Taking Chance |  | Actor: Kevin Bacon
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  194 reviews
Sales Rank: 338
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 77 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 1000041186
UPC: 883929033065
EAN: 0883929033065
ASIN: B001TOD6N4
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: May 12, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| • | Based on the true experiences of Lt. Colonel Michael Strobl, who wrote eloquently of them in a widely circulated 2004 article, Taking Chance is a profoundly emotional look at the military rituals taken to honor its war dead, as represented by a fallen Marine killed in Iraq, Lance Corporal Chance Phelps. Working as a strategic analyst at Marine Corps Base Quantico in VA, Lt. Col. Strobl (Kevin Baco |
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Product Description
Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 05/19/2009 Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Pg
Amazon.com
The made-for-HBO Taking Chance is based on perhaps the single most moving artifact to come out of the Second Gulf War, Lt. Col. Mike Strobl's first-person narrative of his voluntary mission escorting the body of a fellow Marine killed in Iraq. Strobl (played in the film by Kevin Bacon) hadn't known Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps but, noticing they'd been born in the same western town, he requested temporary leave from his duties as a manpower-deployment analyst at Quantico in order to accompany the 20-year-old's body home. Home, as it turned out, was no longer their shared birthplace in Colorado but the high-country Wyoming town of Dubois. The journey would take Strobl deep into the heart of his nation, and his own heart as well. There's no overstating the power and beauty of what he encountered: one instance after another of not just military personnel but airline employees, passengers, and bystanders doing honor--mostly wordlessly--to Chance's coffin and his escort as they passed by. First-time director Ross Katz deserves credit for declining to inflate any of these moments or underscore their meaning with grandiloquent speechifying, and Bacon--an actor who couldn't hit a false note if his life depended on it--is true to the Desert Storm veteran's self-discipline and emotional discretion. The picture's decency is unimpeachable, and Strobl's story, transcending pro-war and anti-war politics, is itself an act of healing. What's missing is the seasoned hand of a great director (Ang Lee, say) to invest it with the rhythm and movement of a fully achieved feature film. Still, this is a journey you'll feel enriched by sharing. --Richard T. Jameson On the DVD
Several somewhat overlapping short videos offer testimony to Chance Phelps's fun-loving spirit, heroic death, and spiritual legacy by his family, friends, and fellow Marines. They're good people. There's also a brief deleted scene--actually, portion of a scene--and some not particularly illuminating commentary on the making of the film. --Richard T. Jameson
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 Taking Chance November 17, 2009
E. Clark (Los Angeles, CA)
This DVD arrived on time and in good condition, but UNLABELED. It has a label but it is loose paper and nothing on the DVD or the case identifies it. It looks nothing like the picture that came with it which shows a normal label on the case. Grrrrrr.
PAST CHIEF November 16, 2009
George A. Galipeau
TRULY WE HAVE AN EYE OPENER AS TO HOW OUR HEROES ARE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AFTER GIVING THEIR LIVES FOR OUUR FREEDOM. MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA
Solemn and respectful November 14, 2009
Charles T. White Jr.
I found this movie to be uplifting. It made me proud to be an American for the way we treat the fallen soldiers. Bacon did an excellant job conveying the inner saddness yet outward pride whenever he assisted the next move.
An Amazing Movie November 12, 2009
tealover
A wonderful, moving movie.
Nothing more to say, except that it transcends the politics of war in the most thoughtful, human way.
Kevin Bacon, as usual is top-notch.
Great movie.
Moving November 5, 2009
Former Veteran (Atlanta, GA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Up to this point, I thought Shindler's List was the most moving and emotional film. This film, "Taking Chance" far surpasses it. I have now watched it 3 times and it is a moving, truly unforgettable film. I have recommended to all my friends
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