Wednesday 17 June 2015

Cast Away (2000)

Directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt and "Wilson".


2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2002
137m 50s







Audio Commentary by Robert Zemeckis, Cinematographer Don Burgess, Visual Effects Supervisors Ken Ralston & Carey Villegas and Sound Designer Randy Thom
HBO First Look: The Making of Cast Away (28mins)
Interview with Tom Hanks from The Charlie Rose Show (48mins)
S.T.O.P. Surviving As a Cast Away (27mins)
Wilson: Life & Death of a Hollywood Extra (13mins)
On Location: The Island (14mins)
Focus on Technical Effects
Video & Stills Galleries
Storyboard to Film Comparison
Theatrical Trailers

Vertical Limit (2000)

Directed by Martin Campbell and starring Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney, Scott Glenn, Izabella Scorupco, Temuera Morrsion and Stuart Wilson.


DVD bought in 2001
124mins






Audio commentary by director Martin Campbell and producer Lloyd Phillips
Surviving The Limit (24mins)
Search and Rescue Tales - featurettes (31mins)
Quest for K2 (13mins)
Theatrical trailer

The Perfect Storm (2000)

Directed by Wolfgang Peterson, starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, John C. Reilly, Karen Allen, William Fichtner and Michael Ironside.


DVD bought in 2000
Blu-ray bought in 2014
129m 48s





 Double Feature Blu-ray






DVD extras -

Audio Commentary by Director Wolfgang Petersen
Audio Commentary by Author Sebastian Junger
HBO Fist-Look Special (20mins)
Witnesses to the Storm
Creating an Emotion
Conceptual Art
Photo Montage
Theatrical Trailer
Storyboard Gallery

Thirteen Days (2000)

Directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood and Steven Culp.


DVD bought in 2002
145mins







Audio Commentary by Roger Donaldson, Kevin Costner, David Self & Michael De Luca
Historical Figures Commentary (including John F Kennedy, Sergei Khrusacev and Pierre Salinger)
Historical Information Track (Subtitled)
Roots of the Cuban Missile Crisis (49mins)
Bringing History to the Silver Screen (11mins)
Historical Figures Biographical Gallery (28mins)
Deleted Scenes
Visual Effects
Theatrical Trailer

Rules of Engagement (2000)

Directed by William Friedkin and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce, 
Anne Archer, Bruce Greenwood and Ben Kingsley.


DVD bought in 2004
128mins






Audio commentary by director William Friedkin
Behind-the-Scenes featurette (23mins)
A Look Inside - interviews with cast and crew
Photo gallery
Theatrical trailer

U-571 (2000)

Directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Thomas Kretschmann and Jon Bon Jovi.


DVD bought in 2001
111m 22s






Audio commentary by director Jonathan Mostow
The Story of U-505 (3mins)
Capture of U-110 (9mins)
Interview with vice admiral Patrick Hannifin (8mins)
The Enigma (7mins)
Spotlight On Location featurette (14mins)
Theatrical Trailer

Enemy at the Gates (2000)

Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and starring Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, 
Bob Hoskins, Ron Perlman and Ed Harris.


DVD bought in 2001
131mins






Audio commentary with director Jean-Jacques Annaud
Inside Enemy At The Gates (15mins)
Through The Crosshairs (20mins)
Stalingrad (26mins)
Deleted scenes
Storyboards
Picture gallery
Theatrical trailer

The Patriot (2000)

Directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, Jason Isaacs, Chris Cooper,
Joely Richardson and Tom Wilkinson.


DVD bought in 2001
Extended Cut Blu-ray bought in 2015
165mins (175mins)





 DVD






Audio commentary with director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin.
Visual Effects Interactive Featurette
The True Patriots (10mins)
The Art of War (10mins)
Photo Galleries
Conceptual Art to Film Comparisons
Theatrical Trailer

Jason and the Argonauts (2000 TV)

Directed by Nick Willing and starring Jason London, Frank Langella, Natasha Henstridge, 
Derek Jacobi, Olivia Williams, Jolene Blalock and Dennis Hopper.


DVD bought in 2003
180mins






Making of featurette (11mins)

Gladiator (2000)

Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, David Hemmings and Richard Harris.


2-disc Collector's Edition DVD bought in 2000
3-disc Extended Edition DVD bought in 2005
2-disc Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2009
2-disc Remastered Blu-ray bought in 2012
155mins (171mins)






 Remastered Blu-ray




 2-disc DVD






 3-disc DVD









Blu-ray extras -

Audio Commentary by Ridley Scott and Actor Russell Crowe
Audio Commentary by Ridley Scott, Editor Pietro Scalia and Cinematographer John Mathieson
Deleted Scenes with Optional Commentary by Ridley Scott
U-Control - interactive trivia track
Visions of Elysium - Interactive Index
Strenght and Honor: Creating the World of Gladiator (197mins)
Enhanced Viewing Mode - Featurettes (119mins)
Image and Design Galleries
Production Design
Storyboarding
Costume Design Gallery
Photo Galleries
Weapons Primer
Abandoned Sequences & Deleted Scenes
Alternate Title Designs
The Aurelian Archives
The Making of Gladiator (25mins)
Gladiator Games: The Roman Sports (50mins)
Hans Zimmer: Scoring Gladiator (21mins)
An Evening with Russell Crowe (27mins)
Maximus Uncut: Between Takes with Russell Crowe
My Gladiator Journal by Actor Spencer Treat Clark
VFX Explorations: Germania and Rome (24mins)
Theatrical Trailers