The Truman Show (Special Collector's Edition) |  | Director: Peter Weir
Actors: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: D030914D
ISBN: 1415713138
UPC: 097360309140
EAN: 9781415713136
ASIN: B0009UC7QQ
Theatrical Release Date: June 5, 1998
Release Date: August 23, 2005
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The whole world is watching--literally--every time Truman Burbank makes the slightest move. Unbeknownst to him, in this hauntingly funny film by Peter Weir, his entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows--including his mother, his wife, and his best friend--is really an actor, paid to be part of his life. In this intriguing and surprisingly touching 1998 film, writer Andrew Niccol imagines an ultimate kind of celebrity, then sees it brought to life with comic intensity and emotional honesty by Jim Carrey in what may be the performance of his career. Carrey has exceptional support from Laura Linney and Ed Harris, but it's his show, in a portrayal that demonstrates just what kind of range Carrey is capable of. --Marshall Fine
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TRUMAN BURBANK HAS LIVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE IN A STORYBOOK COMMUNITY CALLED SEAHAVEN. BUT WHAT HE DOESN'T KNOW IS THAT THIS TOO-PERFECT WORLD IS REALLY A GIANT SOUNDSTAGE, HIS FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES ARE ACTORS, AND HE IS THE SUBJECT OF THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR 'LIVE' TV SHOW.
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 THe Truman Show March 4, 2010
Samuel Grissom
The Truman Show
The Truman Show featuring Jim Carry, is about a guy who lives in a pretend world. He is unaware that his everyday life and job are not real. He is also unaware ha the entire world is watching. This pretend world Jim Carry lives in is he perfect place with no crime and everyone is happy all the time. I thought the movie was very well made and was one of he better movies done by Jim Carry. After watching it, I thought there were many issues within the Christian world that can be compared to the movie. One is how Christians separate ourselves from the world and make our own. Another is how Christians raise their children. There can also be another twist to the movie. We see that Truman's life is controlled by the producer of the show, Christoff. He can be seen as a God-figure because has has controlled Truman's life and all the events in it. So there are a few ways the movie can be looked at that I will be addressing.
In the movie, Truman has what some call the American dream. He has a house, a wife, and a good job. All seems to be well in his life. He has no problems. This is why, in reality, his life is a TV show. People find it entertaining that he lives in a separate ''world''. I think sometimes Christians, especially in our culture, have tried to create our own world. We separate ourselves so much from the outside world, or reality, that we are blinded by what is really going on in the world. We try to make Christianity into what so often looks like the world Truman lived in. We need to face the fact that God has placed us in the world in order to share the Gospel with people that have not heard it. This means going out into the world where that are many problems.
Another issue I saw in the movie that could be related to our culture or Christianity is how Christians raise their children. Truman was sheltered from the outside world. He did not know what it was like to deal with real life issues. His life was completely controlled by the producer of the show. I can see how this relates to Christians because we try to shelter people from the world and control their lives. I think it's important to allow kids to make their own choices and learn from their mistakes. That said, it is also important to have a balance of allowing kids to make their own choices and knowing when to intervene and take control. If we shelter our children from he outside world how will we expect them to be interact with non-believers?
The last two points I made have many similarities. The next thing I saw in the movie was different from the above points. Truman's life was controlled by the producer. Everything he did was already thought out and planned. He didn't know why certain events in his life occurred. As a follower of Christ, I believe God has everything in my life planned, he knows whats going to happen before it happens. Knowing that God is in control and that I am forgiven for my sins, I know I can experience true freedom.
-Sam
FIJI. You can't get any further away before you start coming back February 25, 2010
C. CRADDOCK (Bakersfield)
The Truman Show is a pretty good show, but like the security guards who watched it religiously year after year, when it is over you'll ask yourself, "What else is on?" It had a High Concept that was executed well--that unbeknownst to Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey), his whole life was filmed 24/7 for the ultimate 'reality show.' It didn't really take off for me, though. It was like a big jet airplane taxiing down the runway, looking like it was about to take off, but it never did. Your mileage may vary. I think The Cable Guy was Carrey's Citizen Kane, so that's where I'm coming from. The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was another career milestone. Call me a fool, but I think Dumb and Dumber was classic Carrey. I thought 'Truman' was good, just not as good as some of Carrey's other stuff.
What if anything did I like about it? I really liked Natascha McElhone as the woman he wanted, the way her eyes haunted him. Loved how he made the collage of her face from magazine pictures, and kept it as a keepsake. For some reason, she just wasn't in his official script, so she was an excellent symbol of the tragedy that was the Truman Show for Truman Burbank. It's true his life wasn't so bad, but how sad that EVERYTHING in his world was just a phony and fake movie set. Paul Giamatti has a small part that he manages to make the most of. Still, it is Miles away from Sideways. Laura Linney is pretty good as his wife, but she's no Natascha McElhone. Ed Harris is fantastic as Christof, the director of The Truman Show. Did anyone see him in Glengarry Glen Ross?
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Christof: We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.
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Holland Taylor, who plays Charlie Sheen's mother, Real Estate Agent Evelyn Harper on TV's Three & 1/2 Men, played Truman's mom. She looked great for her age; almost as good as she did in 1985's Key Exchange. Was that one about Real Estate, too?
Bottom Line is you might want to watch The Truman Show if there was nothing else on, but first check out The Cable Guy and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and maybe even The Man on the Moon.
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Marlon: Where the hell's Fiji? Near Florida?
Truman: [pointing to golf ball] See here?
Marlon: Yeah.
Truman: This is us...
[guides finger halfway around ball]
Truman: and all the way around here... FIJI. You can't get any further away before you start coming back.
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The Squid and the Whale (Special Edition) (2005) Laura Linney was Joan Berkman
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (Widescreen Edition) (2004) Jim Carrey was Joel Barish
Sideways (2004) Paul Giamatti was Miles
Laurel Canyon (2002) Natascha McElhone was Sara
Man on the Moon (1999) (also as Tony Clifton) Jim Carrey was Andy Kaufman
The Cable Guy (1996) Jim Carrey was The Cable Guy
Dumb and Dumber (1994) Jim Carrey was Lloyd Christmas
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) Ed Harris was Dave Moss
Key Exchange [VHS] (1985) Holland Taylor was Mrs. Fanshaw
This is Spinal Tap (Special Edition) (1984) Harry Shearer was Derek Smalls
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Christof: Cue the sun!
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 Blu-Ray Truman Show February 21, 2010
Ian C. Pilcher (California)
Blu-ray is weird to watch. Very strange indeed with all the little imperfections standing out, very documentary like with some elements of pre-reality TV days like a soap opera. Watched on a PS3PlayStation 3 250 GB
 The Truman Show (Special Collector's Edition) February 20, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
Truman Burbank is a normal man, living in a normal town. He grew up to be a desk clerk for a insurance company, living an ordinary life, having an ordinary wife, an ordinary neighbour and an ordinary bud, who pops in from time to time with a sixpack. But Truman is not happy with his life. He wants to see the world. He wants to get away from his happy,happy, ever tidy, nice and shiny little island town at the seaside. In reality, Truman was an unwanted pregnancy. His father, Christof, a reckless TV-Producer whom he never met, made up the Truman Show, the greatest show on earth, a show in which life is live. So, everyone around poor Truman is an actor with a little headphone in the ear. One day, Truman accidentally bumps into a catering area backstage and gets pretty suspicious. His plan now is, pretend to be sleeping and steal away. Thought provoking, funny, entertaining, short, enjoyable and well acted throughout, well worth seeing and well worth adding this movie to your library.
Great movie, excellent transfer February 6, 2010
Michael J. Sorensen (Eagle Mountain, UT United States)
This is one of my favorite movies, and I am excited to have a good HD copy.
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