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Elizabethtown [DVD] [2005]
enlarge	Director: Cameron Crowe Actors: Orlando Bloom, Paul Schneider, Loudon Wainwright, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment (UK) Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £0.64 as of 21/11/2009 13:37 GMT details You Save: £19.35 (97%) New (39) Used (108) from £0.01 Seller: fastdvd2006 Rating: 50 reviews Sales Rank: 15069 Format: Anamorphic, PAL Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), Danish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 118 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5014437874832 ASIN: B000BKTAYQ Theatrical Release Date: 2005 Release Date: February 6, 2006 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review IElizabethtown/I has all of the elements of a great Cameron Crowe movie, but none of the Cameron Crowe vision that made IAlmost Famous/I work. It's mostly a series of sweet moments, each capped with the right song at the right time; in fact, the soundtrack is the real star of the movie, and the right song is all there is to piece together a film that is much less than the sum of its parts. P From the start of IElizabethtown/I, big contrasts are evoked: death and life, success and failure are side by side, so we're told. When the movie starts, Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) is experiencing failure and death in spades: the shoe he spent eight years designing for Mercury (a thinly-veiled copy of Nike) has been recalled, costing his company $972 million dollars. On the verge of a suicide attempt, he learns his father has died, and Drew flies to Kentucky to retrieve the body to Oregon for cremation. On the red-eye to Louisville he meets Claire Colburn (Kirsten Dunst), a perky flight attendant with a charming flair for cute lines ("I'm impossible to forget, but I'm hard to remember," she chirps). Once in Elizabethtown, Drew tries to plan a memorial while dealing with relatives who have their own agenda in addition to his manic family back in Oregon, all while facing the reality that in a few days he'll be known nationally as one of his industry's most legendary failures. Yet still he manages to connect with Claire on an all-night cell phone conversation--complete with the requisite watching of the sunrise--and to strike up a furtive romance. P So we now have death and life side by side. But despite these dramatic shifts, what sets up to be a roller coaster ride of a film flattens out to a milquetoast middle ground with no real life of its own. Drew Baylor has suffered two tragic personal losses in the course of one day, but you wouldn't know it from Bloom's lethargic performance. There's not much to Claire either. Her whole character is made up mostly of cutesy quotable lines and mysterious little smirks. In the end, IElizabethtown/I is a film that doesn't know what it wants to be, and unfortunately there's no payoff, other than a few memorable lines and a great soundtrack.--IDan Vancini/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...10 Next » Ignore everyone else...here's the truth... April 12, 2006 R Sherwood (North Yorkshire, United Kingdom) 10 out of 10 found this review helpful After just watching 'Elizabethtown' for the first time this evening, I thought I'd check it out on Amazon so I could get myself a copy. When I found it, I was shocked to read such negative reviews of it, and thus felt compelled to tell you a different point of view.brI thoroughly enjoyed this film. If you like Cameron Crowe's work on Almost Famous, then you can't help but love this. It captures a very similar mood and atmosphere and holds many of the key signature themes/references that make Crowe's work so magical. There are some truely wonderful moments in it and Kirsten Dunst is, as always, enchanting. She was a the typically beautiful and bewildering leading lady that Crowe seems to capture so well. Like a combination of Crowe's own creation Penny Lane, and Natalie Portman's character in Zach Braff's Garden State. Though not usually a fan of Orlando Bloom's work, I learnt to love him in this. The chemistry is perfect between them, although I sometimes wished it was Billy Crudup standing in his place.brThe star of the movie however would have to be the soundtrack. Crowe is the soundtrack master, and this film is probably the best example of this. The final 20 minutes of the film (which is by far the best bit) is set to some of the best picked songs ever played in film. Even if the film doesn't tickle your fancy, try the soundtrack...it is pure genius.brAll in all, I was truely captured by this film, and would recommend it to anyone with a soul and a love of good guitar music. Life's A Journey February 12, 2007 Mr. J. R. Chappell (Skegness, Lincolnshire UK) 8 out of 8 found this review helpful Forget the critiques of "Boy-Meets-Girl". Wasn't it Homer [...] who said that in literature, there are basically only ever 7 storylines ?. br / br /Suspend your serious side for this movie and just enjoy the ride. I found the observation of characters (big town back to small town) intensely funny and accurate, coming from an urban area surrounded by rural small towns and villages. I realised the mortality of my parents, a key message in the film, tell them what you think of them before it's too late. And ok, Kirsten Dunst's character may focus on her glass being half-full rather than half-empty but my wife has done things for me such as a treasure trail for a Valentine's Day gift, (like the route trip planner in the book but on a smaller scale) etc and these are the sort of things that matter to me in a relationship and I'm sure that many blokes would agree. br / br /Apart from the witty observations of characters in the movie, and I found so much to laugh or smile at in the film, the soundtrack is just out of this world, in it's variety and it's piecing together of the right emotions with the right clips. I have ordered both volumes on CD and I hope I will one day, drive this trip. br / br /It's not action packed, it's not in your face, there's no special fx but if you want a feel-good movie that demands your concentration, this is one of the best and most enjoyable movies that I have seen. Dunst is magical in this wonderful little film May 10, 2006 Daniel Jolley (Shelby, North Carolina USA) 14 out of 15 found this review helpful Normally, you would have to drag me kicking and screaming to any movie featuring either Alec Baldwin or Susan Sarandon (let alone both of them), but I took a chance on Elizabethtown just so I could watch Kirsten Dunst (whom I now officially adore, by the way). Count this among the good decisions I have made in life. Elizabethtown is a surprisingly rich, sentimental, wonderful film. br / br /Am I crazy, or is Hollywood actually turning out some darn good movies in the last couple of years? Not the big blockbusters, of course. I'm talking about quirky little comedies and dramas that usually don't pay for themselves at the box office but do actually reflect something of intelligence and emotional meaning - films like Elizabethtown. Yes, the last quarter of the film basically wanders off on its own (the perfectly ridiculous memorial service is exceedingly over-the-top) and dilutes the overall effectiveness of the story, but this is still a wonderful little film that actually has something to say about life and love. As much as I liked the story, though, I'm not sure it would have worked at all without Kirsten Dunst. Few actresses have the natural charm and power to brighten up even the darkest of days just by showing up, and it was Dunst's manic energy that really drew me into this whole story. br / br /Everyone makes mistakes - but only a handful make mistakes that cost their company almost one billion dollars. Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) is one of that ill-fated number. Who knew there was a billion dollars to be won or lost in the shoe business? This fiasco is so big that Drew decides to kill himself. His attempt is preempted, however, by a phone call carrying the news that his father has died while visiting his hometown friends and family. Since Drew's mother and sister are a little on the loony side, it falls to Drew to travel to Kentucky to bring his father back home for the last time. During his late-night plane trip, he meets an exceedingly helpful and more than a little manic flight attendant named Claire (Kirsten Dunst), who gives him all sorts of directions and, of course, her phone number. After dealing with his father's family and friends all day, he ends up talking to Claire on the phone all night. Thus is born a rather unusual relationship between these two "substitute people." Claire provides Drew with an emotional base he sorely needs in dealing with his twin tragedies, and she also injects a spontaneity and zest for life into his otherwise morbid, pre-suicidal world. br / br /Elizabethtown does deal with some big themes - e.g., life and death, success and failure - and I think it all comes together wonderfully. I can't really understand why some viewers see the film as being less than the sum of its parts, as there is definitely meaning to be found in this unusual story. I especially can't see how anyone would view Claire as a shallow character; she has a magical quality that makes her infinitely complex and perfectly refreshing. If you ask me, Dunst is amazingly good in this film. Even the presence of Baldwin and Sarandon isn't enough for me to give Elizabethtown less than five stars. Pure Brilliance August 12, 2006 S. J. Godfrey (Chelmsford, Essex) 6 out of 6 found this review helpful This film will make you sit back and think about life for the better, brilliant from start to finish. Orlando Bloom plays Drew Baylor who has lost his job, girlfriend and things can't get worse. He is about to end it all when he finds out his father has died and his family are relying on him to go his father's hometown, Elizabethtown to make the necessary arrangements. On the way he meets Claire (Kirsten Dunst)who projects a positive energy into Drew's life and things will never be the same. Kirsten Dunst lights up the screen and gives a excellent performance. Also there is a good supporting performance form Susan Sarandon. I recommend this film to anyone, watch it! Tears-- who said blokes dont cry? August 3, 2006 T. Ellis (the Wirral . U.K) 5 out of 5 found this review helpful this film brought a new sense of the meaning of life to me. For the future i have with my children, remembering the past with my parents. tears of joy, tears of sadness but a happy feeling in the end. I need a roadtrip!! Showing reviews 1-5 of 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...10 Next »

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