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Summary: Good Movie
Review: This is a good movie starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. It is about a small book store owner who has to battle the giant Fox Book Stores and she loses and then she falls in love with one of the owners of Fox Books Stores. The DVD is good and is great looking in Widescreen. If you want a better movie by Nora Ephron try When Harry Met Sally(1989). I recommend this movie.
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Summary: I hate Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan
Review: I'm not much for "romantic comedies" but i was at a friends house and they had rented it so i watched it with the intention of making fun of it.I enjoyed it very much which surprised me.I actually enjoyed Tom and Megs performances.A lot of people complained that it's not an acurate portrayal of New York but that didn't bother me.The plot was fairly enjoyable,two people meet on the internet and fall in love, if you wanted to split hairs you could point out that a lot of people in chat rooms are sleazy, but in Meg Ryans world the're Tom Hanks.I think it's a sweet movie with a good cast of supporting players,Steve Zahn,Jean Stapleton and the fantastic Parker Posey.Its not my kind of movie but i would recommend it just dont expect it to be a realistic portrayal of anything.
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Summary: How many movies like this can you make?
Review: Gosh! There are already like a million movies with people being deeply inlove without meeting eachother. I don't see how these movies keep getting and I am sick of this theme. There are already like 3 movies just like this and guess what......they even have the same people starring in them! If you haven't already seen "Joe vs. The Volcanoe" and/or "Sleepless in Seattle", then you might not be as annoyed to see this movie.
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Summary: Why You Should Hate This Film (Even If You Are Mindless)
Review: Yes, most certainly, like one reviewer said, "There's a reason Hanks and Ryan were casted for this flick- it's because audiences (including myself) like to see the sparks between these two people. They were a great team in Sleepless in Seattle, and it's pretty obvious the 'magic' is still there." OK, so they are magic.....but jeez, do some homework guys....it's obvious that neither of these two have used email and are not familiar with the net either!.....how could that be?....well, if you're living a star's life you would be isolated from reality.....and it shows.....I predict this one will be the end of these two careers....what a couple of shallow mind-numbing moronic actors....but buy this film.....you can look back on it as the beginning of a well deserved end!
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Summary: My girlfriend and me fell asleep .....
Review: I watched this movie a few years ago and I could not keep my self awake. Same happened with my girlfriend. Movie not recommended because it is so predictible and done for romantics nerds
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Summary: My Favorite Movie Of All Time!
Review: Meg Ryan & Tom Hanks are so wonderful together. This is such a light comedy that even when things go wrong it turns out for the best. If you love romantic comedies you'll love this!
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Summary: Third Time's a Charm!
Review: You've Got Mail is the third pairing up of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan and the second time working with the director, Nora Ephron.
In You've Got Mail, this film looks in a comedic and romantic way, how the internet superhighway is becoming the way of communicating, especially romantically. Nora portrays innocently, two people's lives who are very alike and live within a few miles of eachother, but meet over the internet. They both own bookstores, Meg's is a quaint little shop called conveniently, The Shop Around The Corner (Out of homage to the movie this was based on) that's been around for over 40 years, and Tom's is a book store owner who builds his store right next to Meg's, only his is a superstore that swallows The Shop Around the Corner in one big gulp. The first time these two meet, it seems that they like eachother, but this is before she is informed that he is not just "Joe" as he introduced himself earlier, but "Joe Fox" of Fox Books who is putting her out of business! From then on, Meg hates him and avoids him at all costs.
Tom then decides that it's time to meet his internet friend whom he's confided in and feels close to, but his friend turns out to be the person he LEAST wanted.
Nora took careful note in choosing the music for the film. Most of it is oldies that really portray the behavior and the mood of the actors. Songs from Harry Nilsson, Louis Armstrong, Bobby Darin and Stevie Wonder fill this film with character.
Once again Tom and Meg portray their true chemistry and allow us to fall in love with them all over again.
You've Got Mail is a simple love story modernized to fit the technolgy of today. Just sit back, relax and zoom through the connection that Meg and Tom have together; through the internet and in person.
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Summary: Nora Doing What She Does Best
Review: This is a really sleek film, both in terms of presentation and storyline. The plot, reminiscent of Sleepless in Seattle, revolves around Meg and Tom, two books store owner. The former presides over a cozy, small book store, the latter possesses a huge book franchise. The two meet and, of course, the small bookstore closes down, Meg is furious, Tom is in love, and then the rest deals with how the two eventually patch up their differences. Not a classic, but still very enjoyable. As a New Yorker, I loved how well the city was incorporated into the film. Yes, we know things are not as beautiful in real life, but come on, this is Hollywood we are talking about. Anyways, You've Got Mail is a film that you will love for its charm value and panache.
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Summary: Joe's logic
Review: In response to the editorial review, Joe's logic in prolonging his concealment of his identity should be obvious to savvy viewers. No matter what kind of chemistry shopgirl may have with ny151 online, ultimately it is Kathleen Kelly who will be meeting Joe Fox. Joe wants to change Kathleen's attitude towards him so that she doesn't simply dismiss him when she finally meets him. Also, I think perhaps there's a part of Joe that would like to woo Kathleen the old fashioned way, and get her to love him for who he really is (and in a sense despite who he is -- the man who put her out of business) as he partially states in his speech to her outside her apartment. This is an admission about the limitations of online personas. As far as the duration of the subterfuge, different people may have done it differently, but there's certainly nothing patently incredulous about how long Joe chose to delay.Sure the plot is a bit fantastic, and represents NY in a positive light, but, hey it's a movie story, not a documentary. Not the best movie ever, but delightfully told and thoroughly enjoyable.
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Summary: Caviar Garnish
Review: This is the second remake of "The Shop Around the Corner". The first was Technicolor musical called "In the Good Old Summertime" which starred Judy Garland. References to Miss Garland's most famous film "The Wizard of Oz" abound in "You've Got Mail" (Meg Ryan hanging ruby slippers on a Christmas tree and reading the book "The Scarecrow of Oz" while ill, the song "Over the Rainbow" being sampled throughout and sung in its entirety at the end, etc.) In addition to reminding me of the two previous versions, I was also reminded of "Pillow Talk". In "Pillow Talk", Doris Day and Rock Hudson, who hate each other, fall in love over a party line without either realizing who the other is. Here, it's Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks falling in love over the Internet. The plot is lightweight and predictable, but the performances more than make up for that. Dabney Coleman, Jean Stapleton, Greg Kinnear, and indie-queen Parker Posey are all brilliant, and although neither of the leading rolls are much of a stretch for Hanks or Ryan, they are at least likeable and have more than enough star power to make this picture work. The script is light and funny, and this film is sure to please if you don't ask it to be more than it is.
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