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Description: A great American story from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Gary Ross, Seabiscuit stars Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges and Chris Cooper. Based on the inspiring true story of three men - a jockey, a trainer and a businessman - and the undersized racehorse who took the entire nation on the ride of a lifetime. This breathtaking film achievement is "a must-see moviegoing experience" (Chicago Sun-Times) and "a flat-out great movie!" (Larry King Live, CNN)Amazon.com: Proving that truth is often greater than fiction, the handsome production of Seabiscuit offers a healthy alternative to Hollywood's staple diet of mayhem. With superior production values at his disposal, writer-director Gary Ross (Pleasantville) is a bit too reverent toward Laura Hillenbrand's captivating bestseller, unnecessarily using archival material--and David McCullough's familiar PBS-styled narration--to pay Ken Burns-like tribute to Hillenbrand's acclaimed history of Seabiscuit, the knobby-kneed thoroughbred who "came from behind" in the late 1930s to win the hearts of Depression-weary Americans. That caveat aside, Ross's adaptation retains much of the horse-and-human heroism that Hillenbrand so effectively conveyed; this is a classically styled "legend" movie like The Natural, which was also heightened by a lushly sentimental Randy Newman score. Led by Tobey Maguire as Seabiscuit's hard-luck jockey, the film's first-rate cast is uniformly excellent, including William H. Macy as a wacky trackside announcer who fills this earnest film with a much-needed spirit of fun. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews:
- great horse racing movie for the ages: This is a classic and major award winner in many categories. Wonderful film about a jockey, a horse and it's owner. Even if a lot of it is fictional but based upon true accounts and a real horse name Seabiscuit, this is one to keep in the collection forever.
- Seabiscuit: Seabiscuit (Widescreen Edition)A touching. life affirming story of a broken horse and 4 broken people who heal each other. There are tears, there is laughter , and there is action. A movie for the whole family
- great movie: The product came on time and was much appreciated. The movie was a gift and the receiver loved it.
- Nothing To Lose: "Seabiscuit" is a wonderful film about character devolopment and overcoming great odds with spectacular results. During times of overwhelming negativity, "Seabiscuit" wins over your heart without guns drawn. A simple race horse inspires us all to believe in ourselves and keep on moving. We can all be winners of this game, if we don't give up the fight.
- I Gave the book 5 Stars, and I liked this movie better than the book...: Usually the book is better than the movie, but in the case of "Seabiscuit", the movie captured much better the enrgy and the exitement of this wonderful horse. Narration by David McCollough of the "American Experience" gave the movie a voice of historical authenticity. The colors, scenery, images, fantastic horse racing shots, and, of course, the depth of human (and equine) feeling; also made for a movie that kept me deeply entranced.
This movie has a powerful message that transcends the history of horse racing and the Great Depression.
...Recommended for horse racing fans and also for those who never gave the sport a second thought.
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