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Dead Poets Society | 
| Director: Peter Weir
Actors: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.99
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Rating:  350 reviews
Sales Rank: 1136
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 128 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.6
MPN: D15092D
ISBN: 6305144168
UPC: 717951000682
EAN: 9786305144168
ASIN: 6305144168
Theatrical Release Date: June 9, 1989
Release Date: November 10, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
IN THIS EMOTIONALLY UPLIFTING DRAMA, A DEDICATED TEACHER GIVES HIS STUDENTS THE GIFT OF INSPIRATION.
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Robin Williams stars as an English teacher who doesn't fit into the conservative prep school where he teaches, but whose charisma and love of poetry inspires several boys to revive a secret society with a bohemian bent. The script is well meaning but a little trite, though director Peter Weir (The Truman Show) adds layers of emotional depth in scenes of conflict between the kids and adults. (A subplot involving one father's terrible pressure on his son--played by Robert Sean Leonard--to drop his interest in theater reaches heartbreaking proportions.) Williams is given plenty of latitude to work in his brand of improvisational humor, though it is all well-woven into his character's style of instruction. --Tom Keogh
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 Make your verse count June 19, 2009
Thomas Laporte
Dead Poets, absolutely. Dead notions, absolutely not! Dead Poets Society addresses critical issues for students, teachers and most importantly, for parents. I was barely out of high school when the film was originally released. My experience as a student was fresh enough to recall the pressure to academically succeed, for myself, my siblings and my peers. Like anyone else I have witnessed the strain scholastic pressure can put on a family.
Throughout the film students experience trouble and triumph with family, authority, love, and anxiety. Their stories are classic and tragic all at once. Robin Williams superbly acts the part of John Keating, an English teacher who inspires his charges at Welton Academy to think independently and to "seize the day." Following in his footsteps a group from his poetry class resurrects the Dead Poets Society, a group that Keating initiated as a student at Welton. Via their newly organized secret society the students discover the wonder of poetry and the power of words. Phrases and prose command respect throughout the work. Keating regularly uses famous quotes from Whitman, Thoreau, and other world class wordsmiths to motivate his students. Mr. Keating's charisma and zest for life through poetry is wildly contagious.
Teachers have an immeasurable role in the lives of their students. This splendid opportunity comes with many privileges and an equal amount of responsibilities. One of those vital duties is recognizing the malleable nature of students. Knowing their maturity level is as important as the role of disaggregating data in guiding instruction.
Parents and authority figures are all but demonized in the movie. Perhaps viewing the film will remind parents of memories of their first experience in standing up for their own beliefs. I found it beneficial to re-watch this movie and relate to it as a student, as I did the first time, and now as a parent and an educator.
O Captain! My Captain! May 15, 2009
Luv2Read (Greenlawn, NY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These simple words are the catalyst in Dead Poets Society that changes the lives of a group of boys forever.
This movie takes place in 1959 at an all boys private school that teaches its students in a traditional manner. It is seeped with long standing traditions and therefore isn't perceptive to change. Consequentially when a new contemporary person, Mr. Keating, replaces an English teacher who retired, things are bound to get interesting.
John Keating is an English teacher who has no regard for restrictions against expression and so called "mathematical equations" that define a poem's greatness. He throws this all away in favor of independent thought and nonconformist ways. Mr. Keating has a passion for life that he tries to pass on to his students using radical teaching methods to teach important life lessons such as carpe diem.
Carpe diem, or seize the day, is a major theme in Dead Poets Society, and some may call it the cause of most of the conflicts that arise. It encourages a group of boys to break many school rules to form the forbidden Dead Poet's Society and secretly meet. It also causes Neil Perry, one of Mr. Keating's students, to follow his dream of acting against his parents' will, which inevitably results in a calamity.
I highly recommend Dead Poets Society because its something anyone can relate to and enjoy. It mixes a variety of genres to produces a spellbinding movie that makes you understand the reasons why and why not people "seize the day" and the consequences of their actions.
Keating V. Mr.Perry May 15, 2009
Brittany Shalla (Long Island, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had recently watched The Dead Poets Society in my Powerful Vocabulary class, and had many emotions toward this astounding movie. My class also enjoyed this movie and my teacher, Mr. Flanagan, brought up an important debate over the plot of it. Here are my thoughts:
Was it Keating's lesson plan or Mr. Perry's overbearing pressure that caused Neil Perry's death? That's one topic that will always be debated in this movie. To most, it's clear that Mr. Perry's dictatorial rules pushed Neil over the edge. However, without Keating's romanticized lessons, Neil would have never strayed out from his organized life. Any one person can equally debate thus.
What cannot be doubted is the quality and provocative plot behind this movie. It was great way to reveal the truth behind boarding's schools and reveal the actual pressure from parents. I bet for every couple of schools there's one Mr. Nolan, one Mr. Keating, and only one Nwanada (Charlie Dalton). There needs to be more Mr. Keating out there. His influence was non-conformist, but remarkable. Straying kids away from their arranged schedules and giving them a voice in poetry and literature opened up each and every one of them. Todd Anderson for example, went from being a shy boy afraid to participate and socialize, to a rebellious teenager when he stood up for Keating. Keating brought out the true characters of each person and captivated the uninterested.
Overall, this movie was fantastic. It's hard to pay attention to a movie in high school let alone one from 1989. However this interested every student in my class and kids from 9th to 11th grade were eager to view the outcome. I loved this movie as I know you will too.
Kyle's Gay May 15, 2009
Gaye Iorio (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie was very scrupulous in showing that non conformity was the way to go. I thought that Mr. Keening was correct in teaching the students to seize the day (Carpe Diem) and also he didn't want them to live terrible lives so he taught that you should follow your dreams. To be unfettered or free from restrictions in reaching their goals. Neil, one of the students in Keenings class wanted to act very badly, but his father was choleric or easily angered at the idea and always shut Neil down. Finally Neil couldn't take it anymore and he off'ed himself which was very macabre and tragic. I believe that these students became better because Keening was their teacher, they were supernumerary meaning that these kids were more than expected from them, they didn't just do what they were told just because other people thought it was the right thing, but they used their minds and there own opinions to decide there fait.
- Flanny's Class
Took a while, but... February 3, 2009
Jumbo (USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I didn't especially like this movie initially. Over time I have come to love the performances of Robin Williams and his crew of YAWPERS!! I show it occasionally to my students and we all go outside and YAWP!! The lesson is straightforward, the teen-age angst is well done, and the tragedy is devastating. An excellent film.
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