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Summary: great Movie!!!
Review: I loved this movie! It is one of my favourite movies of all time! I recommend to people who like romance mixed in with a bit of comedy, my best friend doesn't really like it, she is more of a "Romy and Michelle's High School Renioun" type of person! But I found it great! It is for the whole family!
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: When George Banks finds out his only daughter Annie Bamks is getting married. He goes into a really unaccepting stage. He worries about Brian(Annie's Fiance) whether he is right for his daughter he worries about the cost and when he meets Brians parents he goes snooping and breaks their mirror and throws Brians fathers bank book in the pool when his trying to escape from their dogs and he falls in the pool this is a funny movie the whole family can enjoy
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Summary: Great
Review: A Must see for any Dad who has a daughter getting married...
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Summary: What would a normal American Dad do?
Review: Your only daughter comes home from Rome and is engaged! What would you do if you were her dad? Look every night for her fiance on 'America's Most wanted'? Hate his parents before even meeting them, then look through their checkbook? Dream of a barbeque wedding, or at least in the Steak Pit (the family's favorite restaurant) only to end up hiring a very expensive wedding coordinator named 'Frunk' with such a heavy accent you can't understand even a word he's saying? This what happens to George Banks (Steve Martin) - who has his own unique perspective on things, and his own loving fatherly logic that differs from everyone else's... This, or course, drives his wife Nina (Diane Keaton) crazy - since she's the 'sane' one in this relationship - who only wants a 'normal' wedding for her daughter... This all leads to hillarious situations, al broght to life by a great cast.
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Summary: a remake for a "higher octane" generation
Review: Though basically following the same plotline as Spencer Tracy's original classic of the same name, this remake, starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, and Kimberly Williams (who later went on to star in the top-rated, though short-lived WB series "Felicity"), has a few significant differences from the original.For instance, the role of the "wedding coordinator" (a caterer in the original version) played expertly, and to the hilt, by Martin Short, is given much more prominence here, making for some very zany, high octane moments which, if you saw this version first (as I did), are noticeably absent from Tracy's masterful, albeit slightly lower-key, version. Putting it simply, this is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I leave with a word of caution to older viewers: If you watch this movie expecting to see the understatement and grace of Tracy revisited, you'll be disappointed. However, if you, like me, are a child of the '70s and used to more kick in your humor, then this is the movie for you... and who knows? It just might make you curious to see the original version--and open your eyes, as it did mine, to the fact that our grandparents knew something about love and relationships after all.
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Summary: Warm and Fuzzy
Review: I'm surprised if you haven't seen this movie before because it's a classic. I must admit that i liked the sequel even better than the first, though. I purchased the movie last Christmas and have watched it tons of times since. Whenever i'm in a bad mood, i pop it in and it's an instant burst of happiness. I think it's more of a girls movie than a boys one, though. It's just a very cute movie with a lot of great actors in it.
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Summary: "Well, Mr. Banks, welcome to the '90s!"
Review: Yes, George Banks, welcome to a world where your daughter is now 22, a college graduate ready to embark upon her career, and is annoucing to you she is engaged to be married. Sounds like any father's immediate nightmare, right? In this remake, Steve Martin takes on the role of the emotionally over-the-top dad who isn't quite ready to let his little girl go off and marry "some ape" who likes "go-go boots and an apron." Because of Martin's great abilities for physical comedy and facial expression, the writers and director perhaps went on the extreme and let the logical side of things escape the story at times, but these slips in reasoning can be overlooked in the grand scheme of the film. The most touching scenes involve the simplest actions, like when Mr. Banks is given the chance to get rid of his prospective son-in-law when the intended couple have a tift. Also, Martin's straightforward voice-over narration adds greatly to his characterization. This is a fun film, and is easily liked by many. Martin Short as the wedding coordinator steals the show at times, and Oscar winner Diane Keaton knows how to put her foot down without playing the "bad guy" to Steve Martin's character. Check out the bride's younger brother--a very young Kieran Culkin! A lightweight film, but sometimes, that is precisely what you're looking for. Keep this video around for just those moments.
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Summary: An old fashion movie.
Review: 'Father of the Bride' was not ground-breaking. It was not revolutionary, and that is why I liked it. It was the kind of movie which you can sit with your family, or by yourself and thoroughly, truly, enjoy. It does not try and make you ponder the Freudian positions on the methods of psychiatry...or ponder philosophical stand-points and views that we are one with the universe. It is a movie about relationships, and love, and how to let go. If a movie does not change society, it doesn't mean that it has no value at all, it means that it is a wonderful movie to help you let go, and understand what is really important in life. Which is rather ground breaking itself.
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Summary: Not Dull not a waste of money great casting greatest comedy!
Review: I will still love this movie till my dieing day ! I wouldn't change a thing the casting is terrfic ,It's hillrauosus, Like when George got put in Jail for not paying for some uhh Hot dog buns ,and also when he fell into the pool (Giggle ) ! Anyway this is not a DULL movie ! My mom I think hates it ! So who cares I love it and you should too !
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Summary: Be careful when you decide based on amazon.com reviews
Review: This was one of four movies I have bought, based on the reviews I have read on amazon.com, and I was very disappointed. This movie has the same average rating as "Il postino" or "My fair lady" which are masterpieces of the cinematographic art. "Father of the bride" is just a moderately funny, and mostly obtuse comedy. Of course, most people will rather review a movie that they like, so that they get positive votes from peers. When you rate a review, remember that you have to say whether it was helpful to you, not whether you agree with it or not. Said that, and apologizing for this rant, let me continue on "Father of the bride": The good: Steve Martin, not anything worth any prize, (see "My cousin Vinny", if you want to see what is a comedy actor worth an oscar) but it's the bright point of the movie. Diane Keaton is doing fine, too, but please take into consideration that their roles were not challenging at all. Even though it's a bit of a cliche-the protective father that won't let go his little girl-, the first part of the movie was almost enjoyable, thanks to Martin's performance, and a simple, likeable plot. (If you want to sell this movie to someone, show them the first sequences only.) However, it gradually becomes boring and frustrating. Actually, the movie contains many messages of dubious moral value, and is a testament to western-world squandering and materialistic life. The second part of the movie, the wedding, is a cliche, too, it ceases to be funny and is outright dull. One way to enjoy this movie would be to turn off most of your brain. Still, I seriously doubt you will enjoy all of it, regardless of how uncritical you can be. I do not recommend this movie. There are many better movies out there, with the same subject, which are funnier and more mentally stimulating. If you watch "Father of the bride" too often, your IQ will abate, you will fall behind in your career and business success, your personal life will be a mess and you will end up with a stupid and unattractive wife/girlfriend.
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