Jacob's Ladder [DVD]

This is one of my all time fave horror films. Whilst not a slasher its horror is served through the eyes of the title character as he journeys through the film with strange visions and distortions on his reality and also through the PTSD he suffers as a result of vietnam which keeps flashing the audience back to certain times and places. It is a journey for the audience too and whilst the film has been labelled by some as nonsensical (friends of mine) and hard to follow because it is a strange trip to take. I wont spoil it but there are characters in the film that do give us an answer as to what the film means. Jacobs doctor also lets us in on what may or may not be happening as he plays the much needed light in all this darkness. The imagery is very disturbing and shocked me to the point of sleeplessness when I first saw this and it plays on you not wanting to see. I always say that the "shakey demon" fx which means monsters and people moving in an impossible fast way was first used here before House on haunted hill. Very scary. Thrilling and emotional joyride.

Jacob's Ladder is a hallucinogenic psychological thriller that made myself hallucinate. Another film that has garnered cult status over the years, more so for its unique nightmarish flashback narrative structure. I honestly had to sit in silence for a good ten minutes and attempt to string some words together to surmise this film. Simply put: "A confusing mystery of confusing confusion". *sigh*...I'm going to need my notebook next time. Jacob is wounded during the Vietnam war, years later he starts to see hallucinations and experience depressing flashbacks which leads him to investigate the sudden mental visions. I mean...how do I even collate adjectives and superlatives to create a review for this? It's so bizarrely executed that it left me questioning if this was a hidden masterpiece or just difficult for the sake of melting the brains of the audience. Currently, I sit in the middle. It's an intriguing perspective into a heightened mind during a visceral heart-pumping experience such as the Vietnam War, where secret experiments with hallucinogens were utilised as a means to increase aggression. That aside, the primary appeal to this thriller is the intricate narrative structure. Is it real? Fabricated? Nostalgic memories or malicious nightmares? The careful construct of the plot will leave you questioning every scene up until its conclusion (which still left me scratching my head occasionally). It's rapid pacing, consistently blending ghostly fantasies with reality, which certainly needs to be adjusted to. The constant transitions between flashbacks is jarring, particularly for the first half, but stick with it and all will be answered. Robbins gives yet another exceptional performance as a man undergoing psychological delusions. My main negative is the fact it was so...how to put it..."in your face", that actually I cannot remember the majority of scenes. It's like a jigsaw puzzle, you don't remember slotting each piece in but you do acknowledge the final product. Jacob's Ladder is just that, an absurdly hallucinogenic jigsaw puzzle that definitely needs to be revisited again.

I have hunted everywhere online for this movie and eventually found it here and omg I'm so glad I did. Seen this movie when it came out and knew I enjoyed it but forgot just how much, the acting, the visual scenes, it all has you working through every emotion in your body. Tim Robbins was by far absolutely amazing in this movie, nothing about it was wrong at all, loved every single minute of it. It's now one of my all time top 5 movies. This is a must see movie before you die....go on, treat yourself.

I hadn't seen this film for a long time (I had a VHS copy many years ago) and thought I'd upgrade to the Blu-ray version. I was a bit worried due to some of the negative reviews about the picture quality etc. but I took the plunge anyway. I'm so glad I did, obviously, the film itself is fantastic - thought provoking, dark and moody. It still stands up today as a bit of a classic for me.In terms of picture and sound quality for Blu-ray, it's not too bad (although I've seen way better) and a definite improvement on any VHS copy I may have previously owned. For the price, which was part of a 2 for £10 offer, I'm happy. There are no special features which is a bit disappointing but the film is great.

Con: no subtitles of any kindPro: very good movieI really enjoy the movie. I am not a native english speaker so sometimes I can miss some words if there is a person with a accent in the movie and that can be a bit irritating, so I miss there was english subtitles. But overall I am happy i saw this movie, it was amazing.

Disturbing psychological thriller about a Vietnam vet who survived the war and personal family tragedy for his life to begin suffering flashbacks and dying ex service colleagues.Is Jacob descending into into paranoia or is it real?????If you’ve not see it and physiological thriller/horror is you thing you will not be disappointed.

I first saw this movie back in the '90s and I could not believe how good it was. My adult son is a serious movie buff and I bought it for him. We watched it together and it is now a family cult favourite.Delivery was on time and flawless.

One of my favourite movies, so was excited to see it had been released on Blu Ray, putting it into my blu ray player was when my excitement evaporated, the picture quality is hardly any better than my DVD copy, obviously very disappointed, a big thumbs down from me, stick with the DVD version if you already have it in your collection.