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 Frequency (DVD)
 Frequency (DVD) ... released 11 December, 2000 at Entertainment in Video / Features of the DVD: Letterboxed, PAL, Widescreen / Frequency is really two different--though inextricably linked--movies. First, the emotional drama of a father and son reunited after 30 years of separation. Then there is a science fiction thriller, in which a couple of chance solar storms, occurring exactly 30 years apart, can provide the agency through which the father and son can communicate using the very same ham radio in parallel time frames of 1969 and 1999. The son is John Sullivan (Jim Caviezel), a cop, and his father is Frank (Dennis Quaid), a firefighter who died on the job when John was six, which just happens to be tomorrow for Frank when he and his now-adult son begin talking across time. This is great for John, because now he can warn his dad about the upcoming fire and avert the catastrophe that left him fatherless for most of his life. Accomplishing this gives John new memories of his life with Dad, but unfortunately alters the course of a serial killer, with tragic effect on John's family history. Since John is a cop, and the case he's working on turns out to be the same unsolved case from 30 years before, he and his father work together over the ham radio to solve the case and hopefully avert the tragedy that befell their family. Time-travel stories have always been problematic, demanding either an extra degree of credulity on the part of the audience or an extra level of explanation on the part of storytellers, which is invariably cumbersome. Frequency handles the troublesome time paradoxes by having John explain how, having altered his past, he now experiences both timelines, as if he's had two pasts that converge in his present. And as changes continue to be wrought in John's past, we see him becoming more and more confused. No doubt the audience can sympathise, at least those of us who try to follow the ramifications of the rapidly accruing time fractures. Luckily, the bond between father and son is so strongly realised in the deeply felt performances of both Caviezel and Quaid that you don't even need to consider the science fiction elements in order to enjoy the film. But if you can suspend your disbelief long enough to allow for the possibility of time shifts, you will have a far richer experience. --Jim Gay, Amazon.comNewest Review: ... the plot to this one is pretty difficult to follow, and there are probably many people who will struggle to keep up. I would ... more ... say you need to have a good head for following things, and that's that.
Having said that, the plot is so original, so clever and so likable that it goes down as one of the best ever for me. Its sparing but intelligent interplay with time travel is juxtaposed with the gentler side of father son relationships, resulting in a brilliant showing.
Quaid is brilliant- much better than in his latest Horsemen film, and likewise Calavaziel gives a showing only bettered as the Messiah in The Passion of the Christ. Supporting ...more |
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Frequency [DVD] [2000]
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Frequency (DVD): Whats the frequency Kenneth? (1146 words)
by - written on 06/11/00 (Very useful, 29 readings)
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Frequency does not do much to describe the type of movie this is and may put people off seeing the movie. It is basically a thriller, full of twists, with a strong streak of science fiction running all the way through it. Recently released on Region 1 DVD from New Line Cinema it arrived on my doorstep this week. The basic plot is that Frank Sullivan (Dennis Quaid) is a fireman and a very good one, he is the best at his job and no risk is too much for him to take. He puts his life on the line everyday in an attempt to save others, but away from work Frank is a loving and caring father to John. But one day a rescue doesnt gop as planned and Frank dies in a blaze at a ... Read the complete review
Frequency is very Exciting (306 words)
by - written on 23/11/08 (Very useful, 8 readings)
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I hadn't heard anything about this movie when I received the movie tickets of a private screening for it, so I didn't know what to expect of it, but boy was I in for a treat. I absolutely loved this innovative film with its suspenseful, entertaining, and intriguing storyline. This movie is a superb psychological thriller that was so imaginative and wonderful that it kept me hooked from the very beginning right down to the very end. The story is about a New York police detective John Sullivan, played by James Caviezel who hasn't yet recovered form the sudden death of his father Frank, played by Dennis Quaid, a firefighter who died tragically but, as a hero, in ... Read the complete review
Frequency (DVD): Whats the Frequency, Dad (622 words)
by - written on 10/06/08 (Very useful, 73 readings)
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The big screen has a tendency to get it wrong when it attempts to mix and match genre's. You only have to look at the more recent Sunshine to see how shifting gear halfway through a film can destroy an utterly brilliant premise. However, the thoroughly enjoyable Frequency manages to apply the right mixture of thriller and science fiction to make it work. John Sullivan is a miserable cop who drinks alcohol too frequently, pushes away his closest friends and effectively his girlfriend, and carries too many demon's due to the death of his firefighter father. His life takes an interesting turn, when he discovers his father's old radio and finds himself talking ... Read the complete review
FREQUENCY DVD (1772 words)
by - written on 07/09/01 (Very useful, 38 readings)
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Firsty I'm going to apologise for this being in the wrong catergory but I have searched high and low for the DVD version of this film on dooyoo and have failed to find it, the strange thing is though that I'm sure I found it once! If anyone knows where it is, please let me know! So back to the DVD opinion....! I got recommended this film a while back and got lent the DVD version so I thought I'd watch it one night when I had nothing else to do. I got told not to expect that much, but a pretty good film. I personally thought that was pretty naff advice, I really liked this action packed flik and would recommend this film to anyone thats heard ... Read the complete review
Frequency (DVD): All we hear is Radio Ga Ga (384 words)
by - written on 05/02/01 (Very useful, 6 readings)
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This one came recommended by a friend as one to watch. Take it from me he is obviously either easily pleased, has a screw loose or is trying to get back at me for some past wrong. Maybe thats a bit extreme on the film, but it was not as captivating as he had made out. The story starts in 1969 October 10th, with Dennis Quaid playing the ever heroic American Fire fighter. Next thing we see is his son (Johnny) in 1999 suffering from a drink problem as a policeman, having never got over the death of his dad. Miraculously the two make contact when the old transmitter is found by the son and friends in the present day (1999) mostly it is expected by the ... Read the complete review
Frequency (DVD) : FREQUENCY DVDfrom jacklover
07/09/2001
Frequency (DVD) : All we hear is Radio Ga Gafrom forrest
05/02/2001
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