Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow


Starring:John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Delroy Lindo, Bob Gunton, Frank Whaley, Howie Long, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jack Thompson, Vyto Ruginis, Ousaun Elam, Shaun Toub, Casey Biggs, Jeffrey J. Stephen, Joey Box, Jon W. Kishi, Myke Schwartz, Jim Palmer, Vince Deadrick Sr., Charlie Brewer
Director: John Woo
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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John Travolta is Vic Deakins, a bomber pilot who launches a devilish plan to hijack two nuclear missiles for big-time extortion. Vic never sweats, spews out great one-liners, knocks off money men with glee, toys with killing half a million people... he even smokes!

If you giggled at his "Ain't it cool" line from the trailer, you're in the right frame of mind for this comedic action film. Never as gritty or semi-realistic--or for that matter as heart-thumping--as the original Die Hard, Broken Arrow still delivers. If Travolta is cast against type, everyone else is by the numbers; Christian Slater as Hale, the earnest copilot looking to foil the plot, Samantha Mathis as the brave park ranger caught in the middle, Frank Whaley as an eager diplomat, Delroy Lindo as a right-minded colonel. As with his previous script (the superior Speed), writer Graham Yost moves everything quickly along as Hale and the ranger try to cut off Deakins's plan over a variety of terrains. We have plane crashes, car chases, a pursuit through an abandoned mine, a helicopter-train shootout, and lots of fighting between boys. Each time Hale finds himself perfectly in place to foil Deakins. You're suppose to laugh at the unbelievable situations. That's where Arrow is deceptive: its tone is right for the laughter compared to the mean-spirited Schwarzenegger and Stallone action films with labored jokes. Hong Kong master director John Woo (The Killer, Hard Target) pulls out all the stops--slow motion of Hale and Deakins's gymnastic gun play, nifty stunts, countdowns to doomsday. Woo may know action, but he needs more guidance in creating unique and stunning special effects. This is action entertainment at its cheesiest. Travolta and Woo later reteamed for Face/Off. --Doug Thomas
Description
When a B-3 Stealth Bomber crashes in the Utah desert during a top-secret test run, the military quickly moves in to retrieve its two "broken arrows." But the situation spins wildly out of control after one of the pilots reveals the crash to be part of an incredible nuclear extortion plot.
Broken Arrow
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The One and Only Broken Arrow
  • Broken Arrow
  • Broken Arrow - James Stewart
  • Realistic Western from the 50's!
  • One of the Absolute Best
 Broken Arrow
Starring: James Stewart , Jeff Chandler , Debra Paget , Basil Ruysdael , and Will Geer
Director: Delmer Daves
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B000OT6V0U
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Description

In 1870, when white men and Indians are fighting bitterly, Tom Jeffords (Stewart) strongly believes the Apaches are treated unfairly. After befriending their leader Cochise (Jeff Chandler) and arranging a truce, he is called upon by a U.S. Army general to negotiate a government peace treaty. Though he fulfills his mission, Jeffords soon experiences great tragedy when he, his Indian wife (Debra Paget) and good friend Cochise become targets of a renegade ambush.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The One and Only Broken Arrow.......2007-07-04

A rare movie for the 1950's where the Indians are protrayed as real people.
Excellent casting and acting. Though Jeff Chandler and Debra Paget are not Native Americans.

5 out of 5 stars Broken Arrow.......2007-06-27

Jimmy Stewart is always great. In this film Debra Paget is super great. While she usually plays a lady of fashion or a college student but as the American Indian girl she has hit her "ZENITH"!!!

5 out of 5 stars Broken Arrow - James Stewart.......2007-06-17

James Stewart and Jeff Chandler have fine performances in thie 1958 Western. Good portrayal of the American Indians. This production was nominated for three Academy Awards, "damn good western" with plenty of action. Good performance by Debra Paget who plays the part of an American Indian woman. This is a Ten (10) excellent.

5 out of 5 stars Realistic Western from the 50's!.......2007-06-08

This really is a terrific Western! The story you probably know by now, what you may not know is the great DVD tranfer, great color, and great Sedona Ariz. filming locations!
Jimmy Stewart starting doing westerns in 1950 with Winchester 73', a black and white film and a classic. Broken Arrow was his second entry and 5 more followed in the 1950's. But none were to top Broken Arrow. Or Winchester 73'!

Not only is the story very solid, fiction based on real events and people, but all the actors casting is flawless! Will Geer, an emotionally hurt settler, Debra Paget at 17 looking like a Indian instead of a young startlet, and Jeff Chandler as Cochise in a very believable good performance. Mabye his best!

And make sure to check out Jay Silverheels in the role of Geronimo, a top notch performance and I think biggest speaking part of anything he'd ever been in, including the Lone Ranger series. When he defies Cochise to follow the peace trail, his emotion is so powerful that it jumps off the screen. A truly great moment in the film. I had to replay that scene many times because I liked it so much!

I'm proud to place this among my Western Collection of DVDs!

5 out of 5 stars One of the Absolute Best.......2007-06-07

From time to time on the net I come across these ever-present lists where someone is sounding off about what they say are the "best" of such and so . Frequently I see "best westerns" or "best war movie" lists and find myself laughing out loud when one of these things omits something universally acknowledged to be a Classic. When that happens you know you're dealing with a relative "newbie" in the world whose exposure to genre cinema isn't nearly as expansive as they think it is. War Movie lists that leave off "Sergeant York" (out of sight for along time) come to mind. So do "Best Westerns" lists that ignore "Broken Arrow" (another hard to find one for quite a while). This film is a treasure.

To all who think "Broken Arrow" is a John Travolta/Christian Slater military action thriller, I've got news for you: Travolta/Slater is just an "ehhh" popcorn programmer that happens to LIFT the title of one of the
most admired, acclaimed, respected, and loved westerns of all time; one that belongs up there with "The Searchers" , "Fort Apache", and others in the category of "the greatest".

Released in 1950, this Delmer Daves film tells the true (with very little ...and, even then, only minor...fictionalization) story of ex-Army officer Tom Jeffords and his early-1870s interactions with the great Apache warrior Cochise; a relationship that led to a major degree of peace in Arizona in the long run. It is a tale well written, well told, and beautifully photographed. Nominated for several Oscars and Golden Globe Awards, it won the Golden Globe for best screenplay.

Shot in magnificent locations in Sedona and Flagstaff, Arizona, and Lone Pine, California, the scenics are just gorgeous and the color cinematography absolutely superb.

The cast is fabulous as well. Jimmy Stewart turns in a great performance as Jeffords (gee, what a surprise! Stewart ALWAYS delivers!) but the performance to watch is Jeff Chandler as Cochise. It is awesome and well worthy of the Oscar nomination he received for it. To those unfamiliar with Jeff Chandler , he was a VERY popular he-man (like Duke Wayne or Robert Mitchum) actor of the fifties who possessed a facial bone structure like carved granite and a head of thick, prematurely grey hair. This was a guy born to play in westerns and private detective thrillers.
Chandler was on his way towards icon status when he died unexpectedly much before his time. He lives on here as Cochise, though, and this is not a bad legacy to leave behind.

Also here is one of the greatest acting beauties of the 50s, the breathtakingly beautiful Debra Paget. Paget could hold a male audience spellbound and get them all agitated when directors would kill her off ,as in "Broken Arrow", and, when they had her jump into a volcano as a self-sacrifice in the 2nd version of "Bird of Paradise" ( I remember yelling "Noooooooooo!" when I first saw that on tv years ago).

Many familiar character actors turn up here, among them Iron Eyes Cody and Arthur Hunnicutt. Hunnicutt, bearded and carrying a bugle, would, some eighteen years later, appear as "Bull" with Duke Wayne and Bob Mitchum in Howard Hawks' "El Dorado". Here he is "Milt Duffield" a friend of Tom Jeffords.

Also making a splash in "Broken Arrow" is Mohawk character actor Harold J. Smith, playing Cochise's nemesis, Geronimo. Don't know him? SURE you do. You just know him as Jay Silverheels, and, at the same time he was playing hard-edged bad boy Geronimo for 20th Century Fox, he was off
also playing good guy Tonto with Clayton Moore's Lone Ranger for George Trendle.

All these elements combine here to make for a wonderful movie, western or otherwise.

It would also be interesting to note that this film has an affiliation with John Ford's "Fort Apache" in that, in "FA", Henry Fonda's unscrupulous "Col.Thursday" uses John Wayne's "Capt. York" character to deceive Cochise into a parley where he insults him (to Wayne's horror and disgust) and tries to capture his band. Fonda "gets his" because of this, deservedly so. One could almost watch "Fort Apache" and then "Broken Arrow" one right after the other and get a sense of this chief and his people...and understand that, in order to have any common ground with him, you did not try to trick him, con him, or lie to him. You did so at your peril.

One might also note that the popularity of this film carried over into a t.v. show in the fifties. The t.v. "Broken Arrow" starred John Lupton as Jeffords and Michael Ansara as Cochise. It featured mainly "keeping the peace" and "countering Geronimo" type stories.

Again, this one is real keeper. Rent it, buy it, watch it. You won't be sorry in the least. I am very glad its available again.
Broken Arrow
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Broken Depth, nauseating....trite, for fans of flat, uncharging films
  • Broken Arrow...Yes it is cool!!
  • Broken Arrow
  • John Woo's first American movie
  • Good Movie - BUT NOT ANAMORPHIC
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Starring: John Travolta , Christian Slater , Samantha Mathis , Delroy Lindo , and Bob Gunton
Director: John Woo
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ASIN: 6305280754
Release Date: 1999-03-09

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John Travolta is Vic Deakins, a bomber pilot who launches a devilish plan to hijack two nuclear missiles for big-time extortion. Vic never sweats, spews out great one-liners, knocks off money men with glee, toys with killing half a million people... he even smokes!

If you giggled at his "Ain't it cool" line from the trailer, you're in the right frame of mind for this comedic action film. Never as gritty or semi-realistic--or for that matter as heart-thumping--as the original Die Hard, Broken Arrow still delivers. If Travolta is cast against type, everyone else is by the numbers; Christian Slater as Hale, the earnest copilot looking to foil the plot, Samantha Mathis as the brave park ranger caught in the middle, Frank Whaley as an eager diplomat, Delroy Lindo as a right-minded colonel. As with his previous script (the superior Speed), writer Graham Yost moves everything quickly along as Hale and the ranger try to cut off Deakins's plan over a variety of terrains. We have plane crashes, car chases, a pursuit through an abandoned mine, a helicopter-train shootout, and lots of fighting between boys. Each time Hale finds himself perfectly in place to foil Deakins. You're suppose to laugh at the unbelievable situations. That's where Arrow is deceptive: its tone is right for the laughter compared to the mean-spirited Schwarzenegger and Stallone action films with labored jokes. Hong Kong master director John Woo (The Killer, Hard Target) pulls out all the stops--slow motion of Hale and Deakins's gymnastic gun play, nifty stunts, countdowns to doomsday. Woo may know action, but he needs more guidance in creating unique and stunning special effects. This is action entertainment at its cheesiest. Travolta and Woo later reteamed for Face/Off. --Doug Thomas

Description

When a B-3 Stealth Bomber crashes in the Utah desert during a top-secret test run, the military quickly moves in to retrieve its two "broken arrows." But the situation spins wildly out of control after one of the pilots reveals the crash to be part of an incredible nuclear extortion plot.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Broken Depth, nauseating....trite, for fans of flat, uncharging films.......2007-05-25

everyone should burn this dvd. Horrible acting, slow, moronic script, lackluster dialouge, Travolta is truly second rate B actor in this, Slater is appalling as per usual, (with the exception of Pump Up the Volume, which I found rather delicious as a feel good film)

The film just doesn't go anywhere, it's a movie you forget about a week later after you watch it. It is simply a 'fair' film, with frosh dialouge from a liberal arts major at a state college. In this reviewers opinion, it is probably in the top twenty or so worst acting films in the cinemas history. No emotion, no depth, a zero star. Horrendously crafted. It is as bad, or as comparable to 'Con Air', and we all know how truly pathetic that was.

5 out of 5 stars Broken Arrow...Yes it is cool!!.......2007-05-06

Catching a line from this movie the suspense in this movie is "cool". John Travolta and Christian Slater are at odds in this 1996 movie on the theft of two nuclear warheads in rugged terrain of Utah. At times it has you on the edge of your seat. It certainly is a far cry from Travolta's roles in Grease and Saturday Night Fever but one of his best!!

5 out of 5 stars Broken Arrow.......2007-03-09

I had originally taped this from TV but liked it so much that I wanted to buy it. It is a great movie and I like both the actors in it.

4 out of 5 stars John Woo's first American movie.......2007-01-16

Lots of action and typical John Woo action film. It's interesting to see American stars (Travolta and Slater)act under his direction. Travolta's performance is excellent as the antagonist.

3 out of 5 stars Good Movie - BUT NOT ANAMORPHIC.......2006-09-25

While the film is entertaining and Travolta and Slater play off of each other like oil and water, the aspect ratio is not Anamorphic, so be warned if you have a 16X9. Hope they correct that in a future release because this one keeps Wooing me back. (sorry)
Broken Arrow [Blu-ray]
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Broken Depth, nauseating....trite, for fans of flat, uncharging films
  • Broken Arrow...Yes it is cool!!
  • Broken Arrow
  • John Woo's first American movie
  • Good Movie - BUT NOT ANAMORPHIC
 Broken Arrow [Blu-ray]
Starring: John Travolta , and Christian Slater
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000K7VHGO
Release Date: 2007-02-13

Amazon.com

John Travolta is Vic Deakins, a bomber pilot who launches a devilish plan to hijack two nuclear missiles for big-time extortion. Vic never sweats, spews out great one-liners, knocks off money men with glee, toys with killing half a million people... he even smokes!

If you giggled at his "Ain't it cool" line from the trailer, you're in the right frame of mind for this comedic action film. Never as gritty or semi-realistic--or for that matter as heart-thumping--as the original Die Hard, Broken Arrow still delivers. If Travolta is cast against type, everyone else is by the numbers; Christian Slater as Hale, the earnest copilot looking to foil the plot, Samantha Mathis as the brave park ranger caught in the middle, Frank Whaley as an eager diplomat, Delroy Lindo as a right-minded colonel. As with his previous script (the superior Speed), writer Graham Yost moves everything quickly along as Hale and the ranger try to cut off Deakins's plan over a variety of terrains. We have plane crashes, car chases, a pursuit through an abandoned mine, a helicopter-train shootout, and lots of fighting between boys. Each time Hale finds himself perfectly in place to foil Deakins. You're suppose to laugh at the unbelievable situations. That's where Arrow is deceptive: its tone is right for the laughter compared to the mean-spirited Schwarzenegger and Stallone action films with labored jokes. Hong Kong master director John Woo (The Killer, Hard Target) pulls out all the stops--slow motion of Hale and Deakins's gymnastic gun play, nifty stunts, countdowns to doomsday. Woo may know action, but he needs more guidance in creating unique and stunning special effects. This is action entertainment at its cheesiest. Travolta and Woo later reteamed for Face/Off. --Doug Thomas

Description

When a B-3 Stealth Bomber crashes in the Utah desert during a top-secret test run, the military quickly moves in to retrieve its two "broken arrows." But the situation spins wildly out of control after one of the pilots reveals the crash to be part of an incredible nuclear extortion plot.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Broken Depth, nauseating....trite, for fans of flat, uncharging films.......2007-05-25

everyone should burn this dvd. Horrible acting, slow, moronic script, lackluster dialouge, Travolta is truly second rate B actor in this, Slater is appalling as per usual, (with the exception of Pump Up the Volume, which I found rather delicious as a feel good film)

The film just doesn't go anywhere, it's a movie you forget about a week later after you watch it. It is simply a 'fair' film, with frosh dialouge from a liberal arts major at a state college. In this reviewers opinion, it is probably in the top twenty or so worst acting films in the cinemas history. No emotion, no depth, a zero star. Horrendously crafted. It is as bad, or as comparable to 'Con Air', and we all know how truly pathetic that was.

5 out of 5 stars Broken Arrow...Yes it is cool!!.......2007-05-06

Catching a line from this movie the suspense in this movie is "cool". John Travolta and Christian Slater are at odds in this 1996 movie on the theft of two nuclear warheads in rugged terrain of Utah. At times it has you on the edge of your seat. It certainly is a far cry from Travolta's roles in Grease and Saturday Night Fever but one of his best!!

5 out of 5 stars Broken Arrow.......2007-03-09

I had originally taped this from TV but liked it so much that I wanted to buy it. It is a great movie and I like both the actors in it.

4 out of 5 stars John Woo's first American movie.......2007-01-16

Lots of action and typical John Woo action film. It's interesting to see American stars (Travolta and Slater)act under his direction. Travolta's performance is excellent as the antagonist.

3 out of 5 stars Good Movie - BUT NOT ANAMORPHIC.......2006-09-25

While the film is entertaining and Travolta and Slater play off of each other like oil and water, the aspect ratio is not Anamorphic, so be warned if you have a 16X9. Hope they correct that in a future release because this one keeps Wooing me back. (sorry)
The Pride of Broken Arrow
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Poor Documentary: Skip it...
  • Amazing and True
  • AMAZING!!!
 The Pride of Broken Arrow
Starring: Chris Harris (XVII) , Adam Shisler , Scott Tomlinson (III) , Philip Pittman , and Darrin Davis
Director: Matt Maddox , and Dana Merwin
Manufacturer: American Band Productions, Inc.
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ASIN: B000EAVAUA
Release Date: 2006-01-24

Description

A small town blanketed on the Midwest plains, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma has prospered despite dust bowls and oil busts that left many cities barren. Thriving on the town's perseverance and pioneering spirit is the school's marching band - The Pride of Broken Arrow.

Despite their humble beginnings, the Broken Arrow band has become one of the nation's dominating forces in the competitive world of marching band. This candid documentary reveals how these young musicians and their teachers come to understand the power of tradition, the depth of their character and the undeniable force of destiny that will push them towards the pinnacle of their season - Grand Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Pride of Broken Arrow is a refreshing and inspirational look into a quintessential American drama.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Poor Documentary: Skip it... .......2006-08-13

Having actually marched with this truly remarkable band (under Ken Grass and Tom Stout), for several years in the early 80's, I read these other reviews with great excitement. However, upon viewing this DVD, I was honestly shocked at the poor editing and amateur cinematography. The film's focus is largely on the teaching staff, and has very little to do with the high school band members. To put it bluntly, it's actually quite boring. And I must telll you, not once do you get to view the entire half-time show, RIDE OF YOUR LIFE, which for any audience member will leave you dissatisfied. I feel the directors of this film completely and totally failed to convey the marching band experience. My advice is to skip this "flatline" recording, and order the latest DVD from your favorite Drum and Bugle Corp. It will probably cost you a few dollars less, and you'll more than get your dose of inspiration for the day.

5 out of 5 stars Amazing and True.......2006-07-21

This is an amazing story of hope and passion. Everyone in this movie strives to overcome great obsticles just to share the passion that they have with others. Perfect for any music lover!

5 out of 5 stars AMAZING!!!.......2006-05-27

If your a hardcore Marching Band fan, this is the dvd for you

There just aren't enough titles out there dealing with real bands with real people. The documentary really captures the spirit of marching band and makes the veiwer feel like they've experienced the Marching Band Season right alongside the Pride
Behind Enemy Lines / Broken Arrow
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Behind Enemy Lines / Broken Arrow
    Starring: David Carradine , Charles R. Floyd , Mako , Steve James , and Phil Brock
    Director: Gideon Amir , and John Woo
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    ASIN: B000FILUZQ
    Release Date: 2006-07-25

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    Disk 1: Behind Enemy Lines Disk 2: Broken Arrow
    Broken Arrow [Region 2]
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Broken Depth, nauseating....trite, for fans of flat, uncharging films
    • Broken Arrow...Yes it is cool!!
    • Broken Arrow
    • John Woo's first American movie
    • Good Movie - BUT NOT ANAMORPHIC
    		 Broken Arrow [Region 2]
    Starring: John Travolta , Christian Slater , Samantha Mathis , Delroy Lindo , and Bob Gunton
    Director: John Woo
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    ASIN: B00004D0HC

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    John Travolta is Vic Deakins, a bomber pilot who launches a devilish plan to hijack two nuclear missiles for big-time extortion. Vic never sweats, spews out great one-liners, knocks off money men with glee, toys with killing half a million people... he even smokes!

    If you giggled at his "Ain't it cool" line from the trailer, you're in the right frame of mind for this comedic action film. Never as gritty or semi-realistic--or for that matter as heart-thumping--as the original Die Hard, Broken Arrow still delivers. If Travolta is cast against type, everyone else is by the numbers; Christian Slater as Hale, the earnest copilot looking to foil the plot, Samantha Mathis as the brave park ranger caught in the middle, Frank Whaley as an eager diplomat, Delroy Lindo as a right-minded colonel. As with his previous script (the superior Speed), writer Graham Yost moves everything quickly along as Hale and the ranger try to cut off Deakins's plan over a variety of terrains. We have plane crashes, car chases, a pursuit through an abandoned mine, a helicopter-train shootout, and lots of fighting between boys. Each time Hale finds himself perfectly in place to foil Deakins. You're suppose to laugh at the unbelievable situations. That's where Arrow is deceptive: its tone is right for the laughter compared to the mean-spirited Schwarzenegger and Stallone action films with labored jokes. Hong Kong master director John Woo (The Killer, Hard Target) pulls out all the stops--slow motion of Hale and Deakins's gymnastic gun play, nifty stunts, countdowns to doomsday. Woo may know action, but he needs more guidance in creating unique and stunning special effects. This is action entertainment at its cheesiest. Travolta and Woo later reteamed for Face/Off. --Doug Thomas

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    1 out of 5 stars Broken Depth, nauseating....trite, for fans of flat, uncharging films.......2007-05-25

    everyone should burn this dvd. Horrible acting, slow, moronic script, lackluster dialouge, Travolta is truly second rate B actor in this, Slater is appalling as per usual, (with the exception of Pump Up the Volume, which I found rather delicious as a feel good film)

    The film just doesn't go anywhere, it's a movie you forget about a week later after you watch it. It is simply a 'fair' film, with frosh dialouge from a liberal arts major at a state college. In this reviewers opinion, it is probably in the top twenty or so worst acting films in the cinemas history. No emotion, no depth, a zero star. Horrendously crafted. It is as bad, or as comparable to 'Con Air', and we all know how truly pathetic that was.

    5 out of 5 stars Broken Arrow...Yes it is cool!!.......2007-05-06

    Catching a line from this movie the suspense in this movie is "cool". John Travolta and Christian Slater are at odds in this 1996 movie on the theft of two nuclear warheads in rugged terrain of Utah. At times it has you on the edge of your seat. It certainly is a far cry from Travolta's roles in Grease and Saturday Night Fever but one of his best!!

    5 out of 5 stars Broken Arrow.......2007-03-09

    I had originally taped this from TV but liked it so much that I wanted to buy it. It is a great movie and I like both the actors in it.

    4 out of 5 stars John Woo's first American movie.......2007-01-16

    Lots of action and typical John Woo action film. It's interesting to see American stars (Travolta and Slater)act under his direction. Travolta's performance is excellent as the antagonist.

    3 out of 5 stars Good Movie - BUT NOT ANAMORPHIC.......2006-09-25

    While the film is entertaining and Travolta and Slater play off of each other like oil and water, the aspect ratio is not Anamorphic, so be warned if you have a 16X9. Hope they correct that in a future release because this one keeps Wooing me back. (sorry)
    X-Men/Broken Arrow
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Very cool Movie
    • Cool and has Depth
    		 X-Men/Broken Arrow
    Starring: Hugh Jackman , Patrick Stewart , Ian McKellen , Famke Janssen , and James Marsden
    Director: Bryan Singer , and John Woo
    Manufacturer: Fox Home Entertainment
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    ASIN: B00005NKTE
    Release Date: 2001-10-16

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    5 out of 5 stars Very cool Movie.......2005-11-17

    John Woo at his finest. An interesting plot well cast with, John
    Travolta, Christain Slater and Howie long the ex football player. definately worth checking out, a fast paced , fun packed action movie.

    5 out of 5 stars Cool and has Depth.......2005-11-14

    The previous review is written by an uptight moron who wouldn't know a sophisticated film if he saw one. Broken Arrow is stylized in it's pacing. John Travolta's performance is realistic and has an element of coolness at the same time. The plot is original.
    Behind Enemy Lines/Broken Arrow
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      		Behind Enemy Lines/Broken Arrow
      Starring: Owen Wilson , Gene Hackman , Gabriel Macht , Charles Malik Whitfield , and David Keith
      Director: John Moore , and John Woo
      Manufacturer: Fox Home Entertainment
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      ASIN: B000GAKDD8
      Release Date: 2006-07-25

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      Disk 1: Behind Enemy Lines Disk 2: Broken Arrow
      Broken Honor 3 Pack (Men of Honor / Broken Arrow / Courage Under Fire)
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        		Broken Honor 3 Pack (Men of Honor / Broken Arrow / Courage Under Fire)
        Starring: Denzel Washington , Meg Ryan , Lou Diamond Phillips , Michael Moriarty , and Matt Damon
        Director: Edward Zwick , George Tillman Jr. , and John Woo
        Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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        ASIN: B000ICM5I0
        Release Date: 2006-12-26

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        Disk 1: MEN OF HONOR Disk 2: BROKEN ARROW Disk 3: COURAGE UNDER FIRE
        Broken Arrow [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]
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          		Broken Arrow [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - Australia ]
          Director: Delmer Daves
          Manufacturer: Umbrella
          ProductGroup: DVD
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          ASIN: B000BP34I4

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          Australia released, PAL/Region 4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. Languages: o English (Dolby Digital 2.0) Synopsis: Indian scout Tom Jeffords (James Stewart) is sent out to stem the war between the Whites and Apaches in the late 1870s. He learns (through an uncomfortably close encounter) that the Indians kill only to protect themselves, or out of retaliation for white atrocities. Befriending the sagacious Apache leader Cochise (Jeff Chandler), Jeffords ensures safe passage for white mail-carriers through Indian territory. As he becomes closer to his Native American "brothers", Jeffords falls in love with and weds a pretty Apache girl (Debra Paget). This being a 1950 film (miscegenation was frowned upon by the Production Code), you can guess what happens to her. Jeffords wants to avenge his bride's death at the hands of white renegades, but it is the so-called "savage" Cochise who advises him not to. Having learned much from each other, Jeffords and Cochise symbolize the white/Indian detente with the traditional broken arrow. This superb, non-condescending film has been criticized in some circles because of the alleged depiction of Cochise as an Indian "Uncle Tom", and because actor Jeff Chandler was not a genuine Native American. Nonetheless, Broken Arrow stands the test of time far more successfully than the later, politically correct Dances with Wolves.

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