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Core, The (2003)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Aaron Eckhart
Hilary Swank
Bruce Greenwood
Delroy Lindo
Richard Jenkins
Tcheky Karyo
D.J. Qualls
Stanley Tucci
Alfre Woodard
Movie Details
Director Jon Amiel
Producer Sean Bailey; David Foster
Writer Cooper Layne; John Rogers
Studio Paramount Pictures
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13
Running Time 2 hr 14 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Smarter than Armageddon and equally extreme, The Core is high-tech Hollywood hokum at its finest. It's scientifically ridiculous, but this variant of Fantastic Voyage at least tries to be credible as it plunges deep into the earth's inner core, where a formulaic team of experts pilot an earth-boring ship to jump-start the planet's spinning molten interior, now stalled by a military secret that could seal the fate of all humankind. It's a geophysicist's wet dream that only a fine ensemble cast could rescue from absurdity, and director Jon Amiel (Entrapment, Copycat) draws excellent work (and plenty of humorous interplay) from Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, and a host of memorable supporting players, especially The New Guy's D.J. Qualls as the world's greatest cyber-nerd. With enough digital F/X disasters to satisfy anyone's apocalyptic fantasies, this is a popcorn thriller with all the bells and whistles that its genre demands. Sit back, pump up the volume, and enjoy the dazzling ride. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
Seen It No
Index 355
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
DVD Empire
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Layers Single side, Dual layer
UPC 097360566840
Chapters 20
Release Date 9/9/2003
Subtitles English
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Commentary by Director Jon Amiel
To The Core and Back-the Making of The Core
Deconstruction of the Visual Effects
10 Deleted/Extended Scenes with Director Commentary