Swordfish (Keep Case Packaging)

Great movie! Not a Travolta fan but he does a convincing job. The rest of the cast does a terrific job. Concept is fresh. Twist, and action along with plot development.

Swordfish has in my opinion one of the best openings to a movie I have ever seen. The writing here is so superb, I think it should have been worthy of an Oscar nomination for John Travolta just for this scene alone. It introduces the character of Gabriel played by Travolta. At first you don't really know what is going on just that Gabriel is here starting to talk about Hollywood movies. As the dialogue progresses you begin to hear Gabriel discussing his distaste for movies lack of realism. He then moves into discussing the movie Dog Day Afternoon. And what would happen if Pacino really wanted to get away with the money he stole from the bank in the movie. Gabriel talks about what if Pacino started killing hostages left and right. How long would it take for the city to reverse is policies on hostage negotiation. It is then revealed that Gabriel has taken hostages and is in the middle of a bank heist of his own. Not to give too much more away for people who haven't seen Swordfish but the beginning ends with an amazing explosion that will rock your home theater system into overdrive along with some amazing visual photography.The character of Gabriel is my favorite Travolta performance of all-time. He plays a character who is always many steps ahead of everyone else in the entire movie. Until the ending you never really know who Gabriel really is, only that he is a bad guy. And he's a bad guy you really like. You are always left guessing at what the motive is behind all of his actions, but he goes on to talk much about misdirection. Throughout the entire movie this is always a reoccurring theme to keep you guessing at what happens next.The rest of the cast is absolutely perfect. Hugh Jackman plays the part of Stanley Jobson who is an computer hacker who no longer is allowed anywhere near a computer and is living in a trailer working a dead-end job. Halle Berry plays the roll of Ginger, who like Gabriel, as the movie goes on you never are too sure of who she really is. All that you are lead to know is that she is with Gabriel and her job is to bring Stanley in because Gabriel wants his computer skills for a job he needs done. Don Cheadle plays the role of J.T. Roberts who worked for the FBI and was the man who arrested Stanley and is the reason he is no longer allowed near a computer. Also following Stanley's arrest, Stanley lost custody of his daughter thanks to Roberts. Roberts now is now on the trail of Gabriel and the one trying to put together what Gabriel needs Stanley to do for him. Lastly, Sam Shepard plays the roll of Senator Reisman. I won't go too deep into what his roll is in the movie as it might give too much away to those who haven't seen it. Just know he plays a very important role.I will say that action movies are by far my favorite type of movie and this movie is a perfect example of why. This movie features everything you will look for in an action movie; guns, car chases (with a beatuiful TVR Tuscan I might add), explosions, beautiful women, and even a bus dangling from a helicopter while flying through L.A. The movie also has a visual look to it that I can't put quite into words. It has some type of yellowish lens filter on some scenes and a cool blueish, purplish, greenish filter on other scenes. You really have to see it, it just gives the movie its own feeling that I have never seen before and I absolutely love it. And I never want another movie to use it because looking at it just reminds me this is Swordfish.The other thing I must bring up is this films AMAZING soundtrack  Swordfish . It was created by popular techno artist Paul Oakenfold. I have never heard a soundtrack like this in my life. It just fits the entire look of the movie so amazingly and will also give your home theater system a workout as well.Finally I will talk about the Blu-Ray itself. The picture quality here is reference quality. Its that good. It also features a 5.1 Dolby Digital track which is a bit older than today's current DTS HD tracks but it still sounds very phenomenal.Just sit back and log on, hack in, go anywhere, and steal everything with Swordfish.

Great for popcorn, lots of action. Never a dull moment except when Hollywood cooks up a load of nonsense in order to give this flick gravitas. Kudos for the homage to diversity quotients. Chuckles for the Baloneywood's acknowledgement of Deep State. Ending is supposed to be a "gotcha" but, as it's Hollywood, predictable. Deserves ***** if you wish to be amused, thrilled, stupefied. Otherwise, another brick towards the cultural destruction of civilization.

5 of 5 stars for this exciting suspense movie. The first 5 minutes of the movie is an amazing set of scenes acting as a kick-start for this high-tension, suspenseful action movie. Right down to the little ball-bearing rolling towards to camera covered in blood--amazing effects!Travolta's character is truly evil--calm, cool, collected but evil. Frankly, he is really a terrorist trying to sway events using violence. Ruthlessly cold, he doesn't mind killing people to get his way. For his purposes, he needs a top-class computer hacker (Jackman) who he recruits via Halle Berry's character.Thru the whole movie, there are twists and turns. Travolta even makes a speech to Jackman about how Harry Hudini did his tricks "mis-direction"! Several times, you learn things are not as they appeared to mis-direct efforts. Travolta is in total control.Lots of action scenes, chases, explosions, machine guns, RPGs, etc. The ending scenes have several surprise twists; remember, mis-direction!

Academy-level performances by all involved. Possibly the best hacker-type movie of all time.

Great Movie! The exchange betweent he characters is awesome. Jon Travolta has a intellegent, witty, and sometimes funny character...but like his character in Broken Arrow the evil he shows is not a negative. Hugh Jackman did a good job, but it seemed like he was acting as wolverine without the costume. The story is first rate. Love the action sequences, and the conflict betweent he characters....Seemed real.

Oh yeah .. I don't really care for Travolta. . One maybe two movies he's in I like .. this will be the 3rd but... got good actors in it and a bunch of Hallie is in it..lol.ARROWFLINGER

I like this movie. Don't know how real it all is, but makes for a good way h.

Bags of action, this is an exciting film that held us all the way through. I bought this film for my son. And then bought a second copy for my own collection. Some may say the film is over the top, but surely that is what it's all about...sheer escapism. Like what we find in Bond films and the like.

Bluray transfer let down by poor audio quality. No DTS! Only AC3 5.1. Ok but the centre channel is mushy on some dialogue and the right front channel is too low giving a left bias to the soundtrack. And the LFE track is weak too.

Nice!

its ok

Excellent quality well packaged

I am truly thrilled to have this movie in my collection again! It is a genuine delight. John Travolta, Hugh Jackman and Halle Barry are at their best. The movie is a tightly-woven thrill ride with a few wild curves. I love, especially, the moral ambiguity, which allows the watcher to determine who is the protagonist, the antagonist, and the victims. Director Dominic Sena keeps the pace lively but not too quick, allowing the characters to develop organically before the next action set piece. Travolta chews up every scene he's in; he owns this movie and his casting makes it work. Jackson, Barry and even Don Cheadle, do remarkable work and push along the story to its very exciting final twist.Anyone who hates or pans this movie is, in my opinion, probably expecting the expected. This movie is not that. Sena has thrown out all the rules to create an incredible film that, even 18 years after its release, is still very interesting and relevant.The Blu-ray edition is contains a few extras that only add to the experience of a movie you'll want to watch over and over again.

Questo film dal cast stellare è davvero spettacolare, pieno di movimento e con tanti colpi di scena! Ritmo Veloce, Scene tipiche da Hacker Movie e tanta azione frenetica: tutto quello che serve a realizzare un film di questo genere proprio come si deve! Acquisto consigliato per tutti coloro che sono fan di questo tipo di film e che vogliono ampliare la propria collezione!

Certi registi sanno fare solo i videoclip, ma se ben gestiti (e qui ik prodittore. Joel Silver non é uno scemo) possono uscir fuori film che si sollevano dallo standard di genere tecno-esplosivo, senza rinunciare all'intrattenimento anche in po gretto, ma aggiungendo tocchi persino ambiziosi.Dall'inizio alla Tarantino, dove si cita il "Pomeriggio di un giorno da cani" per raccontare la scena che stiamo per vedere nel film, alla scena stessa dove gli effetti speciali sono al servizio di una trovata spettacolare che sicuramente fa partire il film col botto, ad alcuni twist della storia, fino all'inseguimento finale, passando per una morale ambigua che lo rende meno scontato del previsto: perche, alla fine, non capisci se il personaggio di John Travolta é il male da temere, o un male necessario. Non "male", per un film di cassetta

Exzellente Zutaten ergeben nicht immer ein perfektes Gericht. Wer Actionkino mit bombastischen Szenen von Explosionen, wilden Verfolgungsjagden und hochkalibriger Ballerei mit bekannten Schauspielern mag, kommt voll auf seine Kosten, deshalb 4 Sterne. Aber die Geschichte ist zu konstruiert, geht zu nonchalant mit der Realität um und hat neben interessanten Wendungen einige nicht nachvollziehbaren Sprünge und Löcher, so dass ein richtiger Hochgenuss ausbleibt. Der Anfang ist hoch beeindruckend, dann gibt es einen Abschnitt mit einigen Längen, gegen Ende kommen noch mal eindrückliche Szenen und der Schluss ist etwas aufgesetzt. Also: Logikzentrum ausschalten und die visuellen Einfälle und Umsetzungen genießen.

Es geht gleich los!Ich bin Fan der Travolta Action Filme - er spielt immer recht abgefahrene und interessante Charaktere und diese sehr überzeugend. Travolta ist übrigens einer der Schauspieler, die die meiner Meinung nach durch die dt. Synchro um einiges an Tiefe und Markanz gewinnen. Eine Note, die gerade für solche Art Filme wichtig sind.Die Story ist geschickt gestrickt und interessant erzählt. Die Charaktere kommen gut rüber und die Mischung in der Dramaturgie ist abwechslungsreich. Es gibt ein paar sehr schöne Szenen - die prägenste sicherlich gleich im Previs am Anfang des Films.

Der Aktion Knaller des Jahres der in keiner Sammlung fehlen darf .

Die Topstars Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry und John Travolta geben sich in diesem Action-Thriller ein durchaus gelungenes Katz und Maus Spiel. Das ganze natürlich auf Popcorn Kino Niveau. Aber perfekt für den Samstagabend auf der Couch.Die Story des Computerhackers (Hugh Jackman) der von einem unberechenbaren Gangsterboss (John Travolta)und seiner ebensoundurchsichtigen Gehilfin (Halle Berry)angeheuert wird um einen Bankraub durchzuführen ist zwar nicht neu,aber durchaus gut umgesetzt.Die Qualität der DVD (Bild und Ton) ist gut, ich erwarte keine Wunderdinge bei einer DVD.Fazit: Mir gefällt er.

Richtig guter Film, total spannend und der Cast ist Weltklasse. Intelligenter Film und Abwechlungsreich...absolut Sehenswert und gehört meiner Meinung nach in jede Sammlung.

Il ne faut jamais dire "Fontaine, je ne boirai pas de ton eau" dit le vieux proverbe. Ce film illustre parfaitement ce vieil adage. Je possédais ce DVD depuis plusieurs années mais le titre et la jaquette particulièrement hideuse me rebutaient tellement que je n'ai fini par le visionner qu'un jour de "désœuvrement". Je m'attendais à un navet.Et là, j'avoue avoir été particulièrement surpris par la qualité de ce film d'action au suspens fort bien mené. Les acteurs sont tous excellents (mention spéciale à Hugh Jackman), le scénario habilement tortueux jouant entre faux-semblants et coups de théâtre, quant aux cascades elles sont proprement époustouflantes.C'est bien simple, après avoir été la "pierre (angulaire) rejetée au loin", ce film est devenu l'un de mes préférés, si bien que j'en ai commandé plusieurs exemplaires à offrir à mes proches et mes amis.Note: la scène d'ouverture de ce film est absolument fracassante, elle rendra raison à votre équipement Home-Cinéma si vous en avez un.

Great movie . Travolta one of the best .Loved the storey .Plus the boob show from Halley Barry .