Alive
by Frank Marshall
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Actor: Bruce Ramsay, Ethan Hawke, John Newton, Josh Hamilton, Vincent SpanoDirector: Frank Marshall
Brand: BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO
Cinematographer: Peter James
Editor: Michael Kahn
Producer: Bruce Cohen
Producer: Kathleen Kennedy
Producer: Robert Watts
Writer: John Patrick Shanley
Writer: Piers Paul Read
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 127 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-10-08
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Alive
DVD Review: Thoroughly excellent. Should have been nominated for award.
Summary: 5 Stars
This excellent movie glued me to my seat and struck me to the heart. It seemed sometimes that it just wasn't God's will for these guys to survive. It left me wondering how some people have such a strong will to stay alive.
One of my favorite scenes was when Roberto was giving up, but Nando encouraged Roberto by making him realize that all they had survived so far "is impossible" to survive, "but we did it". That realization, that they had survived the impossible, then strengthened Roberto enough to keep going.
Main players Ethan Hawke and Josh Hamilton give riveting performances, as does the rest of the cast.
DVD Review: ALIVE
Summary: 5 Stars
Very good movie!! Really makes you think what you would have done if that happend to you. What you do to stay ALIVE!!!!DVD Review: Amazing, Amazing, Amazing!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love movies. Its a fact. I have hundreds of movies and I love to watch whatever I can. And Alive is probably one of my favorite movies EVER! I love everything about it. I think that they portrayed the story in such an amazing way. My mom had been telling me about this movie for years and I was always like "um, ew, I don't want to watch people eating each other," but finally I rented it and sat down, prepared to be disgusted. But I wasn't. I came out in awe. What those men went through was horrific and they should be such an inspiration to everyone. Almost right away I purchased this movie and the book by Piers P. Read. I highly suggest both to anyone and everyone.
DVD Review: Alive, But Barely
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie held my attention the entire time. It is about a Uruguayan rugby team that is traveling by plane through the Andes to Chile when the plane crashes. The crash scene is hold-on-to-your-chair exciting and scary. The plane breaks in at least three pieces and many of the passengers die. Those that survive must figure out how to continue surviving in the bitter cold of the mountains. Several of the survivors are also injured. There is very little food and they do not have the proper clothing for this harsh climate that gets to -30 degrees at night. It is a movie about human relationships and endurance, both pushed to the limits.
The movie is based on the wonderful book, 'Alive', by Piers Paul Read.
DVD Review: Treats a controversial event with dispassion and balance
Summary: 4 Stars
I avoided this film for years, because I knew of the story and the sensational aspects of it. However, I was stuck for a week in Norway, and this film came on, so I watched it.
It was a lot better than I thought it would be. It's not a story of mad cannibals, but a serious story of survival and engineering your own rescue when the world had all but forgotten you.
Ethan Hawke and Vincent Spano star in this film that realistically recreates the terrible crash in the Andes of the Uruguayan rugby team. Most of the passengers and all of the crew are killed on impact, or die soon after. Their bodies quickly freeze in the violently cold conditions high in the mountains. The story of the survivors, and how they improvised their own survival are nothing short of miraculous.
I was pleasantly surprised I enjoyed the movie so much. Many people are familiar with a few aspects of the story, but not too many have seen the film or understand how the remaining few were rescued.
Recommended.
Description of Alive
Witness ALIVE, the thrilling true-life adventure of challenge and survival! In this action-packed hit, a team of tough rugby players survive a plane crash deep in the desolate, snow-covered Andes. Stranded there, they must overcome incredible odds to stay alive! See for yourself the unforgettable story of ordinary young men who find courage in the face of disaster and test the very limits of human endurance! It's an astonishing death-defying triumph that will both entertain ... and inspire you!In 1972 a chartered plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby squad and various family members crashed in the Andes. If that sounds dry and matter-of-fact, you haven't seen director Frank Marshall's harrowing re-creation Alive, an adrenaline-pounding, heart-in-your-mouth spectacle that kicks off this famous story of survival. The real-life against-all-odds odyssey made worldwide headlines when it became known that the survivors ate their own dead to survive. What could have easily become sensationalistic exploitation is treated with compassion and dignity by Marshall as he explores their moral and spiritual struggles as well as their physical ordeal. As team captain and base-camp cheerleader Vincent Spano slowly collapses under the stress and Ethan Hawke rouses from mourning his dead family to taking charge of saving himself, it also becomes a portrait in leadership, hope, and emotional courage. --Sean Axmaker
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