Into the Wild
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener, Marcia Gay Harden, William HurtDirector: Sean Penn
Studio: Paramount
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
Running Time: 148 minutes
DVD Release: March 4th 2008
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DVD Review
This is the true story of Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch). Freshly graduated from college with a promising future ahead, McCandless instead walked out of his privileged life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way transformed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people -- a fearless risk-taker who wrestled with the precarious balance between man and nature.
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amazingly great - Rating: 5/5
Into the Wild is NOT your typical "guy is lost in the middle of nowhere and can't find his way home" type adventure movies. This one is a little bit different from that.
This movie is more about a loner guy who leaves his mom, dad, and sister and goes through life trying to survive without them as soon as college is over. He travels all across America, meeting different people and going through new experiences each time. Throughout the movie you can't wait to find out where he ends up next.
This is one really good movie. I didn't expect the storyline to grab me as much as it did. The ending was incredibly sad, and was somewhat of a twist if you ask me because I did NOT see it coming. I thought the story was going one way, and it went completely the other way. In fact, there were a couple different things at the end that were sad to me.
But sadness aside, the first two hours of the movie were pure excitement. The acting was incredible from all the characters, and I think everyone can find something to like about the storytelling because it comes across in such an easy to understand, logical, and likeable way. You just keep pulling for the main character and all the objects that get in his way to find out how he handles them.
The only problem is that freakin' Eddie Vedder does the soundtrack for the movie, which means all the emotional scenes in the film feature Eddie's distinct style. I'm not a fan of his music (or Pearl Jam) so I find his singing more of a distraction than anything.
Great movie. You won't be disappointed.
Into the Greatness - Rating: 5/5
Awesome, very moving movie. Though I was a little disappointed with the lack of special features about the real Chris McCandless.
scattered mess - Rating: 3/5
When I heard about this story, I really wanted to like it. Unfortunately, the story is told in a scattered fashion - It jumps from scene to scene and although it is not hard to follow; the story line gets too long and dull at points. I have nothing against long movies but they have to be able to maintain my interest. i.e. Titanic, Magnolia, Gladiator... What if I started to tell you an interesting story and after a few minutes I began to tell you a different story that was no longer compelling? That is what this movie feels like. One moment your involved with the movie, but the next moment your wondering if you should throw in the towel and turn on the SNL rerun. The best things about the movie are the cinematography and the music.
pretty good - Rating: 4/5
This is a movie about a hobo named Alexander Supertramp who discovers that he has magical powers.
Although Alexander is a hobo who rarely ever bathes, every woman thinks he is a dreamboat, and every man wants to be his best friend. One man even wants to adopt him!
Every person who meets Alexander becomes tearful when they must say goodbye to him. But he doesn't care. He only cares about being a hobo.
*** There is more nudity than I was expecting in this movie.
Most movies about hobos do not contain this much nudity. There is both male and female nudity (including genitals).
Aside from the nudity, this movie has a reasonably positive message about hobos.
My Review - Rating: 5/5
This copy of Into The Wild is a great copy and it is a good movie.
