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1.0 out of 5 stars 1 Star for the Remake but I would Give Charade a 5!, Jun 15 2004

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imadaydreambeliever--1 "Im a Day Dream Believer" (Dream World) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Truth About Charlie / Charade (DVD)

Charade is a teriffic movie!

Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn shine in their rolls as does the supporting cast of James Coburn, Walter Matthau, Ned Glass, and George Kennedy.

The remake, the Truth about Charlie has a great cast, Thandie Newton, Tim Robbins and Mark Wahlburg but even they can's save this turkey!

Jonathan Demme is usually a great director, his movie Philadelphia was amazing but he tried to hard to make this Charade remake into some sort of arty movie and it just didn't work and I like arty movies. Also the plot was a mess, there was too much going on at once, the criminals weren't as compelling as in the original and were very boring and I definitely have to agree with the previous reviewer that the added character of Charlie's crazy mother was awful, she was an awful addition and just didn't fit in to the story and the twist ending during the end credits involving her and Tim Robbins character was stupid.

This DVD is only worth buying for Charade because it's shown in a beautiful anamorphic format and is cheaper then the Criterion DVD but if the Criterion DVD goes on sale I will buy it and get rid of this DVD!

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5.0 out of 5 stars An inexpensive way to buy a masterpiece: "Charade" !, May 2 2004

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This review is from: The Truth About Charlie / Charade (DVD)

"Charade" is the very best romantic comedy thriller ever made. It is Stanley Donen's masterpiece, and the only film collaboration between Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. I've watched it as many times as "Singin In The Rain", because just like that famous musical it makes me smile! My original copy of "Charade" was a cheap VHS knock-off. Universal apparently long ago let the copyright lapse, so they never promoted a video, and for the same reason "Charade" was unjustly ignored by the AFI, since the commercial reason for the AFI lists was to promote the sale of videos.

The less said about "The Truth About Charlie" the better! The charming "Melvin and Howard" is the best Jonathan Demme film I have seen.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Truth About Charlie, Feb 28 2004

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Emily J. Jensen "movie & book nut" (Oklahoma City, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Truth About Charlie / Charade (DVD)

Can't we give this movie a little credit? It has merit of it's own without being compared to Charade. Truthfully I'd give The Truth About Charlie 3 1/2 stars. It is a good movie with a good plot (taken from Charade), interesting characters, suspense, and romance. The filming was original with unique camera angles and some choppy editing but if you like Mulon Rouge's editing you won't mind this. The romance is more believable than the one weakly developed in Charade and the plot is more understandable than it was in the original. This movie will appeal to people the original will never reach because some people simply aren't into old movies. The main characters had great chemistry- Walburg is handsome (not gorgeous) and the woman is ravishingly beautiful and I enjoyed seeing her give a serious twist to an sillier Hepburn character. She has that grace that Audrey had as well. Charade I have to give at least 4 stars to because it's two of the greatest actors of all time (who as a bonus are both gorgeous) and is much funnier than the remake (though the remake did some things better).

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1.0 out of 5 stars TERRIBLE
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