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The Eagle (2011)

DVD 2-disc set More Info 2-disc set Region Code: 1 UPC: 025192047732 ISBN: 6314230497 Catalog #: DV3242022 Languages: English Dolby Digital (Primary), English subtitles, French subtitles, Spanish subtitles	In stock and ready to ship	$14.99
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Synopsis

The Eagle follows Channing Tatum, his slave Jamie Bell, and a troop of half–naked Roman soldiers rumblin' and tumblin' through the countryside (and homoerotic subtext).

In 2nd–Century Britain celebrated Roman soldier Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) embarks on a dangerous quest to restore the tarnished reputation of his father and find the golden emblem that disappeared with him and thousands of troops twenty years earlier. But the highlands of Caledonia are a savage wilderness and Marcus must rely on his embittered slave Esca (Jamie Bell) to navigate the perilous region. Their journey pushes them beyond the boundaries of loyalty and betrayal friendship and hatred deceit and heroism.

Product Format Information

DVD : $14.99 (2-disc set)

Availability: In stock and ready to ship
Region Code: 1
UPC: 025192047732
ISBN: 6314230497
Catalog #: DV3242022

Studio : Focus Features

Languages: English Dolby Digital (Primary) , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen

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Blu-ray : $19.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 025192047749
ISBN: 6314230500
Catalog #: DB3242023

Studio : Focus Features

Languages: English (Primary) , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen

Keywords

Action, Adventure, Beefcake, Drama, Historical Fiction, Literary Adaptation, Muscle Boy

Genres

Action/Adventure

Customer Reviews

A Son Honors His Father

Amos Lassen wrote on 06/03/2011:

Set in Roman ruled Britain; a young Roman soldier tries to honor the memory of his father’s memory by finding the golden emblem of his father’s lost legion. Channing Tatum plays Marcus Flavius-Flave Aquila, a Roman centurion and the son of a disgraced commander who disappeared with the Ninth Legion and the Eagle standard. Now some twenty years later, Flavius wants to gain his father’s honor back by recovering the eagle standard. To do so will be the ultimate test for him.
This is a story of friendship and adventure and the film is perfectly cast and for me this is the best thing that Channing Tatum has done. He acts with confidence and before the viewer realizes it, he is swept up in the film. Based upon a classic children’s tale, there is something for everyone here.
As Flavius’s slave, Jamie Bell is excellent and the two men together argue, fight, eat and form a friendship. There is a lot of male flesh seen. Something I really enjoyed was that the film poses the question of whether there was any honor to restore once the Roman Empire had conquered Britain. The battle scenes are wonderfully choreographed but predictable.
Director Kevin Macdonald gives us a tale of daring do and honor and I enjoyed it.