The Eye
Director: David Moreau, Xavier Palud Cast: Jessica Alba , Alessandro Nivola , Parker Posey , Rade Serbedzija , Fernanda Romero
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(Wide Screen / Full Frame)
$9.99
- Release Date: 01/19/2010
- UPC: 0031398242369
- Original Release: 2008
- Rating: PG-13
- Source: LIONS GATE
- Region Code: 1
- Presentation: [Wide Screen]
- Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
- Language: English
- Runtime: 5820
- Sales rank: 57,523
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English 5.1 Dolby Digital
Spanish 2.0 Dolby Digital
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Scene Selections
Seeing the World
Finding Focus
Night Sights
Who's Eyes?
On My Own
Good to See You
Seeing Things
Whole New Level
Pushing Too Hard
I'll be Ready
Like the Rest of Us
Through Me
Chinese Restaurant
Everything's Wrong
No Escape
Hiding Out
Don't Let Go
Cellular Memory
A Connection
Her Eyes
Blame Her
Save Them
Warning Signs
See What Truly Matters
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Disc #1 -- The Eye, Side B
Play Movie
Set Up
Audio
English 5.1 Dolby Digital
Spanish 2.0 Dolby Digital
Subtitles
English
Spanish
Subtitles: Off
Scene Selections
Seeing the World
Finding Focus
Night Sights
Who's Eyes?
On My Own
Good to See You
Seeing Things
Whole New Level
Pushing Too Hard
I'll be Ready
Like the Rest of Us
Through Me
Chinese Restaurant
Everything's Wrong
No Escape
Hiding Out
Don't Let Go
Cellular Memory
A Connection
Her Eyes
Blame Her
Save Them
Warning Signs
See What Truly Matters
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Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) has been given the gift of sight, but it comes with a horrifying price in the English-language remake of Danny and Oxide Pang's The Eye. The double corneal transplant was to open up a new world for Sydney, a concert violinist whose blindness has plagued her since childhood. With the help of Dr. Paul Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola) and sister Helen (Parker Posey), Sydney's operation and recovery seemed to be on the road to success -- until horrific images start to tear their way into her newfound vision. What's worse is that these episodes appear to foreshadow future deadly events, leading Sydney on a mission to track down the person whose eyes she has inherited and discover what kind of mystery from beyond the grave lies before her. The film is directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud, the duo behind the acclaimed 2006 French terror flick Them, and is produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner under their Cruise/Wagner production banner.
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- Director: Jessica Alba
The country of origin doesn't much matter when it comes to Hollywood remakes of Asian horror films. Whether it's Japan, South Korea, or, in the case of The Eye, Hong Kong, these remakes all possess a certain sameness, drawing from a grab bag of disturbing imagery that resists any particular motif -- the exception being the heavy usage of ghostly Asian children with long hair or shrouded faces. The Hollywood remake of The Eye, in which directors David Moreau and Xavier Palud re-interpret the Pang brothers' 2002 film, faithfully continues this generic tradition, yet still manages to be interesting enough in its own right. Giving both versions their captivating creep factor is the following supposition: What if transplanted corneas could harness the visual memories of the donor? What if the eyes are literally the windows to the soul, capable of transferring one person's "consciousness" to another? This is a spooky idea, but the directors approach it without any knack for the specifics. At different points, Jessica Alba's transplant patient can see dead people, past events, and/or future tragedies; the rules aren't clear on why and when she sees what she sees. Thank goodness the nightmarish images are sprung with a strong sense of timing, which keeps viewers interested from scene to scene. Alba is pretty good as the blind violinist seeing the world for the first time. Her performance, enhanced by the directors' visual techniques, effectively dramatizes her disorientation. Even if she were only grappling with the flood of unfamiliar stimuli, this disorientation would still be significant. But also having to fend off demons, who terrorize her personal visual space? It's enough to drive a person crazy. The rest of the cast makes less of an impression, particularly a miscast Parker Posey, whose role requires none of Posey's usual eccentric whimsy.