anyways, as you may or may not know, this film exists in three different versions-The original European release (132 Min).
I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to film, and it is with heavy heart that I reveal this, but I couldn't tell the difference between the Universal and Criterion single disc versions. There. The cheapest and, in my opinion, best option, is the 132-minute Universal single disc release. the original U.S. release (92 Min)., and the director's cut (142 Min). The Criterion version has an extra 10 minutes in there somewhere, but I'll be darned if I can find them.
It's a more or less complete presentation of the film, and it's anywhere from $5-15 cheaper than the Criterion single disc edition.
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