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The Year That Trembled |  | Director: Jay Craven
Actors: Jonathan Brandis, Charlie Finn, Jay R. Ferguson, Meredith Monroe, Matt Salinger
Studio: Allumination
Category: DVD
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 93496
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: ARDD27147D
UPC: 783722714720
EAN: 0783722714720
ASIN: B0000E6FNH
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Release Date: December 9, 2003
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Product Description
A 1970 coming-of-age story set in the shadow of kent state that focuses on a group of young characters facing the vietnam draft lottery. Studio: Peace Arch Home Entertain Release Date: 01/16/2007 Starring: Jonathan Brandis Jay R Ferguson Run time: 105 minutes Rating: R
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 Good pieces that just don't fit together January 27, 2010
Chris Roberts
"The Year That Trembled" is a retrospective, anti-war, post-hippie-era period-piece that works at saying a lot, but never brings it all into a working whole.
THE GOOD: The cast isn't all that bad. There are a lot of recognizable faces and they all seem to do what they need to do. The script has all the points that should be there for what the director is trying to pull off. The story of young people facing the possibility of being drafted into the Vietnam war is an interesting thing to build characters around.
THE BAD: It just doesn't work. You're never drawn into the story, you don't really feel for anyone, and you'd be equally as happy walking out of the room and taking a bath. The "draft-and-war are bad" message is hammered into place and shoved down your throat. You aren't left to make up your mind about the Vietnam war or the draft; it's expected that you feel the same way as the director and the film just sits there and screams "rah! rah!" in support of that belief. Because of this, the actors become speech-makers rather than real characters with feelings that you can sympathize with. As a whole, the movie ends up with no heart.
THE VERDICT: There's nothing wrong with the acting or the formula or the ideas behind this film. But it's preachy opinions are so heavy-handed that it feels like an anti-establishment propaganda piece more than a genuine drama. Maybe rent it or watch it on TV, but it doesn't need to be purchased unless you (like many of the other reviewers here) are a Jonathan Brandis fan who wants an exhaustive collection of his material in the wake of his passing. 1½-stars out of 5.
 I have been thinking October 10, 2007
Km Mclachlan
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
A very well made independant film!!!!! And two of my favourite subjects rolled into one: Vietnam and Jonathan Brandis!!! Well done!!! I phrase Jonathan Brandis' performance. he was really good. I wish he had been given the oppotunity to take his career forward. I have for the past few months been thinking about Jonathan Brandis and his tragic death. I received news of his death on my birthday. 'What a way to turn 20? finding out that my teen idol who I admired both as a crush, role model and older brother had taken his life.' I thought at the time. 'Is if I didn't have enough issues to deal with.'
It's sad. There have been speculations that he was depressed about his career, if that was the case, I feel if he had just held on and been patient, his time would have come. I have noticed that the peek of most acting careers seems to take place when actors are in their late twenties, early thirties. Look at Matt Damon for example. He was only 27 at the time when he became popular and that was just after Good Will Hunting. I think after the release of the movie that he did with Harvey Keitel might have opened a few doors for him if he had held on.
It's funny. It's been nearly four years since his death, so many great movies have come out and when I focus on a particular character, I always think to myself: 'God, Jonathan Brandis would have been great in that role.'
No offence to the actors who have played these roles, but I think he would have been great as the scarecrow/Jonathan Craine in Batman Begins, Ryan Reynolds' role in Smokin Aces and believe it or not, I feel he would have blowin people away of Thomas Gabriel (The cyber terrorist villain) in Die Hard 4.0. It would have been a huge contrast to his role as Lucas on seaquest. It's weird since I've seen Die Hard 4.0., I have been thinking about Jonathan Brandis.
I always felt he was very good as a villain. He always had that chilling, sadistic and seductive nature as a villain, not to mention he always had that sexy voice. I mean can you remember him in Aladdin and Fall Into Darkness? God that voice of his always brought a chill down my spine.
I still mourn his tragic death. What is worse is that no one will ever know why he did it and what was going through his mind. Something that angers me to this day about his death is that various articles were published quoting that his friends said that Jonathan talked about killing himself, that he was lonely and drank heavily. I feel sorry for his parents, they had enough to deal with losing their son, let alone hearing all that rubbish about him. He was their child for god sake. Whether is true or not I firmly believe you don't say things like that about your friends, especially if they have died under tragic circumstances. My heart goes out to his parents, family and friends. I especially feel for his parents.
I have for the past few months been thinking about Jonathan Brandis and his tragic death. I received news of his death on my birthday. 'What a way to turn 20? finding out that my teen idol who I admired both as a crush, role model and older brother had taken his life.' I thought at the time. 'Is if I didn't have enough issues to deal with.'
It's sad. There have been speculations that he was depressed about his career, if that was the case, I feel if he had just held on and been patient, his time would have come. I have noticed that the peek of most acting careers seems to take place when actors are in their late twenties, early thirties. Look at Matt Damon for example. He was only 27 at the time when he became popular and that was just after Good Will Hunting. I think after the release of the movie that he did with Harvey Keitel might have opened a few doors for him if he had held on.
It's funny. It's been nearly four years since his death, so many great movies have come out and when I focus on a particular character, I always think to myself: 'God, Jonathan Brandis would have been great in that role.'
No offence to the actors who have played these roles, but I think he would have been great as the scarecrow/Jonathan Craine in Batman Begins, Ryan Reynolds' role in Smokin Aces and believe it or not, I feel he would have blowin people away of Thomas Gabriel (The cyber terrorist villain) in Die Hard 4.0. It would have been a huge contrast to his role as Lucas on seaquest. It's weird since I've seen Die Hard 4.0., I have been thinking about Jonathan Brandis.
I always felt he was very good as a villain. He always had that chilling, sadistic and seductive nature as a villain, not to mention he always had that sexy voice. I mean can you remember him in Aladdin and Fall Into Darkness? God that voice of his always brought a chill down my spine.
I still mourn his tragic death. What is worse is that no one will ever know why he did it and what was going through his mind. Something that angers me to this day about his death is that various articles were published quoting that his friends said that Jonathan talked about killing himself, that he was lonely and drank heavily. I feel sorry for his parents, they had enough to deal with losing their son, let alone hearing all that rubbish about him. He was their child for god sake. Whether is true or not I firmly believe you don't say things like that about your friends, especially if they have died under tragic circumstances. My heart goes out to his parents, family and friends. I especially feel for his parents. It's really creepy, I have just seen Fall Into Darkness, Bad Girls and The Year That Trembled and it seems to me that these films seem to foreshadow his untimely and tragic death, especially when he remarks in The Year That Trembled: 'I could die now.' How's that for irony?
 Uneven but worthwhile April 17, 2007
William Timothy Lukeman
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Films about the 1960s are always difficult -- some go no deeper than the familiar media images, others fail to capture the tone of that unique time. This one does something a little different by looking at the end of the 1960s, following the lives of several high school graduates sharing a house near Kent State after the 1970 shootings. They represent a cross-section of young America at the time, with the late Jonathan Brandis our point-of-view character, aspiring writer Casey Pederson: politically & culturally a bit left of center, but no hippie or radical. (His tragic death shortly after making this film lends it additional poignancy.)
Casey & his friends are waiting for the first draft lottery, which hangs over their summer like a black cloud of potential doom. Having endured the same horrible wait back then, I can attest that the ominous feeling is captured perfectly, as well as the sense that the optimism & ideals of the earlier 1960s were fading away. We all sensed that things were going to be very different in the 1970s, nothing like the golden future of peace & understanding we had envisioned -- and the film conveys this with precision.
The low budget gives it a sort of ramshackle feeling, and at times the quality veers into made-for-TV territory. The script & acting are a bit uneven, especially at first; but as the story continues, a certain emotional power builds up. Characters are forced into narrowing corners with fewer & fewer choices, and several make the wrong ones, both politically & personally. Casey's brooding & uncertainty, his unspoken but obvious need for something genuine, for fidelity & love & faith in the future, is superbly portrayed. It rings just as true today as it did then. And Marin Hinkle gives a warm, wonderful performance as the fired high school teacher who is both guiding mother figure & troubled woman.
Sometimes the necessary intensity or insight is lacking ... but on the whole, this film is a reminder of a time when teenagers thought about more than mass market fads, and considered their place in the world & their need to make something better of it. The cost of bearing that weight, which led to both self-betrayal & rising to idealistic heights, is depicted well. They were all so terribly young.... The film will leave you with a bittersweet afterglow, and a realization that its message is all too relevant again today. Recommended!
Would recommend to fans of independent film March 22, 2006
Stephanie Hipkins (Delaware)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Not a big fancy film, but very good for a small independent film. The cast as a whole gave a great performance; Jon Brandis, in one of his last projects, was excellent. I wish this film had been given the wider theatrical release it deserved.
 Made me a tad Weepy! March 17, 2006
Holly Shivel (Huntington, WV)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've been a Jonathan Brandis fan since the days his face adorned the cover of BOP and Tiger Beat magazines. I followed his career with glee and taped every episode of SeaQuest in order to see his baby blues peeking at me from the depts of my tv. And when I found out that he had ended his life I was both heart-broken and outraged.
So when I happened across this movie, I jumped at the chance to buy one of the last films he appeared in. And I wasn't disappointed in the least. I enjoyed seeing "Andy" from Dawson's Creek and "Knox" from Angel, as well.
The trials and tribulations of college-aged kids, trying to grow-up yet still being controlled by the adults around them was enough to make me thankful my childhood was spent without too much home threats of war.
I recommend this flick to any and all who :
1. Love Jonathan Brandis (a line in the movie will break your heart, though: "I could just die right now..." Cuz - ya know - he's not living...)
2. dig a love triangle as complicated as Bermuda's, and
3. oppose War and all it has to "offer."
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