'Rising Sun' - High-Def Digest review

[jed]

Peter didn't love the movie itself, but says the video and audio are good enough for a catalogue title. There are no extras, however, planting this one in the "rent it" category, only if you've run out of better options.

Full Review:
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/risingsun.html

[HutcH]

He gives the story 2 stars. Rates the video 3.5 and audio 3.5.

In his review of the movie he states:
The story is told from the viewpoint of Los Angeles cop/Japanese Liaison officer Lt. Web Smith (Wesley Snipes), who is called to Japan when a "professional mistress" is found dead after attending a party in a new, high-profile office building of a leading Japanese company.

If he'd really watched the movie he'd know that Wesley Snipes "never" goes to Japan. He has no authority in Japan and would never be needed in an investigation there.

If he missed that basic piece of information how much credit can I give to his review of the movie or of the quality of the transfer?

HutcH

[Solo 88]

of course the comment above shows that but in addition

This was a well recieved movie of its time. it builds a nice pace and has a good deal of intruige, mystery and suspense.

I felt the transfer was significantly better than he scored it. It's not refrence material but a major upgrade for those who are fans of the movie, fans of sean connery or wesley snipes.

[Josh Z]

Originally Posted by Solo 88

This was a well recieved movie of its time. it builds a nice pace and has a good deal of intruige, mystery and suspense.

I saw this movie in the theater. It sucked then. I can't imagine it having gotten any better with time.

The book was OK, though amusingly almost everything Michael Crighton believed about Japanese business was proven wrong in the following years. The movie was a horrible bastardization, and just incompetent in every respect. It's not much of a "mystery" when you can pick out the murderer the first time he's introduced on camera.

[FourToedStatue]

Originally Posted by Josh Z

I saw this movie in the theater. It sucked then. I can't imagine it having gotten any better with time.

The book was OK, though amusingly almost everything Michael Crighton believed about Japanese business was proven wrong in the following years. The movie was a horrible bastardization, and just incompetent in every respect. It's not much of a "mystery" when you can pick out the murderer the first time he's introduced on camera.

There were 4 real suspects: Connery's friend, The Yuppie, The politician, and the japanese company's number two.

I'm not defending the movie ther's no way you could have known it was the Yuppie who killed the girl so quickly.

[Josh Z]

Originally Posted by JackBauer24

There were 4 real suspects: Connery's friend, The Yuppie, The politician, and the japanese company's number two.

I'm not defending the movie ther's no way you could have known it was

Spoiler:

the Yuppie

who killed the girl so quickly.

Spoiler:

The yuppie with the huge bouffant hairdo who looked and acted like a cartoon character in comparison to everyone else in the movie? Yeah, he didn't stand out as suspicious at all...

The movie actually changed the identity of the killer from the book so as to appear less racist. Nonetheless, the very second the new character appeared on screen I said, "Oh yeah, he did it."

This is the type of "mystery" movie where every time a clue is introduced the camera zooms in tight and the musical score blares DA-DA-DAAAAAA!!!!! to make sure you don't miss it. There's no mystery or suspense to be found in any of it.

[SBrooks1]

I've always loved this movie and think the Blu-ray looks and sounds great.

[HutcH]

I was more pointing out that the reviewer seemed to be missing a very basic fact about the movie and how this should impact how people view his review of the movie.
I agree this wasn't the years best movie, but it was fun. I enjoyed it. But people looking at his 2.5 star review should understand that he probably didn't watch the movie very closely at all...

[Clear]

I enjoyed this movie alot when it first came out and it could be because i was like 12 or 13 when it came out. I saw it again when i bought it in a amazon bogo and it didnt hold up at all. The only thing that will always be great is the karaeoke opener for me. That scene always makes me laugh

[Ken Brown]

Originally Posted by HutcH

I was more pointing out that the reviewer seemed to be missing a very basic fact about the movie and how this should impact how people view his review of the movie.
I agree this wasn't the years best movie, but it was fun. I enjoyed it. But people looking at his 2.5 star review should understand that he probably didn't watch the movie very closely at all...

Sorry to jump to Peter's defense so late in the game, but I didn't catch these posts until now! It's most likely that in the original write-up, the facts in the synopsis were correct. However, when the review went through the editing process, our editor might have cleaned up a cluttered sentence, resulting in the plot error you caught. As you can imagine, our editors can't possibly watch every movie so minor details like this can slip by from time to time.

Any time someone cries foul when Pete or I have seemingly "missed" a crucial plot point, please keep in mind that there is a series of common events that can lead to such an error -- none of which involve not watching a film or paying attention to the events therein.

I hope that explanation helps clear things up. In the future, if you post a reply like this one and don't get a response, please e-mail us so we can fix the error. Thanks for your time, your scrutiny, and your posts!

[A_Gorilla]

Movie sucked book was a thousand times better, and you have to remember when this was written ('93) Japanese/US relations were strained because the US saw Japan as an economic juggernaut that had to be "contained". Of course about a year later Japan was hit with a recession and hence all the fears in this novel were proven untrue, still a good book though...

[bigjaymofo]

Originally Posted by Ken Brown

Sorry to jump to Peter's defense so late in the game, but I didn't catch these posts until now! It's most likely that in the original write-up, the facts in the synopsis were correct. However, when the review went through the editing process, our editor might have cleaned up a cluttered sentence, resulting in the plot error you caught. As you can imagine, our editors can't possibly watch every movie so minor details like this can slip by from time to time.

Any time someone cries foul when Pete or I have seemingly "missed" a crucial plot point, please keep in mind that there is a series of common events that can lead to such an error -- none of which involve not watching a film or paying attention to the events therein.

I hope that explanation helps clear things up. In the future, if you post a reply like this one and don't get a response, please e-mail us so we can fix the error. Thanks for your time, your scrutiny, and your posts!

Don't blame your Editor! It is clear that the reviewer DOES in fact think that this movie takes place in Japan.

"It is also worth nothing that 'Rising Sun' came out a few years after 'Black Rain,' the Ridley Scott thriller starring Michael Douglas that also took place in Japan and revolved around a crime plot and the clash between an American cop and Japanese culture."

Quoted directly from the review, it is clear to me that the reviewer missed a very important plot point that would definately impact his opinion of the film.

[Kiamat]

Originally Posted by Josh Z

I saw this movie in the theater. It sucked then. I can't imagine it having gotten any better with time.

The book was OK, though amusingly almost everything Michael Crighton believed about Japanese business was proven wrong in the following years. The movie was a horrible bastardization, and just incompetent in every respect. It's not much of a "mystery" when you can pick out the murderer the first time he's introduced on camera.

On the other hand it was kinda freaky how this movie proved him right...

Spoiler:

...in the way the movie changed the bad guy from being Japanese to being American.