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List Price: $14.99 | | Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Salesrank: 12692
Released: October 8, 2002 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Witness ALIVE, the thrilling true-life adventure of challenge and survival! In this action-packed hit, a team of tough rugby players survive a plane crash deep in the desolate, snow-covered Andes. Stranded there, they must overcome incredible odds to stay alive! See for yourself the unforgettable story of ordinary young men who find courage in the face of disaster and test the very limits of human endurance! It's an astonishing death-defying triumph that will both entertain ... and inspire you!
Description of Alive:
In 1972 a chartered plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby squad and various family members crashed in the Andes. If that sounds dry and matter-of-fact, you haven't seen director Frank Marshall's harrowing re-creation Alive, an adrenaline-pounding, heart-in-your-mouth spectacle that kicks off this famous story of survival. The real-life against-all-odds odyssey made worldwide headlines when it became known that the survivors ate their own dead to survive. What could have easily become sensationalistic exploitation is treated with compassion and dignity by Marshall as he explores their moral and spiritual struggles as well as their physical ordeal. As team captain and base-camp cheerleader Vincent Spano slowly collapses under the stress and Ethan Hawke rouses from mourning his dead family to taking charge of saving himself, it also becomes a portrait in leadership, hope, and emotional courage. --Sean Axmaker
Alive Reviews:
GREAT MOVIE ALL THE WAY AROUND 
2008-10-13 - THIS MOVIE IS THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN IN A TRUE LIFE EVENT.
I REMEMBER AS A CHILD,THESE MEN ALMOST WENT TO PRISON FOR EATING PEOPLE TO SURVIVE.THIS MOVIE WILL PUT YOU THERE,FEEL LIKE YOUR THERE,YOU GET TO KNOW THESE BRAVE PEOPLE,I SEEN IT LATE ONE NIGHT ON PBS ABOUT 13 YEARS AGO.I NEVER FORGOT THIS MOVIE.YOU WANT TO SEE AND FEEL SURVIVAL WATCH THIS MOVIE.NEVER WILL YOU SEE A MOVIE THAT PUTS YOU THERE. JENN B PA
An amazing film
2008-10-05 - This is an amazing depiction of a true story about an airplane crash in the Andes and the people who survived - and those who didn't. Cannibalism is one aspect of the film, but I found I could easily understand how that happened. Several of the survivors in this movie were true heroes. Although parts of this film were very disturbing and difficult to watch, I found it to be a great reminder of the good fortune and lack of true tragedy that many of us take for granted. A must see, but not before a flight!
Brilliant but disturbing.
2008-06-23 - I saw this in the theater when it came out.
The movie is based on a real life story.
Amazing and tragic, Alive is truly inspirational.
That said, the film is a tad disturbing due do the cannibalism parts.
When I was in the theater I think I counted four or five kids under ten years old.
UNACCEPTABLE!!!
I always try to tell parents to use their discretion.
This movie is NOT for the little ones.
I guess in real life, when the survivors were rescued, they were put on trial for the cannibalism that took place.
Hmmmmmm.....didn't these people suffer enough?
I'm not sure what the outcome was from the trial, but it may be worth checking out online.
I recommend Alive as one of the best survival movies ever made.
Brilliant acting, superb directing, very disturbing.
Go rent this.
Unbelievable hope in the face of tragedy
2008-06-06 - After reading Nando Parrado's book entitled "Miracle in the Andes" I had to see this movie. It made me more aware of the "living" conditions in the Andes, the survival techniques used and and leadership it took for them to walk out of the mountains
Incredible story!
2008-05-08 - Being a movie buff I have seen many but this one is certainly one of the most impressive stories I have ever come across - wow! The challenges of survival people are faced with after crashing in the Andes and the strength of spirit that can emerge when human beings are forced to deal with ultimate life threatening circumstances leaves an unforgettable imprint in your mind and heart. I don't want to give away details but highly recommend to see this remarkable film and let yourself be touched and truly humbled as I was after first seeing it years ago..
