Strange Days with Ralph Fiennes: DVD Cover

    Strange Days Director: Kathryn Bigelow Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore

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    • DVD Release Date: 05/21/2002
    • Original Release: 1995
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 8,521

    Viewer Rating: (3 ratings)

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    Widescreen format [aspect ratio: 2.35:1]; Interactive menus; Scene selection; Teaser trailer; Original theatrical trailer; Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1; English Dolby surround; French Dolby surround; Subtitles: English; Spanish; Features 2 additional scenes not included in the original theatrical release; Discussion of opening sequence by Kathryn Bigelow

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    0. Scene Selection
    1. "Boot It"(Main Title) [:37]
    2. Lenny Nero [5:21]
    3. Subway Chase [1:19]
    4. Lenny And Faith-When Times Were Good [2:34]
    5. The Coral Lounge [2:30]
    6. Driving Mr.Lenny [1:55]
    7. The Retinal Flesh [5:11]
    8. "Hardly Wait" [1:55]
    9. Blackjack(Iris Hill) [7:20]
    10. Working the Perp [2:27]
    11. "Another Sick Lenny Move" [4:33]
    12. "I Know You Still Love Me" [1:47]
    13. "This Is What I Do" [6:02]
    14. Jeriko One [:30]
    15. Return to the Retinal Flesh [7:01]
    16. Real Time [:52]
    17. The Mother of All Parties [5:45]
    18. Suite 2203/Mace on the Run [:18]
    19. No Plan Is Perfect [3:20]
    20. Riot [3:48]
    21. "We Made It" [2:35]
    22. End Titles [1:48]

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    Set in Los Angeles two days before the end of 1999, Strange Days introduces us to Lenny Nero (Ralph Fiennes), an ex-cop turned sleazy hustler who hawks the newest underground thrill on the black market: a "squid," a headpiece that allows one to transmit digital recordings of other people's thoughts, feelings, and memories into their brain; as Lenny describes it, "this is real life, pure and uncut, straight from the cerebral cortex." Lenny deals "clips" (the software) as well as "squids" (the hardware) for this new and illegal entertainment system, and while sex and violence are the most popular themes, Lenny refuses to deal in "blackjack" -- slang for snuff clips. Lenny is nursing a broken heart after his girlfriend, punk singer Faith Justin (Juliette Lewis), left him, and he spends a lot of time with clips he recorded when they were together. Faith is now involved with Philo Grant (Michael Wincott), a music business tycoon who once managed Jeriko One (Glenn Plummer), a hip-hop musician and political activist whose murder has sent L.A. into a state of chaos. When a clip emerges that shows that Jeriko was killed by L.A. police officers, Lenny finds his life in danger, and he tries to escape possible death on both sides of the law with the help of his friend Mace Mason (Angela Bassett). Strange Days was written by James Cameron in collaboration with former film critic Jay Cocks; Kathryn Bigelow directed. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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    Strange Daysby Anonymous

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    July 25, 2006: While certainly no Blade Runner it is definately an interesting addition to the cyber-punk genre. The story presents an interesting look at what LA or any modern city has the potential to become with economic decay and racial tensions seething just below the surface. The idea of a technology that is so multifaceted as to allow for such discrete and intrusive surveillence as well as the mental highs it would offer is intriguing in its own right. Put together the idea makes for a unique near future dystopia that is believable with only a few "what ifs". Feinnes plays a good tortured character and this was my first introduction to Angela Bassets work and I have become a big fan. The sound track for the movie is also great.

    Strange Daysby Anonymous

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    August 19, 2004: Strange Days is an insane film. The story is too stupid to be comprehended. I wasn't aware that L.A. was that bad by the time of the 2000 celebration. If it's true, should those characters be better off getting out of the city rather than staying in? I had my expectations a little high for this film due to Ralph Fiennes. As much respect I have for Ralph Fiennes, I think he played his role decently, but it is not enough to carry the weight of the film. Strange Days is too long. An hour cut from the film will be sufficient, but it won't prevent Strange Days being delivered as a terribly bad film. The best aspect of this film is when Juliette Lewis gets naked. Sounds silly, doesn't it? Although I was amazed with the direction, by Kathryn Bigelow, in the film Point Break, Strange Days is a let-down for me.


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