Panic Room (Superbit Collection)

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An effective exercise in "confined cinema," Panic Room is a finely crafted thriller that ultimately transcends the thinness of its premise. David Koepp's screenplay is basically Wait Until Dark on steroids, so director David Fincher (Seven, The Game) compensates with elaborate CGI-assisted camera moves, jazzing up his visuals while a relocated New York divorcée (Jodie Foster) and her daughter (Kristen Stewart) fight for their lives against a trio of tenacious burglars (Jared Leto, Forest Whitaker, Dwight Yoakam) in their new Manhattan townhouse. They're safe in a customized, impenetrable "panic room," but the burglars want what's in the room's safe, so mother and daughter (and Koepp and Fincher) must find clever ways to turn the tables and persevere. Suspense and intelligence are admirably maintained, with Foster (who replaced the then-injured Nicole Kidman) riffing on her Silence of the Lambs resourcefulness. It's not as viscerally satisfying as Fincher's previous thrillers, but Panic Room definitely holds your attention. --Jeff Shannon

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The Superbit titles utilize a special high bit rate digital encoding process which optimizes video quality while offering a choice of both DTS and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. These titles have been produced by a team of Sony Pictures Digital Studios video, sound and mastering engineers and comes housed in a special package complete with a 4 page booklet that contains technical information on the Superbit process. By reallocating space on the disc normally used for value-added content, Superbit DVDs can be encoded at double their normal bit rate while maintaining full compatibility with the DVD video format.

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Tension, tension, tension....................................2007-09-12

Director: David Fincher.
Starring: Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto.
When burglars break into their home, Foster and daughter Steward head for a sealed-off, impregnable bunker; fine and dandy-o, then, except what the burglars want is hidden in the panic room. A superbly constructed thriller from director Fincher (Seven, Fight Club) that boasts almost unbearable tension.

Lame Room.......2007-08-06

I don't mind suspending my disbelief during a thriller --otherwise, it would be impossible to enjoy any of them-- but I do mind when filmmakers make such stupid choices, it is simply impossible to believe anything that's going on. That's what happens when Jodie Foster (who works hard to save this film) and her daughter get stuck in the panic room of their new mansion, where three thieves have broken into. The problem, of course, is the treasure they want is in the panic room, so the two women are forced to spend quite some time in this room, which is not such a terrible problem, since it has been built for that same purpose. The room contains a toilet, flashlights, fire blankets, a medicine kit--pretty much anything you would need in an emergency, except a single piece of food. Maybe the builders of the panic room expected people to dine on blankets. The movie has other moments that are simply unbelievable, which is too bad, because this could have been a pretty good thriller.

A bit more panic.......2007-07-17

I'd give the film 3 and a half stars, its an entertaining movie with some good performances from Jodie Foster and Forest Whittaker. The director David Fincher (Seven, Alien3, Fight Club) uses some interesting camera moves to keep you on your toes - the camera goes through keyholes, down air vents etc. However it does rehash a lot of standard thriller plotlines and actually isn't that thrilling.

Why this special edition gets 4 stars is because the extras are very good. You wouldn't believe the amount of money they spent building the inside of the house. The courtyard at the back of the house is also a set as well. The extras are really good and make this version well worth getting. In all honesty I'm more likely to watch some of the extras before I watch the film again.

Its also worth mentioning that this film needs to watched after dark, as it is filmed in at best half light, and most of the time less than that. So if its still daylight outside and you haven't got heavy curtains select another movie.

Riveting!.......2007-06-27

A very suspenseful thriller--well-crafted, directed, and acted, with a full variety of characterizations and non-stop, heart-pounding scares. Recommended,

Edge of the seat.......2007-05-13

Jodie Foster is great again! This movie will keep you glued. Great chilling and suspenseful.

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Tension, tension, tension.............................
Lame Room
A bit more panic
Riveting!
Edge of the seat

Panic Room (3-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Jodie Foster , Kristen Stewart , Forest Whitaker , Dwight Yoakam , and Jared Leto
Director: David Fincher
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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Release Date: 2004-03-30

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Customer Reviews:

Tension, tension, tension....................................2007-09-12

Lame Room.......2007-08-06

A bit more panic.......2007-07-17

Riveting!.......2007-06-27

A very suspenseful thriller--well-crafted, directed, and acted, with a full variety of characterizations and non-stop, heart-pounding scares. Recommended,

Edge of the seat.......2007-05-13

Jodie Foster is great again! This movie will keep you glued. Great chilling and suspenseful.

Panic Room (Repackaged Superbit Collection)

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Panic Room (Repackaged Superbit Collection)
Starring: Jodie Foster , Kristen Stewart , Forest Whitaker , Dwight Yoakam , and Jared Leto
Director: David Fincher
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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Release Date: 2006-10-17

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Terror in the Dark.
Good Thriller.......

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ASIN: B00006684S
Release Date: 2007-02-20

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Terror in the Dark........2007-01-12

This was a dark movie as a single mother and her pre-teen daughter, Sarah, moved to 94th Street. It was strange to get oout and search for an apartment at night. With the scary movie, you have to use imagination to figure out what they are doing. The owner specifically showed them the Panic Room and explained what its purpose was, to hide from things. The secret is that $30 million was hid in this hidey hole. The rooms were pretty large as Sarah rode around on her scooter; schoolhouse lights hung from the ceiling. Meg, (Jodie Foster in glasses) appears to be a homely type. The intruders knew that the house had a peep-hole.

Perhaps all of the darkness makes for mystery. but it would have been more effective had the film been made in black and white. Lighting has a lot to be desired. Everything was dreary, no fun, no laughter. It was most frustrating to not be able to see what is happening. I've never liked movies filmed at night in big cities, or in the dark indoors. We could see silhouettes of violence as the three outsiders tear the inside of the house apart with sledge hammers and noisy, loud chainsaw, looking for the stach of money.

Camera work was erratic and the conversations confrontational with no love shown. It was verbally abusive with lots of swearing and cussing. This was like a late-night soap opera in drag. The visitor did not take the spoils. Instead... Sarah was more adult than her mom at first. Terror and abuse is something some kids learn in an unhappy marriage. It is possible that Meg's husband, Steve, is involved with this intrusion.

Before Sarah suffers a panic attack, after seeing her university prof father talking to the criminals, Meg becomes hysterical as her cell phone was not of much use in the Panic Room. She had called her husband and said "there are three..."

The concierge, French for superintendent of supplies like Mona claimed to be in a Los Angeles hotel where Nat King Cole called her Mona Lisa, was avaukabke at a fancy apartment house near Central Park. Some way, Meg had sent a subliminal message on the phone; the police arrive at the request of Steve. At least, they know how to treat a woman out there, as opposed to K. P. who showed me no respect or integrity to a woman who was almost killed. After the rescue, suddenly we see color as things appear normal for the first time.

Meg and Sarah are out in the Park on a Fall day in glorious color. How much better this movie would have been had we seen a bit of that color throughout and not relegated to the ending. It was wasted by then. There is no honor among thieves.

Good Thriller..............2006-03-04

Jodie Foster yet again does not fail to give us an outstanding performance in this gripping thriller. The film centers around Meg ( Foster ) and her young daughter Sarah. They live in New York following Meg's divorce. In their home is a hidden room built to provide safety for in case of a break in. Well, the unimaginable happens when 3 intruders break into the home in search of something very valueable to them that was left behind by the previous homeowners. Meg and her daughter must now fight for their lives while hidding in their Panic Room. This is a edge of your seat thriller as you see what a mother will do to save not only herself but her sick daughter. Great story and good performances with some violence. I'd suggest anyone who has not seen this movie, rent it for if you like good thrillers, this movie won't disappoint. Jodie Foster gives this movie a extra star with her great performance.

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