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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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BIG CHILL
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: DVD
SKU:GMDB2225934
Genre: Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: DVD
SKU:GMDB2225934
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Misty water-colored mem'ries of the way we were...
Sep 21 2007
Format: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.
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.
Extremely Well Thought Of Ordinary Movie
July 18 2004
Format: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.
Irresistable
Mar 17 2004
Format: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.
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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Truly a waste of celluloid
This is another of the many films that create the self-examining (ie: 'personal inventory' [hint, hint 12-steppers]) genre where highly-powered "yuppie" couple, or... Read more
Published on May 31 2004 by Forth Wright
Savory and Satisfying.
I originally saw this movie when it first came out back in the early 80's. Its been a long time and in the interim I had forgotten many of the finer qualities, nuances and... Read more
Published on Feb 19 2004 by Julie Jordan Scott
Good music, VERY depressing movie w/ scattered stories
The only thing I could relate to in this film was the loss of a 'friend' to a suicide and the music. Read more
Published on Dec 27 2003 by Altmed
What a great movie.
I could watch this movie over and over, especially the less stressful parts. To me, this movie has that in common with "Four Weddings and a Funeral": it's one of those movies you... Read more
Published on Nov 5 2003 by MarianaP
Boom Boom...Boo Hoo
Since this film first appeared about 20 years ago, it has become a favorite of those who comprise what is referred to as the "Baby Boomer" generation" but its appeal is by no means... Read more
Published on Oct 9 2003 by Robert Morris
Wore out our video
I've grown in and out and up and around the Big Chill over the last 20 years, but I get a craving to watch it every so often. Read more
Published on Sep 21 2003 by Beverly B. Nuckols
Classic Movie with an awesome oldies soundtrack!
Aaaa...what a great movie. There are two main ways to view The Big Chill....
1. as a mindless, pointless showing of 7 drug-using former hippies from the University of... Read more
1. as a mindless, pointless showing of 7 drug-using former hippies from the University of... Read more
Published on Sep 19 2003
SOMEONE IS MISSING
Second film of director Lawrence Kasdan, THE BIG CHILL could have been a confidential movie reserved to the 1970 american college educated generation. Read more
Published on Jun 17 2003 by Daniel S.
Too much talk, not enough action.
It took me 20 yrs. to finally get around to seeing this movie. Frankly, much of it was lost on me (though I did think Tom Berenger/Sam's Weber's attempt to jump into the seat of... Read more
Published on Mar 24 2003 by Celeste M. Harmer
Worth It.
I'm a bit hesitant about reviewing this movie, since I am only 18 years old and from a whole different generation. Read more
Published on Mar 3 2003 by Jessica
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