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White Squall [Blu-ray]
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| Genre | Action & Adventure |
| Format | Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, NTSC, Widescreen |
| Contributor | Caroline Goodall, John Savage, Jeff Bridges, Various |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 2 hours and 8 minutes |
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Hollywood favorite Jeff Bridges (True Grit) stars in this thrilling high seas adventure! Bridges leads a crew of seafaring students 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 (The Grey) - don't miss any of the pulse-pounding, edge-of-your-seat excitement that this breathtaking motion picture delivers!
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.7 x 5.4 inches; 1.6 Ounces
- Director : Various
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, NTSC, Widescreen
- Run time : 2 hours and 8 minutes
- Release date : May 15, 2012
- Actors : Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, John Savage
- Studio : Mill Creek Ent
- ASIN : B007NYZ9U2
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #131,109 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #8,144 in Action & Adventure Blu-ray Discs
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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.
A Great performance by Bridges, playing (against type) a tough as nails captain. Lots of familiar character actors and soon to be famous young actors round out the cast.
Incredibly, this flopped at the box office. Of course, it has many fans who discovered it on home video - great word of mouth - everyone who sees this loves it. I'd describe it as Breaking Away meets A Perfect Storm.
Great sense of period (early 60s), clothes, cars, music, dialogue, etc.
The scenes in Caribbean ports-of-call are as authentic as you'll ever see in any film.
Based on a real-life memoir, this nautical rites-of-passage story set in 1960 sees a crew of teenage boys on a school ship maturing rapidly under the hard-but-fair tutelage of 'Skipper' Sheldon (Bridges). They gain valuable lessons in character, responsibility and individual integrity as the 'Albatross' sails from the Caribbean into a ferocious hurricane that will fatefully test the mettle of all on board. Director Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Alien) bathes his young charges in plenty of tropical sun and draws a convincing partnership between brooding old hand Sheldon and his ship's doctor spouse (an impressively natural Goodall), which gives the material an emotional core later to prove deceptively potent. It is, however, the 'white squall' sequence that stands way above anything else in the movie, detailing with you-are-there intensity the vessel's helpless plight as she's buffeted by a series of enormous waves and the Skipper battles to keep her upright. This landlubber felt like jelly. It should be noted that this was filmed before the advent of CGI - the stunts and FX are astonishing. One quibble: the ten minutes too long courtroom showdown that closes the picture.
Kino-Lorber bluray looks and sounds amazing. Optional English subtitles.


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