Primal Fear

LOVE THIS MOVIE!

A very interesting, good movie.

This is a great suspense movie with a wonderful cast, and the ending will blow you away.

Interesting plot

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I bought the Hard Evidence Edition because I wanted to hear the interviews and extras. What I received was the Jacket for the Hard Evidence Edition but the DVD inside was just the movie. I'm a bit annoyed, but for the low price I'm not going to bother with the hassle of returning this. Just be aware if you are expecting the Hard Evidence Edition.

Great acting all around, I kind of saw the ending coming but it was a good movie regardless. It's worth a watch.

FORMAT: Blu-Ray UPC: 8-83929-30112-6 RELEASED: 2009-05-10TITLE: Primal Fear (1996) • R • 2:10:28 Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Alfre Woodard, Maura Tierney, Andre Braugher, Steven Bauer Gregory Hoblit (Director) The movie that made Edward Norton a star (well, made him somewhat more widely known, anyway). This movie is the kind of intelligent, well written, well acted and well made adult drama that you rarely see anymore. It relies on its story and the performances of its actors to keep you engaged — and, it does an excellent job on both fronts in achieving the goal of having you on the edge of your seat for the entire movie. As fine an example of psychological/courtroom drama as you will ever see (and, yet another vivid example of things NOT being as they appear). HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. See the other reviews for more detail and/or other opinions regarding the plot of the movie.VIDEO: 1.78:1 • Color • 1080p • MPEG-4 AVC (34.1 Mbps) Mostly, the images in this movie are fairly sharp, and they have decent shadow detail. They also feature richly saturated colors in most of the outdoor daylight scenes and muted colors in most of the indoor and nighttime scenes. However, the entire film appeared ever-so-slightly soft, and lacking in fine detail — as was evident in many of the close-ups of faces and clothing (I can't tell if this "slight" softness is due to the original film stock and lens or to some deficiency in the transfer — though, I suspect, it is due to the source elements). Otherwise, there were no other major picture anomalies (such as: dropped frames, specks, hair-lines, white dots, color fluctuations, etc.) to mar the image. Overall, this movie's picture quality is pretty good, and it should satisfy most viewers.AUDIO: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (48 KHz, 24-bit) It is hard to believe now, but when this movie was initially released on Laser Disc (as one of that format's first movies to feature an "AC-3" [i.e.—Dolby Digital] soundtrack) it was considered a state-of-the-art, and demo worthy, soundtrack! Fast forward a few years (quite a few years, actually), and, while it still sounds pretty good, it is NOWHERE NEAR the current state-of-the-art in movie soundtracks. None of this is say that it is a bad soundtrack — to the contrary, it has dialog that is clear and well placed, and it has fairly active surround channels (which are somewhat directional when they are used). But, the subwoofer isn't used very often, and when it is used, it isn't very loud or particularly deep. However, the music is very well recorded, and it is spread very effectively into the surrounds. Overall, considering the age of this film (and the fact that it is primarily dialog-driven), its audio presentation should satisfy the vast majority of listeners.EXTRAS: Director's commentary 'Behind-the-Scenes' Video Several Featurettes Trailers None of the extras were reviewed.

THE ENTIRE CAST WAS PHENOMENAL, BUT RICHARD GERE, LAURA LINNEY, EDWARD NORTON, ALFIE WOODARD , AND FRANCES McDORMAND WERE ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. I'VE SEEN THEM ALL IN VARIOUS MOVIES OVER THE YEARS, AND KNEW THAT THEY WWERE EACH A GOOD ACTOR, BUT EVERY ONE OF THEM SHOULD HAVE, AT THE VERY LEAST, BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR.I CAN'T BELIEAVE THAT PRIMAL FEAR HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1996 AND I HAD NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT AND ONLY NOW STUMBLED ON IT TONIGHT. GIVES ME HOPE THAT THERE ARE OTHER GEMS OUT THERE JUST WAITING FOR ME TO FIND THEM.

There are few actors about whom I can honestly say that I've never seen them in a film I haven't enjoyed. Richard Gere is one of the few, and this film is no exception. Brilliant acting from Gere and Richard Norton and a William Diehl courtroom drama as good as anything from Grisham make this 2 hours of riveting viewing. I bought this new for £1.33 + £1.26 p&p. Amazing value - but checking on Amazon only 2 weeks later shows it's now £6.57!!! Why the difference I don't know, but the film itself is great. Update 7/11/14 - and 1 day later it's now £12.93!!!! Ridiculous price increase. It's good, but not worth £12.93. Update 15/11/14 - it's now £14.99!!!!! I wouldn't touch any DVD for that price unless it was a box set such as Game of Thrones!! I would downrate my stars, but as a measure of my satisfaction with the film rather than the value, it still rates 5.

very poor quality dvd from music magpie advertised as "used:good condition".my experience of the play back was very poor at best stuttered like mad crashed the dvd playback numerous of times but more evidently at 1.39hrs onwards. Sent back not fit for purpose spoiled the film for me bought again elsewhere!

I saw this film about 7 years ago and when people where talking about great films I would always mention this one as it so stuck in my mind, I hadn't know Edward Norton before but he is one in my list of great actors now, be plays this part so believably well. love films with a twist at the end, and this film has everything, its a must see, had to buy it because when I need to see a great film I whatch this.

Outstanding performances from Richard Gere, Laura Linney and most especially Edward Norton. An excellent film with a chilling twist at the end. A very clever film, one to buy, not rent, as you will want to watch it again, or loan it to a friend! One of my favourite all time films, you will not be disappointed. Gere plays a very smarmy lawyer, Linney his ex-lover is the prosecutor and Norton plays a schizophrenic altar boy.

Great film featuring the brilliant Edward Norton. Won't spoil the plot by going into it, but although it is basically a court room drama, there are more than enough twists to keep you in suspense. Edward Norton steals the show throughout. Definitely worth having in your film collection