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Danny Boyle Collection - Sunshine/28 Days Later/The Beach [DVD] [2000]

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Director: Danny Boyle
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Virginie Ledoyen, Robert Carlyle, Cillian Murphy, Christopher Eccleston
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Format: Box set, PAL
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 325 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1

EAN: 5039036035491
ASIN: B000TQLJI2

Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Release Date: October 8, 2007
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
iSunshine/i - You can never accuse director Danny Boyle of lacking ambition. iSunshine/i sees one of Britain's most successful directors switching genre once more, as he tackles this gripping science fiction flick about a quest to re-ignite the dying sun. And he nails it, too, adding another plus to a CV that's already covered a kids' film (iMillions/i), a big Hollywood blockbuster (iThe Beach/i), horror (i28 Days Later/i), and a pair of British classics (iTrainspotting/i and iShallow Grave/i). Bursting out of the gate at a terrific pace, iSunshine/i then doesn't take its foot off the accelerator for much of its near-two hour running time. Set around the crew of the Icarus II who find themselves on a life-saving mission, things soon start going awry, and while you'll find no plot spoilers here, Boyle proves a dab hand at ratcheting up tension on the way to the big finale. If anything, it's the finale to iSunshine/i that does let the side down, not quite living up to the standard of what preceded it. But such is the strength of the ride to that point that it's hard to complain. Especially when the cast, led by the always-magnetic Cillian Murphy, put in believable performances and get heavily into the spirit of the film. Topped off with cracking effects that belie its modest budget, iSunshine/i is a real treat, not just for sci-fi fans, but for anyone who likes a strong, tense, thrilling night in front of a movie. i--Jon Foster /ip/p i28 Days Later/i - Anti-vivisection activists make a very bad judgment call and release an experimental monkey infected with "rage". i28 Days Later.../i, as the title has it, bicycle messenger Cillian Murphy wakes up from a post-traffic accident coma in a deserted London hospital, ventures out to find the city depopulated and the few remaining normal people doing everything to avoid the jittery, savage, zombie-like "infecteds" who attack on sight. Our bewildered hero has to adjust to the loss of his family and the entire world, but hooks up with several others--including a tough black woman (Naomie Harris) and a likable London cabbie (Brendan Gleeson)--on a perilous trip northwards, to seek refuge at army officer Christopher Eccleston's fortified retreat. However, even if they survive the plague, the future of humanity is still in doubt. Directed by Danny Boyle and scripted by novelist Alex Garland, this is a terrific SF/horror hybrid, evoking American and Italian zombie movies but also the very British end-of-the-world tradition of John Wyndham (iDay of the Triffids/i) and iSurvivors/i. Shot on digital video, which gives the devastated cityscapes a closed-circuit-camera realism, this grips from the first, with its understandably extreme performances, its terrifyingly swift monster attacks and its underlying melancholy. Deliberately crude, i28 Days Later/i is also sometimes exceptionally subtle. i--Kim Newman/ip/p iThe Beach/i - Leonardo DiCaprio sought to distance himself from the cloying wholesomeness of his character in iTitanic/i, and his role in iThe Beach/i is in many ways a polar opposite. As Richard, a young American seeking to "suck in the experience" of freestyle travel in Thailand, he is a chronic liar, a pot-smoking hedonist, an amoral lover and ultimately an unstable snake in a doomed Garden of Eden. This crazy descent might be expected from the filmmakers of iTrainspotting/i, but iThe Beach/i is a movie without a rudder, venturing into fascinating territory, promising a stimulating adventure and then careening out of control. After receiving a not-so-secret map to a secluded island from a stoned-out loony (Robert Carlyle, full of dark portent and spittle), Richard sets out to find the hidden paradise with a young French couple (Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet). What they find is a tropical commune existing in delicate balance with Thai pot farmers, and before long--as always--there is trouble in paradise. There is trouble in the movie, too, as DiCaprio is reduced to histrionics when the plot turns into a muddled mix of iLord of the Flies/i and iApocalypse Now/i, with shark attacks tossed in for shallow tension. Director Danny Boyle attempts perfunctory romance and a few audacious moves (notably DiCaprio's vision of life as a violent video game), but what's the point? Tilda Swinton registers strongly as the commune's charismatic leader, but her character--and the entire film--remains largely undeveloped, and pretty scenery is no guarantee of a laudable film. i--Jeff Shannon/i

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