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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Lynne Ramsay |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 1998 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Criterion Collection |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Widescreen |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 037429171820 |
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Customer Reviews of Ratcatcher - Criterion Collection
A grim look of a real Scotland. The Ratcatcher is a hauntingly realistic view of Glasgow Scotland in the mid 70's. The story follows James a young boy as he deals with the challenges in his life like death, guilt, sexuality and isolation. The film mixes realism with surprisingly innocent and in some cases violent scenes to bring together a truly wonderful almost voyeuristic account.
The DVD comes packed with extras. Including an interview with and three short films by Lynn Ramsay. The optional English subtitles can help you follow the dialog through the thick Scottish dialect, not only the accent but also the common sayings for the area.
Ratcatcher takes me back to my childhood in the west coast of Scotland. Growing up just west of Glasgow I see how much the film is a true authentic vision of how things where. I rode the same old green and yellow double decker busses on a 10p ticket like James, I had a belt just like James and a coat just like Kenny's.
Lovely
If you read reviews for a plot synopsis, you likely won't like this film, much less this review. In the end, who cares about plot, if the direction, performances, set design, cinematography, and production quality are good enough? This is not a plot-less venture; rather, it's a true-to-life, realistic-but-lyrical, coming-of-age exploration. But, regardless of plot, there's a beautiful story here, filmed with the exstiquisite eye of Lynne Ramsey. If you like the 400 Blows (I don't, personally), or any other realistic, depressing tale of a child's life, you will love this film. The dialect is so thick that subtitles are provided, and the cinematogrpahy so stunningly bleak that you'll find it hard to drag your eyes from the image to the words. I can't say enough positive things about this gorgeous film. A true European indie feature, not the semi-indie crap Miramax passes off these days. The DVD comes with 3 remarkable shorts (okay--two greats and one unbearable), and is really a MUST for wanna-be film students (I'm one, so trust me!)
Great Story, But Im Getting Tired of The Shakey Camera
ramsey, with her background in photography, falls into a ever-growing trend in independent cinema. Ratcatcher comes complete with shakey steady cam shots, ultra-photograhic framing and dis-jointed editing. The effect these have is ultimately gorgeous, however these techniques are beginning to be, for me at least, a tad bit played out. They do less to service the story and do more to glorify the director and D.P. The story is handled well: she lets it develope slowly, and she doesnt force any moments on the viewer. All in all this is a great stroy and a beautifully shot film, but doesnt really push any visual boundries like some would like to believe.