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  Blu-ray.com - Remember the Titans (Blu-ray) - Blu-ray Review
Remember the Titans may not be the greatest race film ever, it may not be the greatest football movie ever, and it may no be the greatest inspirational movie ever, but it's so good at each genre that it's hard not to put this movie somewhere near the top of all three lists.
Remember the Titans is presented on Blu-ray with a PCM uncompressed 5.1 soundtrack.
Remember the Titans is an important film that tackles subject materials that continue to be the topic of discussion and tension even today, some 35+ years after the true life events that inspired the film.
www.blu-ray.com /movies/movies.php?id=352&show=review   (1417 words)

  
  Remember the Titans (2000): Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst - PopMatters Film Review
Remember the Titans begins in 1971, the first year when in Alexandria, Virginia's T.C. Williams High School must admit fl students.
In one example, the star fl player on the Titans, Julius Campbell (Wood Harris) visits Gary in hospital after the latter is paralyzed in a car wreck.
The heavy-handed and simplistic narrative in Remember the Titans may inspire good feelings for the short course of a ninety minute movie, but falls terribly short as a social polemic.
www.popmatters.com /film/reviews/r/remember-the-titans.shtml   (1288 words)

  
 Review: Remember the Titans
From the beginning, we are meant to know that the events portrayed in Remember the Titans have their roots in historical fact, as if the "based on a true story" caption lends added credibility to the story.
In Remember the Titans, the worst we are exposed to is some taunting and mild name calling, a brick hurled through a window, and a brawl or two.
Remember the Titans is careful to avoid areas that could disturb or offend large groups of viewers.
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The score and soundtrack for Remember the Titans was not only right on point at the dramatic times, but was also relevant during happier times as well, and it was done very thoroughly, illustrating just how much care the film makers had when developing this powerful story into a movie.
Overall, Remember the Titans contained all things needed to make an outstanding movie in which the uglyness of society is expressed and the importance of the human spirit is illustrated.
Remember The Titans, which is also based on a true story, tells the story about a high school football team in Alabama.
www.murrieta.k12.ca.us /mvhs/staff/smccarthy/remember.htm   (3715 words)

  
 ESPN - Sacks spark Titans' defense in tight victory over Jets - NFL Football Recap
Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz did a great job of mixing in different sub defensive personal groupings that included some five-man pressure along with overload blitz schemes.
The Titans went out and survived a sloppy game in which Vince Young was sacked three times and lost two turnovers.
His second was by Titans linebacker Keith Bulluck in the end zone after the Jets took off a 36-yard field goal by Mike Nugent in the second quarter that had given them a 9-6 lead.
sports.espn.go.com /nfl/recap?gameId=271223010   (1194 words)

  
 Blu-ray Review: Remember the Titans | High-Def Digest
Though 'Remember the Titans' is not your typically bombastic Jerry Bruckheimer action film, its makers still clearly follow the same slam-bang sonic playbook, and this mix can deliver a wallop.
The centerpiece is the 21-minute "Remember the Titans: An Inspirational Journey Behind the Scenes." Hosted by football great Lynn Swann, at first I thought perhaps this one would offer a different perspective than the usual promotional featurette, but alas my hopes were quickly dashed as this feels largely like an extended commercial.
'Remember the Titans' is certainly an affecting film with another great performance from Denzel Washington, but as the latest in a long line of feel-good, inspirational sports flicks, there's little unique about this film, and (for me, anyway) overkill is starting to set in.
bluray.highdefdigest.com /574/rememberthetitansdc.html   (1630 words)

  
 Remember The Titans (2000)
Remember the Titans appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2.35:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
Remember the Titans boasted both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 mixes, and I found the two to sound virtually identical.
As is usually the case with films from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Remember the Titans reinvents no wheels and will win no prizes for originality, but in its execution, it proves to be a spirited and energetic look at integration and race relations in the early Seventies.
www.dvdmg.com /rememberthetitans.shtml   (3018 words)

  
 Remember the Titans Summary and Analysis Summary
Remember the Titans is a 2000 film about the true story of a newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team in their first season as a racially integrated unit.
Remember the Titans is an American sports and drama film released in 2000.
A plot summary of the film "Remember the Titans." It's the true story of racially segregated schools forced to integrated and how race relations were resolved during the school football team's pursuit of a state championship.
www.bookrags.com /Remember_the_Titans   (346 words)

  
 REMEMBER THE TITANS / Tennessee's rebuilding plan might be a model for NFL
On the 53-man roster of the Tennessee Titans, who play the Raiders on Sunday, there are 40 players who were drafted by the Titans, including 23 in the last two years.
The Titans, who have the NFL's youngest roster, are rebuilding, and doing it by playing kids, and they could provide an object lesson on those two issues for the Bay Area's struggling NFL teams.
The Titans, who won the AFC title in 1999 and had a 56-24 record over a five-year period ending in 2003, fell to 5-11 in 2004 amid a huge salary-cap overrun.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/10/26/SPG9JFE4R91.DTL   (1299 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 - Reel Life: 'Remember the Titans'
"Remember the Titans," viewers are told as the opening credits roll, is "Based on a True Story." This is an intentionally vague phrase, meant to suggest that most of what follows is factual.
"Remember the Titans" is based on the true story of the 1971 Virginia state football champions from T.C. Williams High School.
In Reel Life: In the championship game, the Titans trail 7-0 at the half, 7-3 at the end of the third quarter, and are still behind 7-3 with less than two minutes remaining and Marshall holding the ball.
espn.go.com /page2/s/closer/020808.html   (3270 words)

  
 Remember the Titans Movie True Story - Gerry Bertier, Bill Yoast, Herman Boone - Real Story
Titan quarterback Ronnie Bass did come from California, but portraying him as a long haired hippie is a bit of an exageration.
Even though the attitude portrayed by the restaurant may have been similar to existing establishments in the United States at that time, this scene was a fictional device created to help emphasize the racial tension in the movie's storyline.
As stated on the '71 Titans website, many of the players were stopped by the nurses at the desk on the floor of the intensive care unit.
www.chasingthefrog.com /reelfaces/rememberthetitans.php   (2519 words)

  
 Remember the Titans
The general consensus is that The Hurricane fared poorly at the Academy Awards because of an alleged skewing of the truth towards making Washington's character more heroic and taking liberties with other facts of the entire case.
The rest of the school did not have the opportunity they did, so there is a lot of mistrust, but the team is integrated and friendly with each other.
Remember the Titans works by focusing more on the individual.
www.haro-online.com /movies/remember_the_titans.html   (678 words)

  
 Remember The Titans Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Remember The Titans | TVGuide.com
Boone goes on to integrate the team, with all the intra- and extra-mural tzuris that entails, and ultimately turns the Titans into champions, in the process overcoming prejudice and bigotry on both sides of the town's racial divide.
For those playing at home, the "acting titan" clue I dropped was a nod to Pardue's role in Remember the Titans.
Remember the Titans Movie Review, Pictures, Cast, News and More at Starpulse.com.
www.tvguide.com /movies/remember-titans/134700   (477 words)

  
 Remember the Titans: Director's Cut DVD Review
Remember the Titans was released in separate widescreen and fullscreen versions on March 20, 2001.
Remember the Titans was originally released in separate 2.35:1 widescreen and 1.33:1 reformatted fullscreen versions.
Remember the Titans is one of the best films Walt Disney Pictures has released this decade and its previous DVD release was one of the studio's most satisfying.
www.ultimatedisney.com /rememberthetitans-directorscut.html   (3708 words)

  
 BGSU :: Marketing & Communications :: Remember the Titans
The former rivalries between schools, coupled with the strain between the fl and white players, resulted in a team that was far from united.
Boone, who was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the 2000 Disney film, faced the challenge of a lifetime: uniting the Titans, a team divided by racial strife.
Through the event, and others connected with the holiday, the committee's goal is “for people to remember the legacy of Dr. King, what he stood for, and how they can incorporate components of his legacy into their professional and personal lives in 2006,” according to committee member Kim Kirkland, Office of Equity and Diversity.
www.bgsu.edu /offices/mc/monitor/01-17-06/page17020.html   (469 words)

  
 CHUD.com - Cinematic Happenings Under Development
Brilliantly crafted, spectacularly acted, and unabashedly sentimental, Remember the Titans is a film that stirs your heart, Rudy-style, and reminds you, overwhelmingly, of the strength of the human spirit.
When he gives the inspirational speech to his players about the Titans of Greek mythology, you are ready to believe and do whatever he says.
The original Remember the Titans DVD was a fine release by Disney, boasting an anamorphic widescreen transfer, a DTS track, two interesting commentaries, deleted scenes, a theatrical trailer and several featurettes.
www.chud.com /index.php?type=dvd&id=6834   (1628 words)

  
 2000 Remember the Titans - Movie reviews, trailers, clips and stills
IREMEMBER THE TITANS tells the true story of Herman Boone (Denzel Washington), an African American football coach who led a racially divided high school team, the Titans, to victory in 1971 Alexandria, Virginia.
Remember the Titans begins in 1971, the first year when in Alexandria, Virginia's T.C. Williams High School must admit fl students.
The heavy-handed and simplistic narrative in Remember the Titans may inspire good feelings for the short course of a ninety minute movie, but falls terribly short as a social polemic.
www.celebritywonder.com /movie/2000_Remember_the_Titans.html   (1186 words)

  
 Remember the Titans mistakes, goofs and bloopers
Factual error: Some of the football cages used on the helmets of the Titan players were not manufactured until the mid 1980's.
Continuity: During the playoff game, while the Titans were going into the locker room at half time, the scoreboard and announcer said the Titans were down 10 to 0.
Other: When the titian band was playing in the title game and we see a shot of them the trombone player does not move his slide to the right place for the notes that are played.
www.moviemistakes.com /film1061   (478 words)

  
 Remember the Titans
Remember the Titans is based on a true story.
It was unnecessary and overbearing in films like Titanic and Saving Private Ryan, but here it is simply a waste of the audience's time and attention.
You actually find yourself wondering who is going to die and how that will tie in to the plot, only to find out in the end that it doesn't tie in at all.
www.absolutely.net /movie/2000_Remember_the_Titans.html   (720 words)

  
 Remember The Titans :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews
"Remember the Titans" is a parable about racial harmony, yoked to the formula of a sports movie.
"Remember the Titans" has the outer form of a brave statement about the races in America, but the soul of a sports movie in which everything is settled by the obligatory last play in the last seconds of the championship game.
Whether the Titans win or lose has nothing to do with the season they have played and what they were trying to prove.
rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20000929/REVIEWS/9290304/1023   (914 words)

  
 Remember the Titans trivia
Remember the Titans (2000) - 2 trivia entries
Throughout the movie, it is implied that the Titans are underdogs, and the final game is depicted as being very close, with the Titans winning on the last play of the game.
In reality, the Titans won the state championship by a score of 27-0 and held the opposing team to minus 5 yards total offense.
www.moviemistakes.com /film1061/trivia   (120 words)

  
 "Remember the Titans" - Salon.com
An operatic tale of high school football, racial integration and young men's passions, "Remember the Titans" is a Hollywood movie Sen. Joseph Lieberman could love (and probably will).
Beneath its veneer of wholesomeness, "Remember the Titans" is a weird film about a weird sport and a weird country.
For most viewers of "Remember the Titans," the issue will not be how the movie is going to end but how Howard and director Boaz Yakin will get us there.
dir.salon.com /story/ent/movies/review/2000/09/29/titans   (625 words)

  
 'Remember the Titans'
"Remember the Titans" is their inspirational story -- a true and damn good one -- from Disney Productions.
What's interesting is that the screen (and real-life) "Titans" are no Bad News Underdog Bears but a past and potentially current state championship team -- if they can overcome enormous racial hostilities and get their act together.
All of a sudden Virginia's lookin' pretty good, and so is "Remember the Titans." Coach Boone's theory was that, to overcome prejudice, you don't have to love each other but must respect each other.
www.post-gazette.com /movies/20000929titansmovie1.asp   (723 words)

  
 Remember the Titans
Denzel Washington has proved numerous times that he is one of the true megastars of the silver screen, and in Remember the Titans, he is as charismatic as always.
However, Remember the Titans is subtler than the average moviegoer may think.
The good thing about Remember the Titans is that it is using football to tell a more important story, the story about centuries of fighting for equality and against prejudice.
www.suad.com /titans.htm   (554 words)

  
 Remember The Titans (English/French DVD)
REMEMBER THE TITANS is a rousing celebration of how a town torn apart by resentment, friction, and mistrust comes together in triumphant harmony.
After leading his team to 15 winning seasons, football coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton) is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone (Washington), tough, opinionated, and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be.
How these two men overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions, plays out in a remarkable and triumphant story full of soul and spirit.
disneyvideos.disney.go.com /moviefinder/products/2285303.html   (180 words)

  
 REMEMBER THE TITANS
In Remember the Titans, which was based on a true story, Mr.
Titans was directed by Boaz Yakin (A Price Above Rubies) and is the writing debut of Gregory Allen Howard.
Titans games scenes are pretty well-done, thanks to the snappy editing of Philippe Rousselot (Random Hearts).
www.sick-boy.com /rememberthetitans.htm   (630 words)

  
 Walt Disney Records - Soundtracks - Remember the Titans
"Remember the Titans" follows the explosive, dramatic events that took place in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1971 when African-American football coach Herman Boone (Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington) was hired to guide an integrated but racially polarized high school team -- the T.C. Williams Titans.
Angry, stubborn, and a rigid taskmaster, Boone faces a cool reception from the team's players as well as an awkward relationship with assistant coach Bill Yoast (Will Patton), a local white coach with seniority and a tradition of winning who was bypassed for the job.
As the two men learn to overcome their ignorance and bigotry and realize that they have much in common -- integrity, honor, and a strong work ethic -- they work together to transform a group of angry, unfocused players into a dynamic winning team of responsible young men.
disney.go.com /disneyrecords/soundtracks/titans/index.html   (289 words)

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