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Elliott Gould Movie:
American History X



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American History X
American History X
List Price: $12.98Label: New Line Home Video

Salesrank: 1183

Released: April 6, 1999
Our Price: $3.96
Used Price: $2.71
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD

Features:

  • AC-3
  • Anamorphic
  • Black & White
  • Closed-captioned
  • Color
  • DVD
  • Widescreen
  • NTSC
  • Starring:

  • Edward Norton
  • Edward Furlong
  • Beverly D'Angelo
  • Avery Brooks
  • Jennifer Lien
  • Editorial Review:
    Edward Norton's Academy Award nominated role as a White Supremist who sees the error of his ways while jailed for murder. Unfortunately, he leaves prison to find his brother (Edward Furlong) heading down the same path.

    DVD Features:
    Biographies
    Deleted Scenes
    Filmographies
    Interactive Menus
    Production Notes
    Scene Access
    Theatrical Trailer

    Description of American History X:
    Perhaps the highest compliment you can pay to Edward Norton is that his Oscar-nominated performance in American History X nearly convinces you that there is a shred of logic in the tenets of white supremacy. If that statement doesn't horrify you, it should; Norton is so fully immersed in his role as a neo-Nazi skinhead that his character's eloquent defense of racism is disturbingly persuasive--at least on the surface. Looking lean and mean with a swastika tattoo and a mind full of hate, Derek Vinyard (Norton) has inherited racism from his father, and that learning has been intensified through his service to Cameron (Stacy Keach), a grown-up thug playing tyrant and teacher to a growing band of disenfranchised teens from Venice Beach, California, all hungry for an ideology that fuels their brooding alienation.

    The film's basic message--that hate is learned and can be unlearned--is expressed through Derek's kid brother, Danny (Edward Furlong), whose sibling hero-worship increases after Derek is imprisoned (or, in Danny's mind, martyred) for the killing of two black men. Lacking Derek's gift of rebel rhetoric, Danny is easily swayed into the violent, hateful lifestyle that Derek disowns during his thoughtful time in prison. Once released, Derek struggles to save his brother from a violent fate, and American History X partially suffers from a mix of intense emotions, awkward sentiment, and predictably inevitable plotting. And yet British director Tony Kaye (who would later protest against Norton's creative intervention during post-production) manages to juggle these qualities--and a compelling clash of visual styles--to considerable effect. No matter how strained their collaboration may have been, both Kaye and Norton can be proud to have created a film that addresses the issue of racism with dramatically forceful impact. --Jeff Shannon

    American History X Reviews:
    American History X 4 Star Review
    2009-10-11 - So i dont really see the point in doing this. I wanted the movie, I bought the movie, it came in the mail, and now I own it. It was pretty simple and basic. I reccommend the movie to anyone who has not seen it.

    Disturbing Yet Very Powerful 4 Star Review
    2009-08-14 - Edward Norton is a fabulous actor, yet his portrayal as an angry, hate-filled skinhead in AMERICAN HISTORY X may be his best, most powerful performance. Norton so immerses himself in the role of a young man feeling disenfranchised from his culture and society that his racist rants take on a surreal logic all their own; one of the primary reasons this is such a disturbing film.

    The interracial interaction and tension is as volatile as it is believable, making the first half of the film extremely uncomfortable to watch. Stacy Keach playing a cold, cunning, calculating mentor to the skinhead gang is extremely effective, and Edward Furlong is compelling as Norton's impressionable younger brother. The brothers come from a highly dysfunctional family, matriarched by a frightened, unstable mother (Beverly D'Angelo). Once Norton's character is sent to prison for gunning down two African Americans, AMERICAN HISTORY X takes a decided turn, as the protagonist experiences a reawakening--and a very ironic friendship.

    Upon his release our main character has a much different outlook on life, yet cannot turn his younger brother away from years of indoctrinated hate, and the film moves relentlessly toward its hopelessly tragic (and horrific) conclusion. One does indeed reap what one sows--a powerful lesson to take from AMERICAN HISTORY X, a compelling, engrossing, yet disturbing film.
    --D. Mikels, Author, The Reckoning

    deep movie 3 Star Review
    2009-08-10 - just a really deep movie & touches on rascism in the world & how you can make a change if you change yourself

    american history x blu-ray 5 Star Review
    2009-07-13 - love this movie, looks amazing on blu-ray and the audio is outstanding, if you love this movie enjoy it on blu-ray you wont be let down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Great movie: decent blu ray 4 Star Review
    2009-05-24 - Anyone considering buying this on blu ray already knows how great a movie it is. So I'll just say the video quality is decent but won't blow you away. With little in the way of bonus content, it is still a decent buy for the price. Buy this if you don't own the dvd, but consider holding off for a special edition if you already own it on dvd.










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