The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada (Blu-ray)

Released on 06 April 2009

Featuring: Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper & Julio Cedillo

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The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada is ultimately a human drama that, in its conclusion, offers forgiveness for wrongs committed and a striking note of empathy for lives irrevocably changed. The body of Melquiades Estrada (Julio César Cedillo) is found in a shallow grave in the desert where it was hastily buried after his murder. Making no attempt to solve the crime, the local authorities rapidly transfer the corpse to a pauper's grave in the cemetery. Pete Perkins (Tommy Lee Jones), a ranch foreman and Melquiades' best friend, takes it upon himself to track down the murderer. A beacon of humanity in this remote part of Texas, Pete forces the killer to transport Melquiades to his own personal Eldorado in Mexico, and so offers his friend a memorable journey to his third burial.

Directed by Academy-Award winning actor Tommy Lee Jones in his first feature film as a director, the film picked up awards for Best Actor for Tommy Lee Jones and Best Screenplay for Guillermo Arriaga at the recent Cannes Film Festival. Arriaga's previous credits include the award winning Amore Perros and 21 Grams. The film's stunning landscape is captured by two-time Academy Award winning cinematographer Chris Menges.
  • Commentary from Tommy Lee Jones, Dwight Yoakam and January Jones
  • Interview with Tommy Lee Jones and Guillermo Arriaga
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The video is in 1080i! Such a shame because the movie itself is fantastic. Hopefully Optimum will correct their mistake in the near future and we'll get a proper 1080p release of this modern classic.

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Just when you think Tommy Lee Jones has kinda gone off the boil
He comes back with No Country For Old Men, In The Valley of Elah and this cracking movie that he also directed.
Three Burials is a Gripping movie about Friendship, Loyalty, Love, Revenge, Honour and Lonliness
I was hooked from start to finish.
Brilliantly acted by Tommy Lee Jones, Julio Cedillio and Barry Pepper.
And the Direction by Tommy Lee Jones is excellent, im very surprised it was overlooked at the Awards.
You can tell it was a real labour of love for him and he really lets each and every actor leave their mark.
Excellent little movie that most people don't even know exists.

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Three Burials is a modern western tale of revenge, retribution and redemption. It brims with new ideas and an off centre view of the world as Tommy Lee`s harsh, hard bitten, relentless avenger, tracks down the murderer of his best friend. jones`s face looks like a well worn rocky outcrop from monument valley. His measured direction allows the story and it`s characters to unfold and breath, giving a deep emotional depth to the movie. Unfortunately, the transfer is not the sharpest knife in the drawer and does`nt do justice to such a complex, downbeat marvel of a film. Even so, it`s well worth buying.

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ActorsTommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones, Mel Rodriguez & Guillermo Arriaga
DirectorTommy Lee Jones
Certificate15 years and over
Year2005
ScreenWidescreen 2.35:1
LanguagesEnglish - DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
SubtitlesEnglish for the hearing impaired
Duration2 hours and 1 minutes (approx)