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List Price: $19.96 | | Label: New Line Home Video
Salesrank: 1587
Released: September 11, 2001 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Based on a true story, Blow gives us a fast-paced look at the quick rise and fall of George Jung (Johnny Depp) who became a premier importer of Colombian cocaine, in the turbulent 1970's, forever changing the face of drugs in America.
DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
DVD ROM Features
DVD ROM exclusive web site
Documentary
Filmographies
Music Video
Outtakes
Production Notes
Theatrical Trailer
Description of Blow (Infinifilm Edition):
A briskly paced hybrid of Boogie Nights and Goodfellas, Blow chronicles the three-decade rise and fall of George Jung (Johnny Depp), a normal American kid who makes a personal vow against poverty, builds a marijuana empire in the '60s, multiplies his fortune with the Colombian Medellín cocaine cartel, and blows it all with a series of police busts culminating in one final, long-term jail sentence. "Your dad's a loser," says this absentee father to his estranged but beloved daughter, and he's right: Blow is the story of a nice guy who made wrong choices all his life, almost single-handedly created the American cocaine trade, and got exactly what he deserved. As directed by Ted Demme, the film is vibrantly entertaining, painstakingly authentic... and utterly aimless in terms of overall purpose.
We can't sympathize with Jung's meteoric rise to wealth and the wild life, and Demme isn't suggesting that we should idolize a drug dealer. So what, exactly, is the point of Blow? Simply, it seems, to present Jung's story as the epitome of the coke-driven glory days, and to suggest, ever so subtly, that Jung isn't such a bad guy, after all. Anyone curious about his lifestyle will find this film amazing, and there's plenty of humor mixed with the constant threat of violence and paranoid anxiety. Demme has also populated the film with a fantastic supporting cast (although Penélope Cruz grows tiresome as Jung's hedonistic wife), and this is certainly a compelling look at the other side of Traffic. Still, one wishes that Blow had a more viable reason for being; like a wild party, it leaves you with a hangover and a vague feeling of regret. --Jeff Shannon
Blow (Infinifilm Edition) Reviews:
Depp is deep 
2009-10-23 - Jonny has brought to us all that dared to watch, his naturally gifted talent to a very serious & true storyline that affected so many of us from back in the day.
Awesome movie, great picture quality!
2009-08-20 - My husband and I purchases this BluRay because neither one of us had seen it, and it got great reviews. I'm so glad that we did! The BluRay transfer is awesome, so it was a beautiful picture. Also, the movie itself is very moving and entertaining!
Blow
2009-08-04 - This is a true story about the rise and fall of a drug dealer. From the beginning to end it gets you hooked. This movie is worth watching from time to time.
I was expecting a Digital Copy with this Blu-ray? 
2009-07-21 - Shouldn't the blu-ray come with a digital copy? or do they have different versions of this blu-ray? one a single disc and the other with digital copy included?
Great movie on the cocaine industry
2009-06-26 - This was one of the best performances I have seen by Johnny Depp. It showed the in depth view of the cocaine industry and just how powerful the King of Coke really was (Escobar). I'm really surprised that George Jung didn't get sent to prison more often. All in all I would recommend this movie to anyone that wanted to know more about not only the cocaine industry but the life and wild times of George Jung.
