Amelia | 
 enlarge | Actors: Hilary Swank, Richard Donat, Christopher Eccleston, Richard Gere, Thomas Hauff
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.99
Buy Used: $1.34
You Save: $28.65 (96%)
New (51) Used (58) from $1.34
Rating:  62 reviews
Sales Rank: 4773
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 111 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 024543641698
UPC: 024543641698
EAN: 0024543641698
ASIN: B0030E5NJ6
Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: February 2, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| |
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Several years after learning to fly, Amelia Earhart, with the help of her husband and business partner, attempts a solo flight around the world.
Amazon.com
With her lanky Middle-America looks and her toothy grin, Hilary Swank is a natural fit for the adventurous figure of Amelia Earhart, the world's most famous aviatrix. Amelia ticks through the major achievements of Earhart's career: her 1928 flight across the Atlantic (as a passenger, not a pilot), which made her the first airborne woman to make the trip; more triumphantly, her 1932 solo transatlantic journey; her marriage to publisher George Putnam; and of course the mysterious 1937 around-the-world flight that ended in her vanishing, with engineer Fred Noonan, somewhere near Howland Island in the mid Pacific. With Swank in her pilot togs and director Mira Nair at the helm, the project would seem to have the ingredients for success, but the resulting film is a truly dull, almost featureless affair. The big flights themselves have innate appeal, but otherwise the emphasis is on Amelia's love life, shared between Putnam (Richard Gere) and the dashing Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor)--who, the film clumsily keeps reminding us, is the father of Gore Vidal, seen here as a precocious tyke. A smidgen of Amelia's proto-feminist attitude is included, including her intriguing take on her marriage agreement, but nothing actually cuts deep or generates interest. After a while Amelia becomes a series of events, told with less excitement than the average documentary on the same subject, albeit with prettier photography. --Robert Horton
|
| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 62
 Amelia February 25, 2010
Iris E. Cantlon
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Amelia Earhart was a woman before her time in many ways. This movie gives insite into her fierce independance and determiniation to achieve her goals. It is a snapshot into the past with antique aircraft, old cars, and powerful newspaper moguls. I enjoyed it very much.
Amelia Soars! October 25, 2009
Robin Orlowski (United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Having portrayed Alice Paul (Iron Jawed Angels) Hillary Swank returns to bring another liberated and independent woman's triumphs to life.
This time, she's chronicling the adventures of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Not content with breaking records for herself, Amelia advocated for the advancement of all women to be recognized as competent and professional fliers.
This being a film, there are going to be theatrical liberties taken with the screenplay. But I was willing to put those aside for an enjoyable drama.
In spite of her newfound celebrity, Earhart wants other women to break through the social barriers of the day. So she joins The ninety-nines, a professional association for women pilots. And she refused to transport actress Mary Pickford when the Benidix Trophy Race banned women from contest participation. Political principles were apparently much more important than the ensuing fame which the job would have brought.
Richard Gere also delivers a good performance as her husband. Their open marriage was based on equality and his comfort with being the spouse of the 'celebrity'. But this story is rightfully about Amelia--in a world not quite ready for her or her accomplishments.
FICTION & HISTORY WOVEN INTO A STELLAR PERIOD DRAMA PRODUCTION October 24, 2009
Harold Wolf (Wells, IN United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Amelia" is not a documentary but dramatic excellence in telling the story of the emotion and energy in a quest for achievement. That impacts the life of one couple from 1928 to 1937. Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank; Freedom Writers) has a dream, a goal, a focus, a destiny. George Putnam (Richard Gere; Nights in Rodanthe & Shall we Dance) strives a decade toward her quests. Touching, and exhilarating, but not really a romance. More like historical relationship.
The movie begins June 1, 1937, with wonderful orchestra music blending into the magical set of the thirties. Immediately were flown back to 1928 in this portrayal of emotion and personal challenge, written through the inspiration of TWO books: "The sound of Wings," Mary S. Lovell & "East of the Dawn" by Susan Butler. It's not about depicting the history of Earhart's flight achievements; freedom for women [although it does a fine job there]; or the romantic life she had. It is Amelia's interaction of feminine spirit and exuberance for flying, against her disdain for publicity and financing that necessarily accompanied that, which lifts-off this story into stardom. Flying was often more important than her marriage relationship. What a top-flight job Swank did as Amelia, capturing her aerial soul.
Gere did an equally masterful job as Putnam, serving as Amelia's financial support and eventually onward to that of a mate wanting to see his spouse fulfill HER dreams. Each nuanced step of the way, in this 9-year period movie time span, is powerfully portrayed by Gere through his acceptance of non-conventional vows to his escalating fear of losing Amelia in her each new higher-achieving flight.
So why is a movie with minimal action, no animation, & period history worthy of 5 stars today? Simply the marvelous subtle changes of human emotion portrayed by the lead acting couple. Very true to life, which is what "acting" should be based upon, not theatrical gimmicks. At least in my book.
Favorite Amelia line: "Everyone has oceans to fly, as long as you have the heart to do it."
"AMELIA", the movie, has the heart.
WE loved it.
Great Love Story February 25, 2010
Gordon G. Marcum (Houston, TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Story about one of the most magnificent women in our history.
Even Hollywood could not portray her in a bad light. A wonderful love story that allowed Amelia to reach for her dreams.
Flight of Famcy March 30, 2010
Theodore R. Zawislak (Key Largo, Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am so happy that Hilary Swank wanted to be involved in this Biopic. Even though really important stories from our countries history that affected the whole world are not very popular these days, the film was made anyway. I say this because it was apparent that such a great film was in such limited release. I couldn't find it at any of my local theatres here in South Florida and was very disappointed. So, I had to be patient and wait for the DVD release. Actually, I was able to see it by
doing a pay per view for $6.00, and of course ordered it from Amazon right away. There are so many films made today with such mindless value. It was refreshing to see this beautifully told historical film. I will admit that I am a pilot and love aircraft and flying. However, the love story woven into Ameilia's story was wonderfully told. Richard Gere was the perfect choice for her paramour. Even though the soundtrack was very nice, I was disappointed that John Barry wasn't chosen to do it.
So thanks to the investors, Hilary and Richard and the movie studio for making this important film possible.
Captain Ted, Key Largo Florida
Showing reviews 1-5 of 62
|
|
|
