What Can You Tell Me About These VHS Movies That I Found?

[JamesG]

I was helping my parents clean through some things and we organized all of our VHS tapes. They told me that I can keep whatever I want from their collection. Some of these tapes are old and some of them are fairly recent; all original releases.

Are any of these good? You don't have to give a rundown on the whole list but what do you like/dislike from this:


Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) - Jason Robards & Jonathan Pryce

Lost Horizon (1937) - Ronald Colman

The Bridges of Madison County (1995) - Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep

City of Angels (1998) - Nicolas Cage & Meg Ryan

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) - Sandra Bullock

Showboat (1951) - Ava Gardner

The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) - Barbra Streisand & Jeff Bridges

To Sir, with Love (1967) - Sidney Poitier

The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) - Elizabeth Taylor

The Piano (1993) - Holly Hunter

Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) - John Lithgow

[MusicJunkie]

City Of Angels is good but it's got one of those endings that pisses everyone who watches it off. I have never met one person who wasn't angry with the way it ended.

The Mirror Has Two Faces is very cute. Depends on your tolerance level for Barbra Streisand, but it's one of her better latter day roles and a very cute love story. All in all, depends on if you like Babs or not.

I am a "chick flick" lover, but Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood did not live up to any of the expectations I had. If you're expecting another Fried Green Tomatoes (which is what the previews made it out to be like), you'll be hugely disappointed.

[Schmoopie]

Wow, looks like you got some great movies! Okay, here's my take on the ones I like.

I absolutely LOVE the Bridges of Madison County! Incredibly romantic movie! Judging by your username, James, I take it that you are male. "BOMC" is definitely a woman's movie, simply for the romance that the whole movie has. My husband hates it and I love it, so that should tell you something right there.

City Of Angels-Well, I started out loving this film but I ended up hating it totally. I hated the ending and wished it would have turned out differently-VERY differently!

Ya Ya Sisterhood-Read the book, but found it pretty boring toward the middle of it. The movie is okay, but not great at all, IMO.

The Mirror Has Two Faces is great if you like Jeff Bridges. In fact this is one of the few movies that I like him in. I love Barbara Streisand in this. Lauren Bacall is in it too. She plays Barbara Streisand's mom! I love this move, but it's another romantic comedy. This is one of those movies I love more every time I see it!

Hope those help!

Andrea

[ponytail]

Showboat is one of my favorite musicals. I love Howard Keel's voice and him.

[tv star collector]

It wasn't a huge box office success, but I enjoy watching "Santa Claus"
(1985) every Christmas (I taped it many years ago, when it aired on television). Directed by Jeannot Szwarc, it stars Dudley Moore, John Lithgow
and David Huddleston (as Claus). Critic Leonard Maltin summed it up well:
"Story of how Santa came to be starts out so wonderfully--with eye-filling
looks at his North Pole toy factory, reindeer, and sleigh--that it's too bad the
rest of the film (with contemporary tale of humbug kid and greedy toy magnate) can't measure up. Still entertaining, just a bit less magical than it
should have been." The supporting cast also includes Burgess Meredith. I
might add that, in my opinion, Huddleston's portrayal of Santa Claus is perhaps the best since Edmund Gwenn's Oscar-winning turn in the original
"Miracle on 34th Street." Lithgow is a bit over-the-top as the villain, the greedy
toy manufacturer. Dudley Moore is convincing as the elf, Patch. Top-notch special
effects (from the "Superman" crew). The script about Santa's origin as a simple peasant is a
nice touch. Henry Mancini provides the music. Personally, I recommend it as a good seasonal film.

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by MusicJunkie

City Of Angels is good but it's got one of those endings that pisses everyone who watches it off. I have never met one person who wasn't angry with the way it ended.

The Mirror Has Two Faces is very cute. Depends on your tolerance level for Barbra Streisand, but it's one of her better latter day roles and a very cute love story. All in all, depends on if you like Babs or not.

I am a "chick flick" lover, but Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood did not live up to any of the expectations I had. If you're expecting another Fried Green Tomatoes (which is what the previews made it out to be like), you'll be hugely disappointed.

I was going to give City of Angels a look. Then I will decide if it is worth keeping or not.

The Mirror Has Two Faces doesn't look like my type of a film so I was going to pass. Maybe if I am totally bored and there is nothing else I would watch...

Ya-Ya Sisterhood I really had no interest in seeing at all. I wanted to hear what others thought about it, so I'll take your word that it sucks.

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by Schmoopie

Wow, looks like you got some great movies! Okay, here's my take on the ones I like.

I absolutely LOVE the Bridges of Madison County! Incredibly romantic movie! Judging by your username, James, I take it that you are male. "BOMC" is definitely a woman's movie, simply for the romance that the whole movie has. My husband hates it and I love it, so that should tell you something right there.

City Of Angels-Well, I started out loving this film but I ended up hating it totally. I hated the ending and wished it would have turned out differently-VERY differently!

Ya Ya Sisterhood-Read the book, but found it pretty boring toward the middle of it. The movie is okay, but not great at all, IMO.

The Mirror Has Two Faces is great if you like Jeff Bridges. In fact this is one of the few movies that I like him in. I love Barbara Streisand in this. Lauren Bacall is in it too. She plays Barbara Streisand's mom! I love this move, but it's another romantic comedy. This is one of those movies I love more every time I see it!

Hope those help!

Andrea

Looking at the box of The Bridges of Madison County I could definitely tell that this is no Dirty Harry or a western. I do like Clint Eastwood so I will see how I like this one...

I'm definitely going to give City of Angels a look...

Ya-Ya Sisterhood I really had no interest in. More than one person I know says it sucks...

I *might* give The Mirror Has Two Faces a watch. Maybe if I have nothing else to look at. We'll see..

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by ponytail

Showboat is one of my favorite musicals. I love Howard Keel's voice and him.

I was going to look at that one. Thanks.

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by tv star collector

It wasn't a huge box office success, but I enjoy watching "Santa Claus"
(1985) every Christmas (I taped it many years ago, when it aired on television). Directed by Jeannot Szwarc, it stars Dudley Moore, John Lithgow
and David Huddleston (as Claus). Critic Leonard Maltin summed it up well:
"Story of how Santa came to be starts out so wonderfully--with eye-filling
looks at his North Pole toy factory, reindeer, and sleigh--that it's too bad the
rest of the film (with contemporary tale of humbug kid and greedy toy magnate) can't measure up. Still entertaining, just a bit less magical than it
should have been." The supporting cast also includes Burgess Meredith. I
might add that, in my opinion, Huddleston's portrayal of Santa Claus is perhaps the best since Edmund Gwenn's Oscar-winning turn in the original
"Miracle on 34th Street." Lithgow is a bit over-the-top as the villain, the greedy
toy manufacturer. Dudley Moore is convincing as the elf, Patch. Top-notch special
effects (from the "Superman" crew). The script about Santa's origin as a simple peasant is a
nice touch. Henry Mancini provides the music. Personally, I recommend it as a good seasonal film.

This was my father's movie. I remember watching Santa Claus: The Movie as a kid but I really do not remember this at all. Thanks.

[tv star collector]

Originally Posted by JamesG

This was my father's movie. I remember watching Santa Claus: The Movie as a kid but I really do not remember this at all. Thanks.

Yes, in all the publicity and tie-in merchandising, this film was called "Santa
Claus: the Movie" ... everywhere but on the screen!

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by tv star collector

Yes, in all the publicity and tie-in merchandising, this film was called "Santa
Claus: the Movie" ... everywhere but on the screen!

The official title was just Santa Claus, right?

[gidgetgrape]

The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) - Elizabeth Taylor

Nice scenery, but kind of dull. Donna Reed in color.

[tv star collector]

Originally Posted by JamesG

The official title was just Santa Claus, right?

Correct. (Who am I to argue with Leonard Maltin?)

[Jude The Obscure]

Originally Posted by MusicJunkie

I am a "chick flick" lover, but Divine Secrets Of The Ya-Ya Sisterhood did not live up to any of the expectations I had. If you're expecting another Fried Green Tomatoes (which is what the previews made it out to be like), you'll be hugely disappointed.

100% Totally in agreement here!!!!!!

the movie STUNK!!!!!

[Mr. Television]

Lost Horizon is one of the best classic movies of all time. I'm a Clint Eastwood fan but didn't care for Bridges...but that's just me. It's more a Meryl Streep type of movie and if you like romance movies, you'll probably enjoy it.