| Overall: | D+ |
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| Violence: | D |
| Sexual Content: | B+ |
| Language: | D+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C+ |
| Run Time: | 90 |
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| Video Release: | 06 Jan 2009 |
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Home Video Extra Features
Release Date: 6 January 2009
The theatrical and unrated cut of Babylon A.D. is releasing to DVD in widescreen, with audio tracks in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround (English) and Dolby Surround (Spanish and French). Subtitles are available in English, Spanish and French.The duel-layer disc includes three featurettes: Babylon Babies (taking author Maurice G. Dantec’s novel from page to screen) and Arctic Escape (creating the snow mobile chase).
Babylon A.D. is also releasing as a Special Edition DVD With Digital Copy. This 2-disc set offers a digital copy of the film and the unrated cut (presented in widescreen). Audio tracks are available in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround (English) and Dolby Surround (Spanish and French), with subtitles in English, Spanish and French.Bonus features include: Babylon Babies (taking author Maurice G. Dantec’s novel from page to screen), and Arctic Escape (creating the snow mobile chase), along with Fit For The Screen (more about the martial arts and stunts of the film), Flight of the Hummers (dissecting the Humvee chase), Genesis of Aurora ( the graphic novel which preceded Babylon A.D.) and a still gallery.
The Babylon A.D. Blu-ray Disc With Digital Copy is authored in BD on a dual-layer 50 GB disc with English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio and French 5.1 Dolby Digital. Subtitles are available in English, Spanish, French, Cantonese, Korean and Mandarin. In addition to the extras provided on the standard definition two-disc DVD, this version offers Interactive Scene Evolution (in BonusVIEW Mode) of various sets in the movie.
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
