The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Copy Protected) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Tommy Lee Jones takes his second turn in the director's chair with THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA, the follow-up to his 1995 western THE GOOD OLD BOYS. The action takes place on the border between West Texas and Northern Chihuahua in Mexico, which is a hot spot for illegal crossings. But Jones's movie ingeniously flips this dangerous yet all-too-common practice on its head, with a tale of a man hell-bent on crossing the border in the opposite direction. The journey to Mexico begins when Pete Perkins (Jones) uncovers the identity of a Border Patrolman, Mike Norton (Barry Pepper), who has shot and killed his best friend, Melquiades Estrada (Julio Cedillo). Kidnapping Norton and forcing him to dig up Estrada's body, Perkins straps the corpse to a horse, and informs Norton that he will be traveling with them to Mexico. Once there, they will bury Estrada according to instructions he gave Perkins prior to his death. Jones paints Norton as a mean-spirited individual; caught up in a loveless relationship with his wife, Lou Ann (January Jones), Norton's day job frequently involves him him either exploding in a violent rage or idly masturbating over a well-thumbed copy of Hustler. The two men don't exactly bond on their journey, the wedge that's been forced between them being far too great for them to reconcile their differences. But Jones coerces a riveting tale from Guillermo Arriaga script, with a choppy chronology reminiscent of Arriaga's own 21 GRAMS. Comparisons to Sam Peckinpah's masterfully bleak 1974 movie BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA are inevitable, although Jones's film has a tender edge that Peckinpah's nihilistic epic was never quite capable of reaching. A film that suggests Jones has a bright future ahead of him as a director, THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA is one of the most absorbing pieces of cinema to emerge in 2005.

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Jones shakes you in a way you do not see coming. His movie is a powder keg." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 12/15/2005

"[The film] strikes both fresh and familiar chords, most of them pleasingly dissonant. Directed with a steady hand and an eye for eccentric detail..." - Manohla, Dargis (Film Critic), New York Times, 12/14/2005

"THREE BURIALS has some savvy scenes of small-town gossip and adultery..." - Owen, Gleiberman (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 02/01/2006

"Tommy Lee Jones has been a strong and witty presence in the movies, and in directing himself he has reached the pinnacle of his career with THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA." - Kevin, Thomas (Film critic), Los Angeles Times, 12/14/2005

4 stars out of 5 -- "[E]vocative of Peckinpah's death-drenched Mexican masterworks THE WILD BUNCH and BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA." - Geoff, Andrew (Uncut Critic), Uncut, 04/01/2006

"Beautifully shot by Chris Menges and expertly acted by Barry Pepper...Dwight Yoakam...and, most compelling of all, Jones, this is a film that, for all its echoes of other cross-border excursions, is genuinely original." - Edward, Buscombe (Sight And Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 04/01/2006

5 stars out of 5 -- "The magic of THREE BURIALS lies in Jones' understated, hugely affecting performance." - Jonathan, Dean (Total Film Critic), Total Film, 08/01/2006

4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] tough, touching and darkly comic directorial effort." - Chris, Prince (Ultimate DVD Critic), Ultimate DVD, 09/01/2006

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Product Title:	The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Copy Protected) (US Version) The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Copy Protected) (US Version) The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Copy Protected) (US Version) The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Copy Protected) (US Version) The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (Copy Protected) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Mark Johnson (Actor) | Vanessa Bauche (Actor) | Julio Cedillo (Actor) | Jodie Foster (Actor) | Tommy Lee Jones | January Jones (Actor) | Dan Shor (Actor) | Benjamin Fernandez (Actor) | Dennis Washington | Daniel Kletsky (Actor) Mark Johnson (Actor) | Vanessa Bauche (Actor) | Julio Cedillo (Actor) | 茱迪科士打 (Actor) | 湯美李鍾斯 | 珍娜莉鍾絲 (Actor) | Dan Shor (Actor) | Benjamin Fernandez (Actor) | Dennis Washington | Daniel Kletsky (Actor) Mark Johnson (Actor) | Vanessa Bauche (Actor) | Julio Cedillo (Actor) | 茱迪科士打 (Actor) | 汤美李锺斯 | 珍娜莉锺丝 (Actor) | Dan Shor (Actor) | Benjamin Fernandez (Actor) | Dennis Washington | Daniel Kletsky (Actor) Ｍａｒｋ Ｊｏｈｎｓｏｎ (Actor) | Vanessa Bauche (Actor) | Julio Cedillo (Actor) | ジョディ・フォスター (Actor) | トミー・リー・ジョーンズ | Ｊａｎｕａｒｙ Ｊｏｎｅｓ (Actor) | Dan Shor (Actor) | Benjamin Fernandez (Actor) | Dennis Washington | Daniel Kletsky (Actor) Mark Johnson (Actor) | Vanessa Bauche (Actor) | Julio Cedillo (Actor) | Jodie Foster (Actor) | Tommy Lee Jones | January Jones (Actor) | Dan Shor (Actor) | Benjamin Fernandez (Actor) | Dennis Washington | Daniel Kletsky (Actor)
Director:	Tommy Lee Jones | Dennis Washington 湯美李鍾斯 | Dennis Washington 汤美李锺斯 | Dennis Washington トミー・リー・ジョーンズ | Dennis Washington Tommy Lee Jones | Dennis Washington
Producer:	Jodie Foster | Benjamin Fernandez | Brad Henke | Daniel Kletsky 茱迪科士打 | Benjamin Fernandez | Brad Henke | Daniel Kletsky 茱迪科士打 | Benjamin Fernandez | Brad Henke | Daniel Kletsky ジョディ・フォスター | Benjamin Fernandez | Brad Henke | Daniel Kletsky Jodie Foster | Benjamin Fernandez | Brad Henke | Daniel Kletsky
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Release Date:	2006-06-06
UPC Code:	043396148253
Language:	English
Subtitles:	English, Spanish, French
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	99 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004405355

Director: Tommy Lee Jones

DVD Features:

Region 1
Note: This release has been mastered for high-definition television sets.
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Full Frame - 1.33
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Previews
Audio Commentary: Tommy Lee Jones - Director/Star; Dwight Yoakam, January Jones - Stars