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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Paramount
Salesrank: 42146
Released: August 5, 2008 |
| Our Price: $2.87 |
| Used Price: $2.59 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Warren Beatty's award winning epic mixes drama and interviews with major social radicals of the period. "Reds" tells the story of the love affair between activists Louise Bryant and John Reed. Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous start of the twentieth century the two journalists' on-again off-again romance is punctuated by the outbreak of WWI and the Bolshevik Revolution. Louise's assignment in France at the outbreak of the war puts an end to their affair. John Reed's subsequent trip to Russia and his involvement with the Communist party rekindles their relationship. When Louise arrives in Petrograd she finds herself swept up in the euphoria of the Revolution. Reed however eventually becomes disillusioned with Communism when he sees his words and intentions augmented and controlled by the growing Soviet propaganda machine.System Requirements:Running Time: 195 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/LOVE & ROMANCE Rating: PG UPC: 097361380742 Manufacturer No: 138074
Description of Reds:
Warren Beatty's lengthy 1981 drama about American Communist John Reed and his relationships with both the Russian Revolution and a writer named Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton) is a compelling piece of little-known history told in a uniquely personal way. Beatty plays Reed as he did the title gangster in Bugsy and Senator in Bulworth, as a visionary likely to die before anyone fully recognizes the progressiveness of the vision, including those who are supposed to be on the same page. Jack Nicholson has an interesting part as fellow intellectual Eugene O'Neill, and the late author Jerzy Kosinski--himself a refugee from then-Soviet-controlled Poland--makes a strong impression as Reed's problematic Russian liaison. --Tom Keogh
Reds Reviews:
Helluva movie....hellish long, too! 
2009-12-19 - WOW! I just finished watching "Reds" for the first time since it was first run, and while I liked it much more than before, I'm glad I got it at my local library, & had a week to watch it....or I would have, if I hadn't found it so gripping that I watched it spread over about 10 hours.
I always really found the "talking heads" spots very interesting. These spots with people who knew Jack Reed, Louise Bryant, and Emma Goldman(or at least people who were around then) were very interesting, except for George Jessel...why him??
Brew some coffee, pop some corn, & settle in. "Reds" isn't for everyone, but it is an intelligent look at a time that almost no one is alive to tell us about.
Lost Some Luster 
2009-12-15 - This film has not held up particularly well over the years. The story is overwrought, overly long and tended to gloss over the historical events I was most interested in. Jack Nicholson is great as the playwright, Eugene O'Neill, and Beatty plays zeal well. However, I don't know that Diane Keaton was the best choice for the role, even though I am usually a big fan. A good movie, but not a great movie...
Also, I will admit I'm no tech wizard, but I don't understand why the film requires 2 Blu-Ray discs, as I understand them to contain about 6 times the information of standard DVDs. Does anyone believe this film necessitated a 2-disc BR release when 'Gone With the Wind' is satisfied with 1 disc?
booooring and loooong! 
2009-12-05 - wife and I both walked out on this when it first came out. I'm not sure whether it's the longest boring movie I almost saw or the most boring long movie I almost saw. You might like it if your a communist. Obommy the commie would probably love it.
Awesome Seller!!! 
2009-11-17 - The delux version of Reds came to me in pristine condition and was a real buy for what I paid for it. What impressed me the most, however, was the seller.
OUTSTANDING SELLER! The PO returned the DVD to rldgear because my son had lost the mailbox key, and so all my mail was "undeliverable. rldgear contacted me to inform me that the DVD "Reds" had been returned to him, and then he sent the DVD to me again at his own expense. WOW. I would urge everyone who wants to purchase from Amazon to first check if rldgear sells it. If you want an honest and reliable seller, I would stongly advise going through him. I know I will make it a point to do so.
Reds
2009-10-22 - I was completely satisfied with how quickly I received it. It arrived in excelent condition package wise. I couldn't be more pleased.
