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Summary: Banging into laughter
Review: "Everything I own is beige!" complains Susan Sarandon.That quote is one of many unexpected revolutions that keeps the audience anxious for more. Oscar winners Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon star in this comedy about two middle aged women who are former rock star groupies. One of them is still rocking, one of them is business tame. The rocking woman tries to sense the business woman back to her roots. Both duos have the perfect chemistry. The screenplay, directing, and producing is terrific, giving a unique twist that people all ages can enjoy. "Banger Sisters" proves that no one is too old to party hard. This movie is great for those looking for a great laugh fest. ***Those wanting to discover the biggest revolution must watch "Banger Sisters". Revealing it now would reveal the entire movie plot.
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Summary: Gross
Review: Pointless movie. A waste of time. Glorifies being sexually promiscuous. Two old whores 'being themselves'..be true to yourself is the moral of this story? Goldie has been so surgically 'refreshed' as to look ridiculous.
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Summary: Could Have Been Better!
Review: With three great actors like Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon and Geoffrey Rush this should have been a fantastic movie and though it's not absolutely awful and had it's moments it just was mostly disappointing and lacking and it was so unrealistic at times and I'm glad I only watched it as a rental and didn't buy the DVD, well I'm glad that I'm not the one who paid for the rental either. Sorry I just feel this movie could have been way better then it was. I was though interested to learn that the actress Eva Amurri who played Susan Sarandon's youngest daughter is actually her real life daughter.
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Summary: Brilliant
Review: I absolutely loved this movie. It was the perfect example of how our lives can be affected by re-initiating lost friendships. I was also very surprised to learn that the young lady playing Vinnie's youngest daughter is Susan's very own daughter.
This movie really appealled to me, I give it the full thumbs up!!
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Summary: Penny Lane 30 Years Later; Almost Fabulous Feel-Good Comedy
Review: "The Banger Sisters" has three Oscar winners -- I said three, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush, and Goldie Hawn. Yes, young people might not know that, but she won Oscar for "Cactus Flower" back in 1969. It's been a long time, you see, but here's good news for her fans; Goldie Hawn is back with a terrific performance as Suzette, ex-groupie of rock bands in the 60s. Suzette, after losing her job at a bar, goes to her old friend (and ex-groupie too) Vinnie played by Sarandon. On her way to Pheonix where Vinnie lives, she picks up a down-and-out screenwriter Geoffrey Rush, and this incongrous pair will stumble into the now quiet life of Vinnie, aka Lavinia, now a respectable member of the community there, hiding all her wild past in her closet. Obviously embarrassed Lavinia tries to chase her old friend away, but soon they realize that the sweet memories of the past cannot be erased so easily. The story is thin, and sometimes the characters act inconsistently, but the charms of the gifted stars make up for the lack of originality. The most remarkable part of the film is Goldie Hawn, whose CV in the 90s is not impressive at all. Her free-spirited personality easily becomes a breezing presence which everyone would relate to, and most of all, she is very funny. Equally good are Sarandon and Rush in their comic mood, especially Susan Sarandon who, I think, has recently played serious roles a bit too much. The film would be a really insipid mess without these talented people, and at least first time director Bob Dolman doesn't prevent them from doing their best. I regret, however, that the film could have been much better with a tighter direction -- Rush's characterization loses power considerably in the second half -- and the roles of two young daughters of Vinnie (and her husband) could have been more interesting. Interestingly, one of Vinnie's daughters is played by Eva Amurri, Susan Sarandon's real-life daughter (the other is played by Erika Christensen). Sure, Ms. Amurri is really good (and resembles her mom -- see her eyes), but her role, or any roles for that matter, of "The Banger Sisters" have some room for improvement. After all, in the 90s, Goldie Hawn gave us Kate 'Penny Lane' Hudson. But it is time for HER to be back in good shape, and "The Banger Sisters" would be a good start for the next decade.
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Summary: Still Reeling From Chick-Flick Mania
Review: I had to watch this thing because it was my wife's birthday and she wanted to see it -- along with "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood." It was quite a night at our house, let me tell you. This film's advertising portrayed it as an odd-couple slam-bang comedy, which is far from the truth. It's more of a drama, and would have been better received (it was out in theaters what, two weeks?) if viewers had not been prompted to expect a funny farce. Goldie Hawn is definitely an effective actress, she does MUCH better when she has a script to read (that someone else wrote), as opposed to when she attempts to express her own opinions.
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Summary: We Need All the Sixties We Can Get
Review: I agree with some of the previous reviews that this movie has redeeming qualities (especially nostalgia for the 60s), which overshadow its discount,economy-type plot.
Also great to have Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon together, and playing off one another, while they are still in their prime. Call me a fan, but they are both unique individuals and beautiful women.
Right now in this great nation, we cold use a good shot of the 1960s,and it is great to relax after a day of 24-hour-cable coverage of the war, load up on some twinkies and Tang,and relive the 60s,and then how we all got sidetracked, far away from the original "cause" and our college graduation vision to "change the world for the better." Whatever happened to all that?
The movie gives us the extreme, just so we don't miss the point. And it also gives us a bonus -- Geoffrey Rush, as the eccentric cash cow who funds a cash-challenged Hawn on her pilgrimage to reunite with Sarandon. Susan is rich, but not happy. No big violent chase scene in this movie, but lots of chatter between the "Bangers" who did just thatwhen Frank Zappa and Steppenwolf and the Doors and so many others told us what was happening, and inspired us to try and make this a better world. Thanks a lot Susan and Goldie, and those of you who took the time to read this. Let's all share a dream of world peace, and do everything we can to make it a reality.
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Summary: ....GREAT MOVIE
Review: I couldn't believe the amount of reviews bashing this movie! I happened to find it an amusing, rockin', and slightly heartfelt account of two friends who lived it up during the 60's; one which always stayed true to herself and the other, living as a complete fraud. As a hardcore Jim Morrison fan, I loved the mention of Jim's name throughout the movie. Who wouldn't wanted to have "rattled" him back in the day? The only part of this movie I didn't like were Susan Sarandon's children: one minute they hate Suzette for "wrecking" their family, but the next (in true Hollywood style) what do ya know, they love her. All in all, "The Banger Sisters" is like another "Thelma and Louise" and I, for one, highly recommend it.
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Summary: What a crashing disappointment!
Review: I was really looking forward to this one. Two likeable, Oscar-winning actresses playing former rock groupies getting back together after twenty years. And Goldie Hawn does give it a good try for awhile. But this film is just filled with cardboard characters, Hollywood stereotypes portraying mostly uptight characters in the world Hawn re-enters. You see, Sarandon left the groupie life for a "better" life years ago, and does not even want to acknowledge her past. Not to her husband, whose stereotype is the man trying to keep squeaky clean so he can run for office. And especially not her teenage daughters, who are eagerly trying all of life's little evils, and would love to see a crack in mom's armor. So we get a bunch of totally predictable scenes where Sarandon first rejects Hawn, then they slowly get comfortable with each other, and well, you know the rest. Now I know these stereotypes exist in real life. I really hate people who partied hard in a past life, but now turn their noses down to anyone remotely wanting to let their hair down. And I've seen enough politicians to be sick of their phony behavior. I just don't want to see a movie with them in it, where if you think about it, not much really happens. I also don't like that there's not really a lot of rock-and-roll in what's billed as a rock-and-roll movie. A rock-and-roll movie should have more of the joy of the genre', but there's just too much depressive behavior in this one.
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Summary: Addicted to It
Review: I've read most of the reviews already posted and agree with much of what has been written. I just had to add one more thing. I AM ADDICTED TO THIS CRAZY MOVIE! Why? You tell me... why does one get addicted to a movie with as many flaws as this one has? I think because I so strongly identify with the characters. No, I wasn't a groupie in the 60's, but I was a teenager. And now I'm not so young. I seem to identify with Suzette AND with Vinnie. I've cleaned up my act, but I still harbor a longing for "those days". I agree that the script leaves reality in the dust in may ways, (example, Vinnie's husband is way too accepting to be real) but still.. I'm addicted. I have watched it several times, including all the extra features and footage I can get my hands on. Goldie, Susan, Geoffrey and the crew succeed in taking me back and making me think, think and think some more about where I came from, where I got to, and where I am going from here. P.S. I'm glad to find out that Goldie didn't acutally get her [breasts] done, it was just costuming. At age 47, I worry about those things..... If you are a middle-aged baby-boomer grappling with weight gain, kids, loss of "coolness", etc., you may share my addictive reaction to this flick...
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