Salvador (1986) [Masters of Cinema] Dual Format (Blu-ray & DVD) edition

I had this film on video years ago it was very shocking and a fantastic set of performances richard boyle is played by James Woods and Woods is at his most manic and scared he decides to go to salvador with Dr rock played brilliantly by Jim belushi in my opinion his best performance and the underrated john savage its all about the freedom fighters in salvador fighting the salvador army and major max the dictator written by boyle and Oliver stone the film is unrelenting stone is a great master at putting his audience in the middle and makes them ask themselves why ?brilliant film can see how he ended up making jfk

Simply a masterpiece ps absolutely love JW

Excellent DVD, film holds up well too.

Salvador is an indictment of USA imperialism. The leading character makes some naive comments about the USA, such as, its commitment to human rights and land of the free etc. This is contradicted when his Salvadorean wife was rejected at the border of the USA notwithstanding she would be in danger if she returned to el Savador. Worth watching.

Be warned: this is strong stuff. Strictly for adult viewing only. Not only is there frequent, strong and coarse swearing from the very start and throughout, there’s also some genuinely shocking sequences of stomach churning violence. Hence the 18 certificate. James Woods is thoroughly electrifying as the lead protagonist. Salvador runs for just over two, horrifying, hours. For those of you who can stomach it, the film is must viewing. It’s also terribly tragic, tense and defiantly depressing. With no happy ending. However the English SDH subtitles were awesome. And the main menu presents a variety of viewing options. There are approximately 27 minutes of deleted and extended scenes. Plus a feature, over one hour, length making of documentary entitled “Into the Valley of Death” and a trailer. This film is definitely worth watching but don’t go expecting a fun time. It’s grim, it’s grimy, it’s brutal and it’s abhorrent. So not an easy watch then, but utterly compelling and necessary nonetheless. There’s also a dvd included with the blu ray. And a reversible cover. The only thing stopping it from getting 5 gold stars? James ‘Jim’ Belushi. Now he’s almost as repugnant as what happens in the film. Just my opinion, tho.

Great film from a great director (Oliver Stone), with a decent - if unspectacular - blu-ray transfer. Still an noticeable upgrade from the DVD version of the film. As advertised though, this is a Spanish released blu ray. Given this film is currently not available on blu ray in the UK, it's the only way to own this on a Region B playable disc. However be advised, whilst it features an English language soundtrack some characters in the film speak in Spanish (native language of El Salvador) and these scenes do not features English subtitles (and the disc does not have an English subtitle option). Understandably so, I guess, as it's a product produced for the Spanish market. I'm quite familiar with the film, so admittedly it didn't affect my viewing pleasure too much, but for others it might. Rating is for the film, not the disc, which would loose an additional star or two for the reason given. But to be fair, it's exactly as it says on the tin so to speak.

I first saw this at the Edinburgh Metro and independent cinema as it was denied a national release in both the UK and USA because of pressure from the American Government. That only serves to illustrate how true and accurate the content of this movie is.Isn’t it amazing that a country dedicated to free speech goes out of its way to silence anyone who disagrees with the government version of things.Salvador is a remarkable and terrifying piece of art. There’s never been a harder hitting political thriller in the history of the moviesHence the ban.It’s never too late for the truth to come out.But. Does anybody care anymore?I certainly doThanks Oliver Stone for Salvador and thanks for having the courage to make this movie.

The best of the south America revolution movies. Raw energetic from Oliver Stone with James Woods as the showstealer - what a performance! Great bluray release with subtitles.