DVD : The Aviator [Blu-ray]

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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0085391186281
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledPortugueseSubtitledSpanishSubtitledFrenchDubbedSpanishDubbed
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: WARBR118628
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 06, 2007
Running Time: 170 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 2004

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/06/2007 Run time: 170 minutes Rating: Pg13

Amazon.com:
From Hollywood’s legendary Cocoanut Grove to the pioneering conquest of the wild blue yonder, Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator celebrates old-school filmmaking at its finest. We say “old school” only because Scorsese’s love of golden-age Hollywood is evident in his approach to his subject–Howard Hughes in his prime (played by Leonardo DiCaprio in his)–and especially in his technical mastery of the medium reflecting his love for classical filmmaking of the studio era. Even when he’s using state-of-the-art digital trickery for the film’s exciting flight scenes (including one of the most spectacular crashes ever filmed), Scorsese’s meticulous attention to art direction and costume design suggests an impassioned pursuit of craftsmanship from a bygone era; every frame seems to glow with gilded detail. And while DiCaprio bears little physical resemblance to Hughes during the film’s 20-year span (late 1920s to late ’40s), he efficiently captures the eccentric millionaire’s golden-boy essence, and his tragic descent into obsessive-compulsive seclusion. Bolstered by Cate Blanchett’s uncannily accurate portrayal of Katharine Hepburn as Hughes’ most beloved lover, The Aviator is easily Scorsese’s most accessible film, inviting mainstream popularity without compromising Scorsese’s artistic reputation. As compelling crowd-pleasers go, it’s a class act from start to finish. –Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Not the best form Scorsesse
Very good effects. Good performance of Dicaprio and the other actors. However Mr. Scorsesse had made a movie very tipical from Holywood standards, not as original or intense as Goodfellas. I enjoy the movie, but this not catch me as other works from this director. May be the best years of Scorsesse had gone…

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - 3 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line:

The Aviator looks great and features good performances, but it is painfully long, has middling special effects, and doesn’t seem to notice that it spans 30 years without many of its characters aging.

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Stunning movie, all-star cast
This movie is about Howard Hughes who was an amazing man who suffered from a severe case of OCD. I loved this movie because it didn’t show the disease comically. Leonardo DiCaprio took time researching it and really gets the audience to understand how horrible the diease can be and how Howard Hughes struggled with it. Back in those times, it was not as known and studied so treatment was not really there.

This is a captivating movie and the special features are great. The plot keeps moving … Read More

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Movie: 4/5 Picture Quality: 4~5/5 Sound Quality: 3.25/5 Extras: 5/5
Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1

VC-1 BD-50

Average video bit rate: 14.90 Mbps

Running time: 2:50:05

Movie size: 22,63 GB

Disc size: 29,47 GB

DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps English / Spanish French

Subtitles: English SDH / French / Spanish / Portuguese

#Audio Commentary

#Deleted Scenes (SD - 2 minutes)

#A Life Without Limits: The Making of The Aviator (SD - 12 minutes)

#The Role of Howard Hughes in Aviation History … Read More

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - I had such consideration…
…for Martin Scorcese that I feel very sorry for his precocious senility. I can’t think of any other explanation (there is no excuse) for mistaking di Caprio for an actor (which is about as ludicrous as mistaking McDos for restaurants). And, since he’s persisting in polluting the screens with something whose only merit is he never will be a “Has Been” (since he never was anything in the first place), from now on I will keep clear from Scorcese’s movies.