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Amelia

Ewan Mcgregor , Richard Gere , Mira Nair    Universal, suitable for all   DVD
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Ewan Mcgregor, Richard Gere, Hilary Swank, Christopher Eccleston, Elizabeth Shepherd
  • Directors: Mira Nair
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen, Colour
  • Language: Italian, English, Spanish, Russian
  • Subtitles: Italian, English, Russian, Spanish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Arabic, Kazakh, Portuguese, Ukrainian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0041KXD72
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 237,624 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

Reviews

La storia della vita di Amelia Earhart, giovane pioniera dell'aviazione che scomparve mentre stava sorvolando l'Oceano Pacifico nel 1937 nel tentativo di compiere un giro intorno al mondo.


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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Nice aeroplane, boring story 9 Dec 2010
Format:DVD
Hilary Swank is wonderful in the title role, and the aeroplanes sequences are stunning (very little computer generated images, unlike Pearl Harbour for example). And the other actors are great on their own. But the movie just doesn't come together as a whole.

The story is based on the real life of Amelia Earhart which is well known and full of drama. Yet Hollywood (again) has managed to produce a story that is at times.... boring.

Worth watching just for the aircraft and Hilary Swank's uncanny recreation of Amelia (compared to old newreel footage -- you have to look hard to see the difference). But a shame the personal relationships could not have been more believable.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Amelia 14 July 2010
By SilentSinger TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Prior to watching this film I fully admit that I didn't know a great deal about the life and work of Amelia Earhart apart from the most basic facts, so I was grateful that this film filled in some of the gaps. Hilary Swank was her usual brilliant self and I have to admire the fact that she seems to fully inhabit every character she plays. Richard Gere as her publisher husband George Putnam was also impressive. However, the much lauded 'love triangle' was somewhat of a damp squib as there didn't appear to be a great deal of chemistry between Swank and Ewan McGregor, playing her lover Gene Vidal, who seemed to be replicating his character in 'Down with Love' a little too much for my taste.

That being said, it's a very watchable film and made me want to know more about the various conspiracy theories surrounding Earhart's disappearance. It was also interesting to see the origins of author and playwright Gore Vidal.
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3.0 out of 5 stars The Romance of Flight.... 19 May 2012
By Tim Kidner TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
One can't but help that feel that this a movie about romance; the love affair between Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank) and the freedom of flight and flying plus the romantic interludes with her husband, George Putnam (a bespectacled Richard Gere).

There is also the motive of a woman, fighting so hard in a man's world, none more so than in aviation - and succeeding. Romantic comedy director, Mira Nair, most famous for Monsoon Wedding is the unlikely choice to take the reigns here.

Unfortunately, for my eyes and ears, it's just too soft, both in its narrative focus and its substance. Predictable and to a certain extent, even though we might not know her actual story, we can guess it, until at which point comes the 'biggy', it's an anti-climax and too late to save the movie.

The role of Earhart might not have had the juicy possibilities of Oscar standard acting as Swank's two Academy wins and thus, the persona she projects just doesn't seem to tie in with what we would expect a maverick and pioneer to be - and need to be like to simply get on with their venture.

Richard Gere is O.K., in a role that again just seems too obliging and mushy. Brits in major roles, Christopher Eccleston as Fred Noonan, who, if I recall plays an American pilot who liked a guzzle of booze too often and was Earhart's co-pilot on the her last flight and higher billed, Ewan McGregor. He plays Gene Vidal, father of Gore and with whom Earhart has an extra-marital 'jaunt' with. McGregor is unusually forgettable in the role and I already can't quite remember all that the pair did.

Hollywood did films like these (admittedly with men, all round) which were a dime a dozen, in the 50's & 60's - and they had bite and a sense of heroic purpose. More gun-ho, admittedly but better entertainment.

Amelia isn't a total waste of time, even though at times you may wonder if it is during its near two hours. And you will learn something, if you can keep paying attention...
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3.0 out of 5 stars What I missed
This DVD, as the title indicates is about a person. I was hoping for more airplane an technical footage, but that was not what the title said, so I can't complain. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Paul van den Berg
4.0 out of 5 stars Amelia Earhart was a free spirited, gutsy lady who pursued that which...
Amelia stars two-time Academy Award-winner Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart, the legendary aviatrix and enigmatic symbol of the American free spirit, who was guided by a profound... Read more
Published 12 months ago by S. F. husseiny
5.0 out of 5 stars a superb movie
Granted that the deleted scenes would have made the movie a bit more "complete" and complex, this movie was a thrill to watch from beginning to end. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Thomas Janak
4.0 out of 5 stars Fact,but some fiction
Having read a lot about Amelia Earhart, I bought this DVD in the hope that it accurately followed the life of her and George Putnam. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2011 by LJDIMES
3.0 out of 5 stars Watchable but that's it.
Being a fan of Hilary Swank and a plane 'anorak' I was looking forward to this. However, although it was enjoyable enough to watch it lacked any real spark. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2010 by Dick Pearson
3.0 out of 5 stars Better than the critics reviewed it.
Not a bad movie - it works fairly well and does tell her story quite well.
A little disjointed and the characters could have been a little more developed but not a bad... Read more
Published on 5 May 2010 by R. Stewart
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