Rent (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) | 
| Directors: Chris Columbus, Jeffrey Schwarz Actors: Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rosario Dawson, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal Studio: Sony Pictures Category: DVD
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Rating: 388 reviews Sales Rank: 1440
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed) Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Region: 99 Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Number Of Discs: 2 Running Time: 135 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: COLD11155D UPC: 043396111554 EAN: 0043396111554 ASIN: B000E1YVZU
Theatrical Release Date: November 23, 2005 Release Date: February 21, 2006 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com Rent, the show that in 1996 gave voice to a Broadway generation, has finally become an energetic, passionate, and touching movie musical. Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, it focuses on the year in the life of a group of friends in New York's East Village--"bohemians" who live carefree lives of art, music, sex, and drugs. Well, carefree until Mark, an aspiring filmmaker (Anthony Rapp), and Roger, an aspiring songwriter (Adam Pascal), find out they owe a year's rent to Benny (Taye Diggs), a former friend who had promised them free residence when he married the landlord's daughter. Roger has also attracted the attention of his downstairs neighbor, Mimi (Rosario Dawson), while Mark's former girlfriend, Maureen (Idina Menzel), has found a new romance in a lawyer named Joanne (Tracie Thoms). Philosophy professor Tom (Jesse L. Martin) finds his soul mate in drag queen Angel (Wilson Jermaine Heredia). But because this is the late-'80s, the threat of AIDS is always present. The remarkable thing about Rent the movie is that nearly 10 years after the show debuted on Broadway, six of the eight principals return in the roles they originated. They're a bit older than would be ideal for their characters, but they do have the advantage of having learned the show directly from creator Jonathan Larson (who died of an aortic aneurysm while the show was in previews), plus they started young--we're not exactly talking Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford here. Alongside a polished performance like Rapp's--sometimes observer-commentator, sometimes participant in two of the score's showstoppers, "The Tango Maureen" and "La Vie Boheme"--the two new additions (Thoms in place of Fredi Walker, Dawson in place of the edgier Daphne Rubin-Vega) slip comfortably into the ensemble; the pivotal Dawson makes a seductive case as Mimi when she tempts Roger in the mesmerizing "Light My Candle" or burns up the stage of the Catscratch Club in "Out Tonight." Moviegoers who have an aversion to people who break into song while walking down the street probably won't have their minds changed by Rent (even if they are singing rock songs), and the gritty subject matter and lack of big-name stars make it unlikely to cross over to general audiences the way Chicago did. But fans of musicals should find "Seasons of Love" as stirring as ever, and the show's passionate admirers--the "Rentheads"--probably couldn't have wished for a more sympathetic director than Rent fan Chris Columbus, or a more faithful representation of the show they love. --David Horiuchi On the DVD Three powerful musical numbers cut from the final film are the highlight of the two-disc DVD. In the aftermath of the funeral scene, Anthony Rapp sings "Halloween," and he, Adam Pascal, and Rosario Dawson share "Goodbye Love" (both songs were in the stage version). Then in an alternate ending, the cast finishes "No Day But Today" on the bare stage on which the film began. There are worthwhile arguments for why these scenes were cut or replaced, so it's fortunate that the DVD lets us see these at all. Those musical numbers have optional commentary by director Chris Columbus, Rapp, and Pascal (two other cut scenes have no commentary), including one funny moment in which Rapp explains in great detail the technical challenge of shooting "Halloween" only to have Columbus say, "Yeah, but I don't know if that's the take we used." The three also provide commentary on the film itself, with Columbus discussing various decisions, criticizing the critics, and marveling "I still don't know how we got the PG-13," and Rapp and Pascal occasionally recalling differences in the stage version. The other whopper of a feature is No Day But Today, a nearly two-hour documentary that uses video clips, still photographs, and interviews with family and friends to celebrate the short life of Jonathan Larson and his creation. Topics include his early interest in musical theater ("I want to write the Hair for the '90s."), the support of Stephen Sondheim, the impact of the AIDS epidemic, the long and difficult road of Rent (casting the show, Larson learning to collaborate, the transfer to a Broadway stage, and the Rentheads), and Larson's tragic death. The last 20 minutes covers the making of the film, director Chris Columbus, the decision to rely on most of the original cast (the only two principals who didn't appear in the movie, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Fredi Walker-Browne, are interviewed in earlier segments, but only mentioned in passing here), recording sessions, and location shooting. If the movie of Rent was a tribute to Jonathan Larson, the DVD is all that and more, a moving and incredibly detailed look at an extraordinary talent whom the world lost far too soon. --David Horiuchi More Rent  Movie soundtrack |  Original Broadway cast recording |  Anthony Rapp's Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical "Rent" |
Product Description In new yorks east village a group of bohemians struggle to express themselves through their art & strive for success & acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty illness & the aids epidemic. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 06/27/2006 Starring: Rosario Dawson Jesse L Martin Run time: 135 minutes Rating: Pg13
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Rent DVD May 1, 2009 Kathleen M. Jordan (Helena, MT) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hi there, I have yet to receive the Rent DVD that I paid for. The last shipping date was noted April 21st, please advise. I have ordered from Amazon.com before but this is the first time I have not received what I purchased and I don't know how to go about dealing with this. Thank you.
awesome April 20, 2009 Nicklas Gregurich (Grove city Pa. (Pittsburgh)) Actually I saw the movie first. I am glad. We took our mother to see it( she loves musicals) at intermission she said she was having a hard time understanding the plot. Once i explained it she was ok. I think you should se the movie first.
Let the music play April 9, 2009 Gwen Lynch I brought this DVD for my daugther and she loved it! She had seen Rent about a million times and buying it for her was a great gift! We have seen it together a few times and I find that we break out in lines or songs from this movie at radom. I love it too!!!
Great movie, Great Seller April 5, 2009 Ritchie (Phoenix, AZ USA) The movie was received a little later than I expected, but it was worth it, the movie was new!
I love rent! March 31, 2009 Crystal Revelation (New Jersey) Unfortunately, I have not been able to see the show on stage...which I'm really upset about. But what some people don't realize is that we can't ALL get to the theater. I know I can't. I'm 15 and every time I begged my parents to take me, neither of them were willing to drive into NYC. Now, it has closed, but there's still the tour. All I can do is sit back and enjoy what I can and I absolutely LOVE this film. It's great! The 2nd disc offers a great documentary on Jonathan Larson and the history behind RENT as well as some deleted scenes (some of which I would like to have seen in the final cut). Steering away from my babbling, I just got to say, LA VIE BOHEME! You won't be disappointed!
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