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Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray)

Luc Besson (Director, Producer, Writer), Cara Delevingne (Actor), Dane DeHaan (Actor) Format: Blu-ray

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A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

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Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.4 x 13.5 x 17 cm; 80 Grams
Item Model Number ‏ : ‎ 95824SBG
Director ‏ : ‎ Luc Besson
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Blu-ray
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 17 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ 28 November 2018
Actors ‏ : ‎ Cara Delevingne, Dane DeHaan, Ethan Hawke, Rihanna, Clive Owen
Studio ‏ : ‎ eOne
Producers ‏ : ‎ Luc Besson, Virginie Silla
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07CPCFVDH
Country of origin ‏ : ‎ Australia
Writers ‏ : ‎ Luc Besson

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All flash and no substance....

Reviewed in Australia on 30 September 2018

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Valerian and Laureline are military personnel specially trained, and charged with keeping order throughout the known universe. They travel to Alpha (the city of a thousand planets) and stumble across a cover up that threatens everything they know.

Made with an enormous budget, this film is an extravaganza of beautiful special effects that is hamstrung by a done-to-death story and some very ordinary casting choices. It seems the filmmakers got so caught up in delivering a viewing feast that they forgot, or didn't have enough time to concentrate on the things that really matter. The result is a lumbering film with a constant barrage of special effects and little else to keep the viewer interested. It is also disappointing to see the inclusion of some silly characters (think about Jar Jar Bincks from Star Wars) which make the production feel a bit cheesy, and lots of silly one-liners which are not at all well delivered by the lead actors.

Purely from the viewing perspective, the film is amazing to look at and has a great soundtrack to help it along. But as for an entertaining story, it missed the mark entirely.

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Mark T

The 4K Australian disc is 4K only. Not 2 disc

Reviewed in Australia on 17 July 2020

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Great movie, we really enjoyed watching this on 4K. Just as fun as when we saw it the first time in the cinema.
Please note that although the Amazon Australia site shows the Australian version comes as a 2 disc, with 4K and a Bluray disc. It is actually a single 4K disc.

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Mike

**WARNING** no blu ray disc included as stated

Reviewed in Australia on 9 September 2021

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The product states that it includes blu ray version as well as the 4K… this is false only one disc and Amazon should remove that promise from the product as it’s false advertising. I need a PS5 now to play the 4K version!!

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steve b

Looks outstanding in 4K

Reviewed in Australia on 30 November 2018

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I don't care what anyone says I love this movie and it looks great

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The secret of Mül

Reviewed in Australia on 26 April 2020

The first ten or so minutes of "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" are a spellbinding reminder of just how good a Luc Besson movie can be.

First comes a nearly wordless exploration, save for David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” of how the titular City came to be – the International Space Station is expanded first by international cooperation, and then by interstellar cooperation. Over the centuries it grows into a planet-sized home for countless alien races, gets renamed “Alpha,” and is sent floating off into deep space when it becomes so massive that its gravity threatens the Earth. This is followed by a tragic glimpse of the idyllic beach planet Mül and its primitive, innocent inhabitants, who are seemingly wiped out by an alien ship crashing and exploding. I would think such a small-scale explosion wouldn’t destroy the entire planet, but whatever. Maybe it’s a very small planet.

These two scenes are strong with showing rather than telling, excellent alien designs, and the richness of imagination that Besson brings to his science fiction tales. The problem is… right after these scenes, we’re tossed into the deep end with the main characters, and the plot actually starts. And sadly, these are the weakest points of "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets," particularly the intensely weird performance of Dane DeHaan and the overabundance of fetch quests.

Major Valerian (DeHaan) and his partner Sergeant Laureline (Cara Delavigne) infiltrate the legendary extra-dimensional Big Market in order to secure the Mül converter – an animal that can reproduce any item by eating it. But when they get to Alpha to hand the converter over to their superior Commander Filitt (Clive Owen), he reveals that a strange radiation zone has appeared in the heart of the station… and then he is kidnapped by the humanoids from Mül.

Here’s where the plot essentially goes off the rails, because the story could more or less wrap up halfway through the movie. Instead, we’re treated to a series of side-quests that ultimately don’t accomplish anything for the main plot – after Valerian crashes, Laureline has to recover an all-seeing jellyfish from the butt of a whale so she can put it on her head to temporarily acquire psychic powers in order to find Valerian. No, really. And no sooner has she rescued him than she’s captured by hostile aliens, so Valerian now has to find a glamopod so he can infiltrate the aliens’ palace and rescue her, which means he has to infiltrate the red light district… it’s basically a giant oozing mass of filler and wasted time before we get back to the actual main storyline.

That might be okay if the main plot was one worth returning to, but alas, it isn’t. Once the beauty of Mül itself is removed from the story, it becomes a rather cliched tale of innocent flawless primitive natives whose lives are ruined by the Big Bad Military. It feels very much like a pale copy of James Cameron’s "Avatar," which wasn’t exactly a scintillating example of originality in its own right.

It’s also graced with Dane DeHaan in the lead role, and he’s a truly baffling choice. The role of Valerian is written as a dashing, bad-boy rogue that others can’t help but be charmed by – the kind of guy who should be played by a young Harrison Ford or Kurt Russell. DeHaan looks more like a fifteen-year-old goth kid, with a voice that perpetually sounds like he’s trying to sound deep and intense. Watching him is a bizarre experience, particularly when he tries to romantically pursue Laureline – it’s like watching a teenage boy hitting on his long-suffering babysitter.

It’s also extremely uncomfortable, because the character crosses the line from romantic pursuit right into sexual harassment. He is repeatedly told by Laureline that she is disinterested in him romantically, but he keeps pestering her as she rolls her eyes and shoves him away. Naturally, this is depicted as charming and endearing, and that it’s just a matter of time until he wears down her resistance and wins her heart. It’s very unpleasant.

The other characters and actors are… okay. Delavigne isn’t given much to do, save be exasperated by everyone around her, but she’s competent enough. Rihanna has a brief but fairly memorable role as a shapeshifting prostitute who puts on a full song-and-dance routine for DeHaan, and she gives a mediocre but inoffensive performance. Clive Owen is also fairly good, although the supposed twist involving his character is fairly obvious to anyone who has ever seen this sort of science fiction before.

"Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" is something of a successor to James Cameron’s "Avatar": profoundly cliched and not particularly interesting in plot, but visually entrancing and memorable. It’s just a shame that Besson couldn’t produce a script – or a cast – that lived up to those scintillating visuals.

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John Barnes

plays well

Reviewed in Australia on 8 August 2021

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arrived on time intact and is a foreign version of outer space

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Escape to fantasy Land

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 December 2018

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Okay...let's get this one out of the way first. Yerrrrrt again, the bad guy is the English bloke. Yawn.
Back to the film. I think the other reviews have been harsh, this is a good film.
Who's to say what life looks like on other planets? Almost every other film shows them as humans with a few bits either added or removed. We are far more likely to find a bunch of very strange types of life, evolved to fit their planet's habitat?
The plot? Easy to follow and not confused or lost in the way the film tells the story.
The lead characters play their parts well, and do not distract at all from the plot.
Then you have the glorious, spectacular landscapes and space station. Almost brilliant effects. Ruined by the first scene where you can actually see where the wires are holding the 'floating' man in the first space station. ooops.
I was engrossed from start to finish.
Plot. Don't read if you don't want any spoilers at all!
Shows how the current Earth space station gradually grows over time. Becomes too big to stay in Earth's orbit and so is allowed to leave orbit and over thousands of years, keeps growing and becomes home to almost every species in the universe.
Then a story revolving around a peaceful group of aliens that have their world destroyed.
No more plot as it would spoil the film completely.
Buy this one.

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rob w

Bright, Colourful and Mad

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2018

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This is a film by Luc Besson the director who made The Fifth Element and Lucy this film is just as extravagant and odd as those other films. Dane Dehaan and Cara Delevingne play two agents based on an ever evolving space station/world, their job is to protect a commander played by Clive Owen who is trying to cover up a genocide. The film is filled with colourful aliens and explores the different worlds that exist on the space station. The film also stars Rihanna as an exotic dancer who is actually a blue form changing alien and her performance is charming.
But the main reason for watching this film is the worlds which Luc Besson creates it is like watching a psychedelic extravaganza with very bright colours and equally absurd characters it is a film to wallow in the visual excesses of Besson. If the film has a weakness it is i feel that the central relationship doesn't quite spark but that is just a minor blip just sit back and enjoy the visual feast.

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John Tarik

A "Valerian" 3D Edition Worth Eating.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2018

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I like this film. It's a fun sci-fi romp. On par with "The Fifth Element" action and character wise. Lots of visual eye candy effects in this one.

The steel box edition of this film is not region free. However, if you have the right BRD player (certain Sony and Panasonic models apparently) you might be able to use one of a few remote control "button tricks" to get it to play on a US player. Search your fav video repository for a "how to" vid on that. Amazing what you can find on that internet these days.

I imported this film for the 3D disc. I originally bought a region free release from Hong Kong, but was utterly disappointed with the horrible 3D conversion issues it had during the space scenes and dark interior shots which make up a third of the movie. This UK Steelbox Version of "Valerian" is far better 3D wise. Not perfect, but 90% better conversation wise (at least on my system).

They stopped selling 3D BD in the US. Theaters have reduced 3D screenings by half there. Very happy Amazon UK still supports 3D.

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Johnny B Goode

Excellent worldbuilding and vsiuals; Atrocious storytelling and characterisations

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 February 2020

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On the plus side: A science fiction visual paradise. Beautiful Graphics and Visuals and thought provoking worlds.

On the minus side: Atrocious storytelling and badly written characters.

A planet has been destroyed but the consciousness of one of it's inhabitants is sent to Valerians mind. The film opts to reveal the planet destruction at the beginning and then reveal that Valerian is suffering nightmares by .... (wait for it) dialogue. Yes dialogue. Most directors and writers worth their salt would do it the other way around bringing in the nightmares piecemeal with the planet destruction as a plot reveal. Valerian seems hardly affected by the nightmares. Hardly any tension building and the audience already knew about the planets destruction so no major surprise coming up.

Valerian as written is an unbelievably dull character. He has the rank of Major but seems to treat his duties as a bored shop assistant would. The actions scenes are good but I find it difficult to invest in a character that shamelessly flirts with a subordinate, casually proposes marriage, doesn't give a toss for an entire squad of soldiers who've sacrificed themselves to ensure his survival and mission success and in the end is hung up for a moment on regulations that stop him saving an entire species but then relents.

It's a shame because I enjoyed Luc Bessons "The 5th Element" which had a far more compelling story with interesting characters.

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Robert Michael Tarver

Imagineering At It's Finest!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2019

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If you like Star Wars then hopefully you will love this film!!!
I think it's brilliant, very, very imaginative, the aliens are fantastic, so are the world's on show, plus the ideas such as "Big Market" are outstanding, everything is so beautiful and bright, unlike a lot of gloomily shot films, a lot of them are shot so dark now days you can't see what the hell is going on !
The first two scenes, the start of Alpha and alien contact, then the Pearls home world really set you up for the rest of the film, they are both very, very well done, one of the best movie starts I can think of.
The plot might have the odd hole, but on the whole I think it's well thought out, much better then the average crash, bang , wallop no brainer actioneer.
I also liked the charecters, not just the two hero's but their commanding officer, the three bat like alien informents, the submarine captian, and last but by no means least the Pearls themselves, they one of the most civilised alien races I've seen in cinema!!!
About two hours long this film is packed, at the price Amazon is selling the DVD for it's a steal, so go on take a risk and try it, I don't think you will regret it!!!
This one definitely goes in to my favorite top ten SF movies.

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