Invincible
starring: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks (II), Kevin Conway, Michael Rispoli
directed by: Ericson Core
directed by: Ericson Core
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When the coach of Vince Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time--no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way. Certainly no one like Papale--a down-on-his-luck, 30 year-old, substitute teacher and part-time bartender who never even played college football. But against these odds, Papale made the team and soon found himself living every fan's fantasy--moving from his cheap seats in the upper deck to standing on the field as a professional football player.
Amazon.com:
Walt Disney Pictures scored a surprise box-office hit with Invincible, and the movie deserved its good reviews as a fine example of how above-average writing, direction, and casting can turn formulaic material into something special. And make no mistake, this is a formulaic movie, with its real-life story embellished with Rocky-like enthusiasm, and lovingly crafted with the same quality of working-class humanism that made The Rookie a similarly popular Disney hit. This time, the inspirational true story is that of Vince Papale, a down-on-his-luck substitute teacher in Philadelphia (played by Mark Wahlberg in a nicely understated performance) who was 30 years old, out of work, abandoned by his wife, and biding time as a bartender when he answered an open call for tryouts on the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team in 1976. Going with his gut instinct, new coach Dick Vermeil (Greg Kinnear) rewards Papale's diligent efforts with a place on the team, and Invincible combines gridiron guts, low-key romance (as Papale meets his future wife-to-be, played by Elizabeth Banks) and blue-collar friendship in an underdog story that moves, with casual charm and abundant appeal, toward a rousing feel-good finish. Making good use of digital visual effects to recreate Philly's now-demolished Veterans Stadium, director Erickson Core (also serving as his own cinematographer) tackles this heartwarming assignment with intelligence and flair, spinning gold from what could have been just another routine sports movie. --Jeff Shannon
When the coach of Vince Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time--no one good enough to play professional football was going to be found this way. Certainly no one like Papale--a down-on-his-luck, 30 year-old, substitute teacher and part-time bartender who never even played college football. But against these odds, Papale made the team and soon found himself living every fan's fantasy--moving from his cheap seats in the upper deck to standing on the field as a professional football player.
Amazon.com:
Walt Disney Pictures scored a surprise box-office hit with Invincible, and the movie deserved its good reviews as a fine example of how above-average writing, direction, and casting can turn formulaic material into something special. And make no mistake, this is a formulaic movie, with its real-life story embellished with Rocky-like enthusiasm, and lovingly crafted with the same quality of working-class humanism that made The Rookie a similarly popular Disney hit. This time, the inspirational true story is that of Vince Papale, a down-on-his-luck substitute teacher in Philadelphia (played by Mark Wahlberg in a nicely understated performance) who was 30 years old, out of work, abandoned by his wife, and biding time as a bartender when he answered an open call for tryouts on the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team in 1976. Going with his gut instinct, new coach Dick Vermeil (Greg Kinnear) rewards Papale's diligent efforts with a place on the team, and Invincible combines gridiron guts, low-key romance (as Papale meets his future wife-to-be, played by Elizabeth Banks) and blue-collar friendship in an underdog story that moves, with casual charm and abundant appeal, toward a rousing feel-good finish. Making good use of digital visual effects to recreate Philly's now-demolished Veterans Stadium, director Erickson Core (also serving as his own cinematographer) tackles this heartwarming assignment with intelligence and flair, spinning gold from what could have been just another routine sports movie. --Jeff Shannon
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- Highest Quality Recording
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Who's Nuts?
The most amazing thing about the film "Invincible" is that even though he never got to see a Super Bowl, Vince Papale was rightly credited with making a contribution of his own in getting the Philadelphia Eagles on the right track by generating fan enthusiasm with his talent and athletic ability.Knowing what the Eagles'record was like immediately prior to his (and Head Coach Dick Vermeil's) appearance, it would be very hard to disagree.
At the beginning of "Invincible", the Eagles ... Read More
Rating: 
- Massive Disconnect
As a huge football fan--and because I very much remember, and watched, Vince Papale play--I so wanted to like INVINCIBLE.And what's not to like?A hometown, down-on-his-luck, thirtysomething ex-jock getting a shot to play in the NFL is mega-inspiring. . .or should be.But this film misses the mark, and fails to connect.Why?
Mark Wahlberg plays Papale as a silent, brooding man; when his wife leaves him, he sits in his empty apartment and broods; when the pressures of making the Philadelphia ... Read More
Rating: - Invincible - Blu-ray Info
Version: U.S.A / Region A
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-2 BD-25
Running time: 1:43:59
Movie size: 22,46 GB
Disc size: 24,91 GB
Average video bit rate: 20.72 Mbps
Number of chapters: 16
Subtitles: English / English SDH / French / Spanish
LPCM AudioEnglish 4608 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 4608kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio ... Read More
Rating: 
- Disappointed
I expected him to be a better football player... I cannot understand how he became a professional athlete - he doesn't cut it in my eyes and my husband felt the same way - he was just an average player at best and we were bored
Rating: - Well-done movie about an unlikely hero
This is a nice story of an unlikely hero along the lines of another Disney movie, The Rookie (starring Dennis Quaid).This time, the sport is football, not baseball, and setting is Philadelphia in the mid-70s.The hometown team, the Eagles, have been lousy for too long, and the fans, arguably the toughest in the league, are fed up.But then Dick Vermeil is brought on as the new coach (Greg Kinnear is excellent, as always), and he decides to shake things up by holding an open tryout.Enter South Philly native ... Read More
- Who's Nuts?The most amazing thing about the film "Invincible" is that even though he never got to see a Super Bowl, Vince Papale was rightly credited with making a contribution of his own in getting the Philadelphia Eagles on the right track by generating fan enthusiasm with his talent and athletic ability.Knowing what the Eagles'record was like immediately prior to his (and Head Coach Dick Vermeil's) appearance, it would be very hard to disagree.
At the beginning of "Invincible", the Eagles ... Read More
- Massive DisconnectAs a huge football fan--and because I very much remember, and watched, Vince Papale play--I so wanted to like INVINCIBLE.And what's not to like?A hometown, down-on-his-luck, thirtysomething ex-jock getting a shot to play in the NFL is mega-inspiring. . .or should be.But this film misses the mark, and fails to connect.Why?
Mark Wahlberg plays Papale as a silent, brooding man; when his wife leaves him, he sits in his empty apartment and broods; when the pressures of making the Philadelphia ... Read More
- Invincible - Blu-ray InfoVersion: U.S.A / Region A
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-2 BD-25
Running time: 1:43:59
Movie size: 22,46 GB
Disc size: 24,91 GB
Average video bit rate: 20.72 Mbps
Number of chapters: 16
Subtitles: English / English SDH / French / Spanish
LPCM AudioEnglish 4608 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 4608kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio ... Read More
- DisappointedI expected him to be a better football player... I cannot understand how he became a professional athlete - he doesn't cut it in my eyes and my husband felt the same way - he was just an average player at best and we were bored
- Well-done movie about an unlikely heroThis is a nice story of an unlikely hero along the lines of another Disney movie, The Rookie (starring Dennis Quaid).This time, the sport is football, not baseball, and setting is Philadelphia in the mid-70s.The hometown team, the Eagles, have been lousy for too long, and the fans, arguably the toughest in the league, are fed up.But then Dick Vermeil is brought on as the new coach (Greg Kinnear is excellent, as always), and he decides to shake things up by holding an open tryout.Enter South Philly native ... Read More
