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This review is for the special edition 2 disc version. First, a note about the technical specs. It's in 16:9 widescreen, as correctly specified in the product description. In the extras that are in disc 2, however, the deleted scenes are in 2.35:1 theatrical widescreen. I wish the entire movie had been offered in 2.35:1 aspect ratio. The deleted scenes seem crisper and sharper, more visually stunning than the movie itself. The 16:9 is watchable and enjoyable, but I think I would have preferred the theatrical aspect ratio.
Now, on to the movie. This is a thinking man's drama/action movie, with a surprisingly large amount of narration. It follows the story of a quasi illegal arms dealer as he goes from middle class restauranteur to world class gun runner. I'm not a Nicholas Cage fan, as I think he's vastly overrated as an actor. In this movie, however, he seems to have found his raison d'etre. I've probably seen about a dozen or so of his films, and this is the best by far. He delivers a pretty good performance, albeit missing any Eastern European accent. The supporting actors are also good. His brother in this movie is particularly memorable, evoking images of a young Alain Delon.
There are many instances of philosophizing in the dialog that are obviously relevant to our currently turbulent times. Does eliminating guns or gun runners eliminate war and violence? The short answer is hell no, because there will always be someone else manufacturing more guns and selling them to those who will pay for them. The long answer is no as well, because until and unless you eliminate the root causes of war, there will always be war and violence. And as long as there is war and violence, people will make weapons and sell and buy them.
On that note, I will say this: there is a comment in the extras by one guy who insightfully says that if you want to stop war, stop buying gasoline and diamonds. Because those are the kinds of commodities that drive the unrest in the middle east and Africa. I will go a step further and say that eliminating the gun and weapons trade will not stop war or violence. People who have a vendetta will kill, regardless of what weapons are available. If you took away AK-47s, they'd use sticks and stones. If you took away those as well, these are people who'd use fists and even tear out throats with their teeth. Are you going to make fists and teeth illegal as well? As eastern philosophies and western religions have taught, there will be no peace on earth until every one of us changes and destroys the "demons" within us. Namely, those root causes of dissatisfaction, which is the real reason why humans kill each other.
Violence has been with us well before guns and modern weapons. The Trojan War and even the prehistoric story of Cain and Abel amply demonstrate that we kill just as easily with primitive weapons as with modern guns and ammo. War is caused by two things. The have-nots who attack the haves; and the haves who abuse the have-nots until they revolt. Basically all are economic or political in nature. All result from that root cause of dissatisfaction inside all of us. The only thing that will break these cycles and free us is eliminating that dissatisfaction within ourselves.
Finally, another note on the extras. There is a guns of the trade feature showing eight common small arms weapons. The specs for the M16, which shows a example of an M16 with what appears to be a grenade launcher attached under the barrel, are way off. It says the M16 is 7.62 mm and 10.4 kg. The intern who put that part in must have been working late on Friday! As far as I am aware, the M16 has always been a .223 caliber (5.56 mm) rifle and the 5.56 mm cartridge has been NATO standard for years as a result. The M16 only weighs about 4 kg, so the weight is also ridiculously wrong. It wouldn't be 10.4 kg even with the fully loaded grenade launcher attached. So take the "guns of the trade" feature with a grain of salt.
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Received this movie today. Great movie. To my surprise it came with an ultraviolet copy of the movie my code expires on 2015! 8-) When i open my package which was undamaged i noticed that my Jewel case was busted in the corner. the disc was fine but it no longer closes in that corner. please see pics below. All in all i think it was a good buy if the case wasn't busted i would have given five stars.
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