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All rights reserved.Coach Carter (2005, DVD)
| Movie Description In the tradition of LEAN ON ME and DANGEROUS MINDS comes COACH CARTER, an inspirational drama starring Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson portrays real-life figure Ken Carter, who graduated from California's Richmond High only to return there years later, in 1999, and take over as head coach of the boys' basketball team. Unfortunately, the troubled school he remembered as a teenager is an even more insufferable place in his adulthood. Determined to make a change in his players' lives, Carter makes each young man sign a contract that ensures he will maintain a 2.3 GPA, attend every class, and wear a jacket and tie on game day. Of course, the players reject the contract at first, but when they realize that they don't have any other choice, they give in. And when it appears that their tough-as-nails coach is actually turning them into winners on the court, they embrace their coach's philosophy even further. But when Coach Carter receives the incomprehensibly awful progress reports of his players, he does the unthinkable: he benches the entire team. Directed by Thomas Carter (SAVE THE LAST DANCE), COACH CARTER is a sensitive drama that features an impassioned performance by Jackson, as well as the impressive young cast (most notably Rob Brown, Rick Gonzalez, and Robert Ri'Chard).
Notes DVD Features: Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: Dolby Digital - English Editorial Reviews Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (01/21/2005) New York Times - A. O. Scott (01/14/2005) Uncut - Nick Hasted (03/01/2005) Sight and Sound - Ali Jaafar (03/01/2005) Premiere - Sara Brady (07/01/2005) Movieline's Hollywood Life - Movieline Critic (07/01/2005) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||
Top Reviews  Coach Carter is a top sports drama 4/5Review created: 09/22/05 by:  6 of 7 people found this review helpful. Before reading my review of 'Coach Cater' - let me preface by saying that I'm a sucker for any sports movie. Rocky IV is my favorite movie of all time. I loved Remember the Titans, Million Dollar Baby, Raging Bull, etc. In typical sports drama fashion, Coach Cater is the story of a coach who challenges his lost players to be betters athletes, sportsmen and people. Samuel L Jackson plays Coach Carter - the provocative and controversial coach who challenges his inner-city basketball team to dedicate themselves to his philosophy, their game, and their schoolwork. In the meantime, Carter is challenging the school-district, his family, and himself to assess their values and beliefs. Putting himself and his family on the line to advance the futures of his players, Carter asks the district, the school, and the players to do the same... and over time, the majority convert. Samuel Jackson does a fine job as the passionate, hard-headed basketball coach and former player. The players and surrounding actors do a similarly fine job portraying their respective characters. The most satisfying moment of the movie comes at the end when we learn what happened to the real-life players the actors portrayed... proving that the movie is not some far-fetched reenactment. Other recommendations: *Remember the Titans *Million Dollar Baby *Raging Bull *Hoosiers *The Program *Radio *61* *The Hurricane Review ID: 10000000000000432 Was this review helpful? Report this review  A Great Basketball Movie... Inspiring!Review created: 12/27/06(updated 03/02/07) by: 5 of 7 people found this review helpful. This is one of my all-time favorite sports film. A great cast headlines an incredible cinderella story. This is one of those movies that you can watch over and over again and it will still stir up emotions within. Coach Carter was the highest opening weekend of any release from an MTV Film, and for good reason, it's amazing. Samuel L. Jackson is amazing as Coach Ken Carter and young stars Rob Brown, Ashanti, Channing Tatum, Robert Ri'chard, and Rick Gonzalez make up a superb supporting cast. Final Verdict: 5/5 Rent or Buy?: Any sports fan must have this movie in their collection. If you have a heart, Coach Carter is for you! IF YOU FIND THIS REVIEW HELPFUL PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE. Thank you Review ID: 10000000002567291 Was this review helpful? Report this review Reviews Amazing movie2 of 2 people found this review helpful. One of the greatest basketball movies of all time. I loved the movie. Samuel L Jackson was amazing. His best movie. Review ID: 10000000007561507 Was this review helpful? Report this review AWESOME !!!Review created: 05/14/08 by: Awesome movie !!! My son read the book in High School English class and said it was really good, so we went ahead and got the movie... We loved it !!! Should be shown in all High School Classrooms.. Review ID: 10000000007169318 Was this review helpful? Report this review this is a very good movie, I really enjoyed watchingThe acting was good and showed just what a teacher must do if he wants his student to succeed in life. I believe that if all teachers worked this way, that a lot of our students these days would not be dropping out of school and getting into trouble. I would recommend that everyone should see this movie, it is quite informative. Review ID: 10000000006696383 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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