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Unless you are completely anal completist, the Blu-ray Disc is the better option since the HD picture and sound completely blow away the DVD. Not a huge fan of extras on most movies. I am not a huge fan of extras my self but, if it was missing the weapons extra I would have kept the second disk my self.

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Both Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage put on fine performances with some good support from the other actors. For an adventure film it was excellent and I certainly liked it more than Armageddon. The decision to kill the Seals was silly and exposed the weakness in the sub-plot. By the way if you remember Bush's remark about Putin, "I saw it in his eyes". Sean Connery says the very same thing about Harris to Cage when he tells him that the city won't be attacked. Bay didn't spend enough time on the development of Harris' character or his predicament which lead to the outcome of the story.

As a person who loves alot of styles of movies I rarely here this mentioned by fans of the action genre, yet it is one of my favorites. Sean Connery plays his role very well, as does Nic Cage, but it is really Ed Harris who steals the show as the leader of the psycho renegade soldiers. I would recommmend this to any fan of the genre. Don't get the crappy cheap version.

It is worth springing for this definative Criterion Collection version. Classic Action Film from the '90's! Verified purchase: Yes Condition: New. A special edition for a movie buff's film collection. The movie is a triumph of style, tone, and energy—an action picture that rises to the top of the genre because of a literate, witty screenplay and skilled craftsmanship in the direction and special effects.

Jerry Bruckheimer and the late Don Simpson, however, deserve their prominent credits on The Rock , because they assembled and guided the package and it bears their unmistakable stamp. The secret of The Rock may be its humor—and wit, which of course is not the same thing. Nicolas Cage plays a classic fish out of water, a nerd scientist who finds himself in a race against terrorists to defuse a deadly attack against helpless civilians.

Maybe there was an echo there of the cooler Bruckheimer and the brash, sometimes out-of-control Simpson. The screenplay, by David Weisberg, Douglas S. The story hook is a mission to break into Alcatraz.

Hummel and his men have occupied the former prison island, taken hostages, and threatened to fire deadly rockets at San Francisco. He is angered that 81 men have died under his command and never been recognized, because they were on secret missions the government denied existed. Hummel is respected in Washington, and his demands are taken seriously.

The Pentagon assembles a team to break into Alcatraz and neutralize the poison gas missiles.