Flatliners [Region 2] | ![Flatliners [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21VXKP3P8NL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Joel Schumacher
Actors: Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt
Category: DVD
Buy Used: $22.55
Rating:  64 reviews
Sales Rank: 260679
Format: Pal
Languages: German (Original Language), English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Czech (Subtitled), Hungarian (Subtitled), Icelandic (Subtitled), Hebrew (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Greek (Subtitled), Hindi (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 0312461
EAN: 4030521124615
ASIN: B00004RYIH
Theatrical Release Date: August 10, 1990
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What if you could stop your heart to simulate a temporary death, and then be revived so you could describe your near-death experience to others? The mysteries of life--and the afterlife--compel five medical students (Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt) to experiment with their own mortality, and what they discover has unsettling psychological implications. That's the intriguing premise of this neo-Gothic horror thriller, directed by Joel Schumacher (Batman & Robin) with his typical indulgence of vibrant colors and hyperactive, hallucinogenic style. The movie borders on silliness at times, and the near-death recollection of memories results in some repetitious scenes, but the dynamic young cast takes it all quite seriously, which is what keeps this gaudy thriller on the edge. The fascinating premise could have been made into a better film, but Schumacher's mainstream excess doesn't stop Flatliners from being slick, occasionally even provocative entertainment. --Jeff Shannon
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 22 Subtitles Language and no Spanish June 10, 2009
M. Marrero (Las Vegas, NV USA)
Why are Sony so stupid? 22 different subtitle tracks and no Spanish track. Unbelievable !
The childish frontier of fear and guilt May 11, 2009
Jacques COULARDEAU (OLLIERGUES France)
A film that reveals the unease of modern men and women in life when confronted to death. We are beyond the simple religious belief in the afterlife, and what's more in any kind of hell or heaven. Religion is declared dead. Yet human beings are more obsessed than ever by death, especially since we can push it away for quite a long time. What's more the scientific and technological development of our societies leads us to believe we can explain everything, know everything and do everything. That was quite typical of the end of the 20th century. Today things are changing, especially when the president of the United States himself, Barack Obama, in a public speech to journalists speaks of their search for truth and qualifies that truth as being of course relative because it is more a quest than a final end, objective or achievement. The film shows the end of the good old metaphysical thinking that was starting to evolve into a truth obsession, an obsessive conception that truth was unique and irreversibly reachable. Post modernism had not reached Hollywood yet, though today it seems to have reached the White House. So some young doctors and medical students decide to go into death and come back. Technically it is possible but the result is not surprising. It reactivates old guilty feelings and frustrations that had been buried into the unconscious. One has to do with a drug addicted father of a Vietnam veteran who commits suicide, another with a young boy who was stoned to death by some others the death tripper included, another still with a young black girl who was victimized and bullied in grade school out of racism, sexism and hatred if not fear in front of her shyness. It is so naive that you could cry out of shame for these young adults who are highly qualified and behave like babies who are crying for their bottles of edulcorated fruit juice. The film though is interesting but in something quite different. The setting and the shooting and every single detail or treatment of any detail is baroque, morbid, decadent, quite in the style of "Death in Venice" or Greenaway, or some other works of art that deal with making friends with the basic enemy that death is. Of course that does not save the film but at least that makes it worth watching.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne, University Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines, CEGID
 Great Movie! April 26, 2009
Patrick Nava (San Francisco, CA)
So the deal with the defibrillator was hopelessly overdone - Small oversight to an interesting yet dangerous premise. Really enjoyed all the acting in this movie. Especially the inventive and quirky character Randy, played by Oliver Platt, who was the only main character who didn't "Flatline."
Kevin Bacon's remorseful visit to the girl he harassed in grade school was uplifting. William Baldwin as Joe, got a well-deserved comeuppance from his nefarious "ego-sexual" past. Julia Roberts closure with the ghost of her Dad was the most touching. Kiefer Sutherland's "Nelson" really got the short end of the stick; even though his "experience" was the most deadly (emphasis on "deadly") leading to a really great ending.
Couldn't find any where March 13, 2009
Jeannine Fitzgerald (CT)
I love this movie and couldn't find it in any stores. Amazon was the only place that had it!! Great movie!
When They Came Back From The Dead, They Were Not Alone! February 22, 2009
J. B. Hoyos (Chesapeake, VA)
"Flatliners" is excellent gothic horror from director Joe Schumacher ("The Lost Boys"). The set pieces are gorgeous (especially at the college campus) and I can't help but wonder if Schumacher was influenced by Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Sergio Martino and other Italian directors of suspense and mystery.
Five future super stars lead the stellar cast. They include Kiefer Sutherland ("The Lost Boys"), Julia Roberts ("Mary Reilley") and Kevin Bacon ("Friday the 13th"). Sutherland convinces his fellow friends and medical students to explore the realm of life after death by experiencing a controlled cardiac arrest and flatlining. Naturally, the results are disastrous. Each one brings something back with them: the physical manifestation of their sins. The star, Sutherland, has the worst experience. A demonic little boy in a red jacket (resembling the killer in the yellow slicker of "Don't Look Now" and "Alice, Sweet Alice") darts in and out of Sutherland's life, beating him mercilessly with fists and weapons. These scenes, and many others, are extremely creepy, disturbing, and frightful.
Despite its gloomy, gothic atmosphere of fog and mist and deterioration of warehouses and cemeteries, "Flatliners" leaves the viewer with hope. Forgiveness is the key. Asking those we have hurt for forgiveness will break us free from the nightmares of our past deeds that continue to haunt us.
"Flatliners" is highly recommended for lovers of modern gothic horror. It is for anyone who has ever pondered what lies beyond death's door. Sony has done a superb job of restoring this film to its original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1; audio and video are excellent. It is presented with English subtitles. Unfortunately, no extras. Not even a trailer. I suppose Sony will issue a two-disc collector's edition for devoted fans of this modern classic.
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