Constantine (Full Screen Edition)

This is in my Top 3 Favorite Movies ever! Keanu is Brilliant playing the lead Constantine! This movie has several great actors in it, and they are brilliant as well!!! It’s not really a horror film, but more of a Thriller! There are a few graphic images but nothing too terrible! It’s just so interesting, and keeps you on the edge of your seat! I LOVE the plot and the great detail they go into! I’m still hoping for a sequel! Fingers crossed!I highly recommend watching this movie, especially if you are a Keanu Reeves fan!If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask me!

Keanu Reeves starred as Constantine. As a boy he saw demons which made him attempt suicide, which was a mortal sin under the Catholic Church. He temporarily went to hell but was brought back to be an agent of God to keep the balance between the forces of good and evil on the Earth. He runs into Detective Angela Dodson and the case of her sister who killed herself. As he got involved he noticed that abnormal events were occurring leading to a huge conflagration. Constantine was always very cynical about his work. He only did his job in an attempt to buy his way into Heaven. Detective Dodson made him ask how much he actually cared about humanity.There are certain roles that Reeves is perfect for and one of them was Constantine. The don’t give a damn attitude of the character fit Reeves like a glove. He would often smirk at people to show his disdain for them which was delivered perfectly. As Detective Dodson tells him he was rude no matter where he was.The story was also very strong. It mixed myth with the occult in a battle between God and the Devil. For instance, a possessed Mexican jumps the border fence into the U.S. and cows begin dying all around him. Later Constantine goes to church to talk to the Angel Gabriel (Tilda Swinton). At one point he even goes to Hell looking for Dodson’s sister. There’s action as well as Constantine has to fight demons.All together you had a very interesting plot along with some great acting by Reeves.C

It's about an institutionalized war between Heaven and Hell. Angels literally fighting with demons. The Catholic Church is like Heaven's intelligence agency and is depicted as a creature-hunter organization. A stylized film that's very visually striking. In terms of the story -- well, you shouldn't expect much. The whole thing revolves around a hidden artifact, demons trying to enter the mortal plane, but there is one original concept which I can't reveal without spoiling it. The acting is great for the context. Super stylish and cool by 2005 standards, and still holds up well today. Movie kind of glamorizes smoking though; somehow it even makes getting lung cancer cool.

This is not a review of the movie, which is good. This review is specifically of this disc and packaging.The Blu Ray comes in the standard packaging and is fine. The video quality is also pretty good, probably a 9/10.The audio unfortunately has major problems. I had to put the volume more than twice as high as I normally do for watching a movie, and I finally resorted to the subtitles because a lot of the dialogue was still impossible to make out. 1/10, which is a real shame for a movie like this.

Beyond wearing a tie and unbuttoning his top button, this has next to nothing to do with John Constantine and the Hellblazer comic.If you want good Constantine content, Matt Ryan is now basically the Kevin Conroy of John Constantines, with three absolutely stellar [animated] films, Justice League Dark, Justice League Dark: Apocalypse War, and City of Demons. We also have his TV show which was pretty alright, even though Vertigo content is too graphic for anything but HBO, Showtime or Cinemax. I became acquainted with Constantine through Swamp Thing, someone who is a bit more important to his mythos that you may think. He eventually went to star in Hellblazer which made names of big comic writers such as James Delano, Pete Milligram, and of course Garth Ennis.So it's a real shame to see a comic of such high quality get turned into such a boring, predictable film. This is basically End of Days with Arnold Schwarzenegger, with Keanu Reeves swapped in the main role.In the comics John Constantine is basically Merlin the magician, gallivanting throughout London, Great Britain, and even places like New York City, meeting demons and supernatural types along the way. Usually he is battling some imaginative demon. He's also frequently written as bisexual, and isn't in action hero shape.In this movie he's a exorcist for hire shuttled around by Shia LaBeouf. And not good Shia LaBeouf either, but rather the annoying Shia we got in Transformers. The plot is there, I guess. Most of the ancillary characters will put you to sleep. There is, however, one standout and that always amazing Peter Stormare as Satan. This is funny to me because Constantine doesn't revolve around Satan exclusively in the comics, but it seems like Hollywood's understanding of Demons always revolves around Judeo-Christian notions of God, and this movie is a good illustration of that misunderstanding.In the comics John's dealings with the occult involve all manners of religions and beliefs. This is something City of Demons handles well, incidentally also set in Los Angeles. They show Native American demons alongside "Christian" one and blur the lines between religions, rather than just enforcing one.God, this movie sucks.It's really uncreative. I can handle some changes - although this goes way, way too far - as long as they have some genuine imagination to them. This took a character with a lot of appeal, and rendered him to blandest, most paint-by-numbers interpretation possible. The casting of Keanu Reeves almost being a middle finger to the uniqueness of his source material counterpart.Maybe I can appreciate the somewhat cult following this film has developed. It to me seems like one of those average films people with shitty taste in movies think is cool. It's a visually interesting, but boring and bland film. I'm surprised people can watch it without falling asleep.

...was für Gangster ein John Wick ist...ist für Dämonen ein John Constantine !Dieser okkulte Fantasy-Thriller aus dem Jahr 2005 unter der Regie von Francis Lawrence basiert auf der Comicserie "Hellblazer". Besonders das visuelle Konzept dürfte massgeblich von seinem literarischen Ursprung inspiriert worden sein, setzt aber dessen Kenntnis nicht voraus.Seit Anbeginn der Zeit weilen Kreaturen aus dem Himmel und der Hölle unter uns. Constantine (Keanu Reeves) besitzt seit seiner Geburt die seltene Gabe, jene Wesen zu erkennen. Ein missglückter Selbstmordversuch hat ihn nun dazu gebracht, Dämonen und andere Geschöpfe aus der Hölle zu jagen und zu vernichten, um sich von seiner eigenen Todsünde reinzuwaschen und sich selbst einen Platz im Himmel zu verschaffen. Eines Tages bittet ihn die Polizistin Angela (Rachel Weisz) den angeblichen Suizid ihrer Zwillingsschwester zu untersuchen.......Sicher, wenn man Constantine mit einer Katze auf dem Schoss ein Fussbad nehmen sieht, weil er so direkt in die Pforten der Hölle schreiten kann, könnte man wohl glauben einen neuen Teil von "Scary Movie" zu sehen, aber gerade diese manchmal auch unfreiwillige Komik macht diesen Film erst aus. Er nimmt sich nie zu ernst. Das ist es, was ihn unter seinesgleichen so deutlich herausragen lässt. Der Konflikt zwischen Himmel und Hölle macht in all seinen gewaltigen Auswüchsen Spass. Und so schiesst, raucht und kämpft sich Constantine in ein grandioses Finale mit beeindruckenden Szenenbildern. Die Tricks sind zwar von wechselhafter Qualität, aber allein die Ausflüge in die Hölle lohnen das Anschauen...eine post-nukleare Feuerwüste, wo Luzifers Sohn auf seine Befreiung durch göttliche Hilfe lauert...Trotz aller Vorbehalte gegenüber Reeve`s limitierten Schauspielkünsten mimt er diesen kettenrauchenden, zynischen "Antihelden" wirklich hervorragend und auch Rachel Weisz stellt die perfekte Partnerin an seiner Seite dar. Faszinierend die wirklich immer und aus jedem Cast herausragende Tilda Swinton als Erzengel Gabriel, und ganz gross der Auftritt von Peter Stormare als Luzifer.Eine wirklich sehr unterhaltsame "Anti-Raucher-Kampagne", die mit der richtigen Prise schwarzen Humors diesen effektreichen Fantasy-Film geschmackvoll abrundet. 4 von 5 Nikotinpflaster für diesen sehenswerten Film.

Top Quality production, strong caste, good plot, nice pacing, simple effects work well, engaging characters. Nice twist. Keannu's magic at work full on. What's not to like. No spoilers, you'll enjoy, Catholics too!RECOMMENDED

good product and service Keanu rocks love him putting those demons in their place we want more of john constantine

Love it! It arrived in excellent conditions.

Love this film it’s awesome. Nail biting stuff