Revenge (Widescreen/Full Screen): Amazon.ca: Kevin Costner: DVD

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This often grisly, arguably racist movie stars Kevin Costner as a U.S. Navy pilot who is the improbable friend of a powerful, vaguely criminal Mexican millionaire (Anthony Quinn). While visiting the latter on his estate, Costner's character has an affair with his host's gorgeous young wife (Madeline Stowe), for which he is almost beaten to death and the wife mutilated and turned into a junkie prostitute (nice, eh?). The hero seeks retaliation, and you may want the same against director Tony Scott, who makes the navy sequences look like beefcake excerpts from his earlier hit film, Top Gun. However, if you can stand the garishness, then perhaps the extreme violence won't be too bothersome, either. But expect a rough time either way. The DVD release offers optional full-screen and widescreen presentations. --Tom Keogh

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unrated directors cut!, April 28 2012

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This review is from: Revenge (Unrated Director's Cut) (DVD)

I've seen this movie plenty of times in the past and it always gets to me. It was great watching the unrated directors cut version. I felt like I was watching it all over again! Loved it! Didn't think I would. Delivery was quick and ready to take out the Kleenex box!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Noctem's review plagiarizes Roger Ebert, April 19 2004

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The "spotlight review" of the DVD of the movie "Revenge" by reviewer "Noctem" makes liberal use of professional critic Roger Ebert's review of the same film, going so far as to co-opt an entire paragraph unchanged, as follows:

Ebert's review can be viewed at the Chicago Sun-Times website.

By "Noctem" (paragraph 1)
Anthony Quinn is a powerful, brutal millionaire who rules his own private empire. He's surrounded by henchmen, but he lowers his guard to allow a friend into his inner circle - a former Navy pilot (Kevin Costner) who once saved his life on a hunting trip. Costner knows that Quinn has an unsavory reputation, but he doesn't plan to get involved in Quinn's business. He's only on vacation. That's before he sees Quinn's young wife, played by the *beautiful* Madeleine Stowe. Costner and Stowe fall in love at first sight, while Costner makes himself at home in Quinn's sprawling hacienda and goes on a hunting trip with him

By Roger Ebert (paragraph 3-4)

"Revenge" is set mostly in today's Mexico, where Anthony Quinn is a powerful, brutal millionaire who rules his own private empire. He's surrounded by killers and henchmen, but he lowers his guard to allow a friend into his inner circle - a former Navy pilot (Kevin Costner) who once saved his life on a hunting trip. Costner knows that Quinn has an unsavory reputation, but he doesn't plan to get involved in Quinn's business. He's only on vacation."

That's before he sees Quinn's young wife, played by the beautiful Madeleine Stowe, first seen in a voyeuristic camera shot that starts at her ankles and climbs hand over hand up every wrinkle of her dress. Costner and Stowe fall in love at first sight, while Costner makes himself at home in Quinn's sprawling hacienda and goes on a hunting trip with him."

How monumentally lame.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly solid action/revenge film, Oct 9 2003

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Revenge is exactly what it's title implies, and like the act the film is named after, it certainly isn't pretty. Kevin Costner plays a US Navy pilot who is the friend of an extremely wealthy Mexican millionaire (Anthony Quinn). While staying at Quinn's, Costner ends up having an affair with Quinn's wife (Madeline Stowe) and soon (naturally) Quinn finds out and seeks retribution by having Costner beaten and left for dead, and Stowe tortured and made into a junkie prostitute. Sounds like a movie for the whole family eh? Director Tony Scott (The Hunger, Top Gun) shows us all the gritty detail that he is known for, and like I said earlier, Revenge is not a pretty film. It is very violent (almost over the top like Scott's next film True Romance) and sometimes hard to watch, but besides all that Revenge is a fairly solid action film with a standout performance from the late Anthony Quinn. All in all, action fans or fans of Kevin Costner (hello? anybody?) should give this a look.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, really, but...
Ok, the first time I saw this film was in the 93 or something like that and I thought it was an ok movie but nothing else... Read more

Published on Sep 21 2003 by Eduardo

4.0 out of 5 stars Opinion on Revenge
This is one of my favorite Kostner movies. It is a grisly tale, but interesting and suspenseful. It contains Kostner's hottest love scenes to date (I haven't seen Open Range... Read more

Published on Sep 4 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Costner's best film
I truly cannot believe how people can think this movie is not good. It is the best Costner movie I've seen to date. The story is classical in tone and nature. Read more

Published on Dec 18 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! I would never let myself get into this position...
What a great film. It starts off slow, but soon takes off. Costner plays his role to perfection. Quinn as the aging Mexican gangster is also magnificent. Read more

Published on Sep 16 2002 by Sonterro

4.0 out of 5 stars A Man's Man Moovy...
...Costner's character did not want to go down that road, but the lady of the house was beautiful and he couldn't help himself. Read more

Published on Aug 24 2002 by yygsgsdrassil

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best!
I was 18 years old when I watched this movie...and it left me crying at the end. This was one of the greatest love stories I ever seen, after the "Ghost" with Patrick... Read more

Published on July 21 2002 by Maria Shadrina

4.0 out of 5 stars Guilty Pleasures
This movie is a guilty pleasure for me. I was one of the few who enjoyed it when it was first released. Read more

Published on Mar 5 2002 by Noah Count

4.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, touching, suspense!
This movie is one of my favorites...one I don't mind seeing again and again. It has mystery, suspense, love, etc. all wrapped into one movie. Read more

Published on Feb 21 2002

1.0 out of 5 stars not as good as "The Postman"
A mess of a movie.

A plodding first hour leads to an affair between Kevin Costner (our hero and, coincidentally the producer of the film) and Madeliene Stowe. Read more

Published on Nov 22 2001 by just pixels

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, enigmatic, and an excellent movie!!!
I am NOT a staunch Kevin Costner fan... but this movie is simply powerful. Yes, Tony Scott does go over the top on some of the melodramatics; but that IS the point: Life is, at... Read more

Published on July 22 2001 by John H. Clark