Product reviewsThe Truman Show (DVD, 1999, Sensormatic)

Pleasantly Surprised

Excellent movie, a very enjoyable time. What adds to the charm is the fact that my copy is an original DVD from when DVDs were first becoming big. It adds a lot of fun value to the whole exerience.

Not as good as I was hoping, but a lot of people enjoy it so maybe you will too.

With all the rave reviews I had heard/ read of this I expected a lot more than was delivered. Maybe I just didn't get it. It played a little boring to me. I have only watched it once though. It is definitely interesting and brings up interesting issues but I guess I wanted a happier story or something with more redemption.Read full review...

REALITY CHECK- WHATS REAL AND WHAT ISN'T

Features Actors: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney & Ed Harris
Running Time: 102 min.
Rating:PG

Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) is a young man in the quaint community of Seahaven, a little island, leading a regular life as an insurance salesman with his wife Meryl (Laura Linney). What he doesn't know is that all the world is actually watching his life. Unknowingly, Truman is at the center of a huge TV show that started with his birth. Ever since that day "The Truman Show" has become the most successful TV show on the planet, airing in all countries around the globe. His entire life is a travesty, a conglomerate of actors pretending to be relatives, friends and partners. Even his wife is a paid actress on her daily job. His entire world is in fact a giant soundstage with meticulously choreographed events that make up the life as he knows it. Occasionally strange things happen, like huge stage lights that seemingly fall from the sky or people trying to tell him that he is being observed, but caught in his own, whimsical world, Truman never really fathoms out their meanings. One day however, on his way to work, he can overhear a conversation on the radio that clearly indicates that someone is watching his every step, reporting everything he does over the air. Suspicious, he tries to find out more and eventually decides that in fact, people are observing him, somehow directing his life. He wants to break free and tries to leave the little island, but every attempt results in a failure.
Then, one night he decides to set sail by himself to discover the truth of his existence and to meet his maker.

Would recommend to rent or buy.Hope this heps you decide.Thanks for taking the time to read this.Please click YES at the bottom. :)Read full review...

A funny, engaging story that provokes you to think

I loved this movie since the first time I saw. If it's a Jim Carrey movie, then most likely it's funny, and this movie was. However, it did not stop there. This movie is a thought-provoking look at how often we can be trapped in a world in which we let ourselves be controlled by others, yet we are the main protagonist in our story, and we should live up to it! Jim Carrey, as Truman, showed us that the was willing to fight to realize his dreams, despite all the obstacles he faced. He decided to control his own life, and not stay in a world in which he wasn't really happy.

I think that it's a great watch and I recommend it. That's why I decided to buy it.Read full review...

Fabulous movie!

This is a fabulous movie. Very interesting take on how the media can control lives.

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The Truman Show dvd

Great movie. Not like any other movie ever made. Fantastic consept. Good for the whole family.

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The Truman Show!

Good movie, great characters!! Cant go wrong with Jim Carrey!!!

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Applicable for these days!

It's been years since I watched this. Wanted to see it again. Great movie.

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The Truman Show is phenomenal!

Awesome A+ 5 star movie, thanks!

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Excellent

Excellent, have it on tape, now I have it on disc...can watch it any time. Thank you seller.

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