Vantage Point [UMD for PSP]

It was good to watch.

FORMAT: DVD UPC: 0-43396-21616-7 RELEASED: 2008-07-01TITLE: Vantage Point (2008) • PG-13 • 1:30:01 Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt Pete Travis (Director)  Rashomon (1950)  for the modern generation — that is, a horrendous event is witnessed by a number of people, and then retold from their various vantage points. While, obviously, NOT an original concept, the filmmakers do get bonus points for how well they (re)told the story. Highly recommended. See the other reviews on this page for more detail and/or other opinions regarding the plot of the movie.VIDEO: 2.40:1 • Color • 480p • MPEG-2 (4.7 Mbps) Within the confines of the DVD format, this transfer exhibits very-good to frequently excellent picture quality. This film's gorgeous cinematography is presented surprisingly well in this DVD transfer — which features richly saturated colors, good contrast and very-good shadow detail. In addition, the night scenes and dark indoor scenes (of which, there are many) are mostly un-crushed and free of artifacts. Also, relatively fine detail (for a DVD) is evident in the brighter scenes and in many of the close-ups of actor's faces and their clothing. Lastly, there are no obvious artifacts such as banding, specks, white dots, hair-lines or color fluctuations to detract from the image. Overall, this movie's presentation on DVD has very good picture quality, and should satisfy the majority of viewers who have good scalers in their televisions or their audio/video processors.AUDIO: Dolby Digital 5.1 (448 Kbps) The audio quality presented by the Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack on this disc is very good! Dialog was clear and natural sounding, and is well-placed. The surround channels were fairly active and very directional — with ambient sounds being used to effectively convey the feel of the on-screen environments. Plus, there are plenty of occasions where deep, energetic bass is evident. This soundtrack, while NOT a modern lossless high-definition soundtrack, is still an excellent 5.1 soundtrack — which should satisfy all but the vast majority of listeners.EXTRAS: Director's Commentary Interviews with Cast & Crew Outtakes Several Featurettes None of the extras were reviewed.

I enjoyed this movie, and I enjoyed the gimmick of the film. One of my favorite books is Orson Scott Cards "Ender's Shadow", which is exactly the same story as his book "Enders Game" except it is told by a different character. While "Vantage Point" doesn't rise anywhere near to the books I just mentioned, I like that looking from different viewpoints and vantage points can make a story quite different. In this film, it was interesting trying to figure out who were the bad guys before you see for yourself, and it had the effect of going to a criminal trial, and hearing testimony from different individuals to get at the truth. If that sounds like fun to you, then you will probably like this as well.On the downside, the story that turned out to be the actual events was quite convoluted, and pretty implausible. Some little things about the main characters motivation were not fleshed out enough to engage an emotional response from the audience.So here's the deal,I enjoyed vantage point as an UNBOX rental, but probably won't be buying the DVD.3 1/2 *

The TRUTH is out there, however, unfortunately most Americans, most people don’t have the stomach for the assassination of TRUTH. In this film GOOD WINS OVER EVILRest In Peace Gandhi, JFK, Malcolm X, MLK Jr., RFK and so many others who’ve been taken from the world because of greed, power, money, of hatred and fear, or religious differences, any differences actually, and a desire for land. A dear friend of mine once said on Canadian Radio, “They kill the ones that give us hope; don’t they.” My answer is, They surely try and often have succeeded in my lifetime.It is up to each and every one of us, EVERYWHERE, to settle our differences with words rather than ANY weaponsThis is a One To Watch Film - Wear your seatbelt

What an exciting movie! Reminded me of several past political flicks- elements from each combined in Vantage Point to make it an "end-of-your-seat thriller." I'd recommend to viewers to have extra patience when viewing this for the first time. The events are rewound several times in order for the viewer to understand whats happening. That's the simple way of saying without good memory recall a viewer might get lost in the crowd. I'd also class this film as one to use with certain rehab patients. Not joking here - often films have multiple uses as well as audiences. Another plus with "Advantage Point" is the involvement of citizen spectators during a national crisis, a reminder of 9/11. The tourist becomes a hero just because he/she was filming the surrounding as the fatal attack begins. Outstanding scenery, plots, characters, and more. However, in the end the movie was a close second to the ever popular "Dave", using a stand-in President as a cover for the real one. And it was a good move, too, since the stand-in was actually assassinated.

Edge of your seat movie. Got a bit tired of watching so many vantage points though. Perhaps they could have reduced so many of them and still had a great movie. Dennis Quaid never disappoints. Never seen him in a bad movie that I can remember.

It was a great movie however the rental cost is ridiculously high for such an old movie. Do better, it should be free to Prime members

The movie is based on fictional US President Henry Ashton aka William Hurt attends a summit in Spain to sign a treaty but is shot by an unknown sniper. Subsequently, an explosion takes place in the square, which leads to absolute chaos. In order understand what has happened the movie shows several different perspectives from spectators in the crowd during the bombing and shooting to eventually lead to an ending. It also stars Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Matthew Fox,Zoe Saldana,and Sigourney Weaver.

I really enjoyed this movie, because of it's editing, wonderful actors and full packed action. The movie tells the same story from 8 different perspectives, most of them from a character view, makes the puzzle clear till the end. Some puzzle parts can be guessed but this makes the movie so fun to watch. Matthew Fox's acting could be better, but the others are convincing. Cheers to Ayelet Zorer, an Israeli actress who surprises again with her beauty and acting. If you like thriller, action and car chases all in same movie then this movie is for you.

Shipping was a little slower than usual but still arrived in good time. Movie was well packaged and brand new. Worked great!

Exactly as shown, bilingual and fast delivery, thank you a lot. Seller Amazon

Très bon film, avec plein de surprises