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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781417026173
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1417026170
Label: Dreamworks Video
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Dreamworks Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 23, 2004
Running Time: 129 minutes
Sales Rank: 28421
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Theatrical Release Date: June 18, 2004
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Like an airport running at peak efficiency, The Terminal glides on the consummate skills of its director and star. Having refined their collaborative chemistry on Saving Private Ryan and Catch Me if You Can, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks mesh like the precision gears of a Rolex, turning a delicate, not-very-plausible scenario into a lovely modern-age fable (partly based on fact) that's both technically impressive and subtly moving. It's Spielberg in Capra mode, spinning the featherweight tale of Victor Navorski (Hanks, giving a finely tuned performance), an Eastern European who arrives at New York's Kennedy Airport just as his (fictional) homeland has fallen to a coup, forcing him, with no valid citizenship, to take indefinite residence in the airport's expansive International Arrivals Terminal (an astonishing full-scale set that inspires Spielberg's most elegant visual strategies). Spielberg said he made this film in part to alleviate the anguish of wartime America, and his master's touch works wonders on the occasionally mushy material; even Stanley Tucci's officious terminal director and Catherine Zeta-Jones's mixed-up flight attendant come off (respectively) as forgivable and effortlessly charming. With this much talent involved, The Terminal transcends its minor shortcomings to achieve a rare degree of cinematic grace. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - No Exit
It's easy to figure out how movies like this get made, the "high-concept" can be expressed in one sentence. Remember the opening sequence of The Player where film producer Tim Robbins listened to a series of preposterous one-sentence ideas for movies? Here goes. "Man entering JFK from failed state must take up residence in waiting area, existing in a state of limbo - hyjinx ensue." The idea is just so breathtakingly stupid and far-fetched that it's a wonder Spielberg gave it a second thought. ... Read More
Rating: - Great Acting In A Silly Movie
I loved this movie for about the first 30 minutes. After that it seemed like the story didn't know where to go. While I sort of enjoyed this movie I think it had mostly to do with Tom Hanks. He creates a character that is easy to like and he does an amazing job playing a person who doesn't speak english and is trapped in an airport. What I didn't like about this movie was that it was a bit silly. The whole point of why he came to the U.S. to begin with was supposed to be touching, but I just thought ... Read More
Rating:  - Huge Mistake for Hanks
Normally, I think Tom Hanks makes some great films....but this was a disaster of a role.
The movie was one of the worst I've seen in a while.
Rating:  - it's good
I own this movie and I love it. I think all the actors are great in it. It's entertaining and a little touching. It's about a good man in a bad situation and how he makes the best of it. He is determined and loyal. This is actually a good movie. Give it a shot. Just don't order from pieceofmindbooks.
Rating: - The terminal...
Based on a true story?? I can't hardly see how but it sure does make for a cute movie. Tom Hanks does an excellent job. It is a bit slow but that isn't a problem for me.
A man is stuck in an airport terminal for YEARS and while there he does some reconstruction and finds true love!
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