A few words about...™ Shutter Island -- in Blu-ray

Watched mine last night, and couldn't agree more. A terrific BD, and a movie that entertains on more than one level. No regrets for the blind purchase. 

I look forward to picking up a copy next week when it's on sale at Best Buy.

$19 at Best Buy, $22 at Target next week. Odd that it gets a better sale the second week out.

Although this film didn't hit blockbuster status in the theaters (probably because of the dark subject matter),  I think it's one that will definitely grow in appreciation from film fans to be considered one of Scorsese's classic best as time goes on. Film noir at its best.

I seemed to be the only one who felt cheated. I've argued with friends since I saw it in theatres. I felt that the trailer gave away the film. Maybe not the details to be sure but the trailer ruined the film for me. I just never expected for a highly regarded director to ok a trailer like that for his film. 

So maybe not cheated but just let down because of the trailer. 

I still look forward to all of Scorsese's films, he does know how to create pure cinema. 

*Scorsese

Anyway, just some amazing work in this film. I love the little subtle, such as

Just a wonderful tribute to Hitchcock and Lewton, and a rather sobering study of grief, in a film that I like more and more the longer I reflect back on it.

I felt the trailer gave away the movie as well.  However, as I think more about it (having only seen it once in the theater) I think the movie is less about "is he or isn't he" (the main visible layer of the film) and actually about everything else surrounding it.  This is why I think the trailer so obviously tells us the ending.  The trailer is/should act as a sort of buffer to get you not thinking about the most visible layer of the film, and instead paying attention to everything else; in particular, how we react, treat and cope with grief.

Since Casino, every Scorsese film I've seen (with the exception of The Aviator*) I've had to watch more than once to start to enjoy/like it.  Strange.

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Originally Posted by Powell&Pressburger 

I seemed to be the only one who felt cheated. I've argued with friends since I saw it in theatres. I felt that the trailer gave away the film. Maybe not the details to be sure but the trailer ruined the film for me. I just never expected for a highly regarded director to ok a trailer like that for his film. 

 

So maybe not cheated but just let down because of the trailer. 

 

I still look forward to all of Scorsese's films, he does know how to create pure cinema. 

I guess this is one of those "eye of the beholder" things because I felt the trailer was not representative of the movie much at all.  I got the impression from the trailer this was some sort of horror film, but instead found a much more interesting psychological drama.

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Originally Posted by Robert George 

I guess this is one of those "eye of the beholder" things because I felt the trailer was not representative of the movie much at all.  I got the impression from the trailer this was some sort of horror film, but instead found a much more interesting psychological drama.

I agree. The trailer did not give it away for me. For the first 2/3 of the movie, I was trying to figure it out and while I correctly predicted some pieces of it, for the most part I was surprised and it all made sense. Great movie.
 

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Originally Posted by Hollywoodaholic 

 

And I get busted for a Scorsese typo, but you're talking about an ac-murdering lady?

Touche.