| Annapolis (Full Screen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Justin Lin
Actors: James Franco, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Donnie Wahlberg, Macka Foley
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 27287
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 108
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DISD41132D
UPC: 786936293579
EAN: 0786936293579
ASIN: B000F6IODE
Theatrical Release Date: January 27, 2006
Release Date: June 27, 2006
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Product Description
50000 apply 1200 are accepted but only the best survive at annapolis the countrys most elite military academy. Young jake huard has believed all his life that he has what it takes to succeed there but lt. Cole his superior officer & a battle seasoned marine is determined to make him prove his worthiness Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 01/11/2008 Starring: James Franco Tyrese Gibson Run time: 103 minutes Rating: Pg13
Amazon.com
A boxing movie done up in Naval Academy drag, Annapolis stars James Franco (Spider-Man, Tristan & Isolde) as Jake Huard, a shipbuilder's son who wants to prove to his father--and to himself--that he can cut it as a Naval officer. But at the Academy he runs afoul of a hard-nosed training officer named Cole (Tyrese Gibson, Four Brothers), who does all he can to drive Huard out of the school. They end up settling their differences in the boxing ring during the Academy's annual competition. Annapolis is a bundle of cliches, from Huard's interracial mix of roommates to the lessons he learns about teamwork, but it's an efficient and vigorous bundle of cliches. Director Justin Lin (Better Luck Tomorrow) keeps the pace swift and the visuals snappy, particularly in the boxing scenes. Franco and Gibson work hard to outdo each other's burning gazes; both are handsome men of modest acting talent, but they suit their roles reasonably well. Also featuring Jordana Brewster (The Fast and the Furious), Donnie Wahlberg (Saw II), and the always charming Chi McBride (Roll Bounce). --Bret Fetzer
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Movies May 20, 2008
This movie had strong acting (with great actors and actresses), the plot could have been more interesting, and the ending was sub-par. This movie is worth watching, but not paying $20.00 for a DVD.
Is This the Navy or the UFC? March 5, 2008
It is always an interesting thing when one starts watching a movie and expects it to be about a certain subject and then the movie shifts half-way to an entirely tangential subject. From Dusk till Dawn is the epitome of this effect. But whereas it was deliberate in that movie since Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez each contributed to half the script, you can tell Annapolis does this more because the writer or director lost the narrative thread half-way in.
The movie starts out like the flick Rudy, with James Franco playing a blue collar kid who - instead of a steel mill - works in a shipyard and who - instead of Notre Dame - wishes he could attend Annapolis. Unlike Rudy though, Annapolis delves only skin deep into his passion to attend the naval academy and sidesteps the cumbersome process of explaining how hard it was for an average kid with average grades to get in to one of the best military and educational training programs in the US. The first half of the movie progresses with more of the same about how hard it is for a blue collar kid to "make it" when he is thrust into the ring with elites.
The movie shifts about half-way when - for reasons that are largely unsupported - Franco's character decides to focus all his angst on a boxing match with his commanding officer Cole, played by Tyrese Gibson channeling Louis Gossett Jr. from An Officer and a Gentleman. This is where the movie moves from "oh my life is so tough being from the wrong side of the tracks" to - basically - Rocky.
I debated giving this movie two stars, but in the end it isn't atrocious. It is watchable and I didn't turn it off, which I have with other movies. It skirted the line, but it is an ok movie to spend time with if there's nothing else available.
 This movie was great February 25, 2008
I really liked this movie , the best part of the movie was the boxing scene I thought the boxing scene looked very professional . Great movie recommend to everyone.
An Officer and a Gentleman Redux February 6, 2008
This is an updated and borrowed version of Richard Gere and Louis Gosset Jr's "An Officer and a Gentleman". This time its about a young welder who finally gets into the US Naval Academy Annapolis and faces off against his commanding officer Cole. Its a hard year and full of the ocassional romance with the requisite female. Annapolis is not bad and has an attractive cast but most fans of this film will be military fans who just love the genre.
Excellent movie January 21, 2008
I bought this movie for my Hubby for Christmas. How could I lose? Great movie + great price + Cheap shipping = happy hubby (Happy Wallet too!!!!!)
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