Twelve Monkeys [Region 2] | ![Twelve Monkeys [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51HW9BCSRPL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Terry Gilliam
Actors: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Joseph Melito, Jon Seda
Category: DVD
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Rating:  302 reviews
Format: Pal
Languages: French (Unknown), English (Unknown), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 129 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 3357802831354
ASIN: B00004VY5T
Theatrical Release Date: January 5, 1996
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Inspired by Chris Marker's acclaimed short film La Jetee (which is included on the DVD Short 2: Dreams), 12 Monkeys combines intricate, intelligent storytelling with the uniquely imaginative vision of director Terry Gilliam. The story opens in the wintry wasteland of the year 2035, where a virulent plague has forced humans to live in a squalid, oppressively regimented underground. Bruce Willis plays a societal outcast who is given the opportunity to erase his criminal record by "volunteering" to time-travel into the past to obtain a pure sample of the deadly virus that will help future scientists to develop a cure. But in bouncing from 1918 to the early and mid-1990s, he undergoes an ordeal that forces him to question his own perceptions of reality. Caught between the dangers of the past and the devastation of the future, he encounters a psychiatrist (Madeleine Stowe) who is initially convinced he's insane, and a wacky mental patient (Brad Pitt in a twitchy Oscar-nominated role) with links to a radical group that may have unleashed the deadly virus. Equal parts mystery, tragedy, psychological thriller, and apocalyptic drama, 12 Monkeys ranks as one of the best science fiction films of the '90s, boosted by Gilliam's visual ingenuity and one of the finest performances of Willis's career. --Jeff Shannon
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 A POWERFUL, AND TRAGIC SCI-FI CLASSIC May 20, 2009
Geary A., Jones
This is my second favorite Gilliam masterpiece ( BRAZIL being only slightly better- and I do not blame anyone for disagreeing with me... ). Brad Pitt as a far-from-sane, eco-terrorist, and Bruce Willis as a hapless prisoner, and time-travelling, would-be savior of the future are intensely believable ( as is the marvelous Madeleine Stowe ) in one of the truly great apocalyptic sci-fi movies ever made. It's also a film that is full of subtle twists, and nuances that are both thrilling, tragic, and thought-provoking.
 Still relevant even today May 19, 2009
J. Garcia
This is the movie that made me look at Brad Pitt in a different light. His acting was excellent in this movie. His portrayal of a mental patient had me a believer. The mention of a virus infecting everyone is even more relevant today ie. swine flu, avian virus etc.. Is it so impossible to believe we may not be able to live on the surface of the earth due to man's ravaging of the earth's resources? I still was not able to figure out how he was the little boy and the main characteer, but oh well.
12 monkeys are here May 7, 2009
Amy Faunce (toledo, ohio United States)
I've loved this movie since highschool and was so happy to find it without having to buy Mercury Rising or some other bad movie along with it. Why do they always package a bad movie with a really good one?? Anyways, it came in tip top shape and was watched the same.
 12 Monkeys HD DVD March 10, 2009
Laurence Graham
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
DVD won't play even in my Sony HD DVD player. Am told that my brand new player needs an update. Not worth my time. Went with Blu Ray. LG
AWESOME February 15, 2009
THE REAL REVIEW (I'm right here on Earth)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just replied to the reviewer who posted the review about sending a "moron" to do the job. Below is the comment I posted to his review. Oh, and 12 Monkeys was AWESOME! Must See!!
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