O Captain! The Movie Pool goes to school on the Dead Poets Society Blu-ray!
The Set-up
A new teacher (Robin Williams) at a stuffy, traditional boarding school uses uncoventional methods to inspire his students to "Seize the Day."
Written by: Tom Schulman
Directed by: Peter Weir
The Delivery
Over twenty years after its release, Dead Poets Society holds up incredibly well as a modern classic. Featuring an Oscar-nominated performance by Robin Williams, the film is an earnest, inspirational tale that never drifts into sappy sentimentality. That is a credit to the smart screenplay by Tom Schulman and the guiding hand of director Peter Weir, who provide an excellent audio commentary on the Blu-ray.
After all these years, I am surprised how much of the film has entered American pop culture. English teachers might argue otherwise, but the film popularized the phrases "Seize the day" and "O Captain! My Captain!" to our current generation.
The Set-up
A new teacher (Robin Williams) at a stuffy, traditional boarding school uses uncoventional methods to inspire his students to "Seize the Day."
Written by: Tom Schulman
Directed by: Peter Weir
The Delivery
Over twenty years after its release, Dead Poets Society holds up incredibly well as a modern classic. Featuring an Oscar-nominated performance by Robin Williams, the film is an earnest, inspirational tale that never drifts into sappy sentimentality. That is a credit to the smart screenplay by Tom Schulman and the guiding hand of director Peter Weir, who provide an excellent audio commentary on the Blu-ray.
After all these years, I am surprised how much of the film has entered American pop culture. English teachers might argue otherwise, but the film popularized the phrases "Seize the day" and "O Captain! My Captain!" to our current generation.
- 1/27/2012
- by medina.victor@sbcglobal.net (Victor Medina)
- Cinelinx
Chicago – I worry that future generations will only know Robin Williams for his late-career missteps like “Old Dogs,” one of the most truly reprehensible excuses for a film in the last ten years. Believe it or not kiddies, there once was a time when the man formerly known as Mork was one of our most interesting actors, a guy who spoke for creative freedom and starred in a string of critical hits, two of which were recently released on Blu-ray.
Blu-ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
Barry Levinson’s “Good Morning, Vietnam” was a true breakthrough for Williams, an actor who had been reasonably respected for (in films like “The World According to Garp”) but still looked like he could go either way — more Steve Guttenberg than Tom Hanks. “Vietnam” gave us an actor willing to take chances, a larger than life personality with a mission. It clearly involved a subject matter and freedom...
Blu-ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
Barry Levinson’s “Good Morning, Vietnam” was a true breakthrough for Williams, an actor who had been reasonably respected for (in films like “The World According to Garp”) but still looked like he could go either way — more Steve Guttenberg than Tom Hanks. “Vietnam” gave us an actor willing to take chances, a larger than life personality with a mission. It clearly involved a subject matter and freedom...
- 1/24/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Release Date: Jan. 17, 2012
Price: Blu-ray $20.00, standard-definition digital download $14.99, high-definition digital download $20.00
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
The Blu-ray debut of the 1989 film Dead Poets Society is timed to the release of another drama starring Robin Williams, Good Morning, Vietnam. Williams was nominated for an Academy Award for both movies and passed up for both. Dead Poets Society, however, did win an Oscar for its screenplay.
Directed by Peter Weir (The Way Back), the film stars Williams (What Dreams May Come) as professor John Keating at Welton Academy, where students are groomed for conformity and tradition. When Keating arrives, however, he teaches his students “Carpe Diem,” to live life to its fullest. While he awakens the spirits of the students, Keating also draws the wrath of the faculty when an unexpected tragedy strikes the school.
Robert Sean Leonard (TV’s House), Ethan Hawke (Moby Dick) and Josh Charles (TV’s...
Price: Blu-ray $20.00, standard-definition digital download $14.99, high-definition digital download $20.00
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
The Blu-ray debut of the 1989 film Dead Poets Society is timed to the release of another drama starring Robin Williams, Good Morning, Vietnam. Williams was nominated for an Academy Award for both movies and passed up for both. Dead Poets Society, however, did win an Oscar for its screenplay.
Directed by Peter Weir (The Way Back), the film stars Williams (What Dreams May Come) as professor John Keating at Welton Academy, where students are groomed for conformity and tradition. When Keating arrives, however, he teaches his students “Carpe Diem,” to live life to its fullest. While he awakens the spirits of the students, Keating also draws the wrath of the faculty when an unexpected tragedy strikes the school.
Robert Sean Leonard (TV’s House), Ethan Hawke (Moby Dick) and Josh Charles (TV’s...
- 10/27/2011
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
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