{"id":10155,"date":"2014-03-06T10:51:10","date_gmt":"2014-03-06T15:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=10155"},"modified":"2014-03-06T10:58:45","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T15:58:45","slug":"vids-the-counselor-from-20th-century-fox-home-video-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=10155","title":{"rendered":"Vids: The Counselor From 20th Century Fox Home Video Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Counselor, directed by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Prometheus<a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Counselor-box-art.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10221\" style=\"width: 314px;\" alt=\"The Counselor box art\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/The-Counselor-box-art.jpg\" width=\"852\" height=\"577\" \/><\/a>) stars Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class) as a lawyer involved in the Mexican drug trade. Fassbender gets involved in a get rich quick scheme but he is soon in over his head. When a deal goes south The Counselor finds his world slowly crumbling around him as he tries to save himself and the people he loves.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">WARNING:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">SPOILERS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ridley Scott does a great job creating elaborate worlds whether it is a story is set in the far future or one set in our own present day. With The Counselor, Scott manages to capture the intensity and the violence of a world all too real. Scott is great with the \u201cslow burn\u201d and The Counselor is a great example of this technique. The story starts at a slow place gradually pulling you in until, as in this case, all hell breaks loose. I really enjoyed the subtle (maybe not so subtle) foreshadowing of how some characters will meet their demise. By the end of the movie Fassbender\u2019s character is a broken man with nothing.<br \/>\nThe all-star cast includes Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men), Cameron Diaz (Charlie\u2019s Angels), Penelope Cruz (Volver) and Brad Pitt (World `War Z).<\/p>\n<p>The Blu-ray includes both the theatrical release and the director\u2019s cut. The latter is preferred by Scott and personally I feel gives more insight to the characters. The director\u2019s cut does clock in a little longer with about 22 minutes more of story than the theatrical release.<\/p>\n<p>The Counselor was released in both a DVD and Blu-ray. The DVD has no special feature but the specifications of the Blu-ray are as follows:<br \/>\nBlu-ray Features<br \/>\no Unrated Extended Cut<br \/>\no Theatrical Version<br \/>\no Truth of the Situation<br \/>\no Viral Videos<br \/>\nAudio and Subtitles: Spanish, English and French<\/p>\n<p>The Counselor is available now from 20th Century Fox Home Video. The suggested retail for the DVD is $29.98 and the Blu-ray suggested retail is $39.99.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Counselor, directed by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Prometheus) stars Michael Fassbender (X-Men: First Class) as a lawyer involved in the Mexican drug trade. 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