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Summary: Great John Candy and Steve Martin movie
Review: What a great movie this is. One of the best of Martin or Candy. Too bad they didn't make another movie together. One thing about the "deleted" scene that some are complaining about in this film. That scene was NOT in the original theatrical release of the film. If you've seen the film on any of the cable channels (other than CBS) you will notice that the scene is not in those versions either. The missing scene was about 2 minutes more of Del Griffith and Neal Page on the airplane. The footage was obviously left on the cutting room floor for the original movie and was probably left in to fill out some of the scenes that were deleted for commercial television. At any rate, the DVD does contain all the footage of the original movie and those scenes that are in the VHS version. (Frankly, the missing footage was cut out of the original for a very good reason - it wasn't that funny). Great film. Do yourself a favor and get a copy of it. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Funny film, yet a bad dvd
Review: I really liked the film. The plot revolves around an uptight buisness man (Martin) who gets stuck everywhere he travels with a vert mellow, laid back person (Candy). They have to share hotel rooms together, and everything. The results are good, especially the part where Martin threw away his rental agreement to the rental car and Martin, intead of paying the $39 hotel fee, which he doesn't have, he pays the man spmething in the $20's, and a very nice watch. The man accepts, and Candy offers his $2, and a Casio. Jokes like that make up this funny film. However, the dvd is missing a scene that is on tv, but many 80's, and especially hughes dvd's have that. The picture is better than tv, beta, vhs, and, possibly, laserdisc. The sound is still distorted, but I don't think that will ever be fixed. There were no special features. Feel free to leave me a helpful/not helpful feedback. God Bless America!
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Summary: "I haven't been home in years"
Review: In my opinion this is John Candy's best movie. They should dedicate it to him. Steve Martin does a great job playing the cynic. It will have you crying from hysterical laughter or from tugging at your heartstrings. It starts out with "Neal" played by Steve Martin getting out of a marketing meeting late in New York during rush hour he runs to catch a cab for the airport so he can spend Thanksgiving with his family. With two days to get there you figure he should be plenty early. You aren't counting obstacles like "Del" played by John Candy. While Neal is giving money to a lawyer to buy him out of taking a cab in front of him, Del loads his trunk in it and takes off. The meetings and journey these two have after that is one for the record books. Del does everything he can to get Neal home to his family. They must take a Plane, Pickup Truck, Train, Bus, Rental Car, Semi, and the El to make it to Neal's Chicago Home with a detour to Kansas City. Neal may miss his daughters Thanksgiving Play but he will get a life lesson from Del that is priceless. This is a great one to own on DVD.
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Summary: Light Hearted Humor
Review: When you find yourself in the mood for a nice quiet comedy that has a mellow but fun feel to it, this film is for you. The pair of stars were two of the best in the business at the time and they worked off of each other wonderfully in this flick. Though Steve Martin is still around, unfortunately John Candy ended up passing away too soon. This movie, like his others, is like mini tributes to how great he was. Though not as well known as some other classic comedies, you should not pass up an opportunity to take a look at this one sometime. It was one of the few things from the 80's that was actually intended to be funny, not accidentally a joke.
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Summary: Don't buy this CUT DVD!
Review: This is a hilarious movie. Too bad the DVD is NOT complete. There's no excuse for DVD's to have scenes missing! I've bought over 100 DVD's and I only regret four. Two were Canadian and poor quality sound, one was "public domain material" and poor quality picture, and the fourth was THIS DVD! This is the first DVD I've ever bought that had scenes missing. That's the main reason I read these reviews--to be forewarned. I wish someone had warned us about this one.
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Summary: A Thanksgiving Tradition
Review: PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES is Murphy's Law run amuck, with hilarious results. Steve Martin and the late John Candy team up for nonstop, knee-slapping misadventures as two businessmen chaotically thrown together with one objective: make it to Chicago by Thanksgiving. Their oddyssey is punctuated by one mishap after another--most unfortunate for the characters, but utter comidic delight for the audience. (The scene on the highway, when Martin and Candy's rental car is sandwiched between two barreling 18-wheelers, is hysterical.) Yet director John Hughes does more than give us a side-splitting comedy; we also get a glimpse of the fragility and goodness of both characters, which makes the viewer like them all the more. The film's tender, lump-in-the-throat ending is poignant and compelling, leaving the viewer totally satisfied and entertained. PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES is mandatory viewing at our house each Thanksgiving, an annual tradition I eagerly anticipate.
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Summary: What a groaner...
Review: This film was highly recommended to me by a friend, declared by him as "the funniest movie I've ever seen." He must've been drunk when he watched it. Throughout the whole thing you remain painfully aware that it's a movie, and everything looks contrived. They try too hard to be funny and it doesn't work. What it feels like is they take these two guys and put them in a variety of predicaments that are supposed to be funny and cause you to emit uproarous sounds of hilarity. Sadly, it falls far short of the goal. (About three miles in fact.) I don't think I laughed even once. The afore mentioned predicaments are not necessarily related to each other, and the order in which they are portrayed seems of no particular significance. My advice? Try "Nothing to Lose" instead.
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Summary: Overlooked Hughes
Review: This is one of the funniest movies ever made - and probably one of the more underrated comedy movies as well. I grew up on John Hughes: from 'Uncle Buck' to 'Ferris Bueller' to 'Wierd Science' (too many others to list), I've probably seen his entire body of work. This movie is as funny as any of the others. John Candy and Steve Martin were the prefect combination of opposites. Hughes and Candy worked especially well together, given their track history of movies ('Uncle Buck', 'Great Outdoors', and this). This movie is especially good to watch during the holiday season. It's part of my family's staple of Thanksgiving and Christmas movies. And if you're ever spent time stranded in an airport trying to get home for the holidays, this movie is even funnier. Watch this movie at least once during each holiday season!
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Summary: LOL
Review: This is a Great movie! I saw it years ago and had to buy it. I love all the misadventures. Taxi stealing, flights getting canceled, riding in the back of 18 wheelers, back of trucks, trains, bus, and driving in a car that getts burned up. They sleep in cheap hotels and get on eachothers nerves. This is a movie where you can't stop laughing. The only thing that I didn't like was Steve Martin using the F word repeated in one part of the movie.
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Summary: One of my faves!
Review: This movie is absolutely hilarious, with some genuine touching moments mixed in. I never miss a chance to watch it. I'm to the point where I can recite some of the lines along with it!! The highway at night scene leaves me in tears from laughing. Nowadays holiday travel may more closely match the storyline!! But in this case there's too much to laugh at, and is totally entertaining. Steve Martin's always been one of my favorites, and I miss John Candy, dearly.
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