59 reviews
Sales Rank: 67495

Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 103
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

MPN: DISBR53457
UPC: 786936724837
EAN: 0786936724837
ASIN: B000J6I0TS

Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: November 21, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Product Fine January 19, 2008
Product as described, thank you. Not the greatest movie, not on point with what actually goes on at the Naval Academy.

1 out of 5 stars

terrible November 23, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

What a dog. Don't buy this movie. It has nothing to do with the Naval Academy. Totally stereotyped and predictable, this movie isn't worth the shipping charge.

3 out of 5 stars

Where Heroes Are Made... November 17, 2007
Some movies are so by the book and cliched that you can see what's coming in the story a mile away, and that's just from watching the previews, so as you can imagine when you begin watching the film the feeling is just as obvious. Most of these movies wind up going Direct-to-DVD, but there are a few that make it to theaters, though not with much box office success. Most of these films are not too well received by movie audiences or critics, but every once in a while one of these run-of-the-mill movies sneaks through and actually offers a few new ideas or perspectives on some old ones that makes the movie rise above average and win over some audiences and maybe even a few critics along the way. One instance of an average movie rising above its Direct-to-DVD destiny would be the military/sports themed movie "Annapolis".

"Annapolis" tells the story of Jake Huard (James Franco), a hot-headed shipbuilder's son whose dream is to fulfill his late mother's belief that he could make it in the navy. After gaining acceptance into Annapolis, Jake soon discovers that achieving his goals is going to be much harder than he initially thought, thanks in no small part to his tough-as-nails commanding officer Lt. Coal (Tyrese Gibson), a marine assigned to the school as a new instructor. As Jake struggles to keep his anger against Lt. Coal in check, he soon realizes that the only way to prove to Coal, and all other's who didn't believe in him along the way, is to settle their differences in the ring while participating in the annual boxing matches known as 'The Brigades'.

As I said earlier, "Annapolis" is a movie where pretty much everything has been done before, but there are a few surprises in the story along the way. As cliched as the movie may be, it is still a fairly enjoyable movie, that presents your standard underdog story in a different way by combining a sports movie with a military themed movie. This concept worked very well for the movie, and is a big part of why "Annapolis" was better than expected. Sure, I could see where the story was going to end up by the end of the movie, who couldn't; but the way the story was broken up between the standard Naval training and the boxing training, gave a nice mix of drama and action that managed to keep me entertained.

The performances in the movie were all fairly solid with some unevenness, a few moments felt strange or out of place, but these were few and far between. James Franco's ("Spiderman 3") performance seemed the most flat, he didn't really show many emotions, and his facial expressions and voice remained fairly even so determining what his character was feeling proved to not always be easy. When he did choose to show emotion on his face and in his vocal inflections, I thought they seemed a bit forced, a good example of this would be when he yells at his Dad out of nowhere about not being supportive. I generally think James Franco is a solid actor, and he played the part of the stoic hero well, though he should have shown more emotions and varied the tone of his voice, this was definitely not his best work. On the other hand, Tyrese Gibson ("Transformers") is an actor who was perfect for his role, and his delivery though very even as well, was dead-on for his character. You may be asking why Tyrese's, some would say wooden, performance was accepted and not Franco's. The difference is that Tyrese's character isn't really experiencing an emotional journey, whereas James' character Jake is enduring what to him is a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs. In that respect Tyrese nailed the part, where I felt Franco dropped the ball. The supporting cast led by Donnie Wahlberg ("Saw 2"), Chi McBride ("I, Robot"), and Jordana Brewster ("The Fast and the Furious") were all well suited for their respective characters. Although, I personally felt that Wahlberg's character was underutilized, he just seems to pop-up every once in a while, but when he does he essentially steals the scenes with great ease. Brewster as a trainer and future love interest for Jake was a good choice for showing both the military's acceptance of women in positions of authority, and as the only obvious outlet to squeeze some unneeded love story element into the movie, not to mention the men needed some eye candy to behold. Lastly, Chi McBride had probably the least to do in this movie, even less than Donnie Wahlberg, but he managed to make the best use of his time on the screen.

Even though "Annapolis" is as by the book of a movie as you can get, it still managed to do a good job of entertaining me, and even educating me in some instances, and that's never a bad thing. It's a shame that the movie didn't strive for more, because this could have been a much better film, and possible great military movie rather than just an average one with some highlights along the way.

"Annapolis" is rated PG-13 for violence and language.

2 out of 5 stars

Almost worth a view, but definitely not a purchase. November 15, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I purchased this title as part of the Amazon "Buy One Get One Free" offer on Blu-ray titles last month. I needed to pick up an extra disc, since there were only three I wanted, so I grabbed this.

This movie was mediocre at best. It never really drew me in. In fact, I'd say it was borderline a waste of time. It's really a rip-off of "An Officer and a Gentleman", as well as about every 3rd low-budget boxing movie that has come out in the past few years.

If I were in the Navy, I would probably be afraid people in the other services would laugh at me because of it.

Pass on purchasing this one. Rent only if really bored, and you've seen everything else on the shelf.

4 out of 5 stars

better than "An Officer and a Gentleman", but not an epic August 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

In many ways, this film seemed more realistic and believable than "An Officer and a Gentleman". I remember a scene in "An Officer and a Gentleman" where Lou Gosset Jr's character has a bare-fisted fight with Richard Gere. Both of them fight as if they were martial arts experts. First of all it's highly unlikely that they would know how to fight like that and also both the Sergeant and the Officer candidate would be kicked out of the school for hurting each other like that. In this film, there is fighting but it's believable in that it's in the boxing ring. When fighting does happen outside of the ring however there are consequences. Another thing is that people in leadership roles in the military (particularly for special units and schools) will almost never put pressure on a candidate to give up. If the candidate can't meet the high standards, it's only a matter of time before he will drop out or be dropped. In this film Tyrese Gibson's character (the company comander) is at odds with James Franco the plebe, but he doesn't go great lengths to try to get him to quit like is done "An Officer and a Gentleman". Actually, the company comander gives James Franco's character a big break which made the film for me.

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