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The Forgotten [DVD] [2004]
enlarge	Director: Joseph Ruben Actors: Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise, Alfre Woodard, Anthony Edwards Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy Used: £0.78 as of 24/11/2009 15:30 GMT details You Save: £19.21 (96%) New (32) Used (63) Collectible (2) from £0.78 Seller: ttgoodbooks Rating: 32 reviews Sales Rank: 27094 Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), Arabic (Subtitled), Bulgarian (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Greek (Subtitled), Hindi (Subtitled), Hungarian (Subtitled), Icelandic (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Romanian (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Hungarian (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 87 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5035822489639 ASIN: B0006ZLD14 Theatrical Release Date: 2004 Release Date: March 21, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: With a plot that might've been lifted from iThe X-Files/i, nothing is quite what it seems in iThe Forgotten/i, a psychological conspiracy thriller with Julianne Moore doing fine work as a grieving mother whose nine-year-old son was killed in a plane crash. At least, that's what she's been led to believe, but when even her husband (Anthony Edwards) tries to convince her that she's delusional and never had a child, things start to get very spooky indeed. Dominic West (from HBO's superb series iThe Wire/i ) plays a similarly traumatized father, and when they witness some very strange events--and a mysterious man (Linus Roache) who might be indestructible--this glorified B-movie potboiler directed by Joseph Ruben (best known for iDreamscape/i and iThe Stepfather/i) turns into a preposterous but entertaining trip into iThe Twilight Zone/i territory. Featuring Alfre Woodard as an intuitive New York detective and Gary Sinise as a seemingly sympathetic psychiatrist, iThe Forgotten/i offers adequate shocks and an intriguing, otherworldly study of tenacious parental instinct. It deserved its mixed reviews, but it's a fun spook-fest for rainy-day viewing. i--Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com/i

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next » AN UNDERATED GEM - GET IT NOW! September 2, 2005 4 out of 4 found this review helpful To say much about the plot is to give too much away. Suffice to say that if you want to really enjoy this movie stop reading the reviews as some other customers have 'given it away'. pThis film dares to cross genres every twenty minutes, starting as an intriguing mystery and developing into a complete mindbend. Yes, it's far-fetched but so was 'Jurassic Park' and no-one complains about that! If you like your drama a little unpredicable get this now. For the rest of you, there's always 'Fantastic Four'... Unforgettable! October 20, 2005 5 out of 6 found this review helpful Not much to say about this film other than you have to watch it!! I'm not going to give the plot away and you'd be doing yourself a favour by not reading too many of the reviews as a few do give the game away. pAnyway, briefly ...... Mum loses her son in an air crash 14 months ago and no one but her remembers him - is she crazy ...... Hmmmm?!pThe story does turn a little predictable towards the end but theres some real 'jump out ya skin' shockers along the way ..... All too often film writers write on a theme of whats 'fashionable' at the time, and invariably its hard to think of a new plot. This film truly picks a plot which I beleive has'nt been covered in a way in which the film captures this story, its one that will definitely get you thinking - what if?? Anyway, I sat right next to the speaker with the surround sound on and nearly p'd my pants!pWatch it - you won't be disappointed! An intriguing film that didn't let me down at all August 5, 2005 Daniel Jolley (Shelby, North Carolina USA) 3 out of 4 found this review helpful Ever since I saw the first trailer, I was fascinated by the premise of this movie - the memory of a dead child being erased from the minds of everyone but his mother - and wondered just how a story like that could possibly end. Having read some of the reviews, my expectations were a little bit lowered as I finally got the chance to view The Forgotten. It turns out that I need not have lowered my expectations at all because I loved this movie. I honestly can't see why so many people were disappointed with it. I had no preconceived notions of the ending, and I must say the conclusion not only made sense, it felt right to me. I'm not saying that the whole explanation behind everything doesn't have a few weak spots, but it certainly works for me. And the special effects - Wow! I wasn't really looking for any blow-you-away effects, and a couple of them really did a number on me - especially that first one. I didn't even see it coming. I wouldn't say I jumped, exactly, but there was definitely a twitch involved with the experience. pWhen you get right down to it, The Forgotten is really about a mother's love - probably the strongest force in the universe - and I think there is really something poignant and life-affirming in my reaction to what I saw here. Julianne Moore really is a great actress; she is definitely the rock upon which this story is built. Her character, Telly Paretta, loses everything - first her son in a tragic plane crash, and then what is left of her life as everyone around her forgets the son she is still grieving for. Every piece of evidence for young Sam's existence disappears - photos, scrapbooks, etc.; her husband insists that they never had a child; and her psychiatrist, Dr. Munce (Gary Sinise), explains to her that she invented all of her memories because of some kind of psychotic break from reality. Still, she never doubts what she knows inside. Fortunately, she does manage to awaken the forgotten memories of another girl's father, and that is when things really get weird. Suddenly, Telly and Ash (Dominic West) are being aggressively pursued by National Security agents, and that makes their job of finding out what is going on all the more difficult. pI understand that some won't really like the direction the story takes, but I was very impressed by the script and, especially, the convincing performance by Julianne Moore. I can't really argue the merits of the story without giving anything away, but I did think everything was laid out quite well. It's a mystery, a psychological thriller, and a drama all rolled up in into one, and I for one won't be forgetting The Forgotten any time soon. excellent movie April 5, 2005 Ms. B. Mahei (uk) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I watched this a few months back and thought it was brilliant the acting is well done and it has some surprising moments in the movie too.brI would call this a mix between a supernatural and mysterious thriller. VbrVery intresting would watch again! Where are the Children?-actually we really dont care? April 7, 2005 laura (england) 4 out of 21 found this review helpful The reason am giving this film 5 stars is because it deserves them for being the most deceiving storyline ever. Your in the video store and ur like hmm that looks good her sons been wiped out of her memorie you think ooo maybe government?maybe she has psychological issues better still maybe she murdered him !well ur wrong the answer is ALIENS!yes ALIENS!i was in shock to i mean after that it is just laughable if i had a pound for everytime the scriptwriters made the cast say "where are the children" i wud be a rich lady!you really cant take this film serioulsy opening ten minutes looks set to be brilliant watch the directors opnion on why he made the film, he bases it on a "dream"!well we are so glad he had the dream i hadnt laughed so much 4 ages! Showing reviews 1-5 of 32 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next »

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