Blu-ray Tropa de Elite Definitive Edition [ Elite Squad ][ Subtitles English+Spanish+Portuguese ] Region A

This history its old and so current in the Brazilian scenario. Very good!

This about BOPE (a Portuguese acronym), a small highly select team of police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Similar to our SWAT teams, they go into the worst situations--often where the regular cops have screwed things up. If you ever visit that city, be sure to avoid the slums, or favelas, which is where they go. There's plenty of action here, some of it quite extreme.

First off I'm an American that also speaks Portuguese. I was first introduced to this film when I was in Brazil. I didn't really expect much from it, because the only Brazilian cinema I had seen before was there novellas (soap operas) and they were terrible. I was blown away though when I watched this movie. The acting is amazing, and the movie is so real. If you want an over the top movie your better off with SWAT or the A-team, but if you want to watch a real movie that is not over the top this is a great movie. It's just a shame Americans are so use to watching movies in English (non dubbed) Because this is a movie every American should watch. You can look at the drug war in Mexico, and see how over seven thousand people have died in the last few years, so rich Americans can smoke a joint. I never really thought to much about that sort of thing until I watched this movie. I don't by into the crap that this movie supports fascism this movie is just telling it as it is. That being said Brazil is a great country and isn't a dangerous place as long as you avoid certain areas. All the time I have spent there I have never felt threaten or endangered. The people there are loving and caring and have warm hearts. In closing I just want to say this movie is a movie that will make you think, if you do buy this and you are an American the best way to watch this movie is in Portuguese the acting is amazing use English subtitles. I would advise yo not to watch this movie with English dubbing. This movie has one of the worst dubbing jobs I have heard. One example is when they are outside it sounds like they are in an small cemented room. The dubbing turns this movie from being a great action drama to a comedy. Other than that enjoy the movie.

Arrived two weeks early, so that's a thing. Admittedly, shipping is still estimated at about a month from purchase (so two weeks to arrive upon purchase). I thoroughly enjoyed this film, but then again I'm not one to be put-off by subtitles. The film is in Portuguese, as it is set in and was filmed I believe in Brazil.The story is very interesting and in its own way quite complex, telling a lot not only about Brazil's favelas and its, at least at the time (if not currently), quite corrupt municipal police, but also about the function of the middle class as patrons of drug cartels and by extension their activities - as well as the irony of said middle class's poor opinions of the municipal police despite the fact that they themselves are actually a large part of the problem.It follows the perspectives of 3 characters, one of which is part of an elite squad of troops (compared to SWAT teams of the United States, with training similar to Israeli special forces), and two of which are in the municipal police hoping to join said elite squad (which is known as the BOPE). The film is about their exploits, troubles, and perspectives of the setting, circumstances, and actions surrounding them - and it is loosely based on a true story, though some would call it historical fiction.

This movie and its sequel were both fantastic; I don't mind the subtitles. (They are in Portuguese.) The seller advertised it as good but the disc and case were actually in excellent condition and I received it promptly.

The best brazilian movie !

Elite Squad absolutely blew me away. Definitely one of my favorite films of all time. I had expected the film to take a liberal bent at some point considering the violent nature of BOPE and the liberal film industry’s habit of humanizing criminals. The movie accurately portrayed myriad of cultural and economic problems that permeate Rio. The film positively portrayed the role of BOPE as its members fought corrupt cops and criminals alike. The cinematography and acting was excellent. I was completely riveted the whole time.

The characters, plot, direction, everything, are very well done. It gave me some insight into the violent and corrupt state of the slums in Rio, though I suppose the point is also to show that there isn't an easy solution. It seems pretty hopeless, according to the movie, no matter how much ammunition you bring in to fight the drug dealers. The lines between good and evil are blurred because at least I couldn't completely agree with the way Elite Squad was operating, and that seems to be the director's intention. I don't know if this film presents the police corruption accurately or not because I haven't read much about it, but I want to learn more about it now. Corruption is deeply rooted in the government and even culture of many countries, and the innocent are helpless to escape--I believe that once a system becomes corrupt, there's no going back. I don't want to venture too far from the movie and start getting political BUT one of the themes in this film's sequel I think is really important: A free press is absolutely essential. When a government censors/oppresses broadcasting, it's all over. America needs to make sure that freedom to report news from many different viewpoints is never violated.

As an action movie with a tormented hero and some shooting (though not as much as you might think) Elite Squad works extremely well, and doesn't have to engage the brain too much.But it's also a movie with a very strong political subtext, about what happens when an entire society is corrupt at veery level, and where middle-class kids taking cocaine support ruthless criminal networks who corrupt policemen and politicians.The solution, insofar as there is one, is the BOPE - the Special Operations Battalion, who are really not people you would want to make enemies of. They fight drug trafficking literally, by killing those who are involved in it.Which is an extreme solution to be sure, and one that has attracted rather silly cries of "fascism" from the usual quarters, although the film is anything but an uncritical celebration of such methods. But the alternative is .... well, what exactly? Because the one thing that is very clear from the very start of the film is that there is no hope. So long as the gilded youth of Rio keep doing cocaine, the desperate kids of the slums will continue to join the gangs as soldiers because there's literally no alternative. In some way's, it's a vision of hell disguised as a thriller, with no hope of a solution of any kind, positive or not.

A couple of rookies join Brazil's thin blue (well, green) line and get more than they bargained for when they are forced into extremely dangerous 'slum' situations night after night. Which isn't helped by the fact that they are surrounded by unsympathetic civilians and corrupt colleagues at every turn, who're happy to feed them to the streets in order to line their own dirty pockets..Thoroughly enjoyed this cop thriller with its constant displays of violence and brutality. The themes are quite heavy, probably justifiably so, albeit I have no idea how realistic, or close to the bone this is, having never been to Brazil ~ I have however, on occasion, wandered the mean streets of the Scilly Isles if that counts?!The story is engaging and the music and action is lively and chaotic enough for me to not really care about its social commentary or impact though, so I just sat back and enjoyed the ride. In fact if you like tough crime flicks with a very grey moral compass you could do much worse than neck a few cold Brahma's and check this out.The bluray print is crisp and colourful but there's little in the way of extras, with only a trailer and a director interview.Obviously people will see immediate similarities to this and City of God but I would also recommend the lesser seen film Pixote as another foray into the world of very good Brazilian ghetto movies.4.25/5. Add an extra half a star if you like world crime cinema.

I have quite a lot of contact with Brazil. Believe me the law abiding citizen loves BOPE, the SAS style police unit for heavy use against drug cartels and other criminal organisations. BOPE don't go in for arrest so much as elimination of criminal elements, the favelas of Brazil are not nice places to police. This film is raw, but certainly does not romanticise the police, where the general units can be corrupt with a very big C. There is a murder every 30 minutes in Rio, so see it like it is, it's better the criminal is wasted by whatever means available, than the university student, the tourist, the policeman, the lawyer, and of course the Pope in his famous visit to Rio. Also it is not just Rio where the going is tough, nor just Brazil, but BOPE are doing a darned good job at cleaning up the country. I found that female members of my family declined to watch this film, it is not for the squeamish.

It's a wonderful film that makes you think of the role of the police to protect the true victims of crime and how they put their own lives at risk to protect others.

Well this is probably the best Brazilian movie that I have ever seen.Great stuff. The Blu Ray video and audio is quite good.However...the Blu Ray is preety barebones, no commentary etc. and there is no english audio.However don't let this detract from a truely great movie.