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DVD : Invincible [Blu-ray]In association with Amazon.comstarring: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Conway, Michael Rispoli directed by: Ericson Core ![: Invincible [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NErW2MelL._SL160_.jpg) List Price: $34.99 Amazon.com's Price: $19.99 You Save: $15.00 (43%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: Blu-ray Brand: Buena Vista Home Video EAN: 0786936726107 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen Label: Walt Disney Video Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Walt Disney Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: December 19, 2006 Running Time: 105 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Video Theatrical Release Date: 2006 Sales Rank: 13653 MPN: DISBR53641 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Mark Wahlberg stars in the inspiring true story of a down-and-out 30-year-old bartender who overcomes overwhelming odds to reach his dream in the National Football League. Experience all the action and excitement through the wonder of Blu-ray's revolutionary new format. Vince Papale never played a game of college football in his life, but with a never-say-die attitude, this scrappy underdog helped his hometown team rediscover their winning spirit and rallied an entire city when they needed it most. "You'll stand up and cheer," raves MAXIM. Now, witness every play in astonishing 1080p, and feel each bone-crushing hit in 5.1 48 kHz, 16-bit uncompressed audio. Enjoy INVINCIBLE like never before -- with a pristine high definition picture and theater quality sound. Amazon.com: Walt Disney Pictures scored a surprise box-office hit with Invincible, and the movie deserved its good reviews as a fine example of how above-average writing, direction, and casting can turn formulaic material into something special. And make no mistake, this is a formulaic movie, with its real-life story embellished with Rocky-like enthusiasm, and lovingly crafted with the same quality of working-class humanism that made The Rookie a similarly popular Disney hit. This time, the inspirational true story is that of Vince Papale, a down-on-his-luck substitute teacher in Philadelphia (played by Mark Wahlberg in a nicely understated performance) who was 30 years old, out of work, abandoned by his wife, and biding time as a bartender when he answered an open call for tryouts on the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team in 1976. Going with his gut instinct, new coach Dick Vermeil (Greg Kinnear) rewards Papale's diligent efforts with a place on the team, and Invincible combines gridiron guts, low-key romance (as Papale meets his future wife-to-be, played by Elizabeth Banks) and blue-collar friendship in an underdog story that moves, with casual charm and abundant appeal, toward a rousing feel-good finish. Making good use of digital visual effects to recreate Philly's now-demolished Veterans Stadium, director Erickson Core (also serving as his own cinematographer) tackles this heartwarming assignment with intelligence and flair, spinning gold from what could have been just another routine sports movie. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Massive DisconnectAs a huge football fan--and because I very much remember, and watched, Vince Papale play--I so wanted to like INVINCIBLE. And what's not to like? A hometown, down-on-his-luck, thirtysomething ex-jock getting a shot to play in the NFL is mega-inspiring. . .or should be. But this film misses the mark, and fails to connect. Why? Mark Wahlberg plays Papale as a silent, brooding man; when his wife leaves him, he sits in his empty apartment and broods; when the pressures of making the ... Read More Rating: - Invincible - Blu-ray InfoVersion: U.S.A / Region A Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 MPEG-2 BD-25 Running time: 1:43:59 Movie size: 22,46 GB Disc size: 24,91 GB Average video bit rate: 20.72 Mbps Number of chapters: 16 Subtitles: English / English SDH / French / Spanish LPCM Audio English 4608 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 4608kbps Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps Dolby Digital ... Read More Rating:  - DisappointedI expected him to be a better football player... I cannot understand how he became a professional athlete - he doesn't cut it in my eyes and my husband felt the same way - he was just an average player at best and we were bored Rating: - Well-done movie about an unlikely heroThis is a nice story of an unlikely hero along the lines of another Disney movie, The Rookie (starring Dennis Quaid). This time, the sport is football, not baseball, and setting is Philadelphia in the mid-70s. The hometown team, the Eagles, have been lousy for too long, and the fans, arguably the toughest in the league, are fed up. But then Dick Vermeil is brought on as the new coach (Greg Kinnear is excellent, as always), and he decides to shake things up by holding an open tryout. Enter South ... Read More Rating: - Need not be a football fanatic to enjoyI like football, but I'm not the biggest fan in the world. This movie, however, blew me away. The story of a small-time guy who makes the big leagues through hard work and a little luck isn't predictible because it's a true story. The choice of actors was well done and the sets and feel of the movie put it appropriately in its time period. I loved it so much when I watched it at my brother-in-law's house that I went out and bought it for my husband--who IS a huge football fan. He loved it too. Browse for similar items by category:
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