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Traffic (2000)

USA Home Entertainment, Criterion / Year: 2000

DVD Widescreen Criterion 2-disc More Info Criterion Collection 2-Disc Set Close Caption: Yes Region Code: 1 UPC: 715515017220 Catalog #: DL1548152 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), English Dolby Digital 2.0, English subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$35.99 (10% off) List Price: $39.99
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Review

Based on the BBC mini-series "Traffik," this explosive look at the internatonal drug trade is extraordinary filmmaking, marking a career high for director Soderbergh (and a potent 1-2 punch for 2000 with his earlier success Erin Brockovich). Several story lines are skillfully woven together to examine the war on drugs -- the complete arc from distribution to drug use to enforcement on both sides of the border. Among an outstanding ensemble: Douglas is the newly appointed drug czar fighting his own war at home; the exceptional, Oscar-winning Del Toro is a Mexican cop out to stop a cartel; Cheadle and Guzman are his American counterparts; Zeta-Jones is the wife of a drug dealer about to receive a quick lesson in business; and Christensen is Douglas' addicted daughter. Soderbergh brings an almost documentary-like feel to the movie, contrasting film stocks for different locales, and giving the film a tense, fly-on-the-wall perspective. It is masterful story telling, told with authority, intelligence and a sense of immediacy. There's no moral indignation, no polemic at work here; conclusions are all subjective, characters are all three-dimensional, and the film is all the better for it. If it's "just-say-no" morality you're looking for, watch another "Afterschool Special." Traffic is set in an adult world, and is a mature and sobering wake-up call for not only parents and children, but our ineffectual government as well. Winner of 4 Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Screenplay Adaptation.

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $35.99 (Criterion Collection 2-Disc Set)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515017220
Catalog #: DL1548152

Studio : USA Home Entertainment, Criterion

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Dolby Digital 2.0 , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.85
Extras: Alternate Angles, Trailers, 25 Deleted Scenes
Features:
Audio commentary: with Soderbergh and Gaghan
2-disc set
Additional footage featuring multiple angles
25 deleted scenes, which include commentary by Soderbergh and Gaghan
U.S. Customs trading cards of the K-9 squad
Audio commentary: with composer Cliff Martinez, including two music cues not in the film
Film processing demonstration: Achieving the look of the Mexico sequences
Editing demonstration with Stephen Mirrione; Dialogue editing demonstration
Audio commentary: with producers Laura Bickford, Edward Zwick &Marshall Herskovitz and consultants Tim Golden & Craig Chretien

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DVD Widescreen: $13.49 (Single-disc Version)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 025192229923
Catalog #: DL1548154

Studio : USA Home Entertainment, Criterion

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Dolby Digital 2.0 , English SDH Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.85
Extras: 4 Trailers
Features:
Photo gallery
Featurette: Inside Traffic