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Entrapment (Widescreen)

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I can sum it all up in one sentence: Nobody's as good as Catherine Zeta-Jones!!!
But the movie itself is awesome! A lot of good plot twists and entertaining action throughout. Definately a movie you can watch more than once and still be entertained by (trust me, I know first hand!).

Catherine Zeta Jones and Sean Connery star as two ingenious jewel, painting, and money burglars who plan a huge heist at the turn of the millenium during New Years Eve in 1999.

Zeta is actually an insurance detective, Virginia Baker trying to find, the person responsible for a couple of burglary crimes in the area.

She suspects Mack (Sean Connery aka Robert MacDougal) is the person behind it, but rather than try to bring him in, she decides to get the man's confidence, and convinces him to try to pull of a big heist thus implicating Mac some more and
getting the evidence she needs to put him behind bars for a long time.

Mack is not an idiot, and he distrusts her from their very first meeting.
By the end of the film, one of the film will have pulled a great heist while the other
will either be in jail for a long time or worse. Their 2 contrasting styles in the movie, and their styles in pulling of different heists in the movie is really fun to watch.

The acting and special effects and stunts are also great including the culminating
climatic scene near the end where Mac and Virginia plot their big escape after
a heist.

There are some problems with the film however. Virginia is young and naive and
she takes the lies and garbage that Mac says at face value. Mac is not even a good
liar yet Virginia's character is dumb enough to believe this old thief'ss lies.

Now on to the dvd itself:

The DVD is very well done and contains a great
number of features:

* Deleted scenes

The deleted scenes in the movie are actually quite good, in fact, I think they were alot better than a couple of the scenes in the finished draft of the movie.

One great deleted scene is the car chase that Mack and Virginia get into while trying to dodge a couple of hitman that are tracking them down.

The scene has a great climax at the end that has you guessing what's going to happen next.

The scene is actually in the film, but what you get in the finished movie is actually
less than half of the original scene!!

Needless to say, I think this scene was great and should have been put in the original film.

Other features in the DVD include:
* Special feature on the making of the film

*Special commentary on the film itself

The commentary is teriffic, the director Jon Amiel, provides a lot of great insights and fact into the characters and Catherine Zeta herself, that fans may not
know.

*Alternate ending to the film!!!

The alternate ending in the film is actually very similiar to the original ending
with minor differences.

*Special trailers of the film
* Production Notes and much more!!!

Entrapment from head to toe is one of the best heist/thriller movies in quite a long time.

It gets predictable in a couple of areas, but the film is entertaining from beginning to
end.

Rent the DVD and enjoy it, along with the film itself.

Let's get the sexist comment out of the way: Catherine Zeta-Jones is simply one of the most beautiful women to ever grace a movie screen!
Now, with that out of the way, ENTRAPMENT is an enjoyable heist movie, and we're never sure who's zoomin who!!! Sean Connery is elegant, if a bit lethargic, in his role, but always an actor who is fun to share a couple of hours with. Zeta-Jones does a good job in her role, but her acting chops have certainly matured since this film.
Ving Rhames and Will Patton are adequate, but other actors could have done just as well.
There are some really breathtaking scenes, especially with Jones in the initial heist and the jawdropping escape from the bank. It's not the best movie either one has made, but in spite of Jon Amiel's routine direction, I enjoyed it.

First off, I'm tired of people harping on the age difference bewteen CZJ and Sean. Some of the classic Hollywood pairings have been older men with younger women: Bogie/Bacall, Clark Gable/Marilyn Monroe, Cary Grant/Audrey Hepburn, even Julia Roberts/Richard Gere. So...move on. What matters is if the pair work well together, and Catherine and Sean are great together. By the way they never actually hook up, but if they had, it would have been very intense. The chemistry between the 2 was very evident to me throughout the entire movie, I was egging on a romance. But Sean's character is above the physical involvement level with partners, so Catherine is held at bay. The movie reminded me of a classic thriller, a movie loaded with action...but thank God, not an "action movie". Enough of a hint at romance to keep us gals interested...but certainly not a romance. And on top of everything it was smart and well done. It took me on lots of twists and turns, and I loved them all. I'd gladly watch Catherine Zeta-Jones & Sean Connery (now 3 years older) re-pair in a sequel. By the way...I'm 19, and I'd take 53 year old Richard Gere any day over some of the young guys I see posing and looking pretty in movies today. As long as we see more Sigorney Weaver in Tadpole type roles for women (older woman dates younger man) keep 'em coming.

I thought this movie was really good. I know alot of people are whining about the age difference between Catherine Zeta Jones & Sean Connery but as another reviewer said there are alot of other movies that are the same way! So people just get over it! Alot of people said it had a bad ending, but it had a VERY good ending compared to what i thought was going to happen! I also thought that their chemistry was very odvious. The plot is also very clever & it keeps ur eyes glued to the screen! The DVD is really cool. There are tons of SpEcIaL FeAtUrEs that i really enjoy. SO i suggest that you buy this!

Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones star as a pair of world class thieves who join forces under confusing circumstances to pull off two very impressive heists. Throughout the film, we're never quite sure of each one's motives since there is a general tone of "all is not what it seems." The preparation for the capers and the capers themselves are the highlights of the film. They have enough suspense and technical wizardry and gadgets to entertain the viewer. But Connery and Zeta-Jones have little chemistry together, and their relationship strains credibility far more than the capers do. Maury Chaykin plays a strange crime kingpin in Malaysia, but the character is barely used and ill-defined. This script needed another re-write and perhaps a more stylish director. It's an interesting film, but not a very good one.

This movie was excellent, definately the best "caper" film out there in my opinion. Sean Connery's performance is his usual, non-entusiastic, but for some reason, still captivating. Catherine Zeta-Jones gives the sexiest performance of her career (thus far). The story is absolutely amazing, with betrayal, plot twists, and a suprise ending. Plus, the capers are unbelievably fun to watch. If you like action, a good plot, mystery, suspense or anything along those lines, why are you still reading this??? BUY IT NOW!

Firstly, you have to go with the Widescreen format, there's just no better way to watch a movie. I purchased this DVD at a reasonable price, and upon receiving it, watched it immediately. I'd seen it in the theaters once previously. This is the type of movie, though, that you enjoy seeing in your home. It's not bursting at the seams with special effects, it's just a great movie.

I have to say that "The Rock" is probably a more thrilling movie, and slightly less typical than "Entrapment". This film, while being intriguing and entertaining, throws back to Connery as James Bond. His sophisticated style and wit are humorous and convincing in this action flick. However, similar to "The Rock", I absolutley feel that the cast in "Entrapment" is solid. It was filmed wonderfully, and there are some sultry scenes with Catherine Zeta Jones. And some of the landscapes, and open scenes are just amazing. Picturesque views of Connery's character's house, inside and out, are a definite highlight.

All-in-all, there are only a few movies I can put on when a group of friends come over for a movie night, nevermind something that I'm interested in - but "Entrapment" really fits the bill.

The D-VHS version of this film is lusciously filled with the subtleties of light that will test the best of big screens--and this D-VHS version of Entrapment is a near perfect print. With HDTV quality images, the viewer can experience just what the lighting director had in mind--how shall I light Zeta Jones this evening on the board walk? Scotland to Asia (was it Singapore or Hong Kong), are "spot on." Beautifully shot film on our newest most detailed medium--D-VHS. Clearly, undoubtedly better than DVD quality images. Big screen owners will love it's detail, but a word of warning: you need to have a D-VHS machine that plays "D-Theatre." Unfortunately, there's still some disagreement amongst the movie houses regarding d vhs formats, thus, not all d vhs machines are "d theatre" certified. Can't wait for more films to be released of this quality on d vhs--it's truly like getting a director's print for your own home big screen.

Great flick, but would really like to see Zeta on my Mitsubishi D-VHS player. Buyers beware: D-Theatre tapes will not play on D-VHS players. Even your state of the art D-VHS machine can't play D-Theatre tapes unless its got the proprietary JVC D-Theatre chip. How can D-VHS catch on if there's already a format battle within D-VHS? Hey movie moguls, it's about the quality of the picture for personal home use (afterall we're paying $1200 for the machine and $40 bucks for each movie) not about making hundreds of copies (you think we could afford the machine if we spent our time making copies?) This is a different Videophile market; research the audiophile market and learn a new trick.