The Boxer (Collector's Edition) Jim Sheridan Digital Life DVD

The Boxer (Collector's Edition)
starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Daragh Donnelly, Frank Coughlan, Sean Kearns, Lorraine Pilkington
directed by: Jim Sheridan

Amazon.com's Price: $9.99

Prices subject to change.

Used Price: $4.33
Third Party New Price: $4.99

Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9780783227320
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783227329
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 08, 1998
Running Time: 113 minutes
Sales Rank: 4498
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: December 31, 1997

Digital Life
Related Items:

Digital Life
Editorial Review:

Product Description:
When danny flynn returns home after fourteen years in prison all he wants is to find peace resume his career and reclaim the woman he left behind. But as they renew their romance they realize his past stands in the way. Now in the face of danger fighting for love could cost them their lives. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/24/2004 Starring: Daniel Day-lewis Brian Cox Run time: 114 minutes Rating: R Director: Jim Sheridan

Amazon.com:
Yet another potent (although critically underrated) drama from Jim Sheridan and Daniel Day-Lewis, the Irish director and British star (respectively) of My Left Foot and In the Name of the Father. The story focuses on Danny Flynn (Day-Lewis), a promising boxer who had been imprisoned at age 18 for associating with IRA terrorists. After serving a 14-year sentence, he returns to his Belfast neighborhood at a time when local IRA leader Joe Hamill (Brian Cox) is attempting to negotiate a peace treaty with the British. Despite having no further interest in IRA rivalries, Danny finds himself at the center of political and emotional turmoil when he is reunited with his former girlfriend Maggie (Emily Watson, of Breaking the Waves) who, in Danny's absence, married another IRA man who is now in prison. A strict, unwritten law forbids relationships with the wives of IRA prisoners, but as the former boxer channels his energy into reviving a neighborhood boxing gym, the attraction between Danny and Maggie proves irresistible. This gives a strategic advantage to a militant IRA rival who opposes the peace treaty, drawing Danny back into the bitter and potentially deadly struggle between warring IRA factions. Emphasizing the emotional complexities that arise between Danny and Maggie, this powerful, superbly acted drama demonstrates a sharp understanding of the deep-rooted fears and loyalties that fuel the 'troubles' in Ireland, where peace seemed to finally (if tentatively) be achieved in the summer of 1998. Offering a deeper understanding of the Irish conflict, this Universal Collector's Edition DVD includes a full-length audio commentary by director Sheridan and producer Arthur Lappin; an alternate ending and deleted scenes; the original theatrical trailer; and Fighting for Peace: Inside The Boxer, a documentary featurette about the making of the film. --Jeff Shannon

Digital Life Reviews

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- dvd format
dvd wouldn't work in my dvd player..dvd player screen read..will not play this format,returned to amazon..refund was prompt and without question..i thank amazon for their good customer service..tom

Rating:

- More Great Work From Daniel Day-Lewis
The Boxer has many elements that could have made this a great film. The acting , the setting in Catholic Belfast during the Troubles, the compelling story of a man trying to find his way back into society after a 14 year prison term all of which make this really compelling viewing.
I would have rated the film higher except for one weakness. The romantic element between Day-Lewis' character and the girl he left behind (Emily Watson)when he was imprisoned while essential to the overall plot at times slows the films momentum significantly. From my perspective this could have been edited a bit and the movie would have been brilliant.
Nevertheless Daniel Day_Lewis once again provides a stunning performance in a role that would be hard to imagine any other actor doing better.

Rating:

- Good But Should Have Been Better
I'm not quite sure why "The Boxer" isn't better than it is, given its sterling credentials: directed and co-written by Jim Sheridan, and a cast that stars Daniel Day Lewis and Emily Watson, supported by a magnificent group of deservedly well-known character actors. This is one of those odd instances in which a work ends up being less, rather than more, than the sum of its parts.

However, "The Boxer" is most certainly still worth your time at least for one viewing, if only for the performances, my admiration for which is by no means limited to the expectedly fine ones of Day-Lewis as sometime boxer and IRA soldier, Danny Flynn, and Emily Watson as Maggie Hamill, the love of his life. See this also, among others, for the deeply affecting, sad, and powerful, if brief, performance of Scottish actor Ken Stott (perhaps more familiar to American audiences for his work on a grim BBC Crime series "The Vice") ... Read More

Rating:

- Action and Drama Work Hand-in-Hand
This film, like many others, shows why Daniel Day-Lewis is a master of his trade. I had no problem suspending disbelief that he was truly a boxer. This was even evident during the opening credits when he was shadow boxing in the prison yard. But this wasn't a movie about boxing; it's a movie about the love between two people that endured a decade and a half apart. I don't know anything about cameras and the types of film used to shoot movies, but the actual look of the film was perfect for a torn up Northern Ireland. It also captures the changing mind-set from extreme to cooperative by those resisting change when they realize that extremism will never lead to a favorable conclusion. So there's a couple different themes, all tied together to make a good movie. On a sidenote - I literally had to buy this movie because I could not find it in a video rental store anywhere ... does anyone know why?

Digital Life

Digital Life is all about
CD's DVD's Music Video Concerts Movies and Software

DVD : The Boxer (Collector's Edition)
Digital Life Average Rating:

Digital Life is all about CD's DVD's Music Video Concerts Movies and Software

DVD : The Boxer (Collector's Edition) Digital Life Average Rating:

Digital Life is all about
CD's DVD's Music Video Concerts Movies and Software

DVD : The Boxer (Collector's Edition)
Digital Life Average Rating: