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  • Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett, Robert Patrick, Morris Chestnut
  • Directors: Jay Russell
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Jun 2005
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000818V8E
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,777 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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In paying simple tribute to firefighters, Ladder 49 gets to the heart of those who risk their lives for a living. Director Jay Russell brought similar sincerity to his memorable family favorite My Dog Skip, and despite the banalities of an ultra-conventional screenplay by Lewis Colick, Ladder 49 generates so much goodwill toward its Baltimore firemen that you may find yourself unexpectedly overcome with emotional appreciation for guys like Jack (Joaquin Phoenix), a firefighter whose career, courtship, marriage, and fatherhood are viewed in flashback as he struggles to survive in the present-day framing scenes, cut off from his fellow firemen in the fiery guts of a collapsing 20-floor building. There are no surprises in the familiar scenes of male bonding, dangerous rescues, injury and death, and the supportive concern of Jack's wife (Jacinda Barrett), but by focusing on the simple integrity of Jack's personal and professional commitment, the movie gives Phoenix a showcase for unselfish virtue, while John Travolta provides dignified support as Jack's mentor and devoted firehouse captain. Ladder 49 is routine in most respects, but it's a much-deserved valentine to working-class heroes. --Jeff Shannon

From the studio
• The making of Ladder 49

• Why we do it: Real Stories From Real Fire Fighters

• 5 deleted scenes

• "Shine Your Light" music video performed by Robbie Robertson

• Audio commentary

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC, 7 Jan 2007
By Mr. Ben M. Green "-B3N-" (Cambridge UK) - See all my reviews
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By far the best movie in a very long time. The show really captures what firemen do for us everyday. The show is heartwarming and inspirational. I give it two BIG thumbs up!!!!!
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A film about why men run into burning buildings., 2 Aug 2007
By Mr. Stephen Kennedy "skenn1701a" (Doha, Qatar) - See all my reviews
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You can just tell that this movie has oodles of good intention oozing from every pore, and taken as a whole, it does work as a tribute to the noble profession of firefighter. However, the story arc covers no new ground, and cannot really be described in any way as multilayered - what you see is what you get. Having said that, the director treats these predictable scenes in a sensitive way that involves you more than you might expect.
What you do get, is Joachin Phoenix' character injured and trapped in a large burning building, and as he waits for his rescue, we see his life unfold through flashbacks to key events, starting from when he first walks into the fire station as a probationary fire officer. Told just that about the movie, you can probably guess where it goes... boy meets girl, boy marries girl, boy has first kid, boy has second kid, boy has bad things happen to colleagues, boy wonders if he is in the right job considering he now has family, boy realizes he loves his job and stays. It's not particularly clever, and yet, at the end of the movie you will have an appreciation for the life of a fireman in a typical blue collar environment, which was surely the films goal in the first place. John Travolta plays the father figure Captain of the station, adding little depth to the role, but Joachin Phoenix does a passable job, gaining plaudits at least for his willingness to get right into the thick of the action and look the part. Apparently after training he became an honorary member of the firefighting team he trained with, even getting their tattoo.
If anything else raises the film from mediocrity, it is the firefighting scenes. Not just that that they have been created realistically, but that they have a real flavour of realism about them - these smack of realistic situations for firefighters, and not scenes that are chosen purely for dramatic value. The effects thankfully shy away from cgi, and the sound mix helps add to a feeling of being `inside' the fire. Best of all, the movie does not rely on these scenes to keep your interest, but they become part of the character drama.
Interestingly, in the extras the deleted scenes do add some value - one plot line in particular which has one of the firefighters dealing with the loss of his brother through sinking into a spiral of drinking, shows both the emotional and mental strain of the job and the toll it takes, as well as the camaraderie of the firefighters that help him get through it. Otherwise, the extras cover predictable ground, making of, tribute to firefighters etc. Some of the scenes showing the cast going through firefighting school are moderately interesting.
All in all, a modest success, but one that somehow you can't help feeling should have had more to it, given the talent involved. What it does achieve, is tackling not an action movie, but a sensitive character study, and why a man will run into a burning building, when everyone else is coming out.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Why do they go into a burning building?, 8 Aug 2005
By Matt Graubner "blackwolff" (Kentucky, United States) - See all my reviews
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Most of this movie takes place in the past as a series of flashbacks through the life of Jack Morrison (Joaquin Phoenix). He is trapped in a burning building and intersperced amongst his attempts to get clear we glimpse parts of his life starting from the first day he shows up at Engine 33's firehouse.

It is sad that it took something as drastic as 9/11 to make most of Americans appreciate the hard work that firefighters put in each and every day (there is a deleted scene about 9/11 that alludes to this). However, with that in mind this is an excellent tribute to firefighters. By no means is this an action movie that you watch just for the "riveting plot." It is a character study with many emotional moments--both tearful and joyful.

The content shouldn't really be objectionable as the worst consists of some mild foul language and some fire-fighting scenes that might be intense to younger viewers.

There are five deleted scenes (including the 9/11 one mentioned above) but several are a bit rough. Other special features include a good music video that splices together scenes from the movie, Robbie Robertson singing, and Linda Morrison (Jacinda Barrett) in new scenes past the end of the movie. Also featured are an audio commentary and two featurettes.

Don't expect an action movie or a mystery--but definately check this out for a really good drama. You'll see both the woes and the joys of firefighting. Do yourself a favour and check this movie out.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great film, great actors
I was interested to see how John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix worked together, and was pleasantly surprised. Read more
Published 5 months ago by taylzo

4.0 out of 5 stars A PRE 9/11 HEROIC FILM
Where were you on September 11th, 2001? A little over three years ago, the world stood still as people from across the world witnessed one of the bloodiest and most horrific... Read more
Published 23 months ago by stuart

5.0 out of 5 stars SO THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE...
First and foremost, this is a drama, not an action film, about firefighters, with the focus on one firefighter in particular. Read more
Published on 16 May 2007 by Lawyeraau

5.0 out of 5 stars kellie
this film was so good from to start to finish, its strange how they keep you watching a film for so long about a man who is traped, but the fact that they keep throwing in flash... Read more
Published on 28 April 2007 by kelie

5.0 out of 5 stars Ladder 49
hi, i was really looking forward to seeing this as i enjoyed backdraft. it has lots of fire scenes and shows us how greatful we should be towards fireman. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2007 by Now You Know

2.0 out of 5 stars Plenty more to do with your time...
A reasonable film that falls quite a good yard short of being brilliant. You have the distinct feeling you already have the T-shirt in your wardrobe on this one.. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2006 by Mrs Paula R Westwood

4.0 out of 5 stars Ladder 49 [2004].
It is worth the watch but it's not what I expected. There was not as much action as I thought there would be as it was more of a love story but never the less I,m glad I have seen... Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2005 by roytibbs

1.0 out of 5 stars Such Good Actors Such a Poor poor Film
With actors like Joaquin Phoenix, and John Travolta, plus the reviews I read I imagined I would be entertained and see a movie as good as Backdraft if not better,(Backdarft being... Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars A cinematic testimonial to the courage of firefighters
Joaquin Phoenix was on the cover of "Entertainment Weekly" in character for "The Village" in a successfully bait and switch for us to think that he was the hero in M. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2005 by Lawrance M. Bernabo

5.0 out of 5 stars A must see movie
For those of you who have not yet seen Ladder 49, i have but one comment - WAKE UP AND SEE IT!

This film captures your need for action and will touch your heart. Read more

Published on 7 Jul 2005

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