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Angel Heart |  | Director: Alan Parker
Actors: Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling, Stocker Fontelieu
Studio: Lionsgate
Category: Movie
Buy New: $7.99
as of 9/9/2010 06:38 PDT details
Seller: Amazon Video On Demand
Rating:  133 reviews
Sales Rank: 4497
Genre: Horror
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 113 Minutes
ASIN: B000IDJNIY
Theatrical Release Date: March 5, 1987
Release Date: August 15, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Synopsis:
Harry Angel has a new case, to find a man called Johnny Favourite. Except things aren't quite that simple, and Johnny doesn't want to be found. Let's just say that, amongst the period detail and beautiful scenery, it all gets really, really nasty. |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 133
 Fear of the dark August 27, 2010
Julio H. S. Maziero (Pindamonhangaba, SP, Brasil)
Angel Heart is one of the best supernatural thrillers in movie history. Powerfull screenplay and excellent performances. This blu-ray edition is near perfect.
 Angel Heart - Special Edition August 22, 2010
AP Ferguson
For those of us who have long been obsessed with William Hjortsberg's unique merging of noir gumshoe and Satanic Horror (Falling Angel), this special edition of Alan Parker's film version is most welcome. Personally I had been hoping that someone would put together a package like this for a long long time, since my original VCR and DVD editions had no extra material on them at all. This one certainly makes up for it.
There is plenty here to keep fans happy. Four short documentaries on voodoo, original behind the scenes footage, several original featurettes, and full text commentary by Parker and Rourke. Parker's narrative is most forthcoming and insightful, and I really enjoyed having him talk the viewer through every scene, giving intimate background details which really evoke a sense of time and place, as well as some interesting observations on the working relationship between himself, Rourke and De Niro. Parker also reflects on his dealings with the author and how Hjortsberg was kind enough to allow him to take a lot of liberty with the original text. I can vouch for this as the film is vastly different to the novel, without losing the basic tenets of the story.
It's a pity Rourke himself is a lot less forthcoming in his analysis of the film and his role in it. In fact he seems rather reluctant to speak at all, and one wonders why he even bothered. This is a shame, as Rourke is an incredible actor and a unique enigmatic figure. To me he will always be Harry Angel/Johnny Favourite, and I was always struck at how his real life experience to some extent mirrors that of the title character here.
Overall, the combination of period background material from 1987 in conjunction with the more recent (circa 2006-07) commentary makes for a really good package of what in my view is one of the best horror films of all time.
Great Movie August 20, 2010
Jay
This is a great movie. In my opinion Underrated at the time it was released. The Blue Ray disc has a kind of 3D quality that takes away from the film look, but that could be the settings on my TV. The sound quality is very good.
Angel Heart April 13, 2010
L. Tallent (USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
You can watch this edge of your seat thriller several times and get something new out of it every time. What a Masterpiece.
DEVIL MAY CARE February 24, 2010
Robert H. Adams (Cheyenne, WY USA)
Indeed the Devil does care in this flick. Another oddball movie that stirred a bit of controversy and i think got evil enough to scare the actors themselves. Diabolical. Mickey Rourke is an amateur in this, but not bad, really, it's worth watching just for DeNiro playing Satan.
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