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A review by Great_reviewer07 on Fear (DVD) January 18th, 2009
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Loved it
Story
Good
Characters / Performances
Good
Special Effects
Good
How does it compare to similar films?
Outstanding
Advantages:
A gripping thriller
Disadvantages:
Lack of bonus features on DVD
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Fear is an edge of your seat suspenseful thriller that seems to be relatively unknown. It was released in 1996, starring Reece Witherspoon & Mark Wahlberg in two early roles for the both of them. This is a really gripping thriller that deserves a lot more recognition than it gets. I first saw this a couple of years ago when it was on TV at about 2am, it just looked like one of those films that channel 4 put on in the early hours of the morning to fill up their schedule. These films generally tend to be unknown, straight to DVD films that little people watch or even enjoy. This film was different though, I read the synopsis about it & even though it only been given a two star rating I decided to give it a go. I'm no professional but this film should be given way more than two stars & deserves a prime time slot on TV not 2am!
The basic plot in the film is that 16 year old Nicole (Witherspoon) meets older boy David (Wahlberg) at a rave she told her Dad (William Peterson) she would avoid. She is instantly attracted to him & when the rave gets out of hand he helps her get out before the police get to her. On the face of it David seems to be the perfect guy; good looking, polite & a total gentlemen. David & Nicole start seeing more & more of each other & she eventually loses her virginity to him. She is completely smitten & decides he should meet her family which consists of her Dad, Step Mum & younger brother. David instantly charms her Step Mum & younger brother but her Dad sees something in David that he doesn't like, he thinks he too perfect & too good to be true. Well to put it simply he is. It doesn't take David long for his true colours to show. David comes to school to pick Nicole up & as she's leaving she gives her best friend a hug, David misconstrues this & think that her friend is coming onto her, he immediately runs over & batters him to within an inch of her life & when Nicole frantically tries to pull him away he lashes out & hits her. This is just the start of David's violent rages & if Nicole thinks that's bad she hasn't seen anything yet. The worst is yet to come.
I personally loved this film & after seeing it on TV I searched for it on play.com & found it for a great price of £3.99. It's simply a great film, it will keep you hooked from start to finish, as soon as David meets Nicole the film immediately begins to build up suspense because you are just waiting for him to do something untoward. Fear really will keep you glued to your seat from start to finish, this isn't a horror but can be quite frightening at times which is also a great thing for this film to achieve. Fear is rated 18 & there's a good reason for that, it does get increasingly violent, especially towards the end. There are a few squeamish scenes in this film but I would still recommend this film to anyone, whether you're squeamish or not.
This is a relatively old film (1996) so as you would expect the DVD doesn't have a lot of special features, just one to be exact which is the movie trailer.
Advantages: Guilty pleasure film that holds your attention. Disadvantages: Its majorly cheesey with cheap special effects
As far as guilty pleasure movies go this film covers all the bases, hot young cast of newcomers ( Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon and Alyssa Milano). Full of suspense and engaging plot that keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout.
If you are looking for intelligent thought provoking film, this is not it. But if your looking for a no holds barred thriller. Then invite some of your mates round, close the curtains, turn off the light and get ... ...perfect all her life, along comes David (Wahlberg). David is everything nicole has been looking for in a boyfriend, sensitive, strong and caring. What more could she ask for? Unfortunately David isn't as perfect as he seems, he has a dark sinister side that is just waiting below the surface.
Cast: Mark Wahlberg - David McCall
Reese Witherspoon - Nicole Walker
William Petersen - Steve Walker
Amy Brenneman - Laura Walker
Alyssa Milano - Margo ...
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Advantages: A lost Italian classic Disadvantages: A little overlong
...at the beginning he is mentioned twice.
It's a rather interesting journey that Shameless Films have taken us on as volume one (hopefully a second will emerge) of their movie offerings is drawing towards an ever closer finale (apparently 20 movies will be the limit). Beginning with some pretty notorious and bloody offerings, they have widened the viewer's recognition of horror and thriller movies from the Italian movie stable, as soon as the 10th volume was out of the way, these obscure little numbers started to appear, many enjoying their first DVD appearances, and a lot of credit should go to the guys for that. 30 odd years after many of the movies were made Shameless are broadening the viewing horizons of a whole new generation of Italian cinema lovers, and bloody good for them too.
I never saw Oasis Of Fear before, but apparently the DVD offers...
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Advantages: Taut, tense, exciting thriller Disadvantages: Suffers a little from an unscheduled change in the plot
...terrorists. Originally, the film plot was the same, and the movie was due to release in cinemas about October 2001. But after the real life terrorist attacks of 9/11, it was felt that the film was ?too close to the bone?, and as a consequence would suffer at the box office. So the release was delayed to allow the producers to edit out the Arabs, and replace them with right wing fascists.
In my opinion, the movie suffers somewhat as a result, as an Arab terrorist attack of this magnitude is a far more believable scenario than one by an international Nazi group. The plot also scared the bejaysus out of me, as it?s actually something I have personally feared will happen for a long time now. A case of ?when? and not ?if?, if you get my drift.
~ ~ I purchased the DVD version of the film at HMV just before Christmas 2003 for ?14.99, and it is now...
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...Hunters widow, Johnny Depp financed the funeral.
The plans for this cannon were initially drawn by Hunter & Ralph Steadman, these drawings originally featured as part of a BBC programme called Fear & Loathing in Gonzovision (available on the special release DVD 2003)....
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Plot: Nicole thinks that she's found the perfect boyfriend; sexy, strong and sensitive. But how wrong can one be? What starts out as a dream ends in a nightmare...
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): 4 FRONT VIDEO; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS
Release date: 04/04/2005
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: 903 583 9
Barcode: 3259190358393
Editor: David Brenner
DVD Description
A pretty teenager meets and falls in love with a charming, mysterious young man at an all-night rave party in Seattle. When she stops seeing him after discovering he's cheating on her with her best friend, he snaps, vowing vengeance against her and her family. A tense thriller.
Languages
Main Language: English
Dubbed Language: German
Subtitle Language: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
Hearing Impaired Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Trailer
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 English German
Professional reviews
Review: "...Clever....[Wahlberg] gives a genuine performance..." -- Rating: B (Entertainment Weekly, p.40, 26/04/1996)
"...The cast is appealing..." (USA Today, p.5D, 12/04/1996)
"...Stylishly crafted....[With] elegant and efficient direction....[Witherspoon] inhabits the central role with such charming ease and credibility that young women will readily identify with her..." (Variety, 15/04/1996)
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