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DVD : The Guardian
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The Guardian starring: Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward, Melissa Sagemiller, Clancy Brown directed by: Andrew Davis List Price: $19.99 CD-Charts Price: $14.99 You Save: $5.00 (25%)Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: Guardian EAN: 0786936705119 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone Region Code: 1 Release Date: January 23, 2007 Running Time: 139 minutes Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 2006 Sales Rank: 1801 MPN: DISD50648D Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Description: Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher star in THE GUARDIAN, the powerful, action-packed drama that takes you inside the never-before-seen world of the elite Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers. Reeling with grief in the wake of a mission gone tragically wrong, legendary Rescue Swimmer Ben Randall (Costner) is given a mission he doesn’t want — training raw recruits. Once there, he knocks heads with cocky Jake Fischer (Kutcher), a swimming champ driven by a painful secret, who’s more interested in breaking Ben’s records than saving lives. But Ben also sees Jake has what it takes to be the best of the best. Filled with spectacular rescues in the lethal waters of the Bering Sea, THE GUARDIAN is a riveting and compelling story that dives straight into the heart and soul of real heroes, the unsung guardians of the sea. Amazon.com: The Guardian offers satisfying entertainment with a no-nonsense combination of Hollywood formula and good old-fashioned star power. While honoring the men and women who serve as rescue swimmers for the U.S. Coast Guard, this predictable yet appealing drama is a well-crafted showcase for Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher, who bring welcome depth and dimension to their formulaic roles. It's basically Top Gun for the Coast Guard, with Costner playing a legendary rescuer haunted by recent tragedy and the impending break-up of his marriage, and Kutcher as the hot-shot recruit whose bravado is tested when Costner takes over a grueling 18-week basic training course, where a 50% attrition rate ensures that only the best will make the grade. There's nothing particularly inventive about Ron L. Brinkerhoff's screenplay, but it's intelligently written and well-directed (by The Fugitive helmer Andrew Davis) as it shows how seasoned veteran and troubled but talented trainee build mutual respect while sorting through the trauma of accidents that left each of them as sole survivors, tormented by self-doubt and guilt. Bolstered by a strong supporting cast including Neal McDonough, John Heard, Sela Ward and Clancy Brown, The Guardian is a bit on the long side (137 minutes), but it never feels slow, and a romantic subplot (with Kutcher wooing a schoolteacher played by Melissa Sagemiller) blends nicely with thrilling ocean-rescue sequences incorporating a seamless blend of CGI and footage shot in a 750,000-gallon water tank. Music fans will welcome the scene-stealing appearance of veteran singer Bonnie Bramlett as the owner of a jazz/blues club near the training base, where The Guardian serves up yet another staple of its genre: the barroom brawl. Although Hurricane Katrina prevented The Guardian from being filmed in New Orleans in 2005, real-life footage during the closing credits makes it clear that the Coast Guard was essential in Katrina's aftermath, and this rousing drama pays overdue tribute to those who risk there lives (to quote the Coast Guard's motto) "so that others may live." --Jeff Shannon Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - watch for the rescue and training scenesThe Guardian wasn't great, but it wasn't horrible either. It was pretty much a standard military movie, on the order of, say, Top Gun, or a dozen others. Every bit of plot was predictable, from the best friend dying at the beginning, to the cocky kid the instructor is extra tough on because he reminds him of himself, to the romance, right down to the ending. Kevin Costner plays a Coast Guard rescue swimmer whose wife left him, and his best friend died in a rescue gone bad, and when he gets out of the hospital, he's sent to the school to train rescue swimmers. Ashton Kutcher is the cocky kid. The beginning, with the wife leaving, sparked one of my rants--it was never explained, beyond a general "he was married to his ... Read More: Rating: - The Guardian - Blu-ray InfoVersion: U.S.A / Region A Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1 Running time: 2:19:05 Movie size: 30,35 GB Disc size: 33,29 GB Average video bit rate: 16.76 Mbps Subtitles: English SDH / Danish / Dutch / Finnish / French / German / Icelandic / Norwegian / Spanish Number of chapters: 12 LPCM Audio English 4608 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 4608kbps DTS Audio German 1536 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 1536kbps DTS Audio Spanish 1536 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 1536kbps Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps ... Read More: Rating: - Too long but good flick.The Guardian starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher focuses on the important work of U.S. Coast Guards and all the hard training these young men/women have to endure. The two stars give powerful performances, I was very impressed by Kutcher's acting chops and he has a nice body too. Sela Ward feels a little bit out of place who plays Costner's long suffering wife. My only gripe is that this film is 45 minutes too long, The Guardian is a good and well-directed film, watch it sometime. Rating:  - You Won't Be Bored!This film is jam-packed with action about true life adventures. It will leave you with overwhelming respect for the men in the U.S. Coast Guard. Along with all the heart-stopping action, you see the softer side and an underlying determination that is rare in today's society. These men are a rare breed and it shows the tenacity and true heart with which they perform their life-saving feats. I am honored to be a citizen of this great country and proud of all of our military for the sacrifices they make daily. THANK YOU on behalf of our entire family! Rating: - Guardian is a re-make of a Japanese Movie/Comic Book/TV series, named UmizaruI watched the movie recently on a plane and found the movie is a re-make or a Hollywood version of the 2004 Japanese movie Umizaru, which is based on a Japanese Comic Book and a TV series of the same title, which is about the Japanese Coastal Guard. The storylines touch on the training, the ordeal, the iron fist trainer, etc, I would say over 85% resemblance. I do not have the chance to scan through the credit at the end of the movie to see if there is an acknowledgement of the original screen writer. The Japanese version is recommended and you can order it via Amazon. Here is the link. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_d?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&field-keywords=umizaru |
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