Angel Heart [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

I've been wanting to watch this film since it came out in the mid 1980s. It's been well worth the wait.I would definitely recommend this film. I had no idea about the great twist at the end.Definitely Watch buy it. It's worth it for such a great film and i will watch this again and again.

Loved this film, it’s gritty and held my attention, enjoyed the characters

I saw this back in the eighties and it was scary then. The filming, costumes, settings, acting are exquisite of the highest calibre.

People will likely fall into one of two categories of viewer. There will be those who first saw this film on general release some 24 years ago and fell in love with its originality, good acting and wonderful cinematography and there will be those like me who will be viewing the film for the first time. If you are in the latter category I promise not to give any of plot away. I think that it would be a real spoiler to come to this film the first time with any idea of the storyline. While there may be some clever souls who will guess the ending before it unfolds I will be quite happy to admit that it came to me as a complete surprise.Irrespective of the clever plot and good acting I was completely blown away by the wonderful cinematography. And the picture quality on Blu-ray is absolutely outstanding. The inky detail of the blacks is simply stunning. There are quite a few dark scenes in this movie and the picture quality is every bit as good as the more recent movie, `Dark City'. Furthermore, on Angel Heart the choice of the locations is impressive and the film captures perfectly the atmosphere of mid 50's America.In my opinion this is very much a film which you will be able to enjoy on repeated viewings, to savour the art of the cinematographer as well as to get a better understanding of the complexity of the plot. Yes, there are several murders and quite a lot of blood but I think you will be doing yourself a disservice if you choose not to buy for that reason. To a great extent the violence is retrospective and not in the same stomach wrenching category of `Saving Private Ryan'.There are 2 choices of soundtrack, Dolby Stereo and an excellent DTS 5:1 mix. There is also a very good picture in picture menu system for chapter navigation - the film being divided into just 12 chapters. I have nothing but praise for the technical re-mastering of this film. I know that a few people have criticised the quality of the Blu-ray restoration. I can only assume that there must be something wrong with their equipment. Both the video and audio quality is simply amazing. Highly recommended!

Saw this in the cinema back at the time of original release and fancied revisiting it. There’s a sizeable hock of thespian ham in De Niro’s performance, and the ‘glowing eyes’ special effects were a tragic error of judgment. That being said, this is an entertaining and stylish piece of hokum with a nice little twist and, on the side, one of the finest Original Soundtrack albums ever made. In fact, skip the film and just do the soundtrack album. It’s dusted with snippets of dialogue and sound clips from key scenes to keep you on board with the main thrust of the narrative, and there are no skronky glowing eyes.

Great picture quality for a great film.

The film is stylish, suspenseful and chilling, with an incredible denoument.It is full of pretty unpleasant images, so not for young kids, but for everyone else - enjoy!

Someone I worked with years ago told me about this film and I have to see it but I put it off for years. Randomly I was watching Mickey Rourke films and remembered I haven't seen Angel Heart yet, so I decided to give it ago. It's easily one of the best horror/ Mickey Rourke film's I've ever seen. Mickey was absolutely electric in this also De Nero is on fine form. I was glued to the screen until the very end and let me tell you this film has one of the very best endings I've ever seen. It's a 10/10 film, a must watch.