American History X (DVD) Reviews

I watched this film about 5 years ago and the head stomping, jaw breaking on the sidewalk scene stuck in my mind for a long time. Then when I read a review about it a couple of weeks ago I decided I fancied watching it again. == Synopsis == Derek Vinyard is a racist, there's no two ways about it. He becomes part of the ...  Read the complete review

I watched this years ago around the time it came out. I remembered it being very good and, when I saw it on lovefilm recently I rented it as my girlfriend hadn`t seen it. It follows the story of two brothers Derek (Ed Norton) and Danny (Ed Furlong) whos dad was killed by a black american drug dealer. Derek is now the leader of a group ...  Read the complete review

This is a film that I recommend everyone to see at least once! After about a year of asking my girlfriend to watch this, we finally sat down to it last night. I've seen it loads of times before, but she has always been put off by what she had heard about it. Edward Norton (Fight Club) gives an outstanding performance as the lead ...  Read the complete review

Edward Norton was never going to get a oscar for this just because of the films content but believe me he deserved one. He plays a character called Derek who is driven by anger and vengance after his firefighter father was shot by a non white drug dealer. It is really gritty, I recommended it to alot of friends who found it very uncomortable to ...  Read the complete review

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room American History X is a classic drama of the late 1990s that's led by its scintilating, fascinating performance by Edward Norton, who was nominated for an Oscar for his stunning performance. It also features the best performance from Terminator 2 star Edward Furlong as his ...  Read the complete review

Edward Norton gives an extraordinarily brilliant performance as Derek Vinyard, a neo-nazi skinhead in this explosive and powerful drama about two brothers caught up in a cycle of racial hatred and violence. Told through the eyes of Derek's younger brother Danny, superbly portrayed by Edward Furlong, this is the story of a family torn apart after ...  Read the complete review

It is safe to say that you would never describe American History X as a feel good movie, far from it, the film is violent and bleak however it is also compelling viewing and a film I heartly recommend. The focus of the story is the odious white suprmacist movement in the United States althouh given the way some ignorant people voted in ...  Read the complete review

American History X is a chilling, gritty and sometimes wince-inducingly violent morality tale in which Edward Norton proves himself to be among the elite here in terms of American movie actors as Derek Vinyard, a white supremacist trying to change his ways, and prevent his younger brother from following the same path. I use the word ...  Read the complete review

Released in 1998, it has taken me 11 years to get around to watching this movie. Starring one of the greatest actors of our time, Edward Norton in the main role of Derek Vinyard, the movie is gritty reaslism at it's best. It approaches the delicate but relevant subject of racism and hatred, Derek Vinyard is a Neo-nazi skinhead who gets ...  Read the complete review

American History X is a film that tackles the difficult situations and topics that we as a society decide to ignore on a day to day basis. Racism and prejudice are the themes of this movie from the very start, and they are an insight into the lives of the people that are actually involved. What i like about American History X is that it doesn't ...  Read the complete review

American History X was an uncompromising look at right wing extremism in America as well as how easy it is for youths to be caught up with the wrong group and develop unhealthy attitudes that remain with them. I first saw this film at the cinema and found it a very powerful film, it made me think about how a seemingly intelligent person ...  Read the complete review

The film begins with Danny Vinyard working on a school project while (Edward Furlong) eagerly awaiting the imminent release from prison of his older brother Derek (Edward Norton), who he idolizes. Before entering prison Derek was a white supremacist gang leader but his time in prison has changed his views. When he emerges from prison Derek's has ...  Read the complete review

Edward Norton is definitely one of my top five actors and this is his first masterpiece, released in 1998, before Fight Club in 1999. This is one of those movies that you watch and will never forget. Norton plays Derek Vinyard, a Neo-Nazi who's father was murdered by an African-American drug dealer. He's the older brother to Danny ...  Read the complete review

American History X is an amazing film, a stark and forthright portrayal of some of the issues of rascism. It is powerful and thought provoking and has an ending which shocks you with it's impact. The story is about a man called Derek Vinyard (brilliantly played in an Oscar nominated performance by Edward Norton) and his younger brother Danny ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT ABOUT: Young Danny Vinyard is an impressional teen whose big brother Derek just so happens to be a neo nazi serving time in prison for a racially motivated murder. When Derek gets out of jail, his feelings have changed, and he is set to take a new path, but Danny has followed in his foot-steps, and now Derek must get him out before ...  Read the complete review

This film is proberly one of the most powerful films which I have watched recently. It tells the story of Dereck Vinyard through the eyes of hid brother Danny. Dereck is a racist and forms a gang which terrorise the immigrants in the town they live in. He ends up in prison after killing 2 black men, and after serving 3 years behind bars ...  Read the complete review

"We're so hung up on this notion that we have some obligation to help the struggling black man, you know. Cut him some slack until he can overcome these historical injustices. It's crap. I mean, Christ, Lincoln freed the slaves, like, what? 130 years ago. How long does it take to get your act together?" --Derek ...  Read the complete review

American History X is a flawed, but powerful film, which showed off the acting talents of two Edwards - Norton and Furlong - whilst also providing some food for thought. It focuses on the life of Derek Vinyard - a small time neo-Nazi thug, freshly out of prison and now reformed who finds that his young brother, Danny, has taken up the ...  Read the complete review

When I first saw Edward Norton in the Illusionist and Fight Club I thought he was a pretty fine actor - What I didn't fully realise was that he was a pretty amazing actor. If it wasn't for the fact that the guy from 'Life is Beautiful' won Best Actor in the Oscars, I'd feel hugely annoyed he missed out. I must say, I had barely heard of ...  Read the complete review

Edward Norton gives the performance of a lifetime. I was a big fan of his from first seeing Primal Fear, but this is the performance that will define Ed Norton. Tony Kaye directs and tackles the racial issues head on. It is not often you see a big actor like Norton play a bad guy, well at least for first half of the movie, so this is ...  Read the complete review