“Blood Diamond Two-Disc Special Edition” DVD Review
My experience in reviewing movies that are deeply moving and meaningful is limited. I have, in the past, stuck with what I knew I could review: comic titles (Batman Begins, Superman Returns, V for Vendetta), action movies (Payback, Pirates of the Caribbean) or animated programs (Animaniacs, Samurai Jack). When the chance to review Blood Diamond came about I originally balked—I certainly wanted to see the film, but I didn’t know if I wanted to review it. Through a series of events I ended up getting a review copy of Blood Diamond – Two Disc Special Edition and after spending a day watching the film and the hours of special features contained in the set, I’m quite comfortable in saying it ranks as one of the best films I’ve seen in a long time. Blood Diamond follows the story of a diamond smuggler Danny Archer (DiCaprio), a father, Solomon Vandy (Hounsou), whose life was ripped apart by R.U.F.’s and a journalist, Maddy Bowen (Connelly) trying to better educate the world on