The Damned United [Blu-ray] Overview
From the Academy Award-nominated writer of The Queen and Frost/Nixon, The Damned United is based on the incredible true story of Brian Clough, one of England’s greatest soccer managers and his 44 controversial days at the helm of reigning champs Leeds United. Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and Twilight Saga: New Moon) triumphs as Clough starring alongside a winning ensemble cast that includes Timothy Spall (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire), Colm Meaney (Layer Cake) and Jim Broadbent (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince). This inspiring and humorous sports drama is about the power of friendship in the face of adversity and the stubborn will of one man to play by his own rules.
The Damned United [Blu-ray] Specifications
You don't have to like football (or soccer, as we call it in the U.S.) to enjoy The Damned United, because this sharp, funny movie isn't about sports any more than Citizen Kane is about running a newspaper. The Damned United is about ego--specifically, the large and driven ego of Brian Clough (Michael Sheen), the manager of a low-rung football team who, along with his assistant Peter Taylor (the always superb Timothy Spall, Secrets & Lies), brought his team to the top rank. At which point Clough self-destructed, even as he seemed to be given the keys to even greater heights: he was hired as the new manager of Leeds United, perhaps the strongest team in England, replacing his longtime rival Don Revie (Colm Meaney, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine). The Damned United bounces back and forth in time, deftly laying out Clough's rise and fall, transforming a man who initially seems an unbearable, domineering jerk into someone you feel for deeply. After Frost/Nixon and The Queen, Sheen practically specializes in playing real people, but his performance here is utterly stellar, by turns brilliantly comic and subtly moving. The movie lets the relationship between Clough and Taylor unspool organically, until the love and anger between them starts to fray and collapse. This is a riveting and ultimately invigorating story, psychologically compelling and with more twists and turns than a crime thriller. Simply a great movie. --Bret Fetzer
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An exciting rewarding film, destined to become a classic.
The book The Damned Utd, everyone should read that this film interesting, with a number of others on this subject has used a lot of Creative license as well, but the big difference is that in this film is basically a Clough detainees, and a symbol for the sport was in the seventies. In the book, and certainly there is some truth to it as Clough certainly suffered from alcoholism in his life something Cloughdestroys itself especially in the second half of the book.
First, we must remember that the film and the book 'The Damned United "are both works of fiction, the film freely about the book and the book loosely based on truth and take an even more basic, there is a book added We Are The Damned United: the true story of Brian Clough at Leeds United, as indicated in a very realistic summary of the rule of Clough to Leeds United. This film looks, even ifachieve strong desire to represent the essence of the story of 'Damned United, "and scores it. Clough play clean, honest and talented football, in fact, he discouraged his players to live the kind of" hot dog "of the festivities in real life, but a possible example for his coach. Clough philosophy for playing in some of his famous quotes are analyzed, as on arrival in Leeds, told the players: "You can throw all their medals in the trash because they were obtainedrather "used in the film.
I dislike the film, who lost in the book whereas some key might go or was obscured, as indeed happened Clough was really a large part of its co-partnership in the management of Peter Taylor, a Clough's team-mate back to his playing days at Sunderland and / or Middlesbrough, Taylor, the goalkeeper was then explored Clough returns to the ideas and saying things to him, trust him. Another famous quote was his BCAnd say yes, it is in the movie: "Do not tell me that I was the best coach in the economy. But I was on top." Well, what does this mean? For me, I realized that probably means that he was "in a" top to be aware of his collaboration with Peter Taylor, the two of them as a unit. Sweat events not exactly as shown in the film, but the presentation is basically exactly the picture "big" as things stood.
The story continues from hereBooks by Brian Clough is now a virtual cottage industry with even a subcategory of the ol 'team as well as Leeds, Leeds, the traditional enemy of the monarchy in British history as well as all the things I heard. Probably should start with the assumption You Do not Kiss Me: 20 years with Brian Clough, as required reading Clough, journalist Duncan Hamilton, who spent almost 20 years ago with the owls "(manager, coach of the spring) in Nottingham Forest Club and was the William Hill Sports Bookyear. Some people have questions about this film in the books I have, however, for some, and this is the movie, the books give us an idea of where we see a fair presentation have gone to respond. There are also a series of videos as you can see displayed on the actual interviews in this film. Brian Clough was sure to begin its disadvantages as well, but for the most part, in this film, he is a hero and is a celebration, rather than studying people. In light of recentIncident so well reported last week with a misfortune with Wales and Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey, something we can not know whether the film is just that, in fact, in 1959, Brian Clough of his artistic career as a player ended because of the broken leg. He refers to his career in the film by saying something like "I scored 251 goals in 274 games, a phenomenal record. He refused a further career as a player and this is such aabrupt end, probably has a trainer impetus for him, as he did. Yes, it was probably "the best manager in England has never", but as has been so pronounced, is also a career as an expert Sprite TV while still managing and Clough enjoyed the fun of then coach of the England Sir Alf Ramsey, the Clough some critics were then lamented the fact that when we finally England, World Cup 1974 and Sir Alf Ramsey have resigned, was dismissed. For this reason, that although Clough is oneCoaching legend and often very funny, there are definitely 2 sides of the story, and sometimes could be a polarizing figure, as also during his time at Leeds and as a reason for his departure from Derby County, and not as a manager to select English national team. Sir Alf Ramsey, among others, was to win in England in 1966. However further polarize or not, a manager are everywhere, it is difficult to take if they are able to be with the United States Bob BradleyFootball team or others.
Of course, who see the film "Queen", probably hit by a strong resemblance to Michael Sheen, Tony Blair, so I was initially skeptical about how he could make a good Brian Clough. After reading of Clough in a series of books and magazines, watching movies a real man, not Sheen, in fact, make a convincing proposal. The camera is also very great in this film. "Goal", "A Shot at Glory" and "(to escape) Victory" canaction a little more than football, but this film has combined the action by the management tasks of Taylor and Clough, and that this is a real winner.
Additional features are excellent, and say that it gives a lot more about this film a segment of a completely opposite end of Leeds United in comparison to the group of dirt that will be displayed in the view of Brian Clough. Worth, gave the assessment as well as in advertisements in recent events, so yes, this is a point of debateeven up to today. I'd give it another good marks for authenticity, identifying the level of the specific features used in the film from Chesterfield, add the time, but the same old stadium with terraces, at least for the moment, in the pouring rain, some of the games As you can still see a number of Premier League matches, which are now done and the setting is very realistic. The only thing I ask is whether the gold team Derby County had seen their stagethe scheme of green (painted the name of the initial stage, the Derby County Rams played was called in all things) the reasons Baseball.
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