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Hidalgo [Blu-ray]
starring: Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard, Adam Alexi-Malle
directed by: Joe Johnston

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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
EAN: 0786936756159
Format: Color, Widescreen
Label: Touchstone Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Touchstone Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Touchstone Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 01, 2008
Running Time: 136 minutes
Sales Rank: 16804
Studio: Touchstone Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: March 05, 2004

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Product Description:
Viggo Mortensen (The LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy) delivers a heroic performance in the rousing action-packed adventure HIDALGO -- now more thrilling than ever on Blu-ray Disc™! The excitement begins when famed horseman Frank T. Hopkins (Mortensen) enters a grueling competition -- "The Ocean Of Fire" -- with his mustang Hidalgo. Together they must not only survive a 3000-mile race across blistering desert terrain; they must also thwart evil competitors who vow victory at any cost. Witness a sandstorm of epic proportions; a swarm of locusts so massive it obliterates the relentless sun deadly traps that defy imagination -- all presented in the startling clarity of high definition. Meanwhile hear every sound from the thundering of hooves to the faintest whisper come alive with spectacularly enhanced audio quality. Based on a true story this astounding tale of personal triumph will take your breath away on Blu-ray™ High Definition!System Requirements:Running Time: 136 minutesFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/RACE AGAINST TIME Rating: PG-13 UPC: 786936756159 Manufacturer No: 05653200

Amazon.com:
Director Joe Johnston has always had an entertaining sense of adventure, and with Hidalgo he proves it in spades. It's yet another underrated film for Johnston (along with such enjoyable popcorn flicks as The Rocketeer and Jurassic Park III), dismissed by many critics but a welcome treat for anyone drawn to good ol'-fashioned movie excitement. In his first role since playing Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Viggo Mortensen brings handsome appeal to his low-key portrayal of Frank T. Hopkins, a real-life long-distance horse racer who, as the movie opens, has witnessed the appalling massacre of Native Americans at Wounded Knee in 1890. Drifting into Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, he agrees to compete, with his trusty mustang, Hidalgo, in "The Ocean of Fire," a treacherous 3,000-mile horse race across the Arabian desert. Toss in a bunch of conspiring competitors, a noble sheik (Omar Sharif), his lovely daughter (Zuleikha Robinson), and enough fast-paced danger to fill 133 minutes, and you've got a rousing, humorous, and lightly spiritual adventure that's a lot of fun to watch. It hardly matters that it's almost pure fiction (the real Hopkins was known by many as "a pathological liar"). More important is the love of movies and moviemaking that Johnston so delightfully conveys. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Good For All
This recount of the life and times of Frank Hopkins is fun to watch, thought provoking, and heartwarming. Even if one has not lived such an exciting life, it is easy to relate to some of the personal trials while wishing for such fun.
As the story evolves around a 3,000 mile race, Hopkins' Mustang is clearly the underdog. Hopkins and Hildago (the paint Mustang) must each face the harsh desert and its perills, the "bad guys", and personal conflicts.
Hopkins competed in races around ... Read More

Rating:

- An entertaining and well acted film
Hidalgo is a pretty good film, entertaining and visually beautiful. Viggo Mortensen utterly owns this film. Him and that beautiful horse. Its unbelievable the rapport they have in this film. Its very sweet and completely believable. It's not just an actor on a horse. It feels like so much more. And that is what makes this film work. The script is pretty engaging and the acting from the rest of the cast is also very good. I do remember I think it was a tad on the long side, which isn't a big deal really ... Read More

Rating:

- Wonderful Acting
Authentic beautiful set with great costumes and acting. Awesome horses and desert scenery. A must see on my list.

Rating:

- Highly Entertaining
A very fast-paced and entertaining film with Viggo Mortensen, Omar Sharif. One important fact: no such race ever existed. Hopkins made all of it up. Still if you are looking for a good family entertainment, then this is certainly one.

Rating:

- A good horse an' Indian movie
The American Indian tamed the Spanish horses that got free and went wild.
The mustang became an all American breed of horse. The stamina and endurance
of the mustang against breeds more than 1000 years old was established
by this one horse and one man, refuting all prejudice about breeding lines.
The same has happened repeatedly in human history: out of no where comes
a fellow as stringy as beef jerky!
Killing people and horses because of their heritage is criminal
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