Black Rain (Special Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] | ![Black Rain (Special Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51WV2C8T7RL._SL500_.jpg) | Actors: Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Clem Caserta, John Costelloe, Vondie Curtis-Hall
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  70 reviews
Sales Rank: 15263
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 125 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: PARBR322204
UPC: 097363222040
EAN: 0097363222040
ASIN: B000KQF6X0
Theatrical Release Date: 1989
Release Date: June 3, 2008
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A guilty pleasure if ever there was one, Black Rain is a ridiculously entertaining thriller by Ridley Scott (Alien), starring Michael Douglas as a tough New York cop who--along with his partner (Andy Garcia)--goes to Japan to deliver a local mobster. When the latter escapes, Douglas's brand of gonzo crime fighting rubs his Japanese hosts the wrong way. Slick, mechanistic, and absurd, the film is all surface action and attitude (not to mention Scott's incredibly busy, trademark art direction); and one can get lost in the sheer indulgence of it. However, if you can buy Douglas as an iconoclastic lawman, you can buy anything else here, including the notion of Kate Capshaw as a blonde escort highly desired by Japanese businessmen. --Tom Keogh
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A guilty pleasure if ever there was one, Black Rain is a ridiculously entertaining thriller by Ridley Scott (Alien), starring Michael Douglas as a tough New York cop who--along with his partner (Andy Garcia)--goes to Japan to deliver a local mobster. When the latter escapes, Douglas's brand of gonzo crime fighting rubs his Japanese hosts the wrong way. Slick, mechanistic, and absurd, the film is all surface action and attitude (not to mention Scott's incredibly busy, trademark art direction); and one can get lost in the sheer indulgence of it. However, if you can buy Douglas as an iconoclastic lawman, you can buy anything else here, including the notion of Kate Capshaw as a blonde escort highly desired by Japanese businessmen. --Tom Keogh
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Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 23-JAN-2007
Media Type: Blu-Ray
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 Must have! January 30, 2010
P. Chan
What can I say, I love this movie! I've already got the DVD, but I still want to get the Blu-ray version, that said it all. This is the one of the best work from Michael Douglas. And Ridley Scott is still the best Director in Hollywood IMO.
Black Rain ( Blu-ray review ) Superb transfer of a mediocre Ridley Scott film October 29, 2009
dv_forever (Michigan, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
What a stunning display of the beauty of high-definition. Most Ridley Scott films are visual extravaganzas and the Blu-ray treatment here is quite special. The sheen and polish of Scott's urban landscapes is a sight to behold. Black Rain is almost like a neo Tokyo, anime version of Blade Runner, only filmed in Osaka! It's pretty amazing just how much the look of Blade Runner was influenced by Asian metropolises and then Blade Runner influenced the look of a lot of anime in return. Black Rain is total cheese, a completely by the numbers American cop movie filled to the brim with excessive cliches and all that the genre implies but it's a masterpiece of art design and production values. It simply reeks of Hollywood excess and gratuitous surfaces polished to perfection. The look of the movie on Blu-ray makes your mouth water if you are a cinema enthusiast. Rare instances from the sleazy 1980s gave us such absolutely stunning and sophisticated urban imagery captured on film and unfortunately all for nothing.
Compare this movie with it's art design predecessor Blade Runner and you'll see just how empty and decadent Black Rain truly is. It's a buddy cop movie made by highly paid Madison Avenue designer types. Jan De Bont is the cinematographer here, ( he went on direct "Speed" and "Twister" ), and he knows exactly how to get that perfect look that is the imprimatur of nearly every Ridley Scott production. All the Ridley trademarks are here in evidence, the smoke emitting from the streets, the endless neon lights, the motorcycles, the reflections off all metallic surfaces, the rain soaked atmosphere. Everything is hip, flashy and beyond decadent. However the plot is basic police story stuff, the characters are cardboard cut outs that the talented cast somehow manage to humanize and the subsequent revenge narrative is all too familiar.
Beyond the stunning high-def visuals, the audio is also very good and the special features are terrific. The actors and the director discuss the shoot and how difficult it was filming in Osaka, Japan with all the rules and regulations governing film production there. Ridley Scott, Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia try to stress how much they care about this movie but it won't convince me or anyone with a brain that this film is nothing more than a gorgeous looking, atmospheric mess. But what a fantastic looking mess! The two Japanese male leads who play counterpoint to the Americans portrayed by Douglas and Garcia are also terrific actors. Ken Takakura as the good cop and Yasuku Matsuda as the villain. Matsuda died shortly after this film wrapped and I suppose Black Rain is as good a vehicle to showcase his talents to the international film world as any foreign actor could hope for. Even Kate Capshaw does a good job in a thankless role as the lone American woman working as a hostess in a nightclub. Amazing that all these talented actors could somehow squeeze some humanity out of such a leaden, bare essentials screenplay.
I can't end without mentioning the musical score by Hans Zimmer which combines ripely melodic electronics mixed with orchestra and a far east flavor. This is one of the best scores of his career. The main song of the movie, "I'll Be Holding On" is also by Zimmer with vocals by Gregg Allman. It's just a big-hearted pop ballad from that gloriously excessive decade called the eighties! Black Rain is a guilty pleasure no doubt but it's no crime once in a while to let your eyes glaze over from such a rich visual tapestry. To be mesmerized by sheer elegance without caring about narrative or anything else. Just beautiful looking moving pictures.
Black Rain BD September 4, 2009
DMac (Terra Prime)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Black Rain is one of those films that gets under your skin. Top-notch acting, and just enough of a skewed plot to really twist it up. Transfer is extremely good-looking for as old a film as it is, and the sound is excellent as well. I recommend this to Michael Douglas and Ridley Scott fans. Enjoy!
MICHAEL DOUGLAS & ANDY GARCIA August 25, 2009
Enrique Calvillo III (san antonio,tx USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
GREAT FILM! ONE OF DIRECTOR RIDLEY SCOTT'S BEST,MICHAEL DOUGLAS GIVES A GREAT PERFORMANCE IN THE ACTION THILLER,ANDY GARCIA IS IN HALF OF THIS FILM UNTIL HIS CHARACTER IS KILLED OFF,KIND OF DISAPPOINTING BUT IT'S A GREAT FILM TO WATCH!
black rain July 11, 2009
William Yk Wong
the ugly american who should've remain in the USA. very Hollywood with a happy ending. limited insight into the Japanese Yakusa world.
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