6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
downey jr. fantastic, Dec 17 2008
By Bunny Leaf "audiophile" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chances Are & Only You (2-pack) (DVD)
these are 2 of my favorite old movies - Robert Downey jr. is superb in both of them - - the other actors in both movies are also great..don't miss these!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great :), July 26 2011
By Monica Marfetan Nunez "Monica" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chances Are & Only You (2-pack) (DVD)
I was looking for those movies that bring me great memories and finding this duo was just unvaluable and simply great! :)
The best part is it came in English, Spanish and French audio and subtitles! :)
I understand and speak English very well but my husband doesn't so it was definitely a plus to find this with the audio in Latin SPanish (because in America -continent- for us latin people we prefer the ones translated here than the ones translated in Spain) so two thumbs up!
It is hard enough to find the movies around Amazon in Spanish so I think it was a great great plus! :)
The other great thing is that I had no problems with the zone, I own a free zone dvd but you always take the chances, nevertheless I had no problems with it. It just played fine and the quality of the video is amazing considering these 2 movies were filmed around 80's and 90's
totally recommended :)
5.0 out of 5 stars
Movie two-pack review from a guy's perspective, April 30 2012
By Jim Woo - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chances Are & Only You (2-pack) (DVD)
There aren't a lot of movies in the afterlife/reincarnation genre, but they tend to be pretty good. Movies like "Heaven Can Wait", "What Dreams May Come" and "Defending Your Life" are fun to watch because we don't often think about what comes next. That said, I originally purchased this DVD set for "Chances Are" and considered "Only You" as a bonus since I had never seen it. Having now seen "Only You", I have to say that "Chances Are" is definitely the more "Guy-friendly" movie of this two-pack. There are very few strong male characters in "Only You" and the men that are in this movie do not appear until the movie is well underway. "Only You" feels more like a Marisa Tomei and Bonnie Hunt's adventure film with Marisa chasing a childish dream with her unfortunate fiance left in the dust.
"Chances Are" is about a couple whose life together is cut short when the husband is hit by a car. In heaven, he desperately struggles to get back to his wife but obviously the only route back is via reincarnation. In his haste to return to Earth, an angel forgets to administer the drug that will erase his memories of his previous life. The husband grows up as a new person but his soul remains the same. He forgets his old life but when he begins dating his own daughter major complications ensue (obviously) and his old memories and love for his wife resurface.
Robert Downey Jr. also happened to be in another similar-themed movie "Heart and Souls".