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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital Stereo, Deleted Scenes, Featurettes, Spanish, French Subtitled
The Rock teams up with Seann William Scott for a wildly entertaining action-adventure that Good Morning America's Joel Siegel raves is "One of the year's biggest, most fun movies!" Beck (The Rock) is a bounty hunter sent into the treacherous jungles of the Amazon to bring the rebellious Travis (Seann William Scott) back to the States. When Beck and Travis reluctantly join forces to hunt down a priceless treasure, this unlikely team embarks on a pulse-pounding, non-stop thrill-ride! What is UMDTM?
UMD, Universal Media Disc, is a brand-new and groundbreaking optical storage medium, designed for the high speed and efficient delivery of digital entertainment content that can store up to 1.8 GB of digital data on a 60mm disc -- or an entire feature film on a single UMD video. All UMD DVDs are produced in Widescreen and encoded using advanced AVC compression. UMD for PSP will play on the new PlayStation Portable handheld entertainment system.
Specifications
Diameter: 60 mmMaximum Capacity: 1.8GB (Single-sided, dual layer)Laser wavelength: 660nm (Red laser)
"An action-adventure flick that could turn into this generation's Raiders of the Lost Ark." Chris Kaltenbach, Baltimore Sun
"The Rock has a flair for action and comedy; he's a real movie star." Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"A great action ride." Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
"Surprisingly clever, high-energy adventure..." Susannah Gora, Premiere
"Quite a bit of fun." William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Editor's Note
The Rock (aka Duane Johnson) firmly establishes himself as a major Hollywood force in THE RUNDOWN, an engaging action-comedy directed by Peter Berg. Johnson/Rock plays Beck, a retriever-for-hire, who is sent on one final mission before he can retire and realize his dream of opening up a restaurant. Trading in the cement streets of Los Angeles for the jungles of the Amazon, Beck begins his quest to locate his boss' son, Travis (Seann William Scott). When he walks into the establishment of the beautiful Mariana (Rosario Dawson), he does just that. But before he can drag Travis back to the airstrip and deliver him to his father, the evil Hatcher (Christopher Walken) arrives and reminds Beck that this is his jurisdiction. Apparently, Travis is incredibly close to locating a rare relic, and until that happens, Hatcher isn't letting Travis out of his sight. Of course, Beck uses his talent for kicking butt to escape with Travis, but after their jeep tumbles off a mountain, they find themselves trapped in the jungle with Hatcher hot on their trail. Berg's film breathes with a lighthearted air that is truly refreshing for the action genre, while the relentlessly hilarious interplay between The Rock and Scott is a sight to behold.
| Features | Full Length Movie | | Widescreen Presentation | | Subtitles: Spanish, French | | DVD Picture Quality | | Rumble in the Jungle | | Appetite for Destruction | | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo | | Deleted Scenes |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 7/26/2005 |
| Running Time: 105 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2003 | | Catalog ID: 28570 | | UPC: 00025192857027 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (2004) | | | MTV Award, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Best Fight |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...The Rock has a flair for action and comedy; he's a real movie star..." 10/16/2003 p.95Entertainment Weekly
"...A lot of fun..." 10/03/2003 p.48 Los Angeles Times
"...The Rock is a genuine movie star..." 09/26/2003 p.C1 Variety
"...More ear-splitting and entertaining than it has the right to be..." 09/22/2003 p.22-30 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Whether The Rock will rival Schwarzenegger's long run as an action hero is hard to say -- but on the basis of THE RUNDOWN, he has a good chance..." 09/26/2003 p.35 Total Film
"[N]obody's going to complain about the casting of Christopher Walken as the bad guy....Few actors can balance menace and humour so dexterously..." 04/01/2004 p.32 ReelViews 8 of 10
The Rundown is a lot of fun because it's a throwback. The screen isn't polluted by excessive razzle dazzle. The filmmakers have wisely kept their computer animators on a short leash. There are some obligatory pyrotechnics, but, for the most part, this is the kind of testosterone-charged action we saw often during the 1980s. Another reason why this film works is because it employs a simple story. There's no need for passage after passage of exposition to keep the viewer informed. I have often felt that if an action movie takes more than a few sentences to explain, it's too complicated. A viewer does not attend something like The Rundown with the expectation of seeing Gone with the Wind...The Rundown offers everything a good movie of this sort should: plenty of suspenseful action, a few good laughs, and a share of obligatory "reluctant buddy" bonding...If you're in the mood for this sort of lighthearted entertainment, it's worth the trip and the money. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 9 of 10
Early in "The Rundown," The Rock is entering a nightclub to confront some tough guys, and he passes Arnold Schwarz-enegger on the way out. "Have a good time," Arnold says. It's like he's passing the torch. Whether The Rock will rival Schwarzenegger's long run as an action hero is hard to say -- but on the basis of "The Rundown," he has a good chance. I liked him in his first starring role, "The Scorpion King" (2002), but only up to a point; "On the basis of this movie," I wrote, "he can definitely star in movies like this." That's also true on the basis of "The Rundown" -- but it's a much better movie, and he has more to do...The movie was directed by Peter Berg, the actor, whose first directorial job was "Very Bad Things" (1998), a movie I thought was a very bad thing. Since I am quoting my old reviews today, let it be noted that I wrote in my review of that one: "Berg shows that he can direct a good movie, even if he hasn't." Now he has. - Roger Ebert
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