Brazil [DVD] [2007]

This is my favourite film of all time. Six stars!!

SPOILER-FREE REVIEW! I'll be honest, before I watched this film I had high expectations. I decided to dive in without reading about the plot, completely blind. Were those expectations met?Well. long story short: Yes.Also before I give my brief points. A lot of reviewers have a common theme: saying it's drivel and has poor pacing of the plot. The film doesn't take itself seriously and is a form of satire of British culture and extreme-right wing capitalism. And the way the script is written is similar to THEATRE than to FILM.Set design, costumes and video direction are SUPERB: My god this film was released in 1986? The set and costume design is SURREAL, incredibly detailed, I PAUSED the film multiple times to observe the surroundings more carefully. It is the stuff of nightmares especially as the film continues on, I will not be sleeping well tonight and I am really disturbed. This film really puts recent hollywood releases to SHAME.Acting: My god every single actor was brilliant, it DIDN'T matter how small the role. No exaggeration yet enough subtle movements to make me question their thoughts and motives. Johnathan Pryce's character was IMMENSELY difficult to play and I applaud him for such a performance.Script and plot: The pacing is slow compared to 21st century hollywood films but not as slow as Blade Runner for example. There is a coherent plot riddled with symbolism, dark 'humour' on British mannerisms HOWEVER there are CRUCIAL plot points that NEVER get a conclusion. There are little nudges or hints but the script is written in such a way you ask yourself is this reality or a fantasy? Also while watching this film I never got confused, and felt my adrenaline rising as it went on.I loved the ending. Because it wasn't 21st century hollywood. That's all I can say.This film has so many influences tied together not just by 1984, but other films and books too. Anyway it's a great piece of cinema and is definitely worth your time. Also which billion dollar franchise did it spark exactly? ... The ever popular 'Fallout' games.

The DIRECTOR was told to finish with a HAPPY ENDNG but TERRY GILLIAM stated that it wouldcompletely CHANGE what he was trying to PROVE

It's not often that you sit down to watch a film first released a quarter of a century ago and feels like you are watching one that could have been released yesterday, but such was my experience with Terry Gilliam's Brazil.The nightmare future it paints seems as apposite now as it did in the 1990s - being one based on suffocating bureaucracy, widespread and intrusive government surveillance and a paranoid response to terrorist attacks.The future world is not only beautifully designed, down to numerous small details, but by picking a visual style that is '1930s modern' (sophisticated machinery but with a touch of the pre-electronic era with manual typewriter keyboards and compressed air driven communication systems), Gilliam ensured that the look would not date.The targets of his caricatures have also stood the test of time, whether it's the idea of unhelpful telephone support lines (with the calls to Central Services to fix a plumbing problem resulting in the same sort of frustrating response that - badly - automated phone systems do today) or the stifling grip of paperwork and a bureaucracy that concentrates on ensuring all the paperwork is in order (tick-box culture, anyone?). The way bureaucrats in the film reduce a woman's fear that her wife has died to a matter of complaint forms and receipts immediately chimes and brings to mind current events such as the way in which Haringey Council responded to its failure to protect Baby P from death by talking about how good its paperwork and procedures were. The scenes of suspected terrorists being arrested, trussed up and bundled away likewise bring to mind pictures of Guantanamo Bay, orange jump suits and all. And in these post-credit crunch times the line, "If you hold out [confessing] too long it could jerpordise your credit rating" sounds all too current.But perhaps my favourite touch are the government posters saying "Don't suspect a friend. Report him". A film-maker wishing to satirise current governments couldn't do much better.The plot itself isn't up to much. It is pretty standard fare for this sort of dystopian future film. In its favour is the fact that the plot is 25 years old; the intervening years and films with similar plots make Brazil's plot seem more formulaic than it would have at the time. Even so, the plot is not the reason to watch the film - particular if you don't like a predictable romantic interlude set in a bleak future.Instead, it is the visual richness and the overall picture of society it is satirising that make the film. Well worth getting and watching.

È un film spettacolare, pazzesco e attualissimo.

Service rapide bien emballé conforme excellent rapport qualité prix je recommande vivement ce vendeur. Bravo!!

Een mengsel van Monty Python, Kafka en 1984, in zijn genre zeer geslaagd.

La conversión a bluray muy buena.

Je n'ajouterai rien sur cet étonnant film de Terry Gilliam qu'on aime ou qu'on déteste, mais qui ne laisse pas indifférent.Le Blu-Ray allemand (distribué par FOX) est tout à fait convenable, présentant la version vu au cinéma de plus de 140min. avec un choix de pistes audio 2.0 dont le français ainsi que le sous-titrage. Peu de bonus à part la bande-annonce et l'excellent making of de près de 30 minutes stf, en 4 chapitres. Mais c'est déjà mieux que le disque américain (Universal) qui n'offre aucun suppléments; il n'y a que le film sur 19 chapitres, alors que le blu-ray allemand propose le film sur 29 chapitres. C'est donc un bon achat en ce me concerne et j'en remercie le revendeur d'avoir bien voulu livrer au Canada.Blu-ray all zone testé sur lecteur Sony A.I won't add anything to this amazing Terry Gilliam film that we love or hate, but which leaves no one indifferent.The German Blu-Ray (distributed by FOX) is quite suitable, presenting the version seen in the cinema of more than 140min. with a choice of 2.0 audio tracks including English, Italian, French Deutch and Spanish as well as subtitling. Few extras apart from the trailer and the very good making of almost 30 minutes, in 4 chapters. But it's already better than the American edition (Universal) which offers no supplements; there is only the film on 19 chapters, while the German blu-ray proposes the film on 29 chapters. It is therefore a good purchase for me and I thank the dealer for agreeing to deliver to Canada.Blu-ray all zone tested on Sony A player.