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The Book Of Eli [Blu-ray] [2009] | ![The Book Of Eli [Blu-ray] [2009]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ODKJppz%2BL._SL160_.jpg) | Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes Actors: Ray Stevenson, Michael Gambon, Mila Kunis, Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman Studio: Entertainment in Video Category: DVD
List Price: £24.99 Buy New: £8.29 as of 10/9/2010 17:01 CDT details You Save: £16.70 (67%)
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Seller: postrat Rating: 69 reviews Sales Rank: 228
Format: Anamorphic, Colour, PAL, Widescreen Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Media: Blu-ray Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 118 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: BLUBOOKOFELI EAN: 5017239151521 ASIN: B003A8FET6
Theatrical Release Date: 2009 Release Date: May 31, 2010 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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A good Film September 7, 2010 Thomas Hinchliffe 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A good film its worth a watch. it has a decent story and plenty of action and plot twists.
films September 6, 2010 rollerball 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I received updates of order confirmation and dispatch of order within a day of ordering which was very helpful.
The film was very good although being a fan of Denzil Washington did help!
The Book of Eli September 1, 2010 Spider Monkey (UK) `The Book Of Eli' explores one idea of what life could be like in a post nuclear war world. Here food, water, energy and books are hard to come by and every day is a struggle to survive. Eli (played by Washington) is known as a walker, who travels across the country (rather than living in a community) trying to subsist on meagre provisions and fighting off lawless robbers just to get by. He only goes into the communities (one of which that is run by the iron handed Gary Oldman) when he needs to recharge batteries or get extra water. He protects a sacred book which is highly sought after by other unscrupulous people and constantly moves west so that he can share his treasure with someone who may know how to do more good with it.
This film had a bleak feel to it at first, with muted colours and lots of ash, but it soon began to feel like a cross between a Mad Max film, an action film (due to Washington's `kick ass' character who is more than capable of looking after himself against some rather unsavoury specimens) and a religious allegory about mans folly's and humanity. This was reminiscent of `The Road' which I saw recently and which is based along similar themes, but I found this films story to be more engaging and more uplifting at the end and much prefer it over the aforementioned film. The acting is pretty decent from all involved and Oldman plays his sneering bad guy role perfectly yet again. There is a good twist in the tale and some issues are raised about mans behaviour without moralising or preaching. Some people seem to dislike this film due to it's religious overtones, but to be honest these are pretty slight and are relevant to the story. All in all this was an enjoyable film and if `The Road' put you off post apocalyptic films, but the premise still intrigues you, then this is well worth a viewing.
bang on three star film August 31, 2010 J. Scrivener (Birmingham, UK) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The issue with the film is the lack of pace and unexciting twist. the low key performances made the film for me, and I liked the story, good idea, I think they could done more with it though. Explored the idea of the world without the bible, etc and why it was destroyed in the first place. Perhaps a lack of context given to the wider storyline of a desolate world, often film makers think this adds to the low key suspense, but i'm not 100% convinced.
Overall disappointing, a lot more coud of happened for me.
The Book of Eli August 30, 2010 Dogfish1902 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Good film, with excellent effects. The only thing that let it down in my opinion was the ending which I thought was a little weak.
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