Isn’t it about time for another contest around here? It sure is! Thanks to the generosity of Universal Studios Home Entertainment, we have two copies of ‘The Adjustment Bureau’ on Blu-ray to give away to our readers. How do you win? Read on to find out.
For this contest, two lucky winners will each receive one Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack copy of ‘The Adjustment Bureau‘ starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. Here’s the studio boilerplate:
A rising politician finds himself caught up in a pulse-pounding, mind-bending conspiracy in The Adjustment Bureau, the acclaimed film coming to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD on June 21, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Academy Award® winner Matt Damon (the Bourne series, True Grit) and Golden Globe® winner Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada, The Wolfman) are the star-crossed lovers chased by mysterious forces that threaten to destroy their futures unless they abandon one another. Deleted and extended scenes, filmmaker commentary and exclusive bonus features offer behind-the-scenes looks at the making of the film. Plus, for a limited time only, the Blu-ray™ Combo Pack of The Adjustment Bureau includes a downloadable digital copy of the film that can be viewed anytime, anywhere, on an array of digital devices.
Written for the screen by George Nolfi (Ocean’s 12, The Bourne Ultimatum) who also makes his directorial debut, The Adjustment Bureau is based on the short story “Adjustment Team,” by visionary writer Philip K. Dick (Total Recall, Minority Report, Blade Runner). The Adjustment Bureau also stars Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker, Eagle Eye), John Slattery (“Mad Men,” Iron Man 2), Michael Kelly (Changeling, Dawn of the Dead) and Terence Stamp (Wanted, Valkyrie).
The theme of this contest is adjustments. For your chance to win, we want you to post in the Comments section below your answer to this question: What one element or aspect of an existing movie do you wish you could adjust? Even the best of movies typically have something wrong with them. Maybe it’s a miscast actor, or a bad musical score, or shoddy visual effects, or just one bad scene that stands out and derails an otherwise good movie. If you had the power to go back in time and alter the course of one movie, what would you fix?
For example: If I had this power, I’d like to replace Keanu Reeeves in ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula‘ with… I don’t know… anybody, really. Reeves is terribly miscast in that movie, and his wooden performance stands out badly among an otherwise stellar cast. How about we take Carey Elwes (who has another part in the movie now) and put him in the Jonathan Harker role, and then grab Tim Roth and put him in the smaller role that Elwes currently plays? That would do. That’s what I would fix.
I’ll allow up to three entries per person, but please keep them short. (Less than 200 words would be good.)
The two winners will be selected based on our own subjective discretion. This contest is only open to entrants from the domestic United States. We will not ship internationally (whether you’re a U.S. citizen or not). Employees of High-Def Digest or Internet Brands and their families are not eligible. Standard contest rules and conditions apply. People who have won any of our previous contests within the past one year are also not eligible to win, but may get Honorable Mentions.
The deadline for entry is this Friday, June 17th. The winner will be announced next week. Good luck, everyone!
Jake Lipson
Remove Joel Schumacher as the director of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera and replace him with someone who won’t try to make the story of a grossly disfigured older man seducing a girl who could be his daughter “young and sexy” at the expense of his ugliness.
Jared C.
I would adjust the ending of “Sunshine”. One of my favorite movies, but I just wish they didn’t use that blur/distort effect whenever Pinbacker was on screen.
Jim Brundige
another thing thats always bothered me that i would ‘adjust’ is the intro to the evil dead 2. it makes no logical sense that it is a sequel. firstly why would ash go back to the same cabin, and accidently allow the book to be translated a second time?
i just always hated the intro, leave evil dead 1 and evil dead 2 as their own movies, just a retelling of each. the first was a straight up horror flick. the second was a lighter ramiish humor filled horror flick that led into the amazing army of darkness.
Daniel Jones
I would swap the actress that replaced Katie Holmes in the dark knight, she was terrible.
Brian
X-Men (2000): I would have rather seen Michael Biehn as Scott Summers/Cyclops that James Marsden. Marsden, in that role, looks like a small child going up against Jackman. Also he & Famke Janssen as a couple? He looks like a guy who is dating a friend of his Mom’s… or at least his Aunt. Michael Biehn is only 8 years older than Janssen (rather than 9 years younger, like Marsden), taller than Marsden, and would have brought a real maturity and authentic leadership quality to the role, like Cyclops is supposed to have.
Justice
I know that its based on a real life unsolved crime, but I would have figured out someway to make the ending of Zodiac more fulfilling. Doesn’t mean it has to have a happy ending, just one that gives a sense of closure.
Toughmm
During the battle between Bumblebee and Brawl in the first Transformers film I would change the music they (“Doomsday Clock” by The Smashing Pumpkins) to anything else from the score. Whenever that scene is coming up I usually skip it because it completely takes me out of the moment. It’s just so jarring to go from a musical score suggesting doom and loss to that. The movie isn’t perfect but it is one that I enjoy. Now, about part 2 …
Grouter71
I would encourage Andie MacDowell to take acting lessons prior to starring in ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’.
“Is it raining? I hadn’t noticed”… Cringeworthy.
Maybe she’d also look at the script and tell the writer, “You know, I come off as a major slut in this movie, can we change it up a bit”?
bubbatwo420
I would change the ending to Old Yeller where the dog doesn’t die at the end.
Adam
I would like to make a casting change in Twin Peaks (the TV series and movie). I would drop the completely out of his league James Marshall who played “James Hurley”. The James/Donna scenes were always among the worst, particularly during the first half of the series when it was excellent. But there’s nothing wrong with Lara Flyn Boyle as an actress. She plays Donna just right. The stories themselves were lame, but a better actor as James could have elevated those scenes. I’d recast River Phoenix in the role. He’s 3-4 years younger than James, so more age appropriate for the role. No receding hairline.
paul
If I could adjust anything movie-wise it would be in action films. Why oh why do the directors feel that whenever there is a big explosion the main characters have to walk away in slow motion, looking forward, and pretending as if nothing happened? It is so cliche,tired,cheezy and totally unnecessary!
RICH RAMIREZ
WHEN THEY REMASTERED WIZARD OF OZ, I BELIEVE IN THE 80’S I WENT TO SEE IT AT THE THEATRE, THE SCENE WHERE THE COWARDLY LION CHASES DOROTHY AND TOTO, YOU COULD SEE THE SEEM IN THE BACK OF THE LIONS COSTUME, I WOULD GO BACK TO WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY SHOT THE WIZARD OF OZ AND ADJUST THE SEEM SO IT WOULD NOT BE VISIBLE.
JeffC
Personally I would go a step above and beyond and adjust Hollywood and put an end to the relentless remakes! Arthur, Halloween, The Pink Panther, Fright Night, the upcoming Total Recall, Troll Hunter, Godzilla (again?!) the list is endless!
Randall Warren
I would like to replace William Shatner as the director of Star Trek V with Leonard Nimoy. Hell, I’ll take anybody else to direct.
David
Don’t cast Paul Dano as both brothers in THERE WILL BE BLOOD.
Brad
Citizen Kane. I’d love it if he dies and we never find out what Rosebud actually is. I love the movie, but I’m always disappointed that all of the build-up is for a sled. I’d be eternally intrigued if I never knew what it was…but it is the AFI’s #1 movie of all time, so how can I argue? “Just a missing piece of a jigsaw puzzle”…fade to black. I’d love it!
Donat Torres
I would change the entire mood of Return of the Jedi in my opinion. The problem isn’t really the Ewoks, just that the whole movie lacks any sort of tension other than the sub plot with Luke and the Emperor. You never really feel like there is any struggle between the Jedi and the Empire. You just sit there, knowing they are going to win in the end.
FLskydiver
Armageddon: Kill the “Animal Crackers” scene, and to a slightly lesser extent, the “Leaving on a Jet Plane” sing-a-long, and you have yourself a non-stop excellent, hilarious and completely absurd summer pop corn blockbuster.
Pink Floyd, The Wall: When the DVD came out with a work print version of “Hey You” added as an extra feature, I created my own copy of the film with Hey Your re-inserted. Otherwise, I’d make it a bit longer. Too much great music was trimmed. The solo in Comfortably numb is too short and a huge amount of “Waiting for the Worms” is missing. Saw Roger Waters’ new staging of the concert not to long ago, btw, and by god it was awesome. Going to be an absolutely AMAZING blu-ray — I can’t wait!
Quantum of Solace: I never would have allowed Martin Campbell out of the director’s chair for this direct sequel to Casino Royale. Marc Forster took what was perhaps the best franchise reinvention of all time and totally destroyed it even faster than his unfathomable editing. Quantum of Solace is a ridiculous unwatchable mess that took a new franchise solidly based in the real world and skipped it far off into some bizarro universe where both physics and common sense have no meaning.
A.H.
“Transformers” directed by Spielberg instead of Bay. I don’t know what that movie would be but it would be interesting. Wait…maybe my wish will come true with “Robopocalypse”
A.H.
Replace Denise Richards in the Bond flick “The World is Not Enough” She played a nuclear physicist…umm…ok. She ruined the whole movie and the Brosnan Bond franchise as well.
A.H.
Replace Jessica Alba as Sue Storm in “The Fantastic Four” with Elisha Cuthbert or Amy Smart or even Malin Akerman. Alba is not the only problem with the movie, but she makes it unwatchable…for me anyway.
Tracy Zinkovich
No sequels to “Slapshot.”
Kevin N
I would have adjusted Pulp Fiction to show us what is in the briefcase. All of the stories could then have been intertwined around the case with the unveiling at the end of the movie.
Chad Allen
What’s in the briefcase: the Oscar that rightfully belonged to Pulp Fiction for Best Movie, but was given to (gag) Forrest Gump instead. Jules & Vincent stole it… I won’t go into details…. but that’s why it glows and everyone in the movie is after it! 🙂
Tom Bartins
If I had to adjust one movie for the greater good, it would be the Godfather Psrt 3 for which I would replace Sofia Coppola with a potted plant or maybe Wilson the volleyball from Cast Away, both have more range as an actor. I wasn’t sure about Andy Garcias acting ability until he had to pretend to be in love with her and her death was about 3 hours too late in that film. You are supposed to care that her character, an innocent, dies. In this case it’s met with rejoice and cheers because that also was the death of her acting career. To the gunman, I applaud you.
Josh Zyber
AuthorSadly, she later had a small role in The Phantom Menace. (Seriously!)
Toughmm
The Dark Knight is a favorite movie of mine. That said, there is one thing I would absolutely change and that would be the removal of Nicky Katt as a S.W.A.T. member during Harvey Dent’s escorting scene while being chased by The Joker. It’s such a great scene but having to listen to his character be nothing but annoying ruins some of the danger and tension. I like the actor as I have seen him in other movies and tv shows but here he is just annoying. He isn’t needed and wouldn’t be missed
Rowrbazzle
At the end of The Shawshank Redemption, I’d hold the shot of Red and Andy about to hug and actually show them hug in close-up. It’s always bugged me that right before they embrace the movie cuts to a (very) wide shot of them on the beach. At the end of a long movie it is a great moment seeing these two friends experience freedom together, but we only get to glimpse it from a great distance. Maybe Darabont wanted to emphasize the complete freedom they had by showing us the expanse of the ocean, but I wish he would’ve waited another second to do it. It’s my favorite movie, but the last shot still bugs me.
Manny
I’m sure this won’t qualify for the prize but I have a TV show adjustment, Lost Season 6, remove all the crap from the “flash sideways” reality (purgatory?). Either that or delete Season 6 and and just let Season 5 finale’s fade to white be the ending of the show.
Jason harrison
replace Paul walker in the fast and furious movies with anybody…
Andrew Modok Lemanek
In a perfect world, the three leads from “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” (Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef & Eli Wallach) returned to cameo as the “train station goons” in the opening scene of “Once Upon a Time in the West.” As it stands, “West” is cinematic perfection- but the cameos would elevate the film to magnificence beyond words.
Fatmanosu
Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars has my vote. He just ruins what should have been great movies. Would taking him out make the movies as great as tghe Orginal 3? No, but it sure would have left room and resources to spend on better things.