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Certificate: 12
Running Time: 124 mins
Retail Price: $27.95
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger is Adam, an ace pilot in the very near future who is having a serious identity crisis. An evil corporation illegally cloned him, and now they're trying to kill him to hide the evidence. Torn from his beloved family and faced with a shocking exact duplicate of himself, Adam races against time to reclaim his life and save the world from the underground cloning movement.

From the director of Tomorrow Never Dies, The 6th Day also stars powerhouse actors Robert Duvall (Gone In 60 Seconds, Deep Impact) and Michael Rapaport (Deep Blue Sea, Cop Land). Prepare for a high-tech sci-fi blast with twice the Arnold and twice the action!

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Audio Commentary by Composer Trevor Rabin with Isolated Music Score
RePet Infomercial and TV Spot
Theatrical Trailers
Production Notes
Talent Files

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 French

Subtitle Tracks:
French
English
CC: English

Directed By:
Roger Spottiswoode

Written By:


Starring:
Sarah Wynter
Michael Rooker
Tony Goldwyn
Michael Rapaport
Arnold Schwarzenegger

Casting By:
Judith Holstra
Michelle Allen

Soundtrack By:
Michael Wandmacher
Trevor Rabin

Director of Photography:
Pierre Mignot

Editor:
Kirk Moses
Dominique Fortin
Mark Conte
Michel Arcand

Costume Designer:
Trish Keating

Production Designer:
John Willett
James D. Bissell

Producer:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Mike Medavoy
David Latham
Jon Davison

Executive Producer:
Marianne Wibberley
Cormac Wibberley
Daniel Petrie Jr.
David Coatsworth

Distributor:
Columbia / Tristar

Comments on this Item
ChangesPosted by Zvi Josef on 15-4-2001 04:29
8 / 10

A very good anti-cloning action thriller. It has everything - a good script, top notch action, thrills and even a good sense of humor.
The video transfer is excellent. There are no compression signs to be seen at all and the colors are very clear. The numerous dark scenes are rendered perfectly. The special effects are done very nice as well.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is great. The surrounds are used throughout the movie and the soundtrack itself is very aggressive (which is a good thing for action thrillers).
The menus are all animated with sound.
The extras include a commentary with an isolated score track and some commercials from the movie itself. Unfortunately, there is no featurette about how the special effects were created.
Bottom line - a good action thriller which topic is extremely relevant nowadays.

"The Sixth Day" revisited - November 2007
*********************************************
It's been over six and a half years since I first watched and reviewed this movie.
Upon watching it for the 2nd time, during a cool Saturday morning I can say it still kept me at the edge of my seat.
It simply has a lot to offer - thrills, chills, some laughs, a lot of moral and Arnold's pathetic (yet usual) performance.
My original mark for the extras was a mare 6, but given the fact that this disc is SO poor on extras, it'll have to go. 5 it is, then.
Bottom line - still not outdated, even six and a half years into the future. Enjoy! Happy

ChangesPosted by Tony Vado on 15-4-2001 06:21
7 / 10

Schwarzenegger's career has been a bit rocky of late, and this film is neither a help nor a hinderance to his prospects. 6th Day is reminiscent of most early '90s action films and had the opportunity to be a fun-filled rollercoaster ride. The fly in the ointment however, is a rather serious subject matter. Cloning will always be a big issue due to technological advancements, and this was never going to be taken lightly by any Director.
The resulting movie is an uneasy mixture of heroic cliches and potentially thought provoking dramatics.

It's sporadically enjoyable and the action is great, but any designs it might have had on being a weighty piece of cinema are squashed by Arnie's presence. Conversely, if the story was tailored more to the typical entertainment fare, this really could have took off and re-established it's star as the commodity he once was. To be fair, It very nearly achieves this goal. The comedic/light hearted moments are certainly well staged, it's just that the tone is noticeably inconsistent (they can't have it both ways!).

The disc itself is surprisingly low on extras after seeing the misleadingly big list on the back cover, as only the commentary by Trevor Rabin (isolated score) is worth mentioning. The A/V quality is everything you'd expect from a film this new, but this is another R1 DVD without a DTS soundtrack (why?).

So, is it worth bothering with? probably, but just be warned that it's quarter of an hour longer than necessary and has a fairly uncommited ending. There's still plenty here to get excited about, it's the big man back on some sort of form, but a clearer vision would have helped. Devout Arnie fans will be happy enough and glad to put End of Days behind them.

ChangesPosted by Soulman1 on 11-5-2003 00:01
7 / 10

I went into this movie not expecting much. From the opening scenes it seems like a rehash of Arnold's own TOTAL RECALL and in some parts it is. But upon futher viewing I found it to be a good, not great, but good vehicle for Arnold that reminds me of his earlier efforts. Presented in a 2.35:1 letterboxed format the DVD features a good video transfer and a great DD 5.1 soundtrack with sound effects that seems to fill the rear channels. The drawbacks are the lack of any decent features which includes an isolated audio commentary, a mock infomerical, a mock TV spot and theatrical trialer. I'm not into extra material on newer movies so I'm not complaining. Overall, not a bad disc.

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