Castaway

Cast Away (Full-Screen Edition)
$14.98
I'm a big, big fan of this movie, so I was excited to get the blu-ray version, thinking it would be beautiful given the subject and location of the film.

Sadly, this is a blu-ray in technical format only. The transfer looks WORSE than the DVD version I have. That's right, worse. Skip this and wait for some "remastered" (and probably more expensive version).

Again, love the movie, loath the blu-ray transfer.

The Castaways (Platinum Fiction)
$34.95
The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand reads like a modern day Big Chill set on Nantucket. The novel follows the unraveling lives of six friends after one couple in the group, Greg and Tess, drown. The friends: Andrea, the Chef, Phoebe, Addison, Delilah, and Jeffrey individually cope with the couple's deaths as each has a secret from the rest of the group.The chapters are narrated by alternating members of the ensemble cast. This narrative style is fairly confusing in the beginning of the novel, but is ultimately richly rewarding as the reader gains fresh insights into each character.

The individual story lines ranged from the believable to the incredulous (at least in this reader's opinion). Without giving away spoilers there were passages in the novel that were suitable fodder for tabloids. Other parts of the book were highly engrossing and richly crafted. For example, the passage dealing with Reed's (the twin brother of Phoebe) actions on 9/11 read like an eyewitness account of that tragic day.

Overall, The Castaways is an enjoyable, but atypical summer novel.

Hachette Audio; Unabridged edition (July 7, 2009)
Review Copy Received Through Giveaway Sponsored by the Publisher.

Cast Away (Two-Disc Special Edition)
$24.98
I'm a big, big fan of this movie, so I was excited to get the blu-ray version, thinking it would be beautiful given the subject and location of the film.

Sadly, this is a blu-ray in technical format only. The transfer looks WORSE than the DVD version I have. That's right, worse. Skip this and wait for some "remastered" (and probably more expensive version).

Again, love the movie, loath the blu-ray transfer.

Cast Away: The Films of Robert Zemekis & The Music of Alan Silvestri
$17.98
The namesake for this CD, Cast Away - is an all-time personal favorite movie. Every time I watch the movie and hear that beautiful music at the end...the piece captures the loneliness, the fear, the longing, and four years of being alone.

The music associated with the end credits of Cast-Away is some of the best I have ever heard. To clarify erroneous info from previous reviewers, the cut on this CD is EXACTLY the same as the end-credit piece on the DVD. The sound-effects of the wind and waves, interspersed with POWERFUL (emotional) cords is what is heard during the end-credits.

This CD is a compilation of music from many Silvestri (amazing composer) movies. The other pieces are classic Alan Silvestri - "One hears that music, and what can one say...but 'Silvestri'". (Mozart..from Amadeus)

The purchase price is well worth this amazing music.