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 enlarge | Director: Brian De Palma
Actors: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  193 reviews
Sales Rank: 21252
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 119
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 079216721X
UPC: 097360188646
EAN: 9780792167211
ASIN: B0000541AJ
Theatrical Release Date: June 3, 1987
Release Date: January 16, 2001
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Mamet & DePalma are Untouchable April 18, 2008
I bought this as part of a 2 for $27 HD-DVD package from Frys ("Mission Impossible"). Ironically both films are directed by Brian DePalma, but "The Untouchables" is the gem of the 2 thanks to great script by David Mamet and an excellent cast headlined by Sean Connery as Malone, Kevin Costner as Eliot Ness & Robert DeNiro in an deliciously over the top performance as Al Capone (He must have studied Steiger's performance too). Also Andy Garcia & Charles Martin Smith offer great support too. The church scene between Ness & Malone is one of the many acting highlights of this superb film and don't forget Capone's murderous talk on baseball is unforgettable too. By all means get this in HD before the supply runs out--this is an offer you can't refuse!!
 HD DVD is demo material April 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wonderful period movie that sparkles on HD DVD. This one is demo material for what a catalog title can look like. I've seen the Blu-ray as well -- it is the same fantastic, brilliant, detailed transfer. Don't hesitate to pick this up in hi-def if you enjoyed this one before.
Incredible Blu-Ray Disc March 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well. we all know the film is a masterpeice.
But the question was, is the Blu-Ray a good quality enough?
I just received and saw the film and I am totally satisfied.
The sound and picture are almost like 2008 Blu-Ray.
The sound include 5.1 EX and DTS-ES which is way better than True HD sound or PCM uncompressed, in my opinion.
The picture is nearly perfect. Even the night scenes, there's almost no bleeding or spots.
Great Blu-ray disc.
Highly recommended.
Great gangster film March 12, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Maybe no rivalry other than the Hatfield's and the McCoy's, is as well known as the rivalry Hollywood presents us in stories of Elliot Ness vs. Al Capone. This 1987 version of their story is very graphic in its portrayal of the dangerous struggle going on between the two men.
The story is very well known. In the years of Prohibition, Robert DeNiro stars as Al Capone, the leader of illegal alcohol distribution in Chicago. As Kevin Costner's Elliot Ness tries to take Capone down he tries to get the Chicago police force to crack down on alcohol and assembles a small group to work along side played by Sean Connery, Andy Garcia, and Charles Martin Smith. Throughout the story, the violence in this movie is much more graphic then other versions, but it added to the effect of the war between Capone, his employees, and the police who wanted to take him down.
Some of the things going on in this movie, I have to believe, were put in to make the movie exciting, though I don't mind that. A mix of biography and fiction can often intensify the level of excitement in movies. As Ness and his team got closer to taking Capone down, Capone was always there to try to scare them, or in some cases, kill them to stop their progress.
The cast was excellent. Kevin Costner played Ness as if he knew the man, though I suppose there was brash cockiness added to the story to make the character more interesting. Robert DeNiro as Al Capone was perfect. You knew it was an actor, and still, from our previous information, and the menacing performance of DeNiro, you knew this guy was not to be messed with. Sean Connery played Jim Malone, another somewhat overconfident character but a very likeable one, as well. Andy Garcia was kind of the tough guy of the police group, but he really didn't seem too macho which could have been an easy mistake. Charles Martin Smith, at first sight, does not seem like the man to play the role of an assistant to Elliot Ness, but the fact is, the character was sent by the FBI to investigate tax fraud not shoot guns and try to fight Capone, so it turned out to be a fantastic casting call. One more lesser known actor, Billy Drago as the character Nitti. Here was a performance who almost out did the acting job done by Robert DeNiro. Like Capone, you knew Nitti shouldn't be messed with.
Great performances and a very well done story proved to make this story very exciting, though not always believable.
One of the best mob movies ever March 2, 2008
While it's a mob movie, it's really about Elliot Ness and his band of "untouchables". The script is excellent and the acting is superb. The recreation of the time period is exquisite and the cinematography is awesome. The railway station scene is one of the best suspenseful scenes in any movie, period. Sean Connery rightfully won the supporting actor Oscar for his part. Assuming you like suspense, action and great acting, you can't go wrong with this movie.
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