This deserves at least one viewing, but I'm going to watch it again many times

Rating: 10/10 (21 July 2009)

If you haven't yet read the review of this film by RosenKratz from Washington DC, posted here above or below, you need to read their review as well. RosenKratz nails it beautifully describing the thought-provoking nature of this film.
The only reason I had no expectations of this film is because I had no real knowledge (heh, excuse the pun) of it until it hit DVD. I wish so bad now that I could have seen this on the big screen.
One of the most amazing scenes, without giving anything away, is this single shot scene that lasts over 4 minutes of a devastating airplane accident and it's aftermath. The scene goes on continuously with a single camera with no edits. As a student of cinema, that scene brought me out of my seat wondering how, even in today's technology, it was achieved! And indeed, when you look at the Special Features on the DVD it explains how the scene was (barely) done. After seeing how the scene was shot, I was still in complete and utter awe in how convincingly it all looked after the final cut! In my opinion, Alex Proyas has broke new barriers in the field of film making with this work. A standard that Hollywood has always nurtured, and a standard that I hope always exists in future film works.
If you are a lover of movies, or a student of cinema, you really need to see this at least once.....but I'm gonna see it several times, cause I'm both! :-)