Minority Report

Overview

"Steven Spielberg's action thriller Minority Report comes to DVD from DreamWorks in this single disc edition. Presented with a widescreen anamorphic transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound in English. Subtitles are available in English, French, and Spanish. Closed captions are also accessible. Extra features include the making of featurette ""Minority Report: From Story to Screen,"" along with a photo gallery, production notes, and biographies for the cast and crew. This is the scaled-down release of the film; those interested in bonus material are advised to check out the Special Edition two-disc set released by DreamWorks in 2002."

Product Details

Release Date:	08/19/2003
UPC:	0678149067026
Original Release:	2002
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Dreamworks Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:26:00
Sales rank:	23,063

Special Features

Closed Caption;Minority Report Story to Screen: an in-depth discussion between director Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise on the controversial premise behind the film. Additional commentary is provided by the film's producers and screenwriters; Minority Report Archives: fascinating imagery - including storyboard sequences, production photographs and more - reveals how the future was brought to life through the film's sets, costumes, props and vehicles

Editorial Reviews

In adapting one of Philip K. Dick's dystopian tales, Steven Spielberg has a tough act to follow after Blade Runner (1982) survived its box office death via E.T. (1982) to become one of the 1980s' most revered films. Rising to the challenge in eye candy and entertainment, if not philosophical depth, Minority Report (2002) finds Spielberg in top action form. With the desaturated photography lending a steely-gray cast to the deliriously high-tech activity, Spielberg neatly lays out the workings of the ominously potent Precrime outfit that sacrifices the freedom of the individual for the safety of all. The film really kicks into gear, however, once Tom Cruise's Precrime honcho John Anderton is fingered by the super-psychic Pre-Cogs and, true to Cruise form, runs. The pure cinematic pleasure in Cruise's adrenaline-rush escape from spirited G-man nemesis Colin Farrell through Washington D.C. is matched by his arrival at the lushly verdant mutant paradise cultivated by Precrime godmother Lois Smith; the rampant product placement throughout becomes a witty comment on the perils of bureaucratic omniscience. Spielberg sabotages the ending, however, by refusing to let the audience get a thought in edgewise. After over-explaining the paradoxes of Precrime, Spielberg and company negate the prior 90 minutes of sublimely bleak sci-fi noir by giving Cruise his obligatory star hero moment before ending on a vision of bucolic freedom strikingly at odds with the story's apparent implications. Sleekly crafted nevertheless, Minority Report is still an engaging walk on the safely Spielbergian dark side.