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The Book of Eli | 
| Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Actors: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Jennifer Beals
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  272 reviews
Sales Rank: 113
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 118 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 883929103409
UPC: 883929103409
EAN: 0883929103409
ASIN: B002ZG997C
Theatrical Release Date: January 15, 2010
Release Date: June 15, 2010
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Product Description
A man travels across a post-apocalyptic American protecting a sacred book that holds secrets to the survival of humans.
Amazon.com
With unflappable cool and surprising gentleness, Denzel Washington strides a bleak and barren world in The Book of Eli. Eli is headed west, but on the way, he passes devastation and squalor, and occasionally he must mete out some devastation of his own with a sharp blade. But when he arrives in what passes for a town in this dust-and-ash future, the power-hungry owner of the town's bar, Carnegie (Gary Oldman, looking a million years old), covets his one important possession. (Spoiler alert, sort of: it becomes apparent pretty quickly that it's a King James Bible.) Conflict ensues! Though the plot is simple and the "mystery" of the book doesn't last long, The Book of Eli is carried along effortlessly by its star. Washington has always had a compelling mixture of authority and tenderness, and it's this latter quality that makes this contribution to the testosterone-and-violence-drenched post-apocalyptic subgenre unexpectedly human. The script, while not particularly original, has effective dialogue and is smart enough not to explain too much. The supporting actors--including Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Jennifer Beals (who hasn't aged a day since Flashdance), and Ray Stevenson (Rome)--are all capable and easy on the eyes. The movie's bleached-out, sepia-tone look isn't new either, but it suits the subject matter. Anyone who wants to be offended by the movie's spiritual conclusion would be wiser to enjoy the subversive insinuation that religion can enslave as much as save. All in all, a competent action movie with some enjoyably atypical elements. --Bret Fetzer
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 272
 Book of Eli September 5, 2010
elizabeth parrish
Love this move, I watch it again yesterday for the second time I enjoyed more than the first time:)
 ELI September 5, 2010
TRUE REVIEW
DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY . DENZEL MUST HAVE BEEN UNDER CONTRACT TO DO THIS FILM OR NEEDED THE MONEY
Love it! September 5, 2010
D. Vega (california)
The movie is great! I haven't watch a good movie lately im really glad i watched Book of Eli I got nothing much to say just want to put a 5 star on this movie :)
almost instantly forgettable September 4, 2010
D. Clarke (Jefferson, OR United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A near total waste of time for Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman, both of whom have done much better in the past. Eli is predictable, derivative, and ultimately way too preachy. The movie plays like some kind of teenager's video game, with Denzel lopping off hands, running through a dozen people at a time with his super-sharp machete, and using hand and shotgun to blast away about twice that many more whenever he's threatened. Of course throughout all of this Eli gets away with nary a scratch, at least until the silly plot demands that everything be pulled together in a certain way, no matter how unbelievable it may be.
Gary Oldman as Carnegie looks mad throughout (and really quite oily)---not much of a change from his last few performances. Remember Bram Stoker's Dracula? See that for a fine Oldman performance. Not many do weird as well as Gary O. But in Eli...feh! Who cares what he says or does. Jennifer Beals is completely underutilized, and Mila Kunis as Solara is almost instantly forgettable as Eli's roaming companion. Check the ending (if you make it that far), where for lack of a better plot device Solara inherits the mantle. Gotta keep things going, after all. The Word must get out. Again, unbelievable and dumb.
In sum, I couldn't help but wonder if the need to fit in all the religious stuff got in the way of anyone's thinking that it just might have been religion that caused all the devastation in the first place. Guess we're supposed to believe that the torch must be carried not matter what.
No true Christian would endorse this movie! September 4, 2010
SpeedmomSC
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a sincere Christian and I have watched about 1/4 of this movie, not because of it's title, but because I have in the past enjoyed watching the superb acting talents of Denzel Washington. This was a horribly violent and distasteful movie in my opinion. I have no judging statements to make against Denzel for starring in this movie; but I would not recommend it to anyone to watch. I will also say this movie did not at all represent the biblical account of the priest Eli in the Old Testament of the holy scriptures.
Eli was High Priest, in the line of Ithamar. He was also Judge of Israel, at Shiloh, for 40 years. It was to him that Hannah entrusted her son, Samuel, to be raised (1 Samuel 1:21). Although he was High Priest, Eli failed to curb the sinful behavior of his sons, Hophni and Phinehas, who were priests.God told Samuel that Eli's family would be punished for blaspheming God. Samuel told Eli about this and Eli said that the Lord should do what He thinks is best (1 Samuel 3:18). Later, Eli's sons were killed as they accompanied the Ark of the Covenant into a battle against the Philistines. When Eli had heard the news, he fell backwards while seated in a chair, broke his neck and died. He was 98-years old at the time. Eli's descendants continued in the office of High Priest up until the time of Solomon. At that time, Abiathar, who had supported Adonijah's bid for the throne, was replaced by Zadok, thus bringing an end to Eli's line (1 Kings 2:22, 35). This event is mentioned in 1 Kings 2:27 as the fulfillment of the prophecy against the house of Eli.
No true Christian would endorse this film as being appropriate for other Christians to watch or say that it is in any way related to the Holy Bible. I encourage all to read the Bible and see the what is truly said of Eli; and furthermore get to truly know Christians before judging them. True Christians are peaceful people. Please do not be misled by the false impressions about the Christian faith. Always seek to know the truth for yourself before judging others.
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