It's an intense, detail oriented movie with multiple levels of depth and Gary Oldman brings it like only he can, with a quiet fortitude that resonates within the story.
The movie also stars Tom Hardy, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, John Hurt and many more.
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But this article has the word Blu-ray review first and I have to say that there are parts of the Blu-ray package that make this BD packaging stand out.
The obvious point is the visual power of picture clarity from BD. It's amazing. And because of the extra space on a BD, the extras on the disc are pretty cool.
There is the usual collective of deleted scenes, first looks, interviews and a feature commentary.
The First Look is one long run of information about the background on the characters, the story, the era and the subject matter. It fills in details from questions that might have arisen from watching this intense story of espionage.
The interviews are like video snippets of the cast answering a question that was posed to them from off-camera, just before they rolled the camera and the personalities answer the question.
John le Carre's interview is a wealth of information that adds a new dimension to many aspects of the movie and gives you a huge sense of a behind the scenes feel for the world of espionage and just adds a wonderfully interesting and large nugget of info. It's like the bow on a gift. It just caps it off.
Here's something I took away from one of the interview snippets:
Gary Oldman is old enough to remember the TV series base on the book the movie is based on. But it's not a remake... all three venues stand on their own.
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If you're looking for a movie that's less glitz and more quality story writing and settings, this is the movie for you.
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)Check out the tech specs:
BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO Blu-rayTM : Unleash the power of your HDTV with perfect hi-def picture and perfect hi-def sound.
- TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY: FIRST LOOK
- DELETED SCENES
- INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR JOHN LE CARRÉ
- BD-LIVETM : Access the BD-Live™ Center through your Internet-connected player to watch the latest trailers and more!
- pocket BLUTM app: The groundbreaking pocket BLU™ app uses iPad®, iPhone®, iPod® touch, Android™, PC and Mac® to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray™ player. Plus iPad® and Android™ tablet owners can enjoy a new, enhanced edition of pocket BLU™ made especially to take advantage of the tablets’ larger screen and high resolution display. Consumers will be able to browse through a library of Blu-ray™ content and watch entertaining extras on-the-go in a way that’s bigger and better than ever before. pocket BLU™ offers advanced features such as:
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- Advanced Remote Control: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your Blu-ray™ player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and BD-Live™ functions with ease.
- Video Timeline: Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing them to instantly access any point in the film.
- Mobile-To-Go: Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their Blu-ray™ discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere there is a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy content on the go, anytime, anywhere.
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Browse Titles: Users will have access to a complete list of pocket BLU™-enabled titles available and coming to
Blu-ray™ Hi-Def. They can view free previews and see what additional content is available to unlock on their device. - Keyboard: Entering data is fast and easy with your device’s intuitive keyboard.
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uHEAR™: Never miss another line of dialogue with this innovative feature that instantly skips back a few seconds on your
Blu-ray™ disc and turns on the subtitles to highlight what you missed.
BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY™ and DVD):
- INTERVIEWS WITH ACTORS GARY OLDMAN, COLIN FIRTH, TOM HARDY; DIRECTOR TOMAS ALFREDSON; AND SCREENWRITER PETER STRAUGHAN
- FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR TOMAS ALFREDSON AND ACTOR GARY OLDMAN
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