Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: May 14, 2013
Price: DVD $28.99, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $35.99
Studio: Warner
Tom Hanks and Susan Sarandon in Cloud Atlas.
The time-tripping science fiction mystery-drama film Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another through the past, present and future. Yeah, it’s heady stuff…
Action, mystery and romance weave through a half-dozen stories as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. The six different-but-connected stories are set at the following places and times: the South Pacific Ocean, 1849; Cambridge and Edinburgh, 1936; San Francisco, 1973; United Kingdom, 2012; Neo-Seoul, Korea, 2144; a tropical island “106 winters after ‘The Fall’”, 2321.
Based on the best-selling novel
Reviews were definitely mixed for Cloud Atlas, though most critics generally agreed that the film contained striking visuals and very cool effects (which isn’t unheard in the Wachowskis’ films!). The movie ultimately grossed a disappointing $27 million in the U.S. theaters following its opening in October, 2012. It also managed to make ripples in theaters across the world, though not quite what the filmmakers had hoped for.
The Blu-ray/DVD Combo pack contains the following special features:
- A Film Like No Other
- Everything is Connected
- The Impossible Adaptation
- The Essence of Acting
- Spaceships, Slaves and Sextets
- The Bold Science Fiction of Cloud Atlas
- Eternal Recurrence: Love, Life, and Longing in Cloud Atlas
The standard definition DVD contains only the “Film Like No Other” featurette.
On May 14, Cloud Atlas will be available for download from online retailers including iTunes, Xbox, PlayStation, Amazon, Vudu and CinemaNow. The film will also be available digitally in High Definition (HD) VOD and Standard Definition (SD) VOD from cable and satellite providers, and on select gaming consoles.
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I’m so excited to buy this excellent film! My only complaint is why does Blue Ray get all of the cool extras? I only buy DVD’s because I don’t have a blue ray player and it makes me mad that you get screwed because of it.
I’m with you completely, Marcus. I’m assuming it’s part of the studios’ financial strategy, but as Blu-ray penetration isn’t nearly as deep as they assumed it would be at this point, you’d think they loosen up the reins and be a little less uptight when it comes to spreading the wealth in terms of bonus features!