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List Price: $32.99 | | Label: Walt Disney Video
Salesrank: 13006
Released: March 20, 2001 |
| Our Price: $23.99 |
| Used Price: $2.26 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Based on a remarkable true story, "Remember the Titans" follows the explosive dramatic events that took place in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971 when African-American football coach Herman Boone (Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington) was hired to guide an integrated but racially polarized high school team, the T.C. Williams Titans. Angry, stubborn and a rigid task master, Boone faces a cool reception from the team's players as well as an awkward relationship with assistant coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton), a local white coach with seniority and a tradition of winning who was bypassed for the job. As the two men learn to overcome their ignorance and bigotry and realize that they have much in common and integrity, honor and a strong work ethic. They work together to transform a group of angry unfocused players into a dynamic winning team of responsible young men. In the process, they also unite a divided community and ensure that Virginia will always "Remember the Titans."
Description of Remember the Titans (Full Screen Edition):
With only one major star (Denzel Washington), an appealing cast of fresh unknowns, and a winning emphasis of substance over self-indulgent style, Boaz Yakin's Remember the Titans is, like Rudy before it, a football movie that will be fondly remembered by anyone who sees it.
Set in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971, the fact-based story begins with the integration of black and white students at T. C. Williams High School. This effort to improve race relations is most keenly felt on the school's football team, the Titans, and bigoted tempers flare when a black head coach (Washington) is appointed and his victorious predecessor (Will Patton) reluctantly stays on as his assistant. It's affirmative action at its most potentially volatile, complicated by the mandate that the coach will be fired if he loses a single game in the Titans' 13-game season. The players represent a hotbed of racial tension, but as the team struggles toward unity and gridiron glory, Remember the Titans builds on several subplots and character dynamics to become an inspirational drama of Rocky-like proportions.
Yakin--whose debut, Fresh, was one of the best independent films of the 1990s--understands the value of connecting small scenes to form a rich climactic payoff. Likewise, Washington provides a solid dramatic foundation (his coach is obsessively harsh, but for all the right reasons) while giving his younger co-stars ample time in the spotlight. The result is a film that achieves what it celebrates: an enriching sense of unity that's unquestionably genuine. (Ages 9 and older) --Jeff Shannon
Remember the Titans (Full Screen Edition) Reviews:
Great Movie! 
2009-11-09 - I have seen this movie a few times before I purchases it. Great movie for the price.
DVD 
2009-10-09 - Usually I do not like to comment or feedback on the items that I bought from Amazon. This time, I wish to highlight and warn others who would like to purchase from this fellow because the used DVD that I bought from him is of a very low quality, there are so many scratches on it, it SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SOLD!
Fast and Great Condition
2009-10-03 - I was very happy about how prompt my service was and how great condition the used dvd was in.
exciting movie!
2009-06-27 - My daughter watched this DVD at school and asked me to purchase her a copy for home. She really enjoyed this movie and has watched it several times since then.
"Remember, Forever, The Night They Played The Titans." Great Film From Walt Disney Pictures.
2009-06-03 - Starring Academy Award winner Denzel Washinton (Best Supporting Actor
"Glory," 1989), this magnificent and inspiring true story from Walt Disney Pictures about the first integrated football team is very well made. In fact, had it not been for Disney, this would have been an R-rated film, as the original script was full of profanity (every third word being the f-word and every fourth word being the n-word). However, the head of Walt Disney Pictures ordered Jerry Bruckheimer (who produced this film, "Glory Road" & the "Pirates Of The Caribbean" & "National Treasure" films for Disney, along with the upcoming 4th installment in the "Pirates" series and the upcoming "Lone Ranger" film) to remove all offensive language from the script, as Disney WOULD NEVER produce anything with profanity, sexual content or graphic violence. All that remains are 3 uses of "Damn," 2 uses of "Hell" & 1 use of "A--," all appropriately used. This movie tackles racism head on (pun intended) without using the "N" word (probably the only feature film to do so. Refreshing, I must say. Kudos to Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer for remaining committed to producing family movies. The performances in this movie are inspiring, from Will Patton ("Entrapment") and the lovely Hayden Pannettiere (excuse me if my spelling is off), here very precocious as the football-loving daughter of Coach Yoast (Patton) to the relatively unknown actors playing the football team. Comic at times, but above all, a drama that soars high above the crowd as a winner. I just have one minor gripe: WHY CALL IT A DIRECTOR'S CUT WHEN SCENES ARE SHORTENED OR REMOVED COMPLETELY? In my opinion, a Director's Cut should INCLUDE addiotional scenes, NOT either shorten or delete them. Also, a scene was missing that I saw when this movie aired on ABC where Ronnie Bass' dad was talking to members of the board about moving to Virginia (or something like that). It wasn't included in the "Director's Cut." Habing ranted about this, it's a great movie. Recommended for the whole family. Rated PG for mild language.
