Product ReviewsBlood Diamond (DVD, 2007, Full Frame)

Pretty Darned Good

I should note that I'm not much of a Leo Dicaprio fan, but I can admit he was quite good in this film. All of the acting was above average for an action movie, in fact. Jennifer Connelly was as good as ever, though her character didn't have the same depth as in roles she's previously played (Requiem for a Dream, Waking the Dead, etc.).

The action starts early, and there are only a few lulls in the middle. The story is interesting (see link above), even though it has a big political message. Luckily the politics are not as intrusive as they could have been - this movie weaves them in much like Lord of War did.

The cinematography is great, really demonstrating how some parts of Africa are absolutely beautiful.

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Blood Diamond. The title by itself is very telling.

The synopsis of the movie is very well balance and stays true to the storyline throughout the movie. Both main characters are engaging and sometimes show conflict in trusting one another. Leonardo's character has a one main objective, which is to take the diamond. And his antagonist is a simple farmer who steals a diamond that is on his property. Overall the story is told very well.Read full review...

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Cool movie that was definitely a fantastic value for what I paid.

So here's the funny part: I only bought this because of the "blood diamond pants" (google it) and I only paid .99 + $3 shipping. I don't even particularly like Dicaprio! However, this movie was pretty darn good. The story/writing is goood. The cinematography was good. The action was great. The acting was good. My only complaint, and it's pretty minor, is that Dicaprio's Rhodesian/South African accent was sub par (I've lived with South Africans). It was definitely a fantastic value for what I paid, and is on par with other Africa related action/dramas such as Tears of the Sun, Hotel Riwanda, and Last King of Scotland.Read full review...

This Movie Will Shake You Breathless!!!

"Blood Diamond" got ripped off this year at the Academy Awards!! It is the absolute best movie that I have seen in a long time!! Full of understandable violence, it covers the civil war in 1999 in Sierra Leone, where rebel soldiers conscript children to disrupt the country while they search for diamonds in the rivers and streams to pawn for more weapons to overthrow the government of the country.

Enter Djimon Hounsou, who plays Solomon Vandy, a father whose family has been attacked and separated by this civil war. Himself conscripted to look for diamonds in a river, he finds a huge one and hides it between his toes to eventually bury near the river. He barely escapes after burying the diamond when a government unit attacks the rebel unit where the draftees are working.

Enter Leonardo Di Caprio, who plays Danny Archer, a mercenary soldier from Zimbabwe (Rhodesia), who saw his mother raped and murdered and his father decapitated and hanged in their barn when he was 9 years old. He learns about the diamond while in a prison camp with Solomon. It becomes his obsession to find the diamond and escape the continent of Africa where there is so much upheaval all the time in so many countries.

Enter Jennifer Connelly, who plays Mandy Bowan, an American journalist and photographer, who lives on the wild side but is mainly interested in showing the world about the exploitation going on in Sierra Leone and the destruction of so many lives over the greed of diamond smuggling.

This unlikely trio end up together trying to find the diamond. Mandy cares only about the story. Danny wants the diamond and the money it will bring. Solomon only wants his family back together in peace.

Mandy helps Solomon find his wife and daughter in a refugee camp in Guinea using her connections with the United Nations. But Solomon's treasured son is still missing and may be dead. Solomon will not give up the search for this precious son, who he thinks will one day be a doctor.

The key to both mysteries--the diamond and the son--is at a spot called Kono in Sierra Leone. But getting to that spot is not easy and what they find there is so upsetting that it breaks your heart. That is all that I am going to tell you about this marvelous movie.

Leonardo Di Caprio was nominated for Best Actor for this performance, and rightly so. Djimon Hounsou was nominated for Best Supporting Actor and should have won. The movie was also nominated for Best Film Editing and Best Sound (2 nominations.) But why not Best Picture!!!

This movie goes over the rating scale of 5 out of 5. You have to see it to believe it. The cinematography is fantastic--so many beautiful scenes in Africa to photograph. Try not to concentrate on the violence, but think about how greed has ruined so many lives on our planet. At one point in the movie, it is even announced that the same thing happened in Africa with rubber, ivory, and oil.Read full review...

Blood Diamond

Blood Diamond sheds light (as it should do) on the reality of what is going on in much of Africa: war, child soldiers, mercenaries, refugees, bad governance/corruption and of course... blood diamonds.

It is also a movie about human relations, hope and second chances, but most importantly about trust, love, and inner strength.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, Arnold Vosloo, and the rest of the cast, have truly outdone themselves with their performances, which are outstanding to say the least! All the actors, without exceptions, give it their 100% and it really shows (the chemistry is amazing)! Very well written and very well presented, the movie is without a doubt guaranteed to provide more than just a few thrills, not to mention a few tears.

The setting, the plot, the dialogues, and the music are all wonderful!

In short, Blood Diamond is a movie definitely worth watching and one to seriously consider adding to your movie collection.Read full review...

Incredibly film, great cast, touching story

Blood Diamond

I thoroughly enjoyed Blood Diamond from beginning to end. It's got a ton of action but that's not what I enjoyed about it. Blood Diamond manages to show the vicious brutality of the R.U.F and the effect it has on Africa while keeping the viewer engaged and on the edge of their seats.

It's an incredibly sad, yet touching story of lies, deceit, and evil. But it also shows how far people are willing to go to do what they feel is right.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, and especially Djimon Hounsou give amazing performances all worthy of major awards.

Final Verdict:

5/5

Worth buying: I think so, it's a great film, one I could watch over and overRead full review...

My Blood Diamond messed up and I wanted to replace and e bay had a better price , thank you .

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Good movie

I saw this movie years ago and wanted to see it again. Very entertaining and interesting history behind it.

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Very true

It's a great movie Very engaging makes you think

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this film is simply overwhelming

very fast-moving & packed with grisly action

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