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| In the Valley of Elah | 
 enlarge | Actors: Josh Brolin, Barry Corbin, Wayne Duvall, Frances Fisher, Tommy Lee Jones
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (95 reviews)
Sales Rank: 6004
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 121 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD117627D
UPC: 085391176275
EAN: 0085391176275
ASIN: B0011V7PSC
Release Date: February 19, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Unexpected February 17, 2008
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
Here we go places we didn't expect. The real villian is not this war, but war. This war is just where it happens. The cost of this war will be calculated over the future decades. Forces us to look at what we don't want to see. Well acted.
 More Hollywood Fiction February 15, 2008
15 out of 47 found this review helpful
I was prompted to write this review after seeing all of the reviews from the people who watched this and rave about how realistic it is. It is as realistic as "Stargate." Do you also think that "E/R" depicts the daily activities in a hospital? This movie is a work of fiction. It does not factually portray the happenings in Iraq, or the heroic actions of our servicemen. It does, however, serve as a medium for its creators to sway public opinion (Susan Sarandon, anyone?) And to the poster above who thinks the military is trained to run people over....are you kidding me?
If anyone is wanting to watch a movie that will actually help them learn about the Iraq war, they must wait a little longer. None of the movies currently out on the subject are remotely relevant. The programs on The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, and The Military Channel are currently the closest sources you will get to what actually happened/is happening there, without the anti-war distortions (and they don't portray each and every servicemember as a criminal in order to force their political and social positions on their viewers.)
The bottom line is that if you want to watch this film for personal entertainment, then do so. If, however, you feel that watching this film will help you understand what is happening in Iraq, and the people who serve/served there, then don't bother.
 INCREDIBLE AND AMAZING TH TRUTH ABOUT OUR SOLDIERS AND THE WAR OF IRAK February 13, 2008
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
you have to watch this film carefully from the beginning to understand the message of the movie! from the beginning there are alot of metamorphis starting with the cases they give the women cop!the lady of the dog that later ends up dead in the tub and then the chicken butcher(animal butcher)representing the masacre occuring in irak with our soldiers. Its all about their behavior after they come back from Irak!!How sick is everything and how they run over humanbeings saying its a dog we ran over!!! they teach them to believe that!!!!!!!this is so sad for the soldiers family and very sad how soldiers are loosing their souls!!!!!please watch this movie and you will see the reality of what is happening!
grace
 Different yet incomprehensible February 8, 2008
15 out of 34 found this review helpful
In The Valley of Elah is a rahter good effort but there are some things about it that seem rather flawed and dragged. Tommy Lee Jones takes about 20 seconds in the film to walk over from a field to a car, the scenes are predictable, the film lacks action being a true story, fathers and mothers are more likely to like it. I couldn't help but feel that many scenes in the "film" were repeated. I understand it was based on a true story, I don't think it's the editing which was lacking, I just felt the impact of the film, overall, was quite measly.
Let me mention that Charlize Theron is very beautiful. Of course, she is miscast yet she's definitely the film's strongest point. Her character is that of a single mother ,her way of fighting "wrong" is by stating what's right and never raising her voice. Some scenes were well depicted because they were believable but the scenes featuring the American flag were done over the top. In a way, very film and rather incongruent to the story's issue at hands.
There are no bad guys in the film for you to dislike. Susan Sarandon appears in the first scene and I was a bit delighted to see her but she hardly has any role except the one scene where you might see her howl. I'm not sure if it's just me who took notice but isn't Theron a bit too beautiful to be interested in being a detective, she looks remarkably easy and settled in the film yet real.
The end is a bit strange but you might just be too yawned by then.
Strengths : Charlize Theron, a sturdy character represented by Tommy Lee Jones
Weaknesses : Not meant for all audiences, direction tried to play it a bit too much by the book, some scenes irritating you because characters seldom display anger
Remarks : If you liked United 93, you will like this. If you're looking for something to make you go "Whoa" , it is only the last ten minutes that might do that but by then the effect will be dwindled because the film seems lackluster for a bit too long.
A Masterpiece! February 6, 2008
23 out of 26 found this review helpful
There have been many films about the aftermath of war, but never have I seen such a brutally honest and shocking depiction of the de-humanization of soldiers back from war. This is the underlying premise of the new crime thriller from academy award winning writer/director Paul Haggis (Crash).
Hank Deerfield (played by Tommy Lee Jones) is a retired veteran and military police officer searching for his son who has gone AWOL. A detective Emily Sanders (played by Charlize Theron) becomes interested in the case and starts helping Hank outside of her job. When Hank's son's body is found, the search suddenly turns into a search for the murderer.
One of the many aspects I appreciated was that director Haggis did not turn this into a typical Hollywood crime thriller and also not turn it into a political propaganda piece against the war and President Bush. Instead he mixes the two plots together seamless and subtle, letting you decide for your self.
Tommy Lee Jones gives the best performance of his long career as he plays a quiet, emotionless war vet, but still shows tremendous amount of emotion. Just watching his face as he sits in a diner and listens to one of his retired friends tell him about plans to go visit his grandchildren is heartbreaking. We can almost see the internal emotional struggle as he realizes he will never be able to do that. Charlize Theron does a wonderful job as the detective, and despite her small screen time Susan Surandon plays the grieving wife of Jones to perfection.
This film is such a moving masterpiece on so many levels it is simply wonderful to watch. The quiet pacing of the film building up to the climax is captivatingly intense in its own way. I am sure this will be a popular film at the Oscars this year, and if they gave out awards for best scene this would be sure to garner a nomination for a simple, poignant, yet profoundly moving scene when Frank tells the story of David and Goliath (which took place in the Valley of Elah) to the little son of detective Sanders.
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