| Alive [Region 2] |  | Director: Frank Marshall
Actors: Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton, Bruce Ramsay, John Newton
Category: DVD
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Rating:  64 reviews
Sales Rank: 238063
Format: PAL
Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), Danish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), German (Dubbed), Italian (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 127 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5014437809230
ASIN: B000059H2A
Theatrical Release Date: January 15, 1993
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In 1972 a chartered plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby squad and various family members crashed in the Andes. If that sounds dry and matter-of-fact, you haven't seen director Frank Marshall's harrowing re-creation Alive, an adrenaline-pounding, heart-in-your-mouth spectacle that kicks off this famous story of survival. The real-life against-all-odds odyssey made worldwide headlines when it became known that the survivors ate their own dead to survive. What could have easily become sensationalistic exploitation is treated with compassion and dignity by Marshall as he explores their moral and spiritual struggles as well as their physical ordeal. As team captain and base-camp cheerleader Vincent Spano slowly collapses under the stress and Ethan Hawke rouses from mourning his dead family to taking charge of saving himself, it also becomes a portrait in leadership, hope, and emotional courage. --Sean Axmaker
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 Try "Stranded" instead January 23, 2010
W. Noshie (Beirut, Lebanon)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The story behind this movie is one of the most amazing stories I ever read or heard about in my life. I was a teenager when the crash took place. I read the book "Alive" back then and I just read it again.
No questions about it: this is the most amazing story about survival and dealing with death and hunger.
As for the movie unfortunately it lacks all the reality of the story.
The main actors are weak; the director is even worse; I bet he read the story real quick and came up with this lame scenario.
After 70 days in the mountains all actors are still looking clean and healthy which was never the case.
This story needed a director like Robert Zemeckis of "Forrest Gump" or Ridley Scott of "Kingdom of Heaven" and the movie would have been an award winning one.
2 hours is too short for such an amazing story.
I say stay away from this movie; read the book or watch "Stranded" instead.
 Thoroughly excellent. Should have been nominated for award. December 21, 2009
G. Sand (Washington, DC)
This excellent movie glued me to my seat and struck me to the heart. It seemed sometimes that it just wasn't God's will for these guys to survive. It left me wondering how some people have such a strong will to stay alive.
One of my favorite scenes was when Roberto was giving up, but Nando encouraged Roberto by making him realize that all they had survived so far "is impossible" to survive, "but we did it". That realization, that they had survived the impossible, then strengthened Roberto enough to keep going.
Main players Ethan Hawke and Josh Hamilton give riveting performances, as does the rest of the cast.
ALIVE September 17, 2009
cathy mcnierney
Very good movie!! Really makes you think what you would have done if that happend to you. What you do to stay ALIVE!!!!
Amazing, Amazing, Amazing!! September 15, 2009
Natalie Wright (Texas USA)
I love movies. Its a fact. I have hundreds of movies and I love to watch whatever I can. And Alive is probably one of my favorite movies EVER! I love everything about it. I think that they portrayed the story in such an amazing way. My mom had been telling me about this movie for years and I was always like "um, ew, I don't want to watch people eating each other," but finally I rented it and sat down, prepared to be disgusted. But I wasn't. I came out in awe. What those men went through was horrific and they should be such an inspiration to everyone. Almost right away I purchased this movie and the book by Piers P. Read. I highly suggest both to anyone and everyone.
 Alive, But Barely August 29, 2009
Bonnie Brody (Fairbanks, Alaska)
This movie held my attention the entire time. It is about a Uruguayan rugby team that is traveling by plane through the Andes to Chile when the plane crashes. The crash scene is hold-on-to-your-chair exciting and scary. The plane breaks in at least three pieces and many of the passengers die. Those that survive must figure out how to continue surviving in the bitter cold of the mountains. Several of the survivors are also injured. There is very little food and they do not have the proper clothing for this harsh climate that gets to -30 degrees at night. It is a movie about human relationships and endurance, both pushed to the limits.
The movie is based on the wonderful book, 'Alive', by Piers Paul Read.
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