Plot: Denzel Washington is appointed to be the new head football coach at a recently intagrated high school. Tensions mount as the football teams struggles to find its identity both on and off the football field.

DVD Special Features: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Commentary by real live coaches Herman Boone and Bill Yoast, Commentary by Filmmakers Boaz Yakin and Jerry Bruckheimer and writer Gregory Allen Howard, Theatrical trailer(s), Six additional scenes not seen in theaters, Two exclusive featurettes - "Denzel Becomes Boone" and "Beating the Odds", ABC Special Remember the Titans: An Inspirational Journey Behind the Scenes Hosted by Lynn Swann, Widescreen anamorphic format

There is as much Titans info on this disk as you want. Need more, watch more, it will take you all week to watch it all.

The Good: This movie is based on a true story and because of that it is infinitely more interesting than if it had been a fictional creation. I am amazed and saddened to see this movie take place in 1972. These are not distant days yet the racism was open, apparent and brutal.

This movie has a message to say and it does so. The football field is an analogy of the high school and the world at large. I appreciate any time a director sets out to tell a story and delivery a message of substance.

Densil and Will Patton do a great job with there roles. Both men deliver solid performances that are multifaceted. Neither character is perfect and there personal issues are well done but both actors.

The Bad: This movie may be heavy handed. I am not sure there is more subtle method of delivering this massage but often times I felt the solutions to complex problems were very simplified. If all it takes to bring people closer together is a few laps, lets get the congress, NAACP, NOW, Muslims, Jews, Christians, Buddhist and communists on the track ‘til they can all get along.

Racism is a very sensitive issue and one that we must address, but when movies give cliché depictions I sometimes feel that it can have a negative impact. Normally Filmdudes does not dwell on issues of merit, but racism is something we are very sensitive about.

Had this movie not been based on a true story I would have hated it. The cliché would have been way to much for me. Since there is some truth to this story I am much more lenient with it.

If you hate football this movie may kill you.

The Bottom Line: See this movie and let me know what you think.

Rating: Two Cocktails.