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| 60% Recommended by our customers. Studio: Walt Disney Video Catalog: DVD Release date: 2000-06-30 Media: DVD released in theatres: 1999 Running time in minutes: 110 DVD aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC DVD Region code: 1 released in theatres: 1999 Ean: 9780788823367 Book Isbn: 0788823361 Upc: 717951010209  Tip: compare prices with similar DVDsDirector:
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 Written on June 14, 2003 Summary: Who said "Illiterates need not apply"? They were right on. No this movie will not completely mimic the book, however, I think it does an excellent job of capturing the unique essence that is Vonnegut, on film. If you are familiar with Vonnegut's body of work, you will appreciate this film, and might even wet yourself laughing. You either get it, or you don't.  Written on June 8, 2003 Summary: It could have been better... I feel that the people who made this movie took far too much liberty. It is not enough like the book to really even carry the title, in my opinion. The book was rather sketchy, but in a way that made it enjoyable. While the eratic behavior of the actors portraying the characters in this movie, while typically very good actors, was quite obnoxious. And i say that as a fan of just about everyone in the movie.  Written on February 17, 2003 Summary: I wish there was a choice for zero stars..... First off, even if you have read the book and enjoy Kurt Vonnegut's novels, if you attempt to understand this movie your face will explode. It is completely non-sensical. I had not read the book, and to me this was as fun as setting my crotch on fire. The person I watched the movie with had read the book, and to him it was as fun as setting your crotch on fire and trying to put it out with your face. Watching Nick Nolte's long and enduring preformances were like watching someone try to start a car by licking the battery. It makes you cringe and just doesn't work. The movie follows the rising insanity of Dwayne Hoover (Bruce Willis) that occurs for no apparent reason, because the reason is that his wife committed suicide, but his wife didn't commit suicide in the movie because she is a character that is alive. A character that doesn't exist in the book (?). As someone who hadn't read the book I didn't even know the wife was alive because the scenes she appears in are....confusing. If this sounds like a painfully insane and rambling review, it is because this is a painfully insane and rambling movie. I still seek for the reason behind why his son lives in a fallout shelter beneath his house if his father is a millionaire who can afford to house three people. Why does Hoover turn magically sane from hearing that "life is what you do while you hear" (or something like that)? It made me feel as warm and wholesome as throwing dead kittens at preschoolers. And what is up with his wife (the non-existant character) throwing him shoes and yelling "take the shoes!" What the hell does that even mean! He has to cross a river? To what? His freedom? What was in the water? Why is this happening? Where am I? Why am I here? Why am I so angry? Why do I hate myself enough to still be watching this? I'm sure glad the director is confident enough in his story writing and directing ability that he can throw off the terribly confining shackles of the book he chose to base his movie on entirely and make up a bunch of crazy things that makes no sense at all. I think it's ironic that a movie about a completely insane man who eventually becomes happy at the end can make a happy man go completely insane by the end. If someone said to me, "Hey, want to watch Breakfast of Champions again?" I'd say "No thanks, I'd rather see how many licks it takes to get to the center of a car battery!" Written on December 5, 2002 Summary: Good but not Great I saw the movie before reading the book (actually the movie inspired me to read the book). I realize that the book and movie have separate meanings which try to spell out the insanity of Hoover's world and Trout's harsh reality. This is a feel good movie and the book is good too. The problem with the movie is that a lot of the characters are portrayed wrong, but everything eventually sums up in the end.  Written on October 10, 2002 Summary: A brilliant, dark comedy about the insanity all around us Most of the professional and amateur reviews I've seen of this film do it no justice. It does defy typical conventions, but how many times do you need to see the same four basic storylines remade? I found "Breakfast of Champions" surprisingly entertaining and hilarious with a lot of philosophical depth (not appropriate for kids though, as it makes fun of a lot of serious topics.) Like all of Vonnegut's work this film is much more than the summary of its plot, which centers on Bruce Willis' character's mental breakdown. The acting and directing and all the oddball nuances make physical the absurdity of the situation. The way each individual character interacts with and influences the others is brilliant. Nick Nolte is incredible and so much "into" his unique role that it is a little unnerving to watch. Each viewing of Breakfast of Champions reveals new angles and facets. Kurt Vonnegut has brief cameo role and the actor playing Kilgore Trout has some great mumbled lines that you won't want to miss. Yes, the film differs from the book version in several places; a more faithful rendition would produce a less coherent film. The "Hollywood ending" is a real shock for fans of the book but I found it to be creative and satisfying. This movie will give you plenty to think about and a laughs where you least expect them. |
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| Our price | - | $13.49 | $22.49 | $8.99 | - |
| List price | $9.99 | $14.98 | $24.98 | $9.98 | - |
| Lowest used price | - | $4.89 | $8.40 | $3.66 | $17.95 |
| Lowest new price | - | $7.48 | $6.94 | $4.46 | $17.98 |
| Collectible price | - | - | $47.02 | - | - |
| Catalog | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| Release date | 2000-06-30 | 2004-05-25 | 2000-08-22 | 2001-05-22 | 1991 |
| Media | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| released in theatres | 1999 | 1972-03-15 | 1996-11-01 | 1970-06-24 | - |
| Running time in minutes | 110 | 104 | 114 | 122 | 166 |
| DVD aspect ratio | 1.85:1 | 1.85:1 | 1.85:1 | 2.35:1 | - |
| Audience Rating | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | - |
| Picture format | - | - | Letterbox, Pan & Scan | - | - |
| Format | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC | Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC | Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | - |
| DVD Region code | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DVD layers | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| DVD sides | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Ean | 9780788823367 | 0025192354922 | 9780780630956 | 9780792172543 | 0624262147381 |
| Book Isbn | 0788823361 | - | 0780630955 | 079217254X | - |
| Upc | 717951010209 | 025192354922 | 794043502323 | 097360692440 | 624262147381 |
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