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City of God 
| 80% Recommended by our customers. Studio: Miramax Films Catalog: DVD Release date: 2004-06-08 Media: DVD released in theatres: 2002 Running time in minutes: 130 DVD aspect ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC DVD Region code: 1 released in theatres: 2002 Ean: 0786936223897 Upc: 786936223897  Tip: compare prices with similar DVDsDirector:
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Written on June 20, 2008 Summary: A Dark, Well-Acted Film Every big city has its crime and drug problems, but Rio de Janeiro is different. It's only sort of a big city, a sprawling landscape of measured favelas (slum neighborhoods) and mazelike city streets. Poverty lies around every corner. Crime runs rampant. Hope has left the city and shot right past the shanty slums on the outskirts of town. Young boys like Rocket don't know that a thing like hope exist. CITY OF GOD (Cidade de Deus) follows the journey of Rocket, but it does so in a clever meandering sort of way. We get a good glimpse into 5 or 6 main characters, all for the sake of showing Rocket's story. But all the characters in a story each have their own story, and this film does its best to tell each of those as well. Rocket wants to make a truly honest living for himself, but at each step along the way, "the city" won't let him. The environment doesn't allow for honest livings. Drug gangs rule the slums, namely the youth-run gangs of Li'l Ze' and Carrot. The police are paid off by the gangs, and when the police aren't fighting against the real injustices of the town, you know you're in trouble. This is a dark film, well-acted, but filled with heartless killing and drug use. While often this genre leaves me feeling dirty, CITY OF GOD left me sad for the people of Brazil and areas like them. I haven't read the novel by Paulo Lins, but the film has enough redemption within the muck for me to recommend it, though not wholeheartedly. It feels like a fresh version of Scarface or the Godfather, only told from a different character's point of view and for slightly different effect. When farming and fish-selling doesn't pay the bills, what else is left for a young man to do? Rocket's dream is in photography. The question is, will the City of God allow him to live a holy life free from crime and corruption. The irony for Rocket and so many like him is that it is in that same corruption that he finds his honest hope. --- Reviewed by Jonathan Stephens  Written on June 13, 2008 Summary: The characters will stay with you This is one of those movies that stays with you for a while. The story telling is impeccable and though there are a lot of characters, all of them are unique and well rounded. I would recommend to anyone who likes "gangster" type movies. Don't let the subtitles scare you! - you will greatly miss out. Written on April 29, 2008 Summary: AMAZING DVD I read the book, I had seen the movie before, but I would like to have my own copy. I borrow to a couple f friends, all of them were amused by how amazing this story is. Written on April 24, 2008 Summary: This film was outstanding. Buy it NOW! City of God was a simply amazing film. It was on par with Goodfells in it's weaving of a huge tale seamlessly around a single character. I was riveted the entire time. Some scenes even made me wince they were so powerful. This director has hit a home run to the moon. This film is proof positive that subtitles and foreign films can be as good if not better than home grown films. Also despite a story being told in country and environment few here can relate to there were still many universal human elements that made the film feel as if it could have been taking place down the block from my home. We are all human and all share the thoughts and feelings expressed in this film. I could watch this film a hundred times and not get tired of it. It was actually one of the best films I've ever seen. Written on April 22, 2008 Summary: Full of great energy... The music, the editing, the action all add up to a great viewing experience and the message and story really do stay with you. One thing I always have to point out about this film is how quickly it moves and how we do grow to care for some of the characters. Yes, its violent and tragic and graphic, but it definitely avoids the common pitfall of being too depressing to watch or rewatch. I thought this was one of the most fascinating and original movies I've ever seen. Probably one of the only perfect films I can remember in the last 10 years or so. |
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| Our price | $14.99 | $7.99 | $9.99 | $12.99 | $24.99 | $14.99 |
| List price | $19.99 | $9.98 | $14.98 | $14.98 | $32.98 | $19.98 |
| Lowest used price | $8.25 | $5.64 | $4.25 | $3.79 | $19.95 | $3.25 |
| Lowest new price | $9.91 | $4.09 | $6.29 | $6.78 | $24.50 | $3.25 |
| Collectible price | $25.99 | $14.95 | - | $16.98 | - | $19.98 |
| Catalog | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| Release date | 2004-06-08 | 2001-09-25 | 2005-02-15 | 2002-10-22 | 2006-09-26 | 2004-12-07 |
| Media | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| released in theatres | 2002 | 2000 | 2004-09-24 | 2001 | - | 2003 |
| Running time in minutes | 130 | 154 | 126 | 105 | 570 | 101 |
| DVD aspect ratio | 1.85:1 | 1.85:1 | 1.85:1 | 1.85:1 | 1.33:1 | 1.77:1 |
| Audience Rating | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | R (Restricted) | Unrated | Unrated | R (Restricted) |
| Format | Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Box set, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC | AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC |
| DVD Region code | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ean | 0786936223897 | 9781589710702 | 9781417022045 | 9780792852964 | 0660200314125 | 9780783114842 |
| Book Isbn | - | 1589710703 | 1417022043 | 0792852966 | - | 0783114842 |
| Upc | 786936223897 | 658149786424 | 025192594229 | 027616879677 | 660200314125 | 026359192722 |
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