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Gattaca [Blu-ray]
enlarge	Director: Andrew Niccol Actors: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Gore Vidal, Xander Berkeley Studio: Sony Pictures Category: DVD List Price: ~~$28.95~~ Buy New: $9.99 as of 9/9/2010 03:44 EDT details You Save: $18.96 (65%) New (36) Used (17) from $8.98 Seller: New2YouKY Rating: 418 reviews Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Esperanto (Original Language) Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: Blu-ray Region: 1 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Running Time: 106 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7 x 5.5 x 0.7 MPN: 043396154339 UPC: 043396154339 EAN: 0043396154339 Theatrical Release Date: 1997 Release Date: March 11, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Product Description In the future when one's genetic code can be altered, read and judged, Vincent, an "In-valid", takes over the personality of one of the genetic elite Amazon.com essential video Confidently conceived and brilliantly executed, Gattaca had a somewhat low profile release in 1997, but audiences and critics hailed the film's originality. It's since been recognized as one of the most intelligent science fiction films of the 1990s. Writer-director Andrew Niccol, the talented New Zealander who also wrote the acclaimed Jim Carrey vehicle The Truman Show, depicts a near-future society in which one's personal and professional destiny is determined by one's genes. In this society, "Valids" (genetically engineered) qualify for positions at prestigious corporations, such as Gattaca, which grooms its most qualified employees for space exploration. "In-Valids" (naturally born), such as the film's protagonist, Vincent (Ethan Hawke), are deemed genetically flawed and subsequently fated to low-level occupations in a genetically caste society. With the help of a disabled "Valid" (Jude Law), Vincent subverts his society's social and biological barriers to pursue his dream of space travel; any random mistake--and an ongoing murder investigation at Gattaca--could reveal his plot. Part thriller, part futuristic drama and cautionary tale, Gattaca establishes its social structure so convincingly that the entire scenario is chillingly believable. With Uma Thurman as the woman who loves Vincent and identifies with his struggle, Gattaca is both stylish and smart, while Jude Law's performance lends the film a note of tragic and heartfelt humanity. --Jeff Shannon Confidently conceived and brilliantly executed, Gattaca had a somewhat low profile release in 1997, but audiences and critics hailed the film's originality. It's since been recognized as one of the most intelligent science fiction films of the 1990s. Writer-director Andrew Niccol, the talented New Zealander who also wrote the acclaimed Jim Carrey vehicle The Truman Show, depicts a near-future society in which one's personal and professional destiny is determined by one's genes. In this society, "Valids" (genetically engineered) qualify for positions at prestigious corporations, such as Gattaca, which grooms its most qualified employees for space exploration. "In-Valids" (naturally born), such as the film's protagonist, Vincent (Ethan Hawke), are deemed genetically flawed and subsequently fated to low-level occupations in a genetically caste society. With the help of a disabled "Valid" (Jude Law), Vincent subverts his society's social and biological barriers to pursue his dream of space travel; any random mistake--and an ongoing murder investigation at Gattaca--could reveal his plot. Part thriller, part futuristic drama and cautionary tale, Gattaca establishes its social structure so convincingly that the entire scenario is chillingly believable. With Uma Thurman as the woman who loves Vincent and identifies with his struggle, Gattaca is both stylish and smart, while Jude Law's performance lends the film a note of tragic and heartfelt humanity. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...20 Next » Deservedly underrated June 15, 2010 inframan (the lower depths) 1 out of 8 found this review helpful As a big big fan of dystopian sci-fi I really looked forward to seeing this film. What a disappointment. Slow pace, trite script & predictable plot points are my first reaction. Another whiny performance from Ethan Hawke (ugh), another zombie one from Uma T. Is it me or is Uma morphing into Winona. Maybe they came out of the same pod batch. ;) Deserved to be passed by, IMO. Excuse me, was that your eyelash or your eye? June 7, 2010 Rev. E. A. Hernandez 1 out of 2 found this review helpful GATTACA is a deeply personal film because it is one of the first things my wife and I did after getting back together. After a long separation, we immediately said what we wanted to do most was see a movie together again! And this was it! Firstly, let me spoil the whole thing because I don't know if audiences have caught it yet. We know the G, A, T, C build all DNA. So there's your title, dimwit. I got it the moment it flashed on the screen, yet people still ask me what the title is supposed to mean.... This film is all about the indestructible human spirit. It's in the future, it's set mostly at a space mission complex-corporation...and Ethan Hawke got famous here for playing a little, short-sighted, heart-defective outcaste. This society likes genetic engineering, and you're the winner based on your DNA manipulations. This is done in-utero, I think...I've never been clear about that part. But it has a lot to teach us about intolerance and fascism in surprising ways. It makes A BRAVE NEW WORLD look a little less brave. (And I can't be 100% sure, but I think this inspired A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.) Ethan Hawke the outcaste, a janitor at the complex, dreams of astronautical adventures. He leaves his boss (delightful cameo by Ernest Borgnine) and gets a DNA 'stand-in' (then-unknown and supersexy Jude Law). He lands a job at the complex and a place in the astronaut program (with spectacular appearances by Gore Vidal himself as the Boss, and Alan Arkin as the harried police detective). A murder at the corporation sets the edgy tone of this film. And here I end my synopsis, because it is too good, too deep, to be missed. This movie is yet another that changed the way we want to see films unfold, and like many other films, it continues to inspire today. Even more shocking (to me anyway) was the producer: Danny De Vito. That much more reason to get this serious yet thrilling adventure. Blu-Ray Quality Review May 20, 2010 Ernie (Greenwich, CT United States) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful The movie is a timeless classic (retro/futuristic at the time now ages very well) but you've got hundreds of reviews to tell you that already. This, specifically is about the movie's blu-ray transfer and I have to say it's excellent. I would go so far as to say that I prefer it to newer high-def titles as you get ridiculously clear picture and detail, but not in a surreal way. I have no idea why that is because they're all supposed to be shot on film, even newer movies. i know i always give really negative reviews, but i only feel the need to write about terrible things, and this is no exception May 12, 2010 Susan Taylor 1 out of 63 found this review helpful Hello audience...my beautiful readers. You trusted me through Suddenly Last Summer and you trusted me through Twilight. Now, I've got another for you. Oh but it's so much worse than both of them put together and mixed around. This is Gattaca. I mean the name should put you off immediately. Gattaca? Seriously? Is this a new pokemon figure...eww. Anyway, I had to watch this movie in class...I'd rather take a test. It's one of those modern movies that makes you really nervous and anxious even though you were having a perfectly carefree day before and would have continued that way if you weren't forced to be "entertained." You know what I mean--the dramatic music in every bloody scene...the huge, bare interiors of buildings with only shiny white walls and no furniture whatsoever...no, I take that back...maybe a simple metal chair in the middle. And then they have that close up on disgusting things like blood and needles. The characters, however glamorous themselves, can not save the movie due to the script. It reminds me of cardboard. My monotoned professor could write a more engaging script that was less predictable. Every thing is eeked out of proportion. There is never one relaxing moment. Even when the two love interests are strolling through this field of shiny futuristic I don't even know what's, and they are "connecting" by having long, "original", and "inspiring" drawn out back and forths like (this is a rendition): girl: I've got so many things wrong with me...."(long pause) boy: ..no you don't...(another long pause)...no you don't...(looks up and squints into the sun, mouth slightly open, and turns to the girl moving his head at 1 cm per second looking more like he will kill her than love her)...no you don't..." -fade out very slowly into next scene...All of this is bound together by unmelodious frantic tinkly themes that are always hinting that multiple homicides are about to be committed. Alright, alright. I will now give you the plot overview because I know some mean person will say: "you didn't even review it! Gosh! I'm going to give you a bad rating." Well, here you are: So, there is this dude named...oh I forget but it's not important. He's a dude. That's all you have to know. He lives in this "very realistic" time that will "most definitely" be reality in twenty or so years when there is a class system based on genetics. This means if you have a heart defect, you are going to be a servant all your life basically while those who are physically and genetically perfect rule over you...having all the high positions etc. Wow...so inspiring. Sorry, I just hate science fiction. I find it tedious and just stupid. But, this is stupid on all levels. So the great drama of this tale is that our dude has a heart problem but dreams of going to space of course...and so he decides to pretend to be a healthy dude so he can go. (There are all these genetic tests in the building where he wants to work such as blood tests.) Anyway, to do this, he gets this other dude to give him his blood which he will use in place of his own and does all this stuff so that very little of his own DNA will be left there and painstakingly leaves the other dude's fingernails etc at work because this dude is valid. And of course, there is the intense drama that our dude will be found out. Bla bla. And through all of this intense stuff, there is the girl...the girl with the mystery. The chemistry between them is so intense, so relatable, so honest, and so real it's like...it's like...oh I know, you know when you go to the store really late at night and you think the store is completely deserted until you realize that there's this creepy guy there in the isle who is staring at you as you reach for the peanut butter and all you think in your head is: why the hell does it have to me? and how the hell can I get out of here alive? ....that's what it's like. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed my review! Please leave nice comments because I haven't said anything mean about you, now, have I? Cheers. P.S. You know what's really funny about this? All you mean people are so fast to mark my review as unhelpful, but not one of you has had the guts to comment and explain why. I dare you. A Sci-fi Classic! May 3, 2010 Brendan Flood (Indianapolis, IN United States) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful After watching the movie again for perhaps the fifth or sixth time recently, I felt compelled to write a review for it here on Amazon. The movie has remained as one of my absolute favorites ever since it came out. It is one of the few movies I can watch repeatedly and that I own in my personal collection. After just watching it, after 13 years since its release, it still feels as fresh and relevant as it did when it came out. I won't summarize the plot to you here since there are plenty of reviews and websites that can do it for you better than I can. Rather I'll say it is among an exclusive club of intelligent sci-fi movies that make you think and don't get bogged down in their 'future-ness'. There isn't any special lingo to learn or technology to understand to appreciate and enjoy this movie. That makes it readily approachable by even those who are typically put off by the genre and an even more special treat to those who like sci-fi. In short I highly recommend a viewing of this movie if you haven't seen it yet. It is a true gem that holds up against the test of time. Showing reviews 1-5 of 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...20 Next »

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