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| Blow | 
| Category: Movie
Buy New: $2.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  225 reviews
Sales Rank: 709
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 124 minutes
ASIN: B000YMB8IC
Theatrical Release Date: April 6, 2001
Release Date: June 5, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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One of my favorites October 4, 2008
The movie is one of my favorites but in the bonus features I would have liked to hear more of George Jung's thoughts and stories.
 a glossy snow story October 1, 2008
THe acting on this movie is great. But as with any biography
the truth often gets far behind. A large number of people around the REAL
coke dealer met unfortunate ends probably at the dope dealers orders or his accomplishes. You can't be in the hard drug dealing world without
deadly violence.
But we don't see any of this. In fact a early character is said just to vanish. Yes. well most likely jung had him killed. When the late coke addict director of this movie ( he died overdosing on coke) wanted to tell Jungs story he presented a much kinder version of reality than existed. A true bloody tale would have been more accurate and entertaining but director instead tells us a version of drug dealing that is like a fairy tale in some ways. That's nothing new for hollywood.
Many biographies are so whitewashed that the real person would be amazed that this person on screen is supposed to be him!. The reality though is that coke and it's children have laid waste to millions of lives and to make a movie that doesn't show this destruction is rather strange. But then the director was a coke addict. he's dead and long after the real jung is dead the damage he did to the world will be with us.
Blow - Blu-ray Info September 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
VC-1 BD-50
Running time: 2:03:26
Movie size: 25,12 GB
Disc size: 46,01 GB
Average video bit rate: 22.07 Mbps
Dolby TrueHD Audio English 1474 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1474kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Subtitles: English / English SDH
Number of chapters: 25
#Focus points
#Commentary by director
#Deleted scenes
#Character Outtakes
#Ted Demme's Production Diary
#Nikki Costa Push and Pull Music Video
#George Jung Interviews by director
#Lost Paradise: Cocaine's impact on Colombia addiction: Body and Soul
#Fact Track: Trivia subtitle track with direct access to additional features
#Theatrical trailers
worth watching once, I suppose June 22, 2008
Drug movies tend to bore me, and this one was no exception. I wasn't too into the narrative style, and Penelope Cruz put forth one of her worst performance to date, in my book, but let me clarify by saying I adore Penelope. Johnny Depp was good for the role, but someone else might have been able to bring more to the character.
 not closed captioned May 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a deaf person and I count on the Closed Captioning and subtitles to be able to enjoy a movie.
Even though Blow is listed as being Closed Captioned, this copy is not.
A waste of my time and money.
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