The Express [Blu-ray]

My previous greatest football movies are two <ANY GIVEN SUNDAY><REMEMBER THE TITANS>. Well that just have been changed the moment I saw this movie.You better grab this bluray cause it's just stupidly 5.11$ and that price is just redunculous. The visual/ audio quality is top notch and you won't ever go back to dvd again if you watch this one. And most of all this is the best sports movie ever in my life. NA, let me rephrase, one of the best.Of course there is <ROCKY> unbeatable film and all.The story is about this Afro -African guy who dies at the age of so young 23 who shines so bright for such a short time as a foogball player.Behind him was another great coach Nennis Quaid a white guy a tough bastard but is ok dude whom everyone will fall in love if got to know him well.Most of all the camera usage is just stunning and you will die for it. It almost remnded me of the car race movie <RUSH> the best movie that has the best camera work ever. Yes this movie was that good.And then There is Dennis Quaid the great actor that will blow your mind. He is a passionate coach who wants to make this new comer Rob Brown somwwhat invisible but looking back is humorous but charming to look at. Not to flamboyant but stand out enough to want to see again and again kind of actor.And also is the great beauty Nicole Beharie a chocolate coated SADE kind of girl whom you cannot deny but to fall in love.But most of all the game sequences are pure stunning to look at.True heartbeat that you will feel like sitting at the edge of the seat.The there is this moment when the great player finds out that he is having this desease that he cannot beat.He's been throught so many things for his position for chist sake.The prejusice from White people the money the support, the everything beyond.Now that he is playing well, he is facing death.But then again he's got nothing to loose.There comes aglong another new comer saying you are my dream my hero.He says don't be another me. You be another you. Be a great guy not pretend to be another me. Don't chase my shadow because it's gonna be another shadow that you cannot keep. Something like that.He was a great guy a great player that you should remember and this movie made him as such.

Good movie, worth a watch.

Such a good movie and the message is so eye opening! It’s amazing to see how far he makes it as a player and the impact he has!

Vendor was great. Received DVD quickly & in perfect shape

Based on a real person and as ablck man making it into the game of NFL. It starts with an encounter in the poor parts of town where he and some black friends are collecting cans to sell. and is confronted witha mob of white kids want ing them to leave and for them to hand over their cans. So Ernie Davis makes a run for it and the pursueing kids can't keep up and eventually regroups with his firends and they share the loot. Showing that he was a natural athlete he plays football [Grid Iron] gaduate from high school and then goes to college where he breaks records and he meets the President of the US. It also shows how deeply rooted racism in the 50's and 60's. He was also selected to play for a NFL team but only learn he has laeucemia. And due to the times in medicine he lost his life to the disease. But he paved the way for African Americans that if they stay with their dreams anything is possible and rewarding.

I personally didn't know who Ernie Davis was and his story. Entertaining football move based upon fact and we enjoyed it. A good overall family movie and has some good life lessons built in....

This is probably one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. It's better than any other football movie. If you love football it's great. If you love historical drama it's great. If you love acting it's great. It truly has just become a movie that makes my top 3 ever. DO NOT overlook this movie. I can't express it enough. Chances are you did a search for "Football movies" on amazon and this comes up. Skip the "maybe" movies, the stupid high school based movies (although a few are good) and rent this. It's so good I almost immediately REWATCHED IT! I don't get paid to write reviews, and rarely do. But this one was worth it.

Great movie

Inspiring for any age. Some great lessons in this portrayal. Bought this for our grandsons.

Ich finde es sehr schade, dass dieser wirklich gute Sportfilm hier bislang nur eine Ein-Stern-Rezension erhalten hat und diese sich gar nicht auf den Film bezieht, sondern lediglich auf dem Umstand beruht, dass es sich um Importware handelt und der Rezensent befürchtet, die DVD könne hier evtl. nicht abspielbar sein.Deshalb sei gleich zu Anfang gesagt: Die DVD läuft bei mir einwandfrei! Großbritannien hat denselben Regio-Code (2) wie Deutschland (steht auch in der Produktbeschreibung).Für deutsche Interessenten ist es möglicherweise wichtig zu wissen, dass die DVD weder eine deutsche Tonspur noch deutsche Untertitel aufweist.Wer aber über hinreichende Kenntnisse der englischen Sprache verfügt, sollte sich diesen Film nicht entgehen lassen!Er erzählt die wahre Geschichte des afro-amerikanischen Football-Spielers Ernie Davis in den späten 50ern und frühen 60ern. Dabei geht es nicht nur um den Sport, sondern auch um die Probleme, die farbige Sportler damals aufgrund der "Rassentrennung" hatten. Insofern steht "The Express" für mich auf einer Stufe mit "Remember the Titans" und "42" (da geht es allerdings um Baseball).Für Freunde des American Football ist der Film ein Muss und auch allen anderen Sportfilm-Fans kann ich ihn empfehlen!

Une belle histoire d'un joueur de talent Ernie Davis , qui a fait face au racisme , la ségrégation puis la maladie ,avec courage et abnégation. Il est le premier noir a avoir remporté le Heisman trophy (sorte de ballon d'or qui récompense le meilleur joueur en football americain universitaire). Que dire de Dennis Quaid comme d'hab excellent tout comme Rob Brown . Sur fond de football américain l'un des plus beaux sports au monde rien à dire que du bonheur!!!!

Esta historia está basada en hechos reales y todo está dicho. Si te gusta el fútbol American tienes que verlo.

Avis aux connaisseurs de football et ainsi que de l'intégration de la population noire, discriminée à l'époque, par la population blanche dans la société américaine des années 60. le casting est très bon pour ce scénario étonnant et plutôt émouvant sur la fin mais on ne s'attend pas vraiment à ce genre de fin. J'ai adoré ce film, je vous le conseille!