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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: Universal Studios
Salesrank: 8551
Released: January 18, 2005 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Chronicles a football season in Odessa, Texas, a depressed All-American town that lives and dies with the fortunes of its high school football team.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 23-MAY-2006
Media Type: DVD
Description of Friday Night Lights (Full Screen Edition):
Based on the perennial nonfiction bestseller by H.G. Bissinger, Friday Night Lights looks at high school football in the harsh light of reality, finding heart and hardness while stirring our emotions. Actor-director Peter Berg (Very Bad Things, The Rundown) is Bissinger's cousin; he knows the material well, and understands how an obsession with winning turns high school kids into somber, over-pressured gladiators--expendable soldiers in a community war against shame and obscurity. The fact-based story focuses on the 1988 football season of Odessa-Permian high school in West Texas, and as a fast-paced sports movie, Berg delivers the goods with a rousing, frenetically styled crowd-pleaser. But there's darkness in this tale of weary underdogs, including an abusive father (well-played by country music star Tim McGraw), threatening townsfolk, an injured star running back (Derek Luke), a tormented quarterback (Lucas Black), and the melancholy coach (Billy Bob Thornton) who takes his team to the finals. Berg's film could use less flashy cutting and more drama to support its gridiron intensity, but Friday Night Lights offers a refreshing alternative to the conventional sports movie, and makes a perfect triple-feature with the equally exciting documentaries Go Tigers! and The Last Game. --Jeff Shannon
Friday Night Lights (Full Screen Edition) Reviews:
I love movies, not sports..but this movie made me love both for the running time 
2009-11-25 - This movie has an unexpected, perfect balance to it. I've read upon some other reviews from people from Texas talking about how accurate this movie truly is. I understand there were some scandals about grades with the players from the book that weren't covered in the movie, (very common...most high schools pass their star athletes with better grades)but I think that would have taken away from the character development. I believe a movie needs to focus on characters instead of an exact story, because that's where the emotion comes from. This movie had emotion to say the least. I love Billy Bob Thornton's versatility, and he delivered his character so perfectly. The movie kept you excited and on your toes, while being subtle and realistic. I bought this on black Friday almost a year ago, and just got around to watching it, because I hate the preachy crap that I always see in sports movies. I even found myself enjoying Jay Hernandez's performance (who I usually can't stand). I'm not a critic, and honestly..I'm sick of finding real critic's reviews on Amazon because anyone can hear a cliche "professional" view anywhere. I look to Amazon for honest reviews for everyday people, so I hope that this did someone like me some help.
Friday Night Lights 
2009-10-09 - Loved it! My grandson was a lineman in this picture!
REALLY!
Word.
2009-08-29 - Good movie. Missed some key points from the book like the academic scandal which only adds to the drama in the title game. Overall good movie though
Awsome Football Flick!!!
2009-06-02 - It certainly started out as just another football film (though over-directed with a hyper-active camera)...the parties, the sexual shenanigans, the over-the-top characters. I was ready to pan the film.
But then it heated up. Once the season started, and the football action became the centerpiece, this film shined. The characters were compelling and you really felt for them and their individual situations.
I am not a Billy Bob Thorton fan, but I was pleasantly surprised by his controlled performance. Too often the coaches in football movies are completely over the top. Thorton had the strength to get on people - but he never over did it. It was a football coach. And the movie ended on a strong note. The half-time speech Thorton gives during the final game is something that gives a former football player goose bumps. It really encapsulates what its truly like to be a part of a football TEAM...and how powerful that experience can be.
I have seen movies like "All the Right Moves", "The Program", "Varsity Blues" and the laughable "Any Given Sunday". NONE of them can hold a candle to this movie. Any football player or fan needs to watch this film...the best football movie I have ever watched.
Friday Night Lights - Blu-ray Info 
2009-04-09 - Version: U.S.A / Universal / Region Free
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / AACS / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 1:57:39
Movie size: 38,83 GB
Disc size: 45,15 GB
Total bit rate: 44.01 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 35.86 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio English 3986 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3986 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS Audio French 768 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
DTS Audio Spanish 768 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Number of chapters: 32
#Audio Commentary
#Deleted Scenes (SD - 22 minutes)
#Featurettes
--Peter Berg Discusses a Scene in the Movie (SD - 1 minute)
--Player Cam (SD - 4 minutes)
--Tim McGraw: Off the Stage (SD - 6 minutes)
--The Story of the 1988 Permian Panthers (SD - 23 minutes)
--Behind the Lights (SD - 26 minutes)
--Gridiron Grads (SD - 14 minutes)
#BD-Live enabled
