Eyes Wide Shut (2-disc Special Edition) | 
| Director: Stanley Kubrick
Actors: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman
Studio: Warner Home Video (INGR)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 10530
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Ntsc, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 159 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD037382D
UPC: 883929011650
EAN: 0883929011650
ASIN: B0013D8LKO
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Release Date: January 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Really strange movie June 16, 2009
Marilue Funkhouser
This is a typical Kubrick movie, very strange,but also very good. It definitely holds your interest. I saw it originally on the Big Screen and couldn't imagine Cruise playing an innocent, but he pulled it off. And this is the only movie I have seen with Kidman that I did not like her character at all. But then Kubrick was very good at twisting things and people around.
Eyes Wide Shut May 26, 2009
D. Barlow (Sandy, UT USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I heard alot about this movie when it first came out.
Not alot of good things that I can remember. Mostly
about how Tom and Nicole had to be shown how to kiss...ect.
I'm so happy I bought the DVD. I loved it. Strange and wonderful
movie. I recommed this movie. I can see me watching this movie
over and over again!
Sublime in so Many Ways April 8, 2009
PositiveLastAction (VA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
"Eyes Wide Shut" is nothing short of a true artistic masterwork from the late, great extraordinary Stanley Kubrick. It is a subtle film, yet so opulent and rich...complex and beautiful in its overt simplicity and less recognizable complexity. What does it teach and tell us about men, women, and the human condition? Maybe many things and perhaps nothing at all. None really matters here as we interpret as needed and are entertained immensely all the same. Cruise and Kidman are surprisingly well cast in this film , both turning in wonderful performances and obviously enjoying their roles respectively. Dr. Harford (Cruise) as your successful "everyman"..inherently riddled with human weakness that so often plagues the male. And Alice (Kidman), the stronger female counterpart figure, the possessor who inherently also possesses tremendous needs. This dynamic sparks both a complex and fascinating friction. I would not be a dignified Kubrick fan if I didn't put a word in about the brilliant lighting and cinematography...as with other Kubrick films, they are extraordinary. We are treated to the soft, almost opaque lighting that evokes a dreamlike quality, symbiotic with major elements of the storyline. As opposed to the mostly white lighting seen in "Clockwork", "Eyes Wide Shut" promulgates color!..yet does so in soft, sensitive and consistent Christmas themed fashion. Perhaps one of the favorite moments was the flirtatious dance between Alice (Kidman) and Sandor Svavost (played by the brilliant Sky Dumont). There are the splendid aromas of "A Clockwork Orange", "The Shining" and "the Wickerman" here...all classics in their own right. And of course, the score! Kubrick had a unique talent for sourcing music that creates a perfect symbiosis for his films. Jocelyn Pook's haunting songs accent the film perfectly...especially the mesmerizing piece that we hear during the ceremony in the Mansion!..this piece of music sent chills straight up my spine. "Eyes Wide Shut" is layered and eternally deep...like your favorite glass of Merlot or classic Poem. All together, this film is an amazing and unforgettable experience.
 Images wide open in Eyes Wide Shut February 14, 2009
Emperor Ming (Brooklyn)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This 2 disk version contains the orgy scenes without the computer generated graphics that occur in the American release. The differences are of short duration, but they make an interesting comparison.
Crowley, Kubrick & Cruise January 12, 2009
jewessjen (Minneapolis, MN)
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
Well, it's their world; I'm just living in it.
Trying to understand this flippin' movie is like contemplating the nature of sex, love and death within the pages of Vogue magazine. It is a mind f***.
The movie was full of blah blah blah talking and I was like stfu! If they would have been saying something remotely interesting then fine but especially Nicole Kidman's dialogue was really irritating and pointless. She's tell these stories and talk about her feelings and I was so not caring at all. I wanted to care I just couldn't. I guess you could say I couldn't care less about her character. Her voice would get all screechy and sorry, that ain't acting, that's irritating. I've seen her in other better roles...The Hours and The Others were both much better for her. Excellent films, too.
Tom C.'s character was awesome, very interesting; I liked him and was fascinated with the character arch he experienced. Tom Cruise is wonderful as an 'everyman'. It's when he's saving the world or being some sort of hero that I get irritated with him. I'm waiting for him to do a Sling Blade. He'd knock that s*** out. Guaranteed.
Kubrick is my favorite director (Wes Anderson is a close second) despite only having created a handful of films, they are among the finest movies ever made. I find I need to understand Eyes Wide Shut in order to fully appreciate who he was as a Director. Like he was so maddeningly brilliant that there must be things there that dumbass me can't see. If Kubrick did it, it has to be something special, something worth tearing apart and trying to figure out. So that's where I'm at with this film. It is a process of revelation.
Great. So that means I have to buy the DVD, book, and do numerous google searches on disturbing things like mind-control, sex slaves and occult Rituals. But if it'll help me understand 2001: A Space Odyssey on a deeper level, a little better, it's ON.
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