Sling Blade, Miracle, The Greatest Game Ever Played: 6/16 - Blu-ray Forum

Grubert · 03-06-2009, 05:29 PM

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I'm looking forward to Sling Blade.

Sling Blade

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The Greatest Game Ever Played

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Miracle

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MTRodaba2468 · 03-06-2009, 05:31 PM

I'm also looking forward to Sling Blade.

AU6294TX · 03-06-2009, 05:33 PM

Miracle for me. Greatest game Ever Played was good also, but do not know if it is a blu purchase for me. Sling Blade is good, but it will not be for the grain haters. That movie had a ton of it when it was in the theater. And I believe the dvd had a fair amount too.

degas · 03-06-2009, 05:40 PM

Miracle is gonna be mine!

Moviefan1203 · 03-06-2009, 05:44 PM

Miracle is going to be added to my Blu-ray library immediately. Great film! I have yet to see The Greatest Game Ever Played, and I have always wanted to see it. I'm hoping it'll be worthy to add to my Blu-ray library. How good is it?

NoQuestion · 03-06-2009, 05:51 PM

All 3 in my collection. Can't wait

crazy88 · 03-06-2009, 05:53 PM

Miracle is May 19

SquidPuppet · 03-06-2009, 06:13 PM

Biscuits and mustard. Mmmm Hmmmm

EricJ · 03-06-2009, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Moviefan1203

Miracle is going to be added to my Blu-ray library immediately. Great film! I have yet to see The Greatest Game Ever Played, and I have always wanted to see it. I'm hoping it'll be worthy to add to my Blu-ray library. How good is it?

Unfortunately, given how ungodly corny every one of Disney's other Inspirational Sports movies have been over the last seven years (Glory Road, Invincible, Remember the Titans), it's caused some red-headed-child suspicion about whether "Miracle" was actually one of Disney's in-house productions--
Ie., that Miracle was just TOO DARN GOOD (ie., intelligent and non-corny) to have come out of Touchstone, and may in fact have been one of ESPN's better made-for-cable movies that got upgraded for theatrical and absorbed by the parent studio.

TGGEP, however, has raised no such suspicions.

italiano17771 · 03-06-2009, 08:24 PM

great news! i really enjoyed miracle and the greatest game ever played. thanks for the info.

JimSD · 03-06-2009, 08:37 PM

I'll definitely get Miracle. I love Kurt Russell's portrayal of Herb Brooks. The opening montage does a good job of putting you back in time to what it felt like back then. Young people may not understand the dynamic of USA vs. USSR sports back then, but this movie recreates that tension very well.

I haven't seen The Greatest Game Ever Played yet, but my parents loved it.

AU6294TX · 03-06-2009, 09:00 PM

Miracle was awesome. It also is cool because my grandpa had been eating lunch with Brooks right before he found out he was going to be the coach. SO I have heard stories about the process and everything.

EricJ · 03-06-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JimSD

I'll definitely get Miracle. I love Kurt Russell's portrayal of Herb Brooks. The opening montage does a good job of putting you back in time to what it felt like back then. Young people may not understand the dynamic of USA vs. USSR sports back then, but this movie recreates that tension very well.

Both points correct:
The whole "Short history of the 70's" opening credits sums up the era perfectly (and some here aren't geezer enough to actually cringe during a period scene where we see characters in....gas lines!

)

As for Russell, his performance is so in tune with the rest of the movie, you just want to go out and punch Denzel Washington:
Real coaches aren't nice-guy saints trying to teach symbolic screenwriter lessons about social tolerance, and don't win the game because they made the right sermon speech--They're edgy, easily-obsessed anger-management types so driven to the strategy of winning the championship game, they make their players pay the price for it, and only accidentally serve as father figures to those players who don't have one of their own.
Russell's Brooks isn't a Nice Guy by any means, and that's just part of what gives the movie so much of its real-story smarts.

Pirate King · 03-06-2009, 11:10 PM

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Miracle is May 19

+1 USA USA USA USA USA USA Love it.

jeff098 · 03-06-2009, 11:32 PM

Miracle!!!!!!!!!!cant Wait I Love Hockey Wooo

doctorsteve · 03-07-2009, 12:18 AM

I reckon I'm a' buy me one a' the Sling Blades Mmm-hmm. Some folks call it a kaiser blade, I call it a Sling Blade. It's one a' tha' big-uns Mmm-hmm.

davcole · 03-07-2009, 01:22 AM

None i'd be interested in but i'm glad to see Disney releasing catalog titles finally.

Blu-Meanie · 03-07-2009, 01:35 AM

I reckon Sling Blade would be fine mmm-hmm. Fix me some biscuits please. Hmm-hmm! Excellent movie.

Galley · 03-07-2009, 01:39 AM

I especially loved Miracle because I knew Dave Christian's little brother, Eddie in college.

Mr.White · 03-07-2009, 01:51 AM

I'll take Sling Blade please,with some french fried taters,MMM,HMM!!! Hope it's Billy Bob's Director's "Cut" ,pun intended! FUNNY HA HA!!!

03-06-2009, 05:29 PM	#1
Grubert Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2006 Blu-ray collection:573 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:2	Sling Blade, Miracle, The Greatest Game Ever Played: 6/16 Home Media Magazine I'm looking forward to Sling Blade. Sling Blade Pre-Order link Blu-ray.com Catalog Link The Greatest Game Ever Played Pre-Order link Blu-ray.com Catalog Link Miracle Pre-Order link Blu-ray.com Catalog Link Last edited by jw; 05-05-2009 at 12:37 PM. Reason: added pre-order links

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03-06-2009, 05:51 PM	#6
NoQuestion Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Indiana Blu-ray collection:568 Blu-ray reviews:3	All 3 in my collection. Can't wait

03-06-2009, 05:53 PM	#7
crazy88 Banned Member since:Jan 2009	Miracle is May 19

03-06-2009, 06:13 PM	#8
SquidPuppet Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:277 Blu-ray reviews:27	Biscuits and mustard. Mmmm Hmmmm

03-06-2009, 08:24 PM	#10
italiano17771 Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:PA Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:177	great news! i really enjoyed miracle and the greatest game ever played. thanks for the info.

03-06-2009, 08:37 PM	#11
JimSD Expert Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray collection:109	I'll definitely get Miracle. I love Kurt Russell's portrayal of Herb Brooks. The opening montage does a good job of putting you back in time to what it felt like back then. Young people may not understand the dynamic of USA vs. USSR sports back then, but this movie recreates that tension very well. I haven't seen The Greatest Game Ever Played yet, but my parents loved it.

03-06-2009, 09:00 PM	#12
AU6294TX Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2008 Location:PC, AL Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:97	Miracle was awesome. It also is cool because my grandpa had been eating lunch with Brooks right before he found out he was going to be the coach. SO I have heard stories about the process and everything.

03-06-2009, 11:32 PM	#15
jeff098 Member Member since:Feb 2009	Miracle!!!!!!!!!!cant Wait I Love Hockey Wooo

03-07-2009, 12:18 AM	#16
doctorsteve Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Tonawanda, NY Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:188 Blu-ray reviews:16	I reckon I'm a' buy me one a' the Sling Blades Mmm-hmm. Some folks call it a kaiser blade, I call it a Sling Blade. It's one a' tha' big-uns Mmm-hmm.

03-07-2009, 01:22 AM	#17
davcole Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Cincinnati, Oh 4K collection:138 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:25 Blu-ray reviews: 146 Trading Score:9	None i'd be interested in but i'm glad to see Disney releasing catalog titles finally.

03-07-2009, 01:35 AM	#18
Blu-Meanie Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:NW Indiana Trading Score:1	I reckon Sling Blade would be fine mmm-hmm. Fix me some biscuits please. Hmm-hmm! Excellent movie.

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Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	I especially loved Miracle because I knew Dave Christian's little brother, Eddie in college.

03-07-2009, 01:51 AM	#20
Mr.White Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Blu-ray collection:502 Blu-ray reviews:29	I'll take Sling Blade please,with some french fried taters,MMM,HMM!!! Hope it's Billy Bob's Director's "Cut" ,pun intended! FUNNY HA HA!!!

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