Chain Reaction [1996]

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Primary Contributor : Keanu Reeves
Primary Contributor : Morgan Freeman

Product Details

Director : Andrew Davis
Actor : Keanu Reeves, Morgan Freeman, Rachel Weisz, Fred Ward, Kevin Dunn
Format : Closed-captioned, Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound
Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 5013738413030
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Video
Running Time : 102minutes
Studio : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

ASIN : B00004CTZK

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Customer Reviews

Average movie, Unimpressive Blu-ray transfer (2008-06-27)

To be honest, this movie is pretty harmless. It's not got a huge amount in its favour..it's just a very average thriller with a simple plot. There's nothing in here that is going to surprise or shock you... It's quite clear that they didn't put a lot of effort into researching the science behind the fiction as, well, they didn't go into any detail.... it more like 'oh look, fancy hydrogen generator.....it'll change the world... everybody run...there's some bad guys who want to bury the technology' Like I said...simple plot. Did find it quite amusing to see Neil Flynn play one of the cops though (he's the janitor from scrubs for those who don't know). Where this Blu-ray is such a letdown though is in the transfer. Quite frankly...it's far worse than average. Most of the time you can hardly tell that it's been given any boost at all over the standard DVD release. In fact, it almost seems like they've just taken the DVD encode and done a sloppy upscale to 'high def'. The source material looks poor. It feels very grainy (note: I don't always mind seeing film grain...but the picture has to at least look good in high def). There's noise in certain sections. But mainly it's because it's too soft, the colours and textures appear too flat for Blu-ray. To the movie studio: Put more effort in next time please.... Blu-ray is capable of so much more. Were it not for the quality issues I have, the movie would have received 3 stars. But if you're going to sell something as 'next gen', you damn well better be prepared to get called on it when you do such a poor job of it. 2 stars

"Kill them all and let God sort out the innocents" (2007-01-08)

Eddie Kasalivich (Keanu Reeves) is first among his colleagues searching for free clean energy to better the world. On the eve of what looks like success a horrible accident (yeah right) dispatches Dr. Alistair Barkley (Nicholas Rudall.)Eddie complains that it was not an accident so of course everyone knows that Eddie is the culprit assisted by colleagues Dr. Lily Sinclair (Rachel Weisz), and Lu Chen (Tzi Ma). While his employer Paul Shannon (Morgan Freeman) is unshakably not sure (why?).As with most mysteries the only way to prove his innocence is to find the guilty. All the parts are well played and the story is just in plausibility. The twists and turns will keep you intrigued until the last. Not too long of a chase scene.

Redressing the Balance (2004-09-24)

I first saw this film when it was released at the cinema and at the time declared it was the worst film I had ever seen. I have subsequently watched many many other films and recently saw this again on DVD and sadly Chain Reaction still ranks near the top of my list of painful movie experiences. The plot is convoluted in the extreme and anybody with even a sketchy knowledge of science will find it laughable in places, on top of this the acting is frankly shocking. Reeves is so bad I could not bring myself to go and see the Matrix when it was first released, I couldn't believe he was capable of making a good film, mind you parts II and III of the Matrix do seem to suggest that my judgement wasn't that bad... Despite this I'd still recommend people try and watch this film (but don't BUY it) as it is hilarious in places, I'd like to think its deliberate from Morgan Freeman who seems to be hamming it up in places, wait for the line "have you got the disk?" and you'll see what I mean. I'm posting this review because, post Matrix, people could easily come across this and see that it stars Keanu Reeves and Morgan Freeman and think it will probably be pretty good, I'd hate for them to be disappointed.

CHAIN REACTION (2004-05-02)

This is actually a very good film though people did put me off it before i saw it.

The story follows two young scientists; Eddie Kasalivich (Reeves) and Lily Sinclair (Weisz) who are wrongly accused of a murder of a fellow scientist,just as Eddie makes an amazing break through.On the run from the police, Eddie and Lily confide in their 'friend' (Freeman) who is a powerful bureaucrat, but is he on their side?...

A twisted plot; how will it end? Will the police realise the truth...before it is too late?

Chain Reaction stars Keanu Reeves (Matrix trilogy,The Watcher), Rachel Weisz (The Mummy,The Mummy Returns) and co-stars Morgan Freeman. A film deffinately worth seeing.

Rather good little film with exciting sequences (2003-12-15)

Ah yes; yet another underrated Keanu Reeves film. This one comes from the director of "The Fugitive", and co-stars Morgan Freeman, and so has good credentials. Keanu acquits himself well and is both likeable and believable as a student machinist. His chemistry with Rachel Weisz (they're teaming up again for the forthcoming "Constantine") is also sweet and unforced.

But lets face it, this is the kind of movie in which you expect high-octane thrills, and in this the movie does not disappoint. There are stunning opening and closing sequences, and a superb chase sequence involving a bridge.

The DVD comes with one of those promotional 'featurettes' that aren't really worth bothering. On the plus side, the picture quality and soundtrack are both very decent. If you didn't catch this at the flicks or on TV, it's well worth a purchase.

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