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We Are Marshall (Widescreen Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569835122
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed),
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: 83512
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 18, 2007
Running Time: 131 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: December 22, 2006
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Editorial Review:
Football is a game that knocks you down then expects you to get back up. Life hit the West Virginia town of Huntington and its Marshall University even harder. When it did Jack Lengyel came by to help pull them onto their feet by taking the job no one wanted: rebuilding the Marshall football program only months after a plane crash wiped out Marshall's beloved Thundering Herd. Matthew McConaughey portrays Lengyel the energetic compassionate coach of inexperienced players whose chances of victory are slim and none. They'll go with the slim. And as they do their true-life story of heart healing and football will thrill and inspire you. It's game day. Time to play till the whistle blows!Running Time: 131 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 012569835122 Manufacturer No: 83512
There seems to be no end to beating-the-odds football movies these days, and if they all peak with a breathless moment of anticipation during a clutch play, then We Are Marshall, based on a true story, has plenty of (mostly good) company. Matthew McConaughey plays Jack Lengyel, who becomes head coach--more or less by default--of Marshall University's rebuilding varsity football team in Huntington, W. Va., after the school's 37-member team and coaches (and a number of others) die in a plane crash in the Appalachian Mountains on Nov. 14, 1970. Facing an indifferent college president (David Strathairn) ready to shut the football program down, a morose assistant coach (Matthew Fox), and a charged-up player (Anthony Mackie) who missed the doomed flight due to an injury, Lengyel is faced with fielding a new team and putting the players through their paces. There are the usual, perhaps too-familiar, training montages and field action, but screenwriter Jamie Linden and director McG (Charlie's Angels) also draw some very good performances from the likes of Kate Mara and Ian McShane, contributing to an emotional tapestry conveying a powerful sense of how such a sizable loss affects a small community. --Tom Keogh
On the DVD
Introduced by director McG, "Legendary Coaches" (37 minutes) has real-life coach Jack Lengyel (portrayed in the film by Matthew McConaughey) recalling his time at Marshall and reading a letter he received from President Nixon. Then five championship coaches discuss their coaching philosophies and overcoming adversity: Bobby Bowden (Florida State football, and also portrayed in the film as the 1971 coach at West Virginia), Pat Summit (Tennessee women's basketball), Lute Olsen (Arizona men's basketball), George Horton (Cal State Fullerton baseball), and John Wooden (UCLA men's basketball). Also included are a current promotional spot for Marshall University and the theatrical trailer. --David Horiuchi
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Movies about football are better than the real thing
Based on a true story, this movie is about a town healing from a shocking tradegy where 65 people were killed in a plane crash. People wanted hope and hope came in the form of football. Football unified the community, gave sense of purpose, a team too believe in, an escape from the drudger of steel production, and a wholesome sense of value. The President convinced the NCAA to play freshmen, a move that would lead to his dismisal. The President finds a coach willing to rebuild the team.
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Rating:  - Feels very tired and unoriginal...
When you strip away the sentiment that clouds this movie (due to the fact that the horrific events serving as the films foundation are true) then you start to see this film for what it is; a generic sports film. There is absolutely nothing special and or new to separate this film from the rest of the pack, and honestly it is no where near as good as most other sports related dramas. Yes, it has an emotional wallop that will endear this film to a lot of people, but if the title of `true story' were ... Read More
Rating: - A MUST WATCH For All Sports (Especially Football) Fans
At its core, this film tells the story of the Marshall College football program of 1971, when a year earlier nearly the entire team was wiped out in a plane crash and thus the entire team had to be rebuilt. Sadly, this is a true story, and this film is able to capture the essence of the entire story in two ways:
First, not only is the building of the football team extremely difficult, but more importantly was the rebuilding of the community after the tragedy, and director McG captured that ... Read More
Rating: - We Are Marshall - a really good movie.
I purchased the Blu-ray version of We Are Marshall and thought it was just excellent. Reminds me some of Remember the Titans which is one of my all-time favorite movies. Fortunately for me there was no gore at the crash scene - it's not really about the crash, but more about how the college and town recover after such a heart-wrenching tragedy. Well worth the watch!
Rating:  - Surprised me
Maybe I'm just too emotional lately, but this movie actually squeezed out a few tears. I don't quite buy McConaughey performance-he tends to be playing the same person to me in every movie. Just show up and flash the audience his tight body and deep dimples and we'll fall for his "Aw shucks" routine. What works is the director's ability to capture this town's deep loss and incredible heart. Even though the Marshalls don't get their baring for another decade, their never say die fight is encouraging and ... Read More
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