Ray - Limited Edition Digibook [Blu-ray] [2004]

I'm not a RayCharles fan, especially, (although I certainly respect the talent he had), and I mainly bought this film, because it was going for such a bargain price, and I'm a film fan, so thought I'd give it a go. I was gripped by this film from start to finish, must surely be one of the best music biopics ever made, I really enjoyed it.

This film is a classic that portrays the hardships African American musicians had to go through during the early twentieth century, being blind and talented and poor from a slave culture with hard drugs gave musicians so many obstacles, with exploitative industry the odds were stacked against people like Ray Charles.This is one of my favorite films i would recommend it to any and everyone, it shows so much we are blind of, maybe we are the ones who are blind and Ray can see past that.This film you must see before you die Jamie Foxx does a Stirling job capturing such emotions few can miss, Please watch and rewatch this film.

This blu ray version is, to my eyes, absolutely fantastic on a large screen. The DTS Master encoded sound is really punchy and vibrant and a pleasure to listen to.The extras are filled with interesting and useful bits of info about the man himself. Also included in the extra's are full length performances of about 9 music tracks although the sound quality on those tracks seemed to fall off for some reason. Maybe the recording levels were much lower but those tracks lacked something. I'm so pleased they included the full performance version of ''What type of man are you''Needless to say the acting was superior and heart felt.I don't suppose that a DVD can serve as an accurate or significant biography of his life but this DVD has certainly given me a glimpse into Ray Charles' remarkable life.Highly recommended!

Thorouhly entertaining from start to finish this incredible story of a musical genius, fighting his demons and standing tall in the face of adversity. Everything is brillant about this movie; Fox's acting, the screenplay and not to forget the music.Let it be known that this Ray Limited Edition Digibook(Blu-ray) is a must for any Ray fan/collector worth his salt, with its outstanding presentation which comes in a smooth black hardcover book with satinated paper pages filled with text and illustrations. Superb value and ideal for a Christmas present. I wish we could get more of this...more often. Ray - Limited Edition Digibook [Blu-ray] [2004 ]

Great musicGreat storyExtra track feature not too slick with the movie but needed to be watched for a better understanding of the Ray Charles storyImpacts greatness with tragedy throughout

To be honest I was never really fan of Ray Charles, but my wife is, so I thought I was in for a pretty boring 2 hours, how wrong could I have been, Jamie Foxx absolutely nailed the part of Ray Charles, and I found myself converted to being a Ray Charles fan, wonderful music, and a masterful portrayal by Foxx, BUY IT.

A great movie. Jamie foxx surely does portray Ray Charles so well.

i like it