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This seminal film about the reunion of thirtysomething friends works even better than when first released in 1983. The fine performances of the ensemble cast and a rockin' soundtrack always made this eminently enjoyable. However, the characters' often pompous blather occasionally stalled the action. Baby Boomer introspection has become so common that such navel gazing seems less problematic than it did in the early 1980s.
Seven former classmates from the University of Michigan gather for the funeral of Alex, their idealistic and suicidal friend. They use their time together to become reacquainted, all the while discussing lost dreams and current hopes. (This should appeal to anyone who enjoyed that other famous reunion flick of the 1980s, John Sayles' Return of the Secaucus Seven.)
Director-cowriter Lawrence Kasdan culled finely textured performances from his cast and filled the screen with memorable details. He may manipulate us with his writing but the actors do an impressive job of pulling at our heartstrings while Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye play in the background. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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This video is followed by an intriguing and very well-made 15-minute documentary. It proves conclusively that Kevin Costner did play Alex, a part mostly expunged from the movie. All the key players were interviewed, revealing Kasdan's unusual work methods and the reason Costner ended up on the cutting room floor. Ten minutes of deleted scenes follow the featurette. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Misty water-colored mem'ries of the way we were...,
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This review is from: Big Chill, the (DVD)
It's been twelve years since the halcyon days of college, and eight old friends are reunited for a classmate's funeral. Glenn Close and Kevin Kline play a married couple who open their home to the gang for a weekend of reminiscences of the good old days and moans about how their lives have turned out. William Hurt plays a disillusioned and disabled ex-soldier, Jeff Goldblum is a sarcastic writer, Tom Berenger is an actor who's seen better days, JoBeth Williams is married but looking for love, Mary Kay Place is single and looking for a baby daddy, and Meg Tilly is the deceased's young girlfriend.
There is no real action or plot; the film is made up of scattered, quiet conversations that reveal the characters' emotions. The early 70s rock soundtrack is such a big part of the movie, it's almost another character. If you loved songs like, "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" and "A Whiter Shade of Pale," you will love the non-stop music. Unfortunately, I didn't connect with any of the characters or find them particularly interesting; to me they were spoiled, self-centered whiners with precious little to complain about, and yet they spent two hours doing it anyway. If you fit the Gen-X demographic and like the music, you'll probably enjoy this low-key movie about a reunion of old friends.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Extremely Well Thought Of Ordinary Movie,
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This review is from: Big Chill, the (DVD)
Plenty of star power. One of those movies that, through almost no fault of it's own, features several rising actors who all went on to make it big one way or the other. Very 80's baby boomer 30 somethingish. Celluoid soap opera. Oddly, The Big Chill was a remake of a terrible low budget movie. Go figure.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Irresistable,
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This review is from: Big Chill, the (DVD)
One of my all time favourites. I'm assuming you know what the film is about. The cast is first rate, Tom Berenger and William Hurt particular highlights and the throwback to 1960's nostalgia is irresistable. One complaint on the DVD though! Why not release those scenes depicting the characters way back when and finally getting to see Costner? According to Kasdan himself, that would be damaging because his character, Alex, should remain faceless so the audience can imagine him anyway they want. Guess what, we all know it's Costner who played him so we already are imagining him as Alex everytime he is mentioned.
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