| Shutter Island [Blu-ray] [2009] | ![Shutter Island [Blu-ray] [2009]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51AuFABK2OL._SL160_.jpg)
| Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 367
Format: Anamorphic, Colour, PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: Danish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 138 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.3 x 0.4
MPN: BLUSHUTTERISLAND
EAN: 5051368213736
ASIN: B003E47G3S
Release Date: August 2, 2010
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 6
 Tense and dark thriller September 3, 2010
Dellquay Girl
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
For a start I did not expect to see Leonardo DiCaprio in a movie like this! However he played the part very well. I had no idea what the story was about and was a little bit confused at the start but as it unravelled it had me on the edge of my seat. The Island itself was a fantastic location and the characters all appeared to be hiding something dark and dangerous! One never knew what to believe. It was scary in places expecially the patients who had been sent there as it apparently was loosly based on a real mental asylum about 50 years ago! Watch the movie and see for yourself - you can't imagine! The more that I watched it I wanted DiCaprio and his collegue to leave and was practically shouting at the TV as I knew something bad was going to happen. Well I didn't guess for one minute?
I would not have wanted to know anything beforhand as I think it would have spoiled the plot and the ending for sure. I want to watch it again as it is one of those films that you miss little things the first time round.
 Below Average August 19, 2010
Stephen Sandford (UK)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I saw the trailers for this at the cinema and thought it looked good. However, they weren't representative of the film.
Its not really the thriller it purports to be, and the plot isn't really that good. Also, I realised I couldn't really care less about the characters anyway. They were extremely one-dimensional.
The film is quite predictable but it takes quite a while to get where you know its going to go.
Personally I'd only advise you to buy it if you've seen everything else or if you have more money than sense.
 Way to long! August 19, 2010
C. J. P (uk)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
As the storyline is a standard tried and tested psychological thriller less than an hour into the film its pretty obvious where its going and what the twist may be but then it takes another hour to actually get to what was obvious in the first place. A second twist added in for good measure does nothing but prolong the agony of a film well over 2 hours long. Yes the acting is good and yes its well filmed but then you would expect that from a Martin Scorsese film. Worth watching for a nights rental but it's nothing special.
 Pretentious, ham-fisted nonsense August 2, 2010
Mr. S. P. Bretherton (Liverpool, UK)
2 out of 15 found this review helpful
Never in his wildest dreams will DiCaprio ever be able to carry a film like this, nor, it now seems, will Scorcese ever be able to hold it together. Both of these so-called A-Listers are clearly out of their depth here, with the result that the movie often drifts close to becoming a parody of itself, and on more than one occasion I could feel a laugh (not to mention a few yawns) coming on at the simplistic, self-indulgence of the whole thing. Heavens, we even had the combined 'gravitas' of Sir Ben AND Max von Sydow! Why does Hollywood persist in attempting to tackle such issues when other film-makers do it so much better? I think it's time both of these artists took a long hard look at what they do best (in Scorcese's case, pass the baton now to the younger generation of directors) and stay well clear from this type of story if they want to avoid further ridicule. Or maybe it suits the film industry to keep churning out such drivvel for unquestioning minds and that it's me that's delusional, after all.
 Shutter Island on Blu-Ray August 1, 2010
Mr. Blu (Europe)
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
"Shutter Island" ticks all the right boxes as a new BD release. Picture quality is very high with excellent sharpness and fine detail in shots of all focal length. But, as so often, it is particularly the close-ups that fascinate with depth and plasticity. Colours and contrasts are spot-on, with colours only appearing unnatural, and clearly intentionally so, in certain exceptional sequences: whether they are to be described as dreams, flash-backs, hallucinations or something else, is very much part of the film's narrative secrets, and not to be stated in advance!
Sound quality is excellent, with immersive use of surround effects. Generally the balance of dialogue to louder FX is well achieved, although dialogue is sometimes a little quiet, but this seems part of an intention to build atmosphere through whispered dialogue and so forth, and the 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio soundtrack establishes the movie's sinister atmosphere very well from early on right up to the conclusion.
The film itself has received some criticism for being "predictable". I must admit that having seen a film based on a similar twist many years ago (I won't say which one :-)!) its power to surprise me was somewhat hamstrung. It probably is fair to say that it is not that hard to guess the approximate nature of what is going on, but to guess the precise nature is not that easy, and I think this allows the film enough of a twist to prevent an anti-climax. Predictable or not, the plot is a compelling and interesting one, and never lagged or allowed any hint of boredom, as far as this viewer was concerned. The acting is terrific, with Von Sydow, Kingsley and DiCaprio the true heavyweights, although Mark Ruffalo also makes a good job of his somewhat straight-mannish role.
For me, this film was one of the absolute cinematic highlights of 2010 so far. A clear recommendation on Blu-Ray. Don't miss it!
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