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    Unique ID Code: 0000044996
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    Added on: 19/2/2003 07:22
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    Dragonfly (US)

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    "A Supernatural Shocker!" - Entertainment Forecast
    Certificate: PG-13
    Running Time: 105 mins
    Retail Price: $26.98
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    Synopsis:
    Dragonfly is an electrifying supernatural thriller full of surprises that will keep you guessing and a knockout ending will blow you away!

    Dr. Joe Darrow is a man distraught over the violent death of his wife. But is she really dead? Suddenly, Joe is confronted by a series of haunting messages, impossible coincidences and unsettling encounters. With each supernatural event, Joe becomes more desperate, until he begins to suspect the shocking truth. Now, in a final shattering revelation, he will make the most astonishing discovery of all.

    Starring Academy Award® winner Kevin Costner and featuring Oscar winners Kathy Bates and Linda Hunt, it`s a heart-stopping unearthly thriller BBC`s Jeffrey Lyons applauds as "Stunning."

    Special Features:
    Thrilling Deleted Scenes
    The Making Of Dragonfly
    Commentary with Director Tom Shadyac
    Cast and Filmmaker Bios
    Production Notes
    Best-Selling Author Betty Eadie on her near death experience
    Theatrical Trailer
    DVD-ROM

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital 5.1 English
    Dolby Digital 5.1 French
    DTS 5.1 English

    Subtitle Tracks:
    Spanish
    CC: English

    Directed By:
    Tom Shadyac

    Written By:





    Starring:
    Robert Bailey Jr.
    Kathy Bates
    Ron Rifkin
    Joe Morton
    Susanna Thompson
    Kevin Costner

    Casting By:
    Debra Zane
    Elizabeth Marx

    Soundtrack By:
    John Debney

    Director of Photography:
    Dean Semler

    Editor:
    Don Zimmerman

    Costume Designer:
    Judy Crown

    Production Designer:
    Linda DeScenna

    Producer:
    Janet L. Wattles
    Tom Shadyac
    Arlene Kehela
    Mark Johnson
    Alan B. Curtiss
    Gary Barber

    Executive Producer:
    James D. Brubaker
    Michael Bostick

    Distributor:
    Universal Pictures

    Your Opinions and Comments

    8 / 10
    A good supernatural thriller about a man coping with loss.
    Costner gives a very good performance, as do Bates and Hunt.
    The video transfer is very good. The transfer does not reveal any compression signs and the dark scenes (plenty of those) are rendered beautifully.
    The DTS and DD 5.1 soundtrack are both good. The surrounds are used very nicely and add a lot of atmosphere to the movie.
    The menus are all animated with sound.
    The extras include a commentary by the director, a behind the scenes look (which also includes an interview with a woman who had a near death experience), 9 deleted scenes and some production notes.
    Bottom line - a good movie with some fine acting that was somehow overlooked in cinemas.

    "Dragonfly" revisited - February 2004
    ****************************************
    Upon a second viewing (exactly a year after the first one), the movie is still stunning!
    It`s truly intense throughout, and the actual knowledge of what`s coming next does not interfere at all.
    The main theme of the movie is probably "never give up - believe!". Costner believes. We believe, and by believing we get a chance to experience a fascinating thriller.
    Don`t miss this one - it will leave you gasping for air and never (EVER) wanting to adopt a parrot.
    posted by Zvi Josef on 19/2/2003 15:26