Eight Below (Blu-ray) PG

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Blu-ray Disc Features:
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 2 hours
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: November 19, 2006
- Originally Released: 2006
- Label: Walt Disney Video
- Packaging: Keep Case
- Package Note: Blue BD Case
- Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen - 2.39
- Audio:
- Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
- Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1, 48 kHz, 16-bit Uncompressed Audio - English
- Subtitles - English, French, Spanish - Optional
- Additional Release Material:
- Featurette: "Blu-scape - 'Ice'"
- Audio Commentary: Frank Marshall - Director, Paul Walker - Star, and Don Burgess - Director of Photography
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Paul Walker, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood & Jason Biggs | |
Performer: | Gerard Plunkett, August Schellenberg, Wendy Crewson, Belinda Metz, A. James Ryan & Adrian Noble | |
Directed by | Frank Marshall | |
Edited by | Christopher Rouse | |
Screenwriting by | Dave Digilio | |
Composition by | Mark Isham | |
Produced by | David Hoberman | |
Director of Photography: | Don Burgess |
Entertainment Reviews:
3 stars out of 5 -- [T]his is one of the most rousing and gripping family films to come out of Disney in a long while.
Ultimate DVD
[A]n orgy of canine cuteness.
New York Times
[I]nspired by a real-life story of sled dogs who survived extended subzero abandonment....There's something invigorating about this unpretentious dog tale. -- Grade: B+
Entertainment Weekly
Rating: B --
It's a family friendly dog adventure film, with great wintry location shots, an emotionally pleasing feel-good story and a one-note but warm star performance by Paul Walker.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Rating: 7/10 --
[Director] Frank Marshall does a good job.
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Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)
Rating: 3/5 --
Kids will be enraptured (and a tad frightened) and all but the stoniest-hearted adults will join them for a bit of a cry.
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Film4
Rating: 3/5 --
The Alaskan Huskies of Eight Below are both better-looking and better performers than their human counterparts, and their vigilant scenes of solo survival on an Antarctic outpost make for the highlight of this otherwise predictable rescue mission.
Empire Magazine Australasia
Product Description:
Inspired by a true story and the hit Japanese film NANKYOKU MONOGATARI, Frank Marshall's (ALIVE, CONGO) EIGHT BELOW captures a rugged world of ice, snow, and threatening weather that few will ever experience in person. As a guide for a National Science Foundation Research Base in Antarctica, Jerry Shepard (Paul Walker) is perfectly content to spend his time exploring the wilderness with his sled dogs and goofing around with his best buddy, cartographer Charlie Cooper (Jason Biggs). Then UCLA geologist Davis McLaren (Bruce Greenwood) arrives at the camp with plans for a risky expedition: treacherous ice fields make his target destination accessible only by dog sled so late in the season. Soon Shepard, McLaren and the sled dogs--Maya, Max, Old Jack, Buck, Shorty, Dewey, Shadow, and Truman--are on their way in search of McLaren's prize: a meteorite from Mercury.
Unfortunately, an approaching storm forces Shepard and McLaren to return to base early. The return trip proves life-threatening, but the dogs pull through, saving both Shepard and McLaren from certain death. The storm also forces the scientists to leave the research center earlier than planned, and there's no room on board bush pilot Katie's (Moon Bloodgood) plane for the dogs. With the promise that someone will return for them immediately, Shepard leaves his beloved dogs behind. Soon, however, it becomes apparent that the weather has made a return trip impossible. Can the dogs survive in the Antarctic wilderness on their own, or will Shepard get back in time to save them' The dogs emerge as the most intriguing characters in the story, each exhibiting a distinct personality and fierce loyalty. The other major player is the wilderness itself, a beautiful, mysterious world that is rarely depicted on film.
Unfortunately, an approaching storm forces Shepard and McLaren to return to base early. The return trip proves life-threatening, but the dogs pull through, saving both Shepard and McLaren from certain death. The storm also forces the scientists to leave the research center earlier than planned, and there's no room on board bush pilot Katie's (Moon Bloodgood) plane for the dogs. With the promise that someone will return for them immediately, Shepard leaves his beloved dogs behind. Soon, however, it becomes apparent that the weather has made a return trip impossible. Can the dogs survive in the Antarctic wilderness on their own, or will Shepard get back in time to save them' The dogs emerge as the most intriguing characters in the story, each exhibiting a distinct personality and fierce loyalty. The other major player is the wilderness itself, a beautiful, mysterious world that is rarely depicted on film.
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- Theatrical Release: February 17, 2006
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- Sales Rank: 32,318
- UPC: 786936718829
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