Amazon.com essential video: Director Oliver Stone added 17 minutes of previously unseen footage for the "director's cut" edition of his hypnotic courtroom epic about the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963. That fateful day in Dallas set in motion a sequence of events that would only intensify the mystery behind Kennedy's death, causing New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) to begin an investigation that would gradually become a personal obsession. Bravura filmmaking combined with controversial treatment of historical facts and audacious speculation, this breathtaking revision of history presents a mesmerizing parade of shady figures and conspiracy theories, unfolding like a classic mystery based on history's greatest unsolved crime. A technical triumph boasting Oscar-winning cinematography and editing, Stone's film is guaranteed to grab the viewer's attention with its daring take on the JFK controversy. The stellar supporting cast includes Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pesci, Jack Lemmon, Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Kevin Bacon, and Gary Oldman as Lee Harvey Oswald. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating: - Unforgettable history, incredible circumstances thought provoking film.
This film is one that requires the watcher to immerse oneself in another world. A world of cold war tensions, clandestine operations, high level plants and communist witch hunts. Historical facts not with ... Read More
Rating: - NAY SAYERS BE DAMNED
Sit through this fact based movie documentary and you'll be a wiser person for it.
Rating: - Fantasic movie even more fantastic on Blu-Ray
This is a fantastic film about the mystery surrounding JFK's assassination. If you haven't seen it, Blu-Ray is the perfect intro, if you have seen it, chances are you've never seen it like this. The transfer ... Read More
Rating: - Intriguing Speculation About J.F. Kennedy Assassination
For most of his career as writer/director, Oliver Stone has associated himself with controversial movies. None provoked discussion more than "JFK," now available in an Ultimate Collector's Edition from Warner ... Read More
Rating: - JFK an excellent movie, a must see
One of the best movies from Oliver Stone. One of the best works of Kevin Costner.
- Unforgettable history, incredible circumstances thought provoking film.