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Frequency [DVD] [2000]
enlarge	Director: Gregory Hoblit Actors: Dennis Quaid, James Caviezel, Shawn Doyle, Elizabeth Mitchell, Andre Braugher Studio: Entertainment in Video Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £1.90 as of 24/11/2009 12:55 GMT details You Save: £18.09 (90%) New (19) Used (19) from £0.89 Seller: direct_offers_uk Rating: 28 reviews Sales Rank: 6968 Format: Letterboxed, PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 114 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5017239190643 ASIN: B0000505IK Theatrical Release Date: April 28, 2000 Release Date: December 11, 2000 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review IFrequency/I is really two different--though inextricably linked--movies. First, the emotional drama of a father and son reunited after 30 years of separation. Then there is a science fiction thriller, in which a couple of chance solar storms, occurring exactly 30 years apart, can provide the agency through which the father and son can communicate using the very same ham radio in parallel time frames of 1969 and 1999. The son is John Sullivan (Jim Caviezel), a cop, and his father is Frank (Dennis Quaid), a firefighter who died on the job when John was six, which just happens to be tomorrow for Frank when he and his now-adult son begin talking across time. This is great for John, because now he can warn his dad about the upcoming fire and avert the catastrophe that left him fatherless for most of his life. Accomplishing this gives John new memories of his life with Dad, but unfortunately alters the course of a serial killer, with tragic effect on John's family history. Since John is a cop, and the case he's working on turns out to be the same unsolved case from 30 years before, he and his father work together over the ham radio to solve the case and hopefully avert the tragedy that befell their family. Time-travel stories have always been problematic, demanding either an extra degree of credulity on the part of the audience or an extra level of explanation on the part of storytellers, which is invariably cumbersome. IFrequency/I handles the troublesome time paradoxes by having John explain how, having altered his past, he now experiences both timelines, as if he's had two pasts that converge in his present. And as changes continue to be wrought in John's past, we see him becoming more and more confused. No doubt the audience can sympathise, at least those of us who try to follow the ramifications of the rapidly accruing time fractures. Luckily, the bond between father and son is so strongly realised in the deeply felt performances of both Caviezel and Quaid that you don't even need to consider the science fiction elements in order to enjoy the film. But if you can suspend your disbelief long enough to allow for the possibility of time shifts, you will have a far richer experience. --IJim Gay, Amazon.com/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next » Best film in years! May 1, 2002 10 out of 10 found this review helpful I first saw this movie on TV, and I have to say it ranks in my top 3 films. I didn't know too much about the actors before I watched it, but their performances are excellent. You truly feel that there is a strong bond between them and it shows in the storyline. I cannot think of any other actors who could pull it of so well. The story is constantly changing and you feel gripped, right through to the end. This is a refreshing film and if you want drama and suspense, this is the film for you. Excellent. A time travel classic without the travelling!!! April 4, 2004 Sue Lewendon (England) 8 out of 8 found this review helpful This is a truly awesome film. Everything about it is pure brilliance from the performances and storyline right upto the effects and Direction.pThe film tells the story of a father, (Dennis Quaid), and son, (Jim Caviezel), who love each other so much that although they are separated by thirty years, manage to find each other again.pIt's difficult to say what happens in the film without giving away the whole plot. Let's just say that in finding each other, they change the course of events in their lives dramatically and endanger the life of their wife/mother.pThere are brilliant performances all around and this is definately one to add to your collection. Do yourself a favour and buy it, you won't regret it if you enjoy a good thriller. Fantastic! October 18, 2001 7 out of 7 found this review helpful This is a great film. You have to keep track with what is happening and as a result get completely involved in the film, constantly asking What's going to happen next!?. A fantastic concept, well developed and shaped into a gripping and uplifting tale. The director's commentary on the DVD adds an interesting dimension and provides an insight into a possible alternative ending. Amazing film, one of my all time favourites. Rattling good yarn on an old science fiction paradigm July 11, 2006 Some Bloke (UK) 6 out of 6 found this review helpful This film has some great ingredients and they come together wonderfully. I find it hard to imagine someone watching this and coming away disappointed. Really successful. br / br /There's a big leap of faith required for the central theme - man talks to his father across a couple of decades - his dad is back at the time when the son was but a wee boy. The grown up son persuades his dad to do important things to change history. br / br /The stories, attempts to acheive, and the great bond between the son father are warming. It also acheives great pace and maintenance of viewer interest without descending into an action non-thinker. Some great little twists keep you on your toes - although this is easy viewing and you'll keep up OK. br / br /I thoroughly enjoyed it from end to end and would reccomend it to anyone. Truth be told, I liked it. October 27, 2000 5 out of 5 found this review helpful Does it get better than this? When I saw this movie at the cinema i thought damn good film, when i saw it again at the cinema i thought definite contender for best film ever made. On DVD it becomes perfect. This motion picture experience has everything: Action, Romance, Time travel, Whodunnit, and a great cliffhanger ending. Watch it now. Right now. Do not finish reading this review. Go watch it. Showing reviews 1-5 of 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »

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