Requiem for a Dream (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] | ![Requiem for a Dream (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518Q97ofIuL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Darren Aronofsky
Actors: Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly, Keith David, Louise Lasser, Christopher McDonald
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  948 reviews
Sales Rank: 2260
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 102 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: LGEBR23885
UPC: 012236100294
EAN: 0012236100294
ASIN: B00284BNKC
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Release Date: September 8, 2009
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Product Description
Genre: Horror
Rating: UN
Release Date: 8-SEP-2009
Media Type: Blu-Ray
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Employing shock techniques and sound design in a relentless sensory assault, Requiem for a Dream is about nothing less than the systematic destruction of hope. Based on the novel by Hubert Selby Jr., and adapted by Selby and director Darren Aronofsky, this is undoubtedly one of the most effective films ever made about the experience of drug addiction (both euphoric and nightmarish), and few would deny that Aronofsky, in following his breakthrough film Pi, has pushed the medium to a disturbing extreme, thrusting conventional narrative into a panic zone of traumatized psyches and bodies pushed to the furthest boundaries of chemical tolerance. It's too easy to call this a cautionary tale; it's a guided tour through hell, with Aronofsky as our bold and ruthless host. The film focuses on a quartet of doomed souls, but it's Ellen Burstyn--in a raw and bravely triumphant performance--who most desperately embodies the downward spiral of drug abuse. As lonely widow Sara Goldfarb, she invests all of her dreams in an absurd self-help TV game show, jolting her bloodstream with diet pills and coffee while her son Harry (Jared Leto) shoots heroin with his best friend Tyrone (Marlon Wayans) and slumming girlfriend Marion (Jennifer Connelly). They're careening toward madness at varying speeds, and Aronofsky tracks this gloomy process by endlessly repeating the imagery of their deadly routines. Tormented by her dietary regime, Sara even imagines a carnivorous refrigerator in one of the film's most memorable scenes. And yet... does any of this have a point? Is Aronofsky telling us anything that any sane person doesn't already know? Requiem for a Dream is a noteworthy film, but watching it twice would qualify as masochistic behavior. --Jeff Shannon
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 Good movie February 2, 2010
J. Q. Touma (Guayaquil, ECU)
This is great movie. I bought it on Blue ray and wasnt disapointed at all. Still is a great movie but now it is in hi def.
A*Searing* Movie...Must Have On Blu-Ray...But One Featurette Is Missing... January 17, 2010
Alex Honda (Los Angeles, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Darren Aronofsky's film, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, is one of my favorite all time films. Not only is it visually stunning--making use of clever editing and fliming techniques like split-screens and special effects--the story is one that will stay with you for a long time. Although the movie will leave you breathless and coming away with that feeling of "damn, that was a good movie," it's not for the faint-of-heart.
The movie is aptly named as the story follows a mother and her son, both on parallel tracks into drug addiction, and his best friend and girlfriend, and how their dreams disintegrate with the passing seasons. All four characters descend into the depths of hell, making choices they wouldn't otherwise make, just to score some dope.
Jared Leto, Marlon Wayans, Jennifer Connelly, and the fantastic Ellen Burstyn give outstanding performances. Why this film didn't sweep the Academy Awards is beyond me.
I wasn't going to buy it on Blu-Ray, because I already have the DVD version, but since it was on sale here on Amazon, I couldn't resist.
I'm so glad I got the Blu-Ray edition. The transfer looks great and the scenes are even more horrific in 1080P.
Unfortunately there aren't any extra features on the Blu-Ray other than the ones that came on the DVD Edition. In fact, the 05:35-minute Sundance Featurette "Anatomy Of A Scene," where Aronofsky describes the shooting techniques in the film, is missing. Not sure why it was left off.
SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE:
*** Commentary by Aronofsky and DP (Director of Photography) Matthew Libatique
*** "The Making Of Requiem For A Dream" 35:23-minute documentary--showing footage of filming behind the scenes and Aronofsky comments on what is going on. Very informative and you get to see all the work that went into this film including the make-up prosthetics that Burstyn had to wear.
*** "Memories, Dreams and Addictions" 19:56-minute interview-- Ellen Burstyn interviews Hubert Selby, Jr. who wrote the book Requiem for a Dream: A Novel.
*** Deleted Scenes--many various deleted scenes with optional commentary.
*** TV Spots & Trailers
absolutely horrible nightmare of addiction and downward spirals January 16, 2010
Robert J. Crawford (Balmette Talloires, France)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of those art house films that transfixes you on first viewing but that you never want to see again. It is utterly horrifying to see these 4 people ruin their lives, each with their own drug nightmare. But what is remarkable is the mood - the consistent feeling of losing control, of fear, of dying hope - that permeates every part of it. The only kind of film to which I would compare it is a horror film, seen by a child: you feel trapped within someone else's fantasy, unable to extricate yourself until it ends, but this is for adults with adult issues. Yes, they are all losers in one way or another, yet you feel sympathy for them mixed with revulsion.
It is a great movie, but I would recommend renting it to see, you won't want to watch it again.
requiem of my life January 1, 2010
Matthew Bogusz (New Providence, NJ USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
the bluray disc is cheaper than the dvd, that's a first Requiem for a Dream (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] The same thing is on each version, only the DVD is 480p and the bluray is 1080p so if you've got the right stuff then it's a no brainer to buy it on bluray.
I can't say enough good things about this movie. It's about addiction as a whole. The director and author saw the whole picture. It doesn't matter what it is, heroin, crack, cocaine, food or coffee. I'm sure you'll understand after seeing it. Jared Leto is as great of an actor as he is a singer. I like his movies and music. If this movie doesn't shake you up, then nothing will.
 great movie, but where are the extra extras December 20, 2009
Matthew Bogusz (New Providence, NJ USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I wasn't expecting it to have anything extra than the DVD version, but then I got it and it really didn't and that makes me sad. It's the same exact copy of the DVD version, but it's all in stunning 1080p. I would have liked to had the songs as a playlist but no. I regret buying this because I already had a DVD copy and it was only the price that influenced my buying decision.
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