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Wanted [Blu-ray] | ![Wanted [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513BBWfhsiL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: James Mcavoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Common, Terence Stamp
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.98
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Rating:  137 reviews
Sales Rank: 147
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCABR61106054
UPC: 025195051354
EAN: 0025195051354
ASIN: B001GKJ2FC
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: December 2, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Ships first class. Blu-ray DVD. Factory sealed original US issue. 101% guaranteed.
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Product Description
Universal Pictures Wanted (Blu-ray) Loosely based on the comic book miniseries of the same by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones, WANTED, directed by Timur Bekmambetov, follows anxiety-prone office drone Wesley Gibson (JamesMcAvoy) as he is inducted into the Fraternity, a clan of powerful killers that counted his father as a member. Pursued by rogue agent Cross (Thomas Kretschmann), Wesley is trained by the sleek, sexy Fox (Angelina Jolie) and the charismatic Sloan (Morgan Freeman), among others, to be just as proficient and deadly as his father. Once Wesley becomes a master assassin, he must confront Cross, and contend with the stunning ramifications of that encounter.
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As the impresario behind gravity-defying Russian blockbuster Night Watch, it's inevitable that Hollywood would come calling for Timur Bekmambetov. With a studio budget and an international cast, including two Oscar winners, Timur cooks up a Hong Kong-styled actioner bursting with fast cars and big guns. Our unlikely hero is mild-mannered Chicago accountant Wesley Gibson (Atonement's James McAvoy), whose father died when he was a tot. Wesley never learned to stand up for himself, and his girlfriend, boss, and best buddy all take advantage until the seductive Fox (Angelina Jolie) rescues him from a sharpshooter named Cross (The Pianist's Thomas Kretschmann). After which, she whisks him away to a mansion on the edge of town to meet the other members of the Fraternity, where leader Sloan (Morgan Freeman) informs Wesley that Cross, a rogue agent, executed his father. Sloan believes Wesley has the goods to take him out, so he undergoes the Fraternity's brutal training regimen (Marc Warren and Common dish up some of the abuse). When he's ready, Sloan sends him out to fulfill his duty, but matters become complicated when Wesley finds out someone isn't telling the truth, leading our former milquetoast to exact an elaborate revenge. For those who've been following McAvoy's career to date, Wanted will surely come as a surprise. In adapting Mark Millar's comic series, Timur offers buckets of blood and a smidgen of depth, but fans of The Matrix and Mr. and Mrs. Smith will want to give this one a look. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 wanted blu-ray January 9, 2009
S. Oquendo
I love this movie. And what i love from amazon is there prices there fast shipping and that they have all the movies i want.Thank you amazon.
Great action flick January 9, 2009
M. Morel (New York, NY)
It's a really great movie I loved everything about it. James McAvoy is definitely the one to watch!
 Ok January 9, 2009
J. Jones
The movie is ok. Great action scenes, but I wasn't impressed with the premise of the movie.
Loved it! January 8, 2009
L. Smith (Yountville, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Okay with modern technology comes Hollywoods ability to make things grosser, and more realistic. This movie has no shortage of f bombs and other extremely violent and bloody scenes. With that said, . . I LOVED this movie. Action packed, edge of your seat, nail bitter. James was very convincing as the average Joe stuck in meaningless life. Angelina was very convincing assasin, Morgan, . . I mean heck its Morgan Freeman. Well, casted, beautifuly filmed, nice storyline. Very entertaining. As a mom though, . . .VEWIER DISCRESSION ADVISED!!! Not for the young!!
Deeper Message In The Action January 8, 2009
Law Of Attraction (Jackson, MI)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The story of a well meaning secret society being hijacked and taken over by a corrupt thug has a lot of parallels in the real world in regards to secret societies that were transformed into nihilistic, narcissistic death cults, who are obsessed with the acquisition of profit and power, and are the reason for a lot of the world's misery and suffering.
Sure the action is all eye candy but the movie is a loud, clear and brutal message about taking back control from murderous, Machiavellian manipulators(the wolves) whose only goal is total domination and "godhood" through the suppression, subjugation and eventual extermination of the world's masses(the sheep) as a pretext for creating a New World Order.
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