Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [Blu-ray] | ![Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51aW8QVBLmL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Michel Gondry
Actors: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet
Studio: UNIVERSAL JAPAN
Category: DVD
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Rating:  685 reviews
Sales Rank: 204931
Format: NTSC
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 108 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.6
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.4 x 0.5
EAN: 4571147372764
ASIN: B0011WCRT8
Release Date: July 28, 2008
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Screenwriters rarely develop a distinctive voice that can be recognized from movie to movie, but the ornate imagination of Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) has made him a unique and much-needed cinematic presence. In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a guy decides to have the memories of his ex-girlfriend erased after she's had him erased from her own memory--but midway through the procedure, he changes his mind and struggles to hang on to their experiences together. In other hands, the premise of memory-erasing would become a trashy science-fiction thriller; Kaufman, along with director Michel Gondry, spins this idea into a funny, sad, structurally complex, and simply enthralling love story that juggles morality, identity, and heartbreak with confident skill. The entire cast--Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Wilkinson, and more--give superb performances, carefully pitched so that cleverness never trumps feeling. A great movie. --Bret Fetzer
Product Description
Japanese Blu-Ray. Region Code A. Starring, Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, Tom Wilkinson, Thomas Jay Ryan. Director Michel Gondry.
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 Blessed are the forgetful for they get the better even of their blunders February 5, 2010
Haunted Flower (Indianapolis)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind DVD Review
2 Disc Collector's Edition (2004)
This is an almost a perfect movie for me.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was directed by Michel Gondry who also wrote it along with Charlie Kaufman and Pierre Bismuth. I want to live in this man's head for a day, his brilliance and creativity and ingenuity with limited resources was inspiring and gripping to say the least. This is a different kind of love story, beginning at the end and ending at the beginning. Joel played by Jim Carrey and Clementine played by Kate Winslet are a couple who have had their ups and downs like anyone else. During this latest down, Joel goes to a specialist to have his memories of Clementine erased after he finds out she did the same for him. As he drifts though the memories, he finds he doesn't want to forget because he still loves her.
Jim Carrey took a turn for the dramatic here. One of his first scenes is really balling his eyes out in the car in utter anguish. It hits you right in the gut when you realize you can empathize with that emotion of being at bottom and that this normally comedic actor strikes right to your core. This character is so different from his other roles. He's shy, awkward, inhibited for once, angry, and heart-broken.
Kate Winslet is one of my favorite actresses. Her Clementine is real, quirky, charismatic, impulsive, and moody. She is the outgoing one instead of Jim Carrey and carries many of the comedic moments. Her unique rainbow of hair colors really displays her personality to the world.
Meanwhile, Tom Wilkinson plays Dr. Howard Mierzwiak, inventor of the process of erasing memories. His employees include his receptionist, Mary played by Kirsten Dunst who admires him and secretly loves him, field worker Stan played by Mark Ruffalo who is in love with Mary and has a relationship with her, and another field worker, Patrick played by Elijiah Wood. Elijiah Wood plays an uncharacteristically creepy role here (this was before Sin City, mind you) who falls in love with Clementine during the memory erasure and uses Joel's memories to woe her. It's a very complicated layering of love triangles and while the storyline of the memory clinic workers is linear, the story of Joel and Clementine is backward through Joel's eyes.
It's amazing how memories of a person are just moments in time that you experience with them, good or bad and they can be very random or very special. Since it's all within the mind, there's a lot of jumping around and fuzziness, especially as Joel tries to find ways to outwit the process. It's also one of those movies where you actually notice how good the music is, I got the soundtrack afterward. The love themes and the "Elephant Parade" track are especially moving. This movie will stick with you emotionally, the last scenes always bring tears to my eyes. It also takes you on a thrill ride that will open up your mind and keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering if he will succeed.
DVD Extras:
There is director & writer commentary and there are conversations with the director alone, with Jim Carrey, and with Kate Winslet as they dissect characters and talk about how certain effects were done. It's amazing how simple some things were and how many ideas the director had, many that never even were used! One example is during one memory of an argument with Clementine, Joel is walking away and she becomes blurry while he does not. There were a pair of grips walking behind with a frosted glass pane to achieve the effect. In another scene, Clementine is leaving the apartment and she goes into one room and then appears in another and then appears by the front door. This was achieved with trapdoors and at the last second, a body double! Very smart, very simple. In one scene taken in one shot, Jim Carrey had to play Joel in the doorway and then Joel sitting in a chair in the room so he kept running behind the camera and putting his hat on and off till they got it. Some deleted scenes show more dreamy out-of-sequence events and odd situations with Clementine and Joel trying to evade the memory erasers. They give just a little more activity for the characters and illustrate the genius of the director. A Polyphonic Spree Music video is on Disc 1 and you'll either love it or hate it. It's a very sunny song that will make you jump around the room or groan in disgust depending on your frame of mind. I really enjoyed the Lacuna Commercial also on Disc 1 showing how the memory erasing could be advertised by the company, it's pretty amusing and disturbing at the same time. One of my favorite bits would be the Anatomy of a Scene bonus feature on Disc 2 where they take the major fight scene where cars and things are falling from the sky in the memory and breakdown how it was done in layers, how things were added, until the final product developed. One last thing, this DVD comes with a Souvenir booklet that mainly has quotes from critics about how special and unique they felt the movie was along with many production still photos.
 Tough Love in 'Spotless Mind' ! January 30, 2010
Scotman (St. Louis, MO)
Although deliberately disorienting, this psychological drama with some science fiction elements seems to wrap up rather well, but it's an emotional rollercoaster ride for the viewer!
But to connect the dots of this love story takes a lot of work for the audience/viewer to sort out. Reminds me strongly of elements from Chris Nolan's Memento in form and substance to a large degree. Joel Barrish is played by Jim Carrey in a dramatic, intensely emotional role and Kate Winslett plays Clementine, a wilful, brutally honest woman with an impulsive mind of her own.
The story actually has a backdrop regarding a company called Lacuna, which specializes in wiping memories of those we've missed and rather than deal with the pain, we would rather forget about it. Unfortunately trying to forget instead of deal with it is not so easy.
Thus the good doctor that runs Lacuna runs a very brisk business. People want to forget Fido or forget their dead husbands and wives, their broken hearts. The doc and his employees are a pretty irresponsible, unethical bunch.
The doctor himself uses the memory erasing techniques to wipe out his receptionist's affair with him. Damn! And Patrick, another assistant, uses Joel's memories to pick up on the girl Joel is erasing. Stealing the files, Patrick's plan seems to work out OK for some time. This part of the story was never resolved for me, since Patrick never was caught or punished for this clear doctor patient violation.
Trying not to get too "into" the subplots, Joel overall seemed a good guy in this film but a bit addled and frightened by the memory erasure procedure, especially after he found out that his girl did the same thing.
The special effects were well done and subdued -- memories erase, and Clementine and Joel hide in memories to prevent the erasing.
The overall film, though very original and at times endearing and charming, did not hold my interest to a great degree. Even so, Kate Winslett got an Academy Award nomination for best actress in 2004 for this film.
Jim Carrey in a dramatic role never appealed to me, so I must protest the casting.
What if you could erase memories of those you've loved and lost? And could you trust a company that would do that for you not to go all unethical and irresponsible on you, and take advantage of your trust?
Frightening concept.
It is available as a one-disc Widescreen Collector's Edition worldwide. Bonus features included on this disc is:
* A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Step into the mind of the filmmakers in this behind-the-scenes look at Eternal
* A Conversation with Jim Carrey and Director Michel Gondry - Witness an unparalleled discussion between Jim Carrey and Michal Gondry as they reflect on their favorite moments from the making of the film
* Feature Commentary with Michel Gondry and Writer Charlie Kaufman
* Deleted Scenes
* The Polyphonic Spree "Light & Day" Music Video
* Lacuna Infomercial
My favorite movie of all time! January 18, 2010
M. Knight
I love this movie! The cinematography, the acting, the storyline, it's just unbelievable. If you have not seen this movie, you need to do so ASAP!
Great film but that's all that's here January 15, 2010
Remington Hayes (City of Angels, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Simply put if you want Eternal Sunshine on Blu-Ray this is your only option for now. Just know that it has no features whatsoever, this is just the film.
Incredible January 9, 2010
Beth Hardy (Richfield, MN)
Incredible movie! This movie makes you think, and makes you feel. A wonderful mix of humor and hurt. You'll still be thinking about this weeks later.
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