The Aviator (DVD)

...passions; movies, women and (as the title suggests) aviation. All three are covered here as he makes movies and planes and a variety of women swoon. This is a film about glamour, excess and obsession. Born into a nouveau-riche Texan family (his father made his fortune from drill bits), Hughes came from nowhere to make “Hell’s Angels”, the most expensive and daring film of the early talkie period. Taking three years to finish, it was originally shot ...
...test pilot experimental planes for the military, design a bra for Jane Russell and build an airline. Martin Scorsese is believed by many to be the greatest living director. You might describe him as an “epic” film-maker and not just because the majority of his films are so long. Even in his smaller auteur-style films from the seventies’ you get the impression that if you could just see beyond the borders of the screen that there would be an entire ...

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...died a reclusive billionaire. For the last two decades, very little is known of his life. Not surprising as Hughes had bought himself a room which he never left. In fact, so changed was his appearance at his death fingerprints had to be taken to confirm his identity. Yet prior to this, Hughes was renowned as a dynamic moviemaker, aviator and playboy. So what happened to cause Hughes to withdraw from society and his famous lifestyle? “The Aviator” ...
...his achievements and disasters illustrating the impact these had on Hughes. The film hints (oh so well) at Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Toretts Syndrome through a combination of superb filming, perceptive acting and an astute script. The film opens with a flashback of Hughes as a young boy being gently washed clean by his mother whilst she warns him about a cholera epidemic and the necessity of cleanliness to forestall infection making the young ...

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...review written for university in the style of Sight and Sound magazine. Please excuse the sniffy attitude (and general lack of journalistic ability.) Martin Scorsese’s latest picture The Aviator marks certain continuing trends in his work specific to the last decade. The first (and most significant to the box office) is his collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio, a collaboration which began with Gangs of New York (2002), and is set to continue with ...
...Robert Richardson, also part of the director's circle since Casino. Richardson’s visual flourishes and design make The Aviator Scorsese’s most uniquely stylish film to date. It is however the third trend that best classifies the real significance of the movie: Scorsese, over the course of a decade, has gotten progressively worse with every film he makes. That’s not to say that The Aviator is a bad picture; it certainly has merit when viewed as a ...

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It was going to be the film that finally won Martin Scorsese the Oscar he had been longing for so long. He was of course beaten to it by Clint Eastwood and Million Dollar Baby. So having seen Eastwood’s contribution I had to see The Aviator and find out the reason for myself. As amazing as Eastwood’s film was I had a feeling that Scorsese would have bettered it. You just have to look back at the other films he’s had overlooked to see that someone ...
...on a large scale and the story of historic Businessman and movie tycoon Howard Hughes is no exception. Starting off with Hughes (Di Caprio) as a small child the film quickly fast forwards to the late 1920’s, shortly after Hughes parents have both died. He’s now in charge of the family business and rather than stay at home in Huston, Texas he’s headed to Hollywood to make a war film. Well before his time Hughes uses multiple cameras to create “Hells ...

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== THE AVIATOR == === DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE === === 2008 DVD FORMAT === === FILM FACTS === Rating: 15 Format: Colour Director: Martin Scorsese Producers Leonardo DiCaprio, Charles Evans Jr., Graham King, Sandy Climan, Michael Mann Screenplay/Writing Credits: John Logan Cinematographer Robert Richardson Release Date: December 17, 2004 Movie Length: 170 Minutes === DVD DETAILS === Format: PAL Region: Region 2 Number of discs: 1 Classification: ...
...- Ludlow === THE FILM === When 'The Aviator', directed by Martin Scorsese, was fist released in 2004 I quite fancied watching it but just never got round to doing so. While ordering some books from Amazon I looked up the DVD and as it was only £1, I added it to my order. In retrospect - I'm glad that it was only £1!! The story follows around twenty tears in the life of the infamous, eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes from his making of his epic ...

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...documentary about this film and the life of Howard Hughes just before Christmas and thought it looked like an interesting film, although Leonardo di Caprio seemed like an odd choice for the main character. The length of the film also put me off. Then one evening with absolutely nothing to watch on TV, I got it out. It would be hard to make a bad film about a man with a life like Howard Hughes', but even so, I was more impressed that I had expected ...
...with his own aeroplanes as the stars of the show. His sense of perfection led him to plough millions of dollars into the film and it was many years before the film was finally seen by the public. It was a huge success and solidified Hughes' career as a playboy film maker. He had a series of affairs, two of which with well-known actresses, Katherine Hepburn and Ava Gardner. At the same time, Hughes was battling with mental illness - obsessive compulsive ...

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...Howard Hughes was one of the US's richest men, but he was also completely nuts. If ever there was proof that genius and insanity go hand in hand, Hughes was it. This is a very long movie. At 170 minutes, it goes into quite a bit of detail, but I was more struck by some of the bits it left out. For example, the film highlighted Hughes's confrontation with Senator Brewster, portrayed as quite a nasty piece of work, but it didn't delve into his co-operation ...
...of Hughes than was really the case. I think that about half an hour could have been easily cut out by deleting whole scenes (for example a scene with the Hepburn family and one in which he takes on the censorship board over The Outlaw) and by better editing of other scenes. This is a film primarily about Hughes's passion for aviation, and while other aspects of his life need to be included, I feel they are sometimes dwelt on a bit too much. The ...

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...Hughes I went to see the film after having read one of the other reviews on Ciao! I went with an open mind and was particularly intrigued by the observation that Hughes suffered from Compulsive obsessive disorder. INTRODUCTION The film starts by showing as Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio) as a young man whose parents have just died leaving the families "oil" money to him. He is trying to make a film about the war featuring planes and many actors but is ...
...idea of how he wants the film to look. The planes are not fast enough so he sets about modifying them and realises that if there is something stationary behind them, then the viewer can see how fast they are going. So Hughes employs a weather man. He employs everybody he can to do whatever he wants and has control over everybody. Everybody does as Hughes wants/demands and they are rewarded handsomely financially. PLOT The film basically takes ...

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The Aviator is a epic 3hrs biopic movie based on the life of Howard hughes,an aviation engineering genius and maverick Hollywood director.The story goes from his childhood up to when he started his own airline industry.It takes in his colourful life ,his eccentricites,obsession with achieving his goals and various romances which gave him his playboy reputation. The central role of Hughes is taken by Leonardo di caprio who plays Hughes with total ...
...blanchett and Kate beckinsdale playing the actresses Katherine hepburn and Ava gardener.Alec Baldwin is the boss of the rival airline company PanAM who is determined to bring Hughes down.Alan alda convincgly portrays the governor ,who also has a agenda against Hughes.The film is directed by Martin scorcese renowned for his edgy movies with Robert deniro Mean streets[1973], Taxi driver[1976] Raging bull [1980].He had directed Dicaprio previously with ...

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...- Robert Gross The Aviator is the latest offering from Martin Scorsese (he of Goodfellas and Gangs of New York). Scorsese appears to have a penchant for real life or historical films, and handles this with his usual cinematic flair. Casting Leonardo DiCaprio once more as his male lead, Scorsese records the life and loves of Howard Hughes, Hollywood tycoon and aviation pioneer, from the 1920's to the 1940's. The best comparison for this film is with ...
...Yet Scorsese manages to capture the glamour and capriousness of the early Hollywood at the same time as involving the audience so deeply within Hughes' story that real empathy is formed. In one scene in particular, I only realised I had been moved to tears when I felt my blouse geting wet. There are numerous cameos, including an unrecognisable (to me, at least) Jude Law as Errol Flynn, Gwen Stephani as Jean Harlow and the fantastic Ian Holm as Prof ...

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...Scorsese is arguably one of the greatest directors of the twentieth century. However does age affect a directors skills or perseption? Upon watching the aviator in the cinema, I decided the answer is no. Although Scorsese has nothing to proove, he proved in this film he has the talent to make films for many more years to come. Along with Dante Foretti, the cinematographer, they created some beautiful scenes and magnificant tracking shots. Scorsese ...
...the world of Aeroplanes. Howard hughes is shown accurately in the film. Although he was ingenious he was mad. Success comes at a cost. Always. Howard Hughes was a fascinating charecter. The aviator shows you how. Even though many books were written about Hughes, this film re-defines insanity to a knew visual form. DiCaprio proved himself to be a flexible actor and able to take on roles with much depth and mental capacity as thought possible. If ...

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Dramatisation of the life of Hollywood film mogul and aviation enthusiast Howard Hughes. Focussing on the years between the late 1920s and 1940s, both Hughes' professional and personal lives are explored, including his dalliances with Katharine Hepburn and Ava Gardner. I found this film very interesting, but rather disturbing at times, Howard Hughes 's(Dicaprio) battle with OCC disorder and other mental health issues was sometimes difficult to watch ...
...was to cost millions, when the film is finished with excellent reviews, Huges turns to aircraft design. The films goes through the life and loves of Howard Hughes and his Struggle with mental health disorders. Dicaprio really captures the eccentric millionaire's golden-boy essence, and his tragic descent into obsessive-compulsive seclusion. Cate Blanchett's accurate portrayal of Katharine Hepburn as Hughes' most beloved lover, is the highlight of ...

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...in fact his presence in the film almost put me off going to the cinema to see it. I was very pleasantly surprised to really enjoy the movie. Good story and acting meant three hours flew past and I didn't look at my watch once. Leonardo was very good as Howard Hughes especially his obsessive, compulsive habits. I thought Cate Blanchett's portrayl of Katherine Hepburn was eerily good - she had her mannerisms, voice and intonation down to a tee. I also ...
...little disappointed with some of the special effects and found some unconvincing - all the superimposed pictures of Leonardo as Howard Hughes in footage from Hughes's real life. Some of the filming looking into cockpits while Howard was flying also looked 'dodgy'. However, the special effects of the 'Hercules' were fantastic as was the horrific crash that tore up the rooftops etc., I couldn't wait to get to my pc after the cinema to check out what ...

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This story traces the story of aviation genious/ pioneer Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio), the eccentric billionaire industrialist and Hollywood film mogul, famous for comforting some of the world's most beautiful women, including Katherine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett). The drama recounts the years of his life from the late 1920s through the 1940s, an era when Hughes was directing and producing Hollywood movies and test flying innovative aircrafts he ...
...books, and tracing the life of a truly gifted, yet somewhat spasmotic individual, in Howard Hughes. I would like to commend the acting efforts of Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale and John C. Reilly in their support roles, a truly great back-up. I highly recommend this those wishing for a night of entertainment, but also who wish to learn something at the same time. Marvellous.... ...

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The Aviator is a movie of astonishing sweep! This film was based on a true story about a pilot called Howard Hughes(played by Leonardo Di Caprio) This is a thrilling film! It is true Leonardo Di Caprio fullfils his promise and becomes the most compelling actor of his generation. Howard Hughes(Di Caprio) was played to the fullest of his extent, probably Di Caprio's best role yet! Cate Blanchett, Gwen Stefani, Kate Beckingsale and Alec Baldwin were ...

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