Domino (Widescreen New Line Platinum Series)
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Features
• AC-3
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• DVD-Video
• Subtitled
• Widescreen
• NTSC
In Theaters : 14 October, 2005
DVD Release : 21 February, 2006 |
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Domino (Widescreen New Line Platinum Series) Customer Reviews
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A Robert Rodriguez movie on acid and more, perscription or otherwise.
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It's refreshing to see Keira Knightley do some more obscure roles after hitting it big with the likes of the Pirates of the Caribbean series and even King Arthur. I'll admit- I didn't think she was much until seeing Domino. While I can see every point people have against this movie, complaining that the plot is a mess, that the shooting style seems like everything's on acid, and that the whole thing just feels a bit like an older movie from the 70s with some of the soundtrack choices, I still love the movie. I've always been interested in bounty hunters, and had an interest in Domino Harvey a few years ago. So this seemed like a perfect movie choice for me. Well, it's not a biopic in any sense of the word given that it's loosely based on her life as a bounty hunter, with tons of fiction mixed in (at her approval of course), I still had a blast watching it. If anything, it's one of the better action movies I've seen in a long time, as well as shown me that Mo'nique can actually be funny given the right movie. Add in New Line doing the movie and giving the dvd their usual incredible amount of quality on the transfer and extras, and you've got yet another great one from them.
Domino led a great life by most people's standards: private school, tons of money, a movie star dad, a bit of a modeling career, the works. But that wasn't for her. She was more about action, asking one would-be sorority sister if she's had a nose job, then punching her square in the nose after getting a negative answer. Domino practiced using nunchuka, throwing stars and knives in her spare time, and saw an ad for a bounty hunting seminar one day. It caught her interest of course, and she went, only to find out that the two guys hosting, Ed and Choco, it were running a scam, leaving with all the money just minutes before it started. She ends up being taken in by them, proving that she'd make a good bounty hunter, and quickly goes onto her first mission. Sure enough, she pulls through, and the 3 go on to be a great team. Though, things get messy once they agree to having a reality show crew follow them around and record all their adventures. Domino's crew works for a man who has his own connections to some powerful women who net tons of money for him as well. One of them needs three hundred grand for her granddaughter's operation. Right then and there, things get much worse when the FBI discovers that she's been netting fake IDs for kids and other people. The story starts to turn from focusing on Domino to everyone getting messed up big time, where thinking is going to be more important than heavy artillery.
Again, yeah, the plot gets messy about halfway through. I've watched the movie 3 times now, and still don't get what happens 100%. It reminds me a bit of Once Upon a Time in Mexico actually- things getting complicated with different factions of one side coming in, but hey, it made a great movie in the end. Sure, it's probably 80% fiction and not a faithful biography of Domino, but I don't remember anyone saying it was going to be in the first place. Everyone does a great job with their roles, especially the newly revived Mickey Rourke, who almost completely reprises his role of Marv from Sin City, only way cooler. And I have to hand it to the dudes from 90210 who play themselves here, not taking their dead careers as a huge joke like most other movies would have, making it stretched out about as much as the standard joke you'd see on Family Guy. Admittedly, there's not a whole lot of action in Domino- it's spread out through the plot very well, and when there is action, it's in spurts and sheer awesome. Tony Scott's work with the shooting style is incredible as well, and you have to see it in motion to really understand what the fuss is all about. Then again, if you're looking for anything other than an engaging action movie semi-based on real people, I don't know how it'll fare with you.
It's hard to rate the dvd's visual transfer properly with how much style is crammed into the film. I can only think of a few instances where things really look clean. But everything does look perfect despite that. In the case of the audio, if you have the equipment for the DTS track, go for it. It's mind blowing how everything on that track sounds. The standard 5.1 and stereo surround tracks sound equally good, but the DTS will absolutely shake your room. Then again, like I said earlier, the action comes and goes in spurts. But the dialogue tends to mix in with action and sound effects most times, so you'll be able to hear everything no matter what track you listen to.
New Line continues to give everything but the kitchen sink on its dvds, regardless of how well it did in theaters (just look at Son of the Mask). The first commentary track with Tony Scott and Richard Kelly is an excellent one, since Tony Scott is straight up about everything, laying everything as straight as you can get with the movie since part of it is fictional. It's obvious that Richard's commentary parts were recorded separately since he kicks in randomly, and never comments on what Tony says. It was also great seeing how passionate about film making Tony is. I honestly never saw any of his movies before Domino (no, not even Top Gun), but the guy really lives for it, showing that the movie, while seemingly on acid, knows what he's doing. Also worth noting is that Richard says Domino was happy with the playful take on her life as the movie shows, and wasn't mad that things were twisted in the truth here and there. There's a second commentary with Richard, Tony, Zach Schiff-Abrams and the one and only, Tom Waits. It's a bunch of production notes, script notes and other meetings with each other, and while not for everyone, is a nice extra on its own. It's mostly technical, and you're best listening to this one after watching the movie a few times since what they talk about isn't exactly in-synch with the picture. There are about 8 minutes of deleted scenes with optional commentary by Tony. None of them are that special, or add anything to the movie, but it's worth checking out. I Am a Bounty Hunter is a nice set of interviews with the cast and crew, and also the real Domino's family and friends, as they talk about the life Domino lived and how she was as a person before she passed away all too soon. Additionally, there's some great behind the scenes footage with her on the set and kicking back with the director and Keira. There's also an alternate audio track for this feature, which is an extended interview that we saw some of in the featurette, going on about how she started doing everything to some more detailed stories about her bounties. Something worth noting is that Choco is really Hawaiian, not Mexican as portrayed in the film. It's a very interesting track, but is held back by the run time, obviously the same length as the feature it plays over. Also, the guy interviewing her seems to have a one-track mind and constantly repeats previous questions that've been answered already. Bounty Hunting On Acid covers Tony's visual style from the movie, and shows that he's redefining the rules of film making. What's great is he covers a lot of big points of his style, and I'm sure we'll be seeing some blatant rip-offs soon. Also included are the standard trailers and previews.
Domino is definitely a rental first, unless you're sure you'll like it from what you've read or seen in trailers. If you're a guy just looking for Keira Knightley looking hot, this is definitely the best she's looked so far to date. Mickey Rourke fans will get a kick out of his character as well, and even Christopher Walken followers might get a kick out of how he does. But, just be sure you know what you're getting into- a huge jumbled mess that pulls through if you stick with it, as well as an immense visual treat. |
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