Sicario [Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD]

Sicario is a very intense and well-made thriller with great acting and a strong story. The Blu-ray version looks excellent with sharp picture quality and great sound during the action scenes. It’s also nice that the set includes the DVD and Digital HD copy for different ways to watch. Definitely a great movie to have in a collection.

SICARIO This is by far one of my favorite films ever and made me a huge fan of writer Taylor Sheridan. When the trailer was released I thought that this looked like a pretty good flick. It also helped that I noticed my boy Jeffrey Donovan from “Burn Notice” was in it so I was about it. I was wrong, it was not a pretty good flick, it was excellent. So I bought the Blu-Ray of course when it was released. The film follows F.B.I. Special Agent Kate Macer [Emily Blunt] as she is brought on board by the C.I.A. To be apart of a special task force going after cartels. She learns how brutal and hard that the mission is and her part in it, one she does not like or appreciate. The violence that cartels use everyday in every way is put back on them twofold by this task force and the assassin who is apart of it. As she learns. This movie is outstanding and one of my favorites, writer Sheridan did an excellent job here in his debut. Director Denis Villeneuve [“Dune”] did a marvelous job here as well as he did with the film “Prisoners”. The acting is amazing as well here from Blunt and Donovan as I have already mentioned but especially from Benicio Del Toro as the assassin and Josh Brolin as the lead C.I.A. Agent, both are excellent here. The Blu-Ray has some great behind the scenes features but I really wish there would have been a commentary from the Director and or the Writer. Still this is an excellent film and a classic in my opinion.

Excellent movie.

Who is Emily Blunt that she gets to wreck a really interesting movie? Briefly, the premise of Sicario is that our war on drugs now involves secret incursions into Mexico to kidnap and assassinate cartel leaders and in general create chaos in their operations. These ops are conducted by the CIA but at arms-length using third party contractors, and the twist is that the CIA is not legally allowed to operate within the U.S. unless by association with an American agency, in this case, the F.B.I. which is represented in the film by agents Emily Blunt and one unmemorable black guy who is not credible as a lawyer and is only there for exposition purposes, and to drive the car. Maybe Blunt can't drive? On to the good stuff. Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro play the world-weary middle-aged "operators" who run the mission, flying out of Air Force bases on private jets and having all kinds of access to drones and computer geeks and guys in suits who give them whatever they want. They are both really good (with the warning that you really don't want to see Josh Brolin with his shirt off. Just trust me) which is surprising because I have never taken Brolin seriously in anything. Can you say lightweight? But here he is perfect as the friendly spook who keeps nominal peace between the FBI and the spooks. BDelT (I wanted to call him BLT, but I won't) is the dark and stormy heavyweight who wears his gravitas like a a comfortable sweat suit. The film is worth seeing just for him. The plot twists are good. The intention (in my opinion) is to present both sides of the moral argument that either America should follow it's own laws no matter what (as represented by Blunt and her partner) or, the war on drugs is so serious and we are losing it so badly that we are justified in doing whatever is necessary, and I mean WHATEVER, screw the subpoenas. Blunt gets "used" by the big boys in lots of ways, and it is all supposed to be for the greater good. This is good film making. Villeneuve (a Canadian, ironically, whose previous work "Butt" about smuggling cigarettes across an Indian reservation on the Quebec/American border is a Canadian classic) does a great job both visually and narratively. The story is presented pretty even-handedly, except Blunt has so little credibility in her job, it wrecks your concentration to follow the plot. She's like Matt Damon in an action movie - you just go "huh?" Message to Hollywood: Emily Blunt is NOT Mrs. Peel. She is NOT Diana Rigg. (like anyone is). Don't go there ever again. Maybe she can do other stuff, but not this. She is scrawnier than a chewed up chicken wing, not convincing as smart, strange looking and all her character does is act indignant and morally superior to the dregs of the CIA around her. I thought the blonde in the last year of 24 (the London ones) was bad. She is freaking Shakespeare compared to Emily Blunt. If this was an average movie I wouldn't make such a big deal about it, but it had the potential for greatness and she pretty much wrecks that. Still worth watching so you can make up your own mind, espesh for del Toro. The moral issues about the drug war are really well laid out, especially with an election looming. Finally, no one who watches this movie will ever go to Mexico on vacation. Ever. And finally, finally, the last shot really blows it. Kids playing soccer in a field in Juarez. Fake because they react to distant gunfire. In real life, they wouldn't even notice. Ever been to Juarez? I have. It's a two diaper town, for sure.

Great movies

First, let me say that I don’t look for this genre usually, I just watched it on a platform cause I could not find anything else that night . Although it is not the genre that I enjoy the most, I just could not let go on it. Now, let’s talk about the movie itself. For one, it is NOT base on a true story. But it DOES described (and pretty well) the situation, the plots and behavior of both side of the US-Mexico border of the time. It is not a true story, but it is so realistic that it could be one. In other words, they did not invented the story or exaggerated about what was truly happening there at the time. I’m not intending to give any spoilers here. If you want to know, look at it. This said, if I’m not really interested about the genre, why I kept watching it ?... Well, I was amazed by the image, the plot, the actors and the pace of the movie. Surprisingly, before watching it, I did not bother to look at the director’s name. Today, I know why I was so “glued” on it : Sicario signature is Denis Villeneuve... once again ! Without any hesitation, I bought the second one, the sequel. It was pretty good, but it could not match Villeneuve’s touch. Since, I have read that the producers are trying to get him back for the third and final installment. Ok, whatever what will happen, I already decided that I will get that third movie. But god knows how I wish that Villeneuve will be the director of it. No wonder why he is the most wanted director now, he’s a genius. For Sicario and Villeneuve, it’s a very well deserved five starts.

te engancha desde el principio.el sonido es increible.buenas interpretaciones.segun tengo entendido desean hace una segunda parte por el exito recaudado

This is an absolutely jaw dropping 4K release. Mastered from a native 4K DI, the level of detail in the image is like a sensory overload. But it’s the high dynamic range that gives this release an overwhelming edge over the 1080p HD Blu Ray - gone are the murky shadows, and they are instead replaced by shadow delineation that is breathtaking to watch. Take for instance the scene where two characters are watching a firefight in Juarez from the roof of a building at dusk. The light filtering through from the sun just over the horizon cuts across the scene to give the image clarity. This is lost in the 1080p HD Blu Ray and all you get are dark shapes and explosions. If you are a fan of this film, this is a must own release to get the most out of the gorgeous photography, which just adds a whole new dimension to the viewing experience.

日本で販売しているものには英語字幕がなかったのでこちらから購入しました。届くまで一カ月近くかかるとのことでしたが半月程で来ました。包装紙のよれよれは当たり前ですがしかし値段も安く、また中身がキレイだったので大変満足しています。

Me encanta el sr del toro, buena pelicula. Recomendable si te gusta este genero