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Summary: Comedy classic
Review: A masterpiece of comic timing. I've seen this film several times, but I still laugh. The timing and performance of each joke is nearly flawless. Steve Martin's face is so expressive that I can practically read his character's mind, and John Candy manages to be both annoying and touching at the same time. If this film doesn't make you laugh, I don't know what will.
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Summary: a little disappointed in the dvd
Review: this is one of my favaorite movies of all time,me and my wife watch it every year a few nights before thanksgiving and i was vey excited to purchase it on dvd this year.Although the quality in picture and sound is great, i am very disappointed that there are no trailors or deleted scenes.I have watched this movie when it is shown on cable,and there are a few additional scenes put in,one i can think of right away is an extra scene on the airplane.I was anticipating these scenes to be in the dvd or at least in an extra section,along with the theatrical trailors! i felt kind of cheated,but it is nice to finally have it on dvd, maybeb they'll put out a special editon PTA in a few years. with both versions on it, i would like to know what the deal is? i don't think i have ever seen a dvd without the trailors in it.anyway enjoy the movie and happy holidays!!
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Summary: A must see for all travelers!!
Review: This movie is a must see for all travlers. Ever miss a flight? Have a flight delay or cancel on you or even get stuck with sitting next to an annoying passenger while just trying to get home for the holidays? And you just want someone to feel your pain and know what exactly you have been through? Then this movie is for you. Both John Candy and Steve Martin are at their best. After owning the Laser Disc for years, it has been a pleasure to finally get a copy on DVD. Only one disappointment in the DVD format, all the advertisments tote the extras for this movie, such as the theatrical trailer(s) and deleted footage...you won't find it on the DVD. It has been left off for some reason, however, the movie, the sound, the picture is nothing short of excellent. Enjoy..
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Summary: A must see for all travelers!!
Review: Finally!!! The long awaited movie has been made available on DVD. This movie is a must see for all travlers. Ever miss a flight? Have a flight delay or cancel on you or even get stuck with sitting next to an annoying passenger while just trying to get home for the holidays? And you just want someone to feel your pain and know what exactly you have been through? Then this movie is for you. Both John Candy and Steve Martin are at their best. After owning the Laser Disc for years, it has been a pleasure to finally get a copy on DVD. Only one disappointment in the DVD format, all the advertisments tote the extras for this movie, such as the theatrical trailer(s) and deleted footage...you won't find it on the DVD. It has been left off for some reason, however, the movie, the sound, the picture is nothing short of excellent. Enjoy..
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Summary: Fantastic movie, horrible DVD
Review: Where is the deleted footage? Where are the theatrical trailers? And, this is NOT anamorphic widescreen; it is 1:85:1, NOT 2:35:1. This is one of the best comedies ever made, and a fine example of the talents of John Hughes. The only reason I WANTED this DVD the day it was released was for the ADVERTISED special features! Do you know what this DVD has? "Scene Selection." That's it! If you absolutely love this movie, then I have to recommend the DVD, but its lack of featues is a MAJOR disappointment.
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Summary: Where's the bonus stuff?
Review: I am a big PTA fan, it's my all time favorite movie. I was extremely disappointed in the DVD. It lacks any supplemental features such as outtakes, trailer, etc. What a dud.
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Summary: EDITORIAL REVIEWER IS NUTS!!
Review: What is that loser smoking? PTA is a classic comedy. Neither actor has been in a funnier film. They define comedic chemistry. This is the type of duo you see get run through the gauntlet a la Abbott and Costello & Martin and Lewis. Del Griffith and Neil Page could very easily have become serial characters for all sorts of hilarious adventures. Instead, they're immortalized in this TERRIFIC movie. Dumb and Dumber stole more than one motif from this picture. This is the kind of movie you could watch ANY time and always laugh. And after a while, its dialogue can creep into your everyday vernacular. Hey, more than a few times, something's gone awry and I've muttered:"We can laugh about it now, we're all right."
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Summary: A delightful comedy with warmth and heart
Review: A wonderfully subdued Steve Martin and a gently funny John Candy pair up in this delightful road movie comedy of errors. This isn't meant to be a slapstick, broad comedy, but it has elements of that. Martin and Candy are a mismatched pair of travelers on the way home to Chicago from NYC for Thanksgiving. Along the way they fall victim to every travel nightmare imaginable. Though Martin has his funny scenes, he is basically playing the straight man to Candy's Del Griffith, a shower curtain ring salesman who latches on to Martin's Neal Page, an ad exec used to FAR more luxurious travel conditions than this fateful trip will present. At its heart, however, is a story of how these two people from different social classes form an unlikely friendship, albeit a friendship that is tested over and over under frustrating circumstances that would try even the most patient traveller. Both men must learn some ugly truths about each's own character, and both must learn to be more accepting of the other's faults. Hardly a recipe for hilarity, but it works. I've yet to meet someone who saw this movie and didn't love it. I've owned this movie on VHS for years, and watched it dozens of times, but I'm buying it on DVD anyway. And so should you. This may rank as one of Martin's best comedy/drama performances since PARENTHOOD, and your heart will ache for Candy by the movie's end.
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Summary: A Holiday Classic
Review: An excellent comedy to be enjoyed by the whole family (DESPITE the occasional expletives...and how many kids DON'T hear those elsewhere these days anyway?) One of teen-comedy auteur John Hughes' first films outside of that genre ... , the movie is frequently hilarious, with some classic comedy moments, but also some warmth and poignancy (see if that final scene DOESN'T put a lump in your throat!) Martin and Candy make a great comedy team. A comedy classic that belongs in every comedy library.
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Summary: Gutbuster
Review: While I've yet to see the DVD version of this movie let me just say that having seen it in the theaters I remember barely being able to breathe as I watched this highly entertaining picture! The only other picture that has come close to making me laugh this hard was KingPin! Rent it and try to watch it like any other movie...have no expectations and ENJOY!
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