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  | 80% Recommended by our customers. Catalog: DVD Media: DVD discs number: 1 released in theatres: 1999-08-13 Running time in minutes: 100 DVD aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: PAL DVD Region code: 2 released in theatres: 1999-08-13 Ean: 5039036009058  Tip: compare prices with similar DVDsDirector:
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Alice (Claire Danes) and Darlene (Kate Beckinsale) are best friends on their post-high-school whirlwind vacation. Telling their parents they're off for Hawaii, they head instead to Thailand, where they stay at a $6-a-night dive and sneak drinks at a posh hotel. They both fall sway to the charms of a handsome Australian (Daniel Lapaine), who invites them to Hong Kong. Off they go, although unbeknownst to them (or is it? this question is never fully answered), one of them has heroin in her backpack. Sentenced to 33 years in a Thai jail, they find their friendship begins to deteriorate as their trust in each other fades. They enlist the help of Yankee Hank (Bill Pullman), a greedy but knowledgeable American lawyer living in Asia. The main flaws of this film are the capital-L lessons: friendship is powerful, don't trust strangers, nice girls shouldn't drink and sleep around. The film's bleakest moments, in the jail, aren't all that bad, and in this respect Brokedown Palace has nothing on the intensity of films such as Midnight Express or even Return to Paradise. Yet Danes and Beckinsale prove they are strong actresses, and their characters' friendship is suitably complex and believable. --Jenny Brown |
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 Written on November 1, 2005 Summary: Pretty Bad Movie Brokedown Palace is bad. How bad is it? It's pretty bad, man. Don't tell me I didn't warn you.  Written on October 4, 2005 Summary: Heart Wrenching It is a story of two best friends who end up in a Thai prison for supposedly smuggling drugs. Claire Danes,Kate Beckinsale and Bill Pullman did amazing performances. The ending is such a good ending. I can watch this movie over and over again. It is a really heart wrenching movie. Written on September 4, 2005 Summary: Corny Am I wrong or this movie is an insult to the king/gov of Thailand ? What's wrong with you people ? In any case it's really corny ! :D Written on August 30, 2005 Summary: Wish you were here I bought this just the other day based on all the high recommendations that were being given to it, and not to mention all the reviews that cited how good the acting was. Ever since I saw Igby Goes Down I've been a pretty big fan of Claire Danes (minus the horrific T3), and I also really like Kate Beckinsale so I figured I'd try it. As the credits started to roll at the end of the film I found myself shocked at how amazing this movie was. Not only was the acting magnificent, the plot was also top notch. Who isn't afraid that someone stashed something in their bag without them knowing it when they go to the airport? Who isn't afraid of foreign prisons? Who isn't afraid of prison in general? This is where this movie shines, putting those fears on film. We start off at Alice and Darlene's high school graduation. They decide to go to Hawaii for vacation but then hear how amazing it is in Thailand, so, at the last minute, change their minds. Everything seems fine until Alice and Darlene meet a mysterious man. He offers to fly the two out to Hong Kong so they can hang out for a while longer, and after some coaxing a reluctant Alice decides to go. But while in line at the airport they are detained for trying to smuggle drugs onto a plane. This is where the movie is put into a league of it's own. In some movies you can tell it's just acting, but in this you really feel that these two are really going through this horrid ordeal. With supurb acting from everyone involved, and a cast of familiar faces, you can't go wrong. Even Lou Diamond Phillips, in his short time on film, does a great job. But the real kudos go to Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale. Everything they do seems so genuine, like you could see a piece of yourself or someone you know in these characters. Now I don't want to sound like a broken record but this movie is a true testament to friendship, through thick or thin. Written on August 4, 2005 Summary: Beautiful Performances The story of two best friends who are sent to a Thai prison for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs has one of the most heart wrenching endings you will ever see. Brokedown Palace features amazing performances from the amazingly beautiful and ultratalented Claire Danes and Kate Beckinsale. Great acting from Bill Pullmam too. It also has one of the best song soundtracks I've ever heard to compliment a movie, and compliment the movie it does - extremely well. The DVD has cast profiles and a very good trailer. |
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| Our price | - | $13.49 | $7.99 | $13.49 | $9.99 |
| List price | - | $14.98 | $9.98 | $14.94 | $14.99 |
| Lowest used price | $42.41 | $7.91 | $3.76 | $2.05 | $3.75 |
| Lowest new price | - | $8.17 | $4.65 | $3.98 | $7.00 |
| Collectible price | - | - | - | $38.99 | $15.59 |
| Catalog | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| Release date | - | 2002-11-05 | 2004-03-16 | 2003-07-15 | 2002-04-09 |
| Media | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| discs number | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| released in theatres | 1999-08-13 | 1998-08-14 | 1994 | 2002 | 2001 |
| Running time in minutes | 100 | 111 | 112 | 103 | 90 |
| DVD aspect ratio | 1.78:1 | 1.33:1 | 1.33:1 | 1.85:1 | 1.85:1 |
| Audience Rating | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Format | PAL | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Live, Subtitled, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Live, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC |
| DVD Region code | 2 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 1 |
| Ean | 5039036009058 | 0025192280023 | 0012236151074 | 9781404922808 | 0786936166583 |
| Book Isbn | - | - | - | 1404922806 | - |
| Upc | - | 025192280023 | 012236151074 | 043396002166 | 786936166583 |
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