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Hollywood favorite Jeff Bridges (THE BIG LEBOWSKI) stars in this thrilling high seas adventure! Bridges leads a crew of seafaring students (including Scott Wolf from TV's PARTY OF FIVE) on the voyage of a lifetime! But just before their return, nature teaches the toughest lesson of all ... turning this journey at sea into a test of the crew's courage and will to survive! From acclaimed filmmaker Ridley Scott (BLADE RUNNER) -- don't miss any of the pulse-pounding, edge-of-your-seat excitement that this breathtaking motion picture delivers!
Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.25 x 0.75 inches; 0.01 ounces
Director : Ridley Scott
Media Format : Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Run time : 2 hours and 9 minutes
Release date : June 15, 1999
Actors : Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, John Savage, Scott Wolf, Jeremy Sisto
Language : French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Unqualified, English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Studio : Walt Disney Video / Mill Creek
ASIN : B00000IQC2
Writers : Charles Gieg Jr., Felix Sutton, Todd Robinson
Number of discs : 1
Reviewer: Deedette
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great action story
Review: This is a great action story and we watched it with friends. Everyone liked it. We look for movies these days that are good stories but aren't laced with profanity, violence, explicit sexual behavior, and sexual deviance. This one fit the bill nicely.
Reviewer: PhotoGraphics
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A very misunderstood movie
Review: [Warning: possible spoilers]Wow. I think some people who reviewed this movie completely missed the point. Maybe some misguided newspaper reviewer called it a "coming of age" movie and the moniker seemed to stick but no, this is not at all in the genre of "coming of age" movies that are shallow, vapid and forgettable. This movie is much better than that.Let's start with the fact that this movie is based on real life events, not fantasies about high school boys getting their first score. Yes, the movie wouldn't be realistic if there wasn't a little bit of the boys eyeing the girls, but "coming of age" is a lot different concept than the wide breadth of life experience the young men in this movie are dealt and forced to cope with.Most "coming of age" movies are farcical fantasies when held in comparison to White Squall.Nor is this an action-adventure or even a romantic love story about young adults set in a historic situation (think Titanic).Director Ridley Scott elicits such raw real life from his cast that you often forget you are watching a movie. The kids are often and usually more in control of the action than the adults. Starting with top-billed Jeff Bridges, who is by far not the lead character and whose performance often comes off as comical in the genre of Capt. Jack Sparrow. The real lead is the compelling John Savage who exhibits an amazing depth and breadth of acting ability, but whose on-camera demeanor is just shy of looking like he just showed up for work. Last on the list is Caroline Goodall who is wooden and remote throughout and when her time comes (for what seems to be a lingering eternity in which she stares blankly into the camera) who else here mumbled "ho hum, seeya"?While I knew very little about the plot of this movie, the words "action packed" screamed out at me in their promotion. To the contrary, this is NOT an action-packed movie. There are only two scenes that contain intense action, while the rest is quite sedate and low-key compared to any movie. If your intent is to see an "action-packed" movie I think you will be disappointed.This is a highly underrated movie that has been undeservedly been given low reviews by people who were just not watching the same movie as me. Watch it again! Understand that it is not just about a bunch of horny teens who are "coming of age". Watch it more for than most other movie's share of acting brilliance.While I won't let it affect my rating, there is one particular scene that troubled me. You'll know it when you see it. If the movie had been pure fiction I would have been furious. But knowing that it was based on real life I'll accept it as portraying reality, but I have to add my two cents that the presentation of that scene, although realistically raw, could have been treated just a little differently.Finally, the actual DVD presentation. The wide-screen format is compelling and totally necessary to capture the rawness of the sea. The ratio is a good fit for current generation LCD TV's. The Blu-Ray transfer is mostly flawless - sharp, clear, color-correct, and with thundering dynamic surround sound. There is only one disc with only the shortest hint of a copyright notice at the beginning then right into the title menu. The only bonus track is the theatrical trailer (in standard definition).I suggest you stop reading ABOUT this movie and just SEE it. If you let your mind get filled with too much misinformation you will end up sitting there waiting for things that just aren't going to happen.
Reviewer: Sue
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent movie
Review: A coming of age story with a twist and unexpected ending
Reviewer: Ranger243
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: An Underappreciated Film
Review: This film got beaten up in the reviews and continues to get criticism for being too sentimental and an inaccurate portrayal of the actual school-ship sinking upon which it's based. First off, this is not a documentary. The true story of the Albatross is an interesting one, and you can find books about it right here on Amazon. There is some merit to certain plot points being a little contrived. But Jeff Bridges does a great job here, and the young actors do too. The movie is well worth watching just for the beautiful sequences featuring the ship until sail.
Reviewer: johnf
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Ridley Scott film that many people missed.
Review: White Squall is a coming of age story for a group of boys/young men who sign up for a semester at sea on a working ship where they themselves will be doing the working, bonding together and becoming the crew. They are under the command of ship's captain Christopher Shelton (Jeff Bridges) who is assisted by his wife, Dr. Alice Shelton (Caroline Goodall), and English Teacher McCrea (John Savage). Some of the boys have been enrolled for disciplinary reasons, others just want to experience something different. There are conflicts, small adventures and mildly comic scenes and one great crisis. It is a very moving story, one that can completely absorb you if you let it.White Squall was directed by Ridley Scott, known for his meticulously shot visuals since his first feature film, The Duellists (1977) and follow ups like Alien and Blade Runner. The visuals, especially of the ship sailing through the waves and a sunny day hike by the crew are stunning. The film was not a big success in its day. Being released in February is not the best time for a film like this, February being almost a dumping ground by studios for films they don't know how to market. I feel that by 1996, the year when Independence Day was the top film, an adventure film set entirely within a normal human scale was seen as old-fashioned, and if there weren't mega special effects and the entire planet at stake many moviegoers were no longer interested. White Squall, though an adventure film, is really about the characters' relationships and never becomes an action film, to the disappointment of others. Some actually complained that the young actors were too good looking, but though they have the good looks of youth, they never seem to be a bunch of male models, and usually athletic boys would be drawn to such a voyage.The ending is also somewhat controversial and I am one of those who thinks it could have been better if handled differently. I won't go into particulars but for me the film reaches almost mythological heights and the final scenes, while tying up loose ends effectively, bring the film down to a very mundane level . But that's not enough to derail this magnificent film. Sting singing "Valparaiso" over a flashback to the high point of the film and the end credits is remarkably effective.
Reviewer: Gloria Patterson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great show
Review: Even though this movie was made in 1996, I had never seen it. REALLY REALLY liked it. Very engaging.
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Well portrayed. Stunning cinematography!
Review: Canât say enough good about this movie. Great base of experiences for teens and adults alike. Have shown it repeatedly to Sea Scouts and is always well received. Buy it. Watch it. Enjoy it..
Reviewer: MADLYN DOEY
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Received in like new conditionWhat a great showThank you
Reviewer: BorderBoy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Una de mis pelÃculas favoritas de todos los tiempos, recuerdo haber ido a verla al cine en el â96, me llevo mi mamá, y aún recuerdo la lloradera en la escena donde matan al delfÃn. Tuve el VHS, después el dvd y ahora el Blu-ray.La pelÃcula cuanta la historia real del naufragio del barco/escuela Albatross, es dirigida por Ridley Scott, en uno de sus mejores trabajos que -creo- no fue reconocido como deberÃa, lo mismo pienso sobre la actuación de Jeff Bridges, está increÃble, pero tuvo poco o cero reconocimiento.Entre el cast tenemos a unos jóvenes Scott Wolf, Ethan Embry, Jeremy Sisto y Ryan Phillippe, todos haciendo un buen trabajo.De verdad, la pelÃcula es perfecta en todo, tiene mucho corazón, la camaraderÃa entre los actores es palpable. Y la cereza en el pastel es el tema âValparisoâ, interpretada por Sting.No solo TIENEN que verla sino que es un MUST en su colección.El Blu-ray tiene audio en inglés y subtÃtulo en inglés.NO tiene audio ni subtÃtulo en español.
Reviewer: Carlos Fernando Santos
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: espero que editem mais blu rays com portugues europeohá muitos titulos de oscares que nao sao editados com pt-pte: denzel (hurricane carter e training day e john q. e he got game).....the pianist.....martin scorsese the departed,irishman,gangs of new york,bring out the dead,....roman polanski oliver twist,el pianista,.......1408,spy game,the last castle,glass,the village,lady in the water.....
Reviewer: PATRICK ONNO
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Bon film, poignant, mais triste fin
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Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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