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Tarfumes.com - Invincible
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Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks (II), Kevin Conway, Michael Rispoli
Directed By: Ericson Core
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Team Marketing
EAN: 0786936721027
Feature: Officially Licensed
Format: Color
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-12-19
Running Time: 104
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2006-08-25
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Officially Licensed
Highest Quality Recording
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Editorial Reviews:
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INVINCIBLE is the inspiring true story of Vince Papale, an ordinary guy who, against extraordinary odds, gets a one-in-a-gazillion shot at living every sports fan’s wildest fantasy. Like the city he lives in and his beloved hometown NFL team, the down-an-out Vince (Mark Wahlberg, THE ITALIAN JOB) has seen better days. But then the Philadelphia Eagles’ new coach Dick Vermeil (Greg Kinnear, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE) calls an unprecedented open tryout, and the 30-year-old bartender who never played college ball makes the cut. Now Vince needs every bit of his gritty, never-say-die attitude and enormous heart to survive in the high-stakes world of professional football. Heartfelt and triumphant, and filled with body-slamming NFL football action, INVINCIBLE will have you on your feet cheering for the scrappy underdog who helped his team rediscover its winning spirits, and in the process rallied a city when it needed it most.
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Summary: Massive Disconnect
Comment: As a huge football fan--and because I very much remember, and watched, Vince Papale play--I so wanted to like INVINCIBLE. And what's not to like? A hometown, down-on-his-luck, thirtysomething ex-jock getting a shot to play in the NFL is mega-inspiring. . .or should be. But this film misses the mark, and fails to connect. Why?
Mark Wahlberg plays Papale as a silent, brooding man; when his wife leaves him, he sits in his empty apartment and broods; when the pressures of making the Philadelphia Eagles' roster mount, he sits in the stands and broods; he broods in the bar where he works; he broods on the stoops of his father's flat; he broods in his dorm room at training camp. Problem is, he's so aloof--to all the other characters, and to the audience--we never get to meet Vince Papale. Who is this guy? Why is he so emotion-less? Why won't he engage with. . .anyone? And then, during the film's closing credits, when we watch clips of the real Vince Papale playing football--an animated, engaging, enthusiastic Papale--we feel a massive disconnect between the real man and Wahlberg's portrayal. I sure wanted to get to know the guy in those clips; it definitely didn't seem like the same person who was sleepwalking through the film.
Speaking of animation, Coach Dick Vermeil was one of the most fired-up, enthusiastic coaches to ever roam an NFL sideline; yet even here the filmmakers give us a very somber, subdued portrayal (Greg Kinnear). And Elizabeth Banks, the mandatory romantic interest, is often downright obnoxious as an in-your-face New York Giant fan in Eagle-crazed Philadelphia. There was so much to like--and so much squandered--with the premise of INVINCIBLE. Huge cinematic disappointment.
--D. Mikels, Author, Walk-On
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Summary: Invincible - Blu-ray Info
Comment: Version: U.S.A / Region A
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-2 BD-25
Running time: 1:43:59
Movie size: 22,46 GB
Disc size: 24,91 GB
Average video bit rate: 20.72 Mbps
Number of chapters: 16
Subtitles: English / English SDH / French / Spanish
LPCM Audio English 4608 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 4608kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
#Audio commentary x 2
#Extras:
"Becoming Invincible: The Story of Vince Papale" featurette (25:38)
High Definition Exclusive Bonus feature:
"Recreating the Vet" featurette (7:30)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Disappointed
Comment: I expected him to be a better football player... I cannot understand how he became a professional athlete - he doesn't cut it in my eyes and my husband felt the same way - he was just an average player at best and we were bored
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Summary: Well-done movie about an unlikely hero
Comment: This is a nice story of an unlikely hero along the lines of another Disney movie, The Rookie (starring Dennis Quaid). This time, the sport is football, not baseball, and setting is Philadelphia in the mid-70s. The hometown team, the Eagles, have been lousy for too long, and the fans, arguably the toughest in the league, are fed up. But then Dick Vermeil is brought on as the new coach (Greg Kinnear is excellent, as always), and he decides to shake things up by holding an open tryout. Enter South Philly native Vince Papale, a 30 year old, down-and-out, long-time fan who has done little more than play touch football in an abandoned lot with his buddies. Vince is clearly a long-shot, but is he what the Eagles need?
Mark Walhberg plays Vince, and although he does a decent job overall, he's rather stoic. He doesn't seem to fully capture the full enthusiasm of the real Vince Papale, who is featured in an excellent 25-minute bonus feature, "Becoming Invincible: The Story of Vince Papale." (A second bonus feature focuses more on filmmaking.) Overall, this is a well-done movie, and although it wasn't quite as good as The Rookie, it is definitely not just for sports fans and should appeal to a wide audience. And, if you're originally from Philly like me, it's a must-see! :)
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Summary: Need not be a football fanatic to enjoy
Comment: I like football, but I'm not the biggest fan in the world. This movie, however, blew me away. The story of a small-time guy who makes the big leagues through hard work and a little luck isn't predictible because it's a true story. The choice of actors was well done and the sets and feel of the movie put it appropriately in its time period. I loved it so much when I watched it at my brother-in-law's house that I went out and bought it for my husband--who IS a huge football fan. He loved it too.
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