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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I always wanted to watch this movie after seeing "Sleepless in Seattle". So glad I did! Although it's been compared to "Sleepless" because of the Empire State Building similarity, it's really nothing like it. They both really own their own places in motion picture love stories. Having said that, they do compliment eachother very nicely and I would suggest getting a copy of each and inviting a few girlfriends over for a ya-ya movie night.
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Summary: A story for the True Romantic!
Review: They say this movie is strickly for the Female population.
They say that no Man on earth could completely "Get" this movie.
We don't have actors like Cary Grant now adays to stick up for us Real men who can comprehend such a deep rich love theme.
And what a shame too....the days of suave gentlemen are gone and replaced by the Brad Pitts.....in reality....I believe women want to see more men become true and romantic gentlemen.Well "An Affair to Remember" is one of those classics that belong to the tragic love affair file....but with a happy ending.
Cary and Deberah Kerr are a perfect combination for this.
Like Charles Boyer and Irene Dunn before them, Grant and Kerr find even more depth with general facial expressions and gestures, that remind me of Capra-esque qualities in their characters.
The scene where Grant is revisiting the home of his Grandmother who had just passed away...returning to the scene in his mind where Love was new and the sounds he hears of the afternoon when he had much to look foward to.....it's heartbreaking to want to touch something that once housed his affection.....we realise then that Grants love for Kerr is as real to us also. One note...one perfect reason why this movie appeals to me and why I am writing this review in hopes that more people will better understand this movie....
The End scene....To almost walk away from True love, and taste the sadness and dissapointment, to kiss her hand and to say goodbye forever....and within moments....within its painful honesty ....realize that true love does in fact prevail over obsticals is an overwhelming revelation.
"If it had to happen to one of us....why did it have to happen to you"?......"If you can Paint, I can walk"!
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Summary: Romanticism at its Best
Review: The blend of beautiful people, romantic shipboard setting and a promise to meet at the highest spot in New York (sadly, it is again) in 6 months, is the reason to watch this movie over and over again. It is my personal favorite, not because it so so outstanding technically, but because it strikes a chord. He, waiting through a thunder and lightening storm on the observation deck, watching every elevator door open, she, looking up, then the squeal of tires, you know she's been hit, but it's left to your imagination-aah, that's what good story telling is all about. I have been on many cruises and it never fails that when I hear the ship's horn blow, I think of Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr with Little Grandma, and how she looked pained every time she heard it, knowing it would soon be time for her dear Nickolo to leave. I'll always love the movie, the music, and cry at the end when Cary Grant says, "If it had to be one of us, why did it have to be you?"
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Summary: the best ever
Review: When i saw "an affarid to remenber"I was literly crying.When Debrab kerr loss legs crying for days.Even the theme song is so touching.
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Summary: It's a Perfect World
Review: yes, it is schmaltzy. yes, the scenes with the kids are downright racist (i.e., the sight of smiling black children tap dancing) although i admit to liking the songs. but it features extraordinary chemistry between Grant and Kerr and a brilliant moment of direction and performance: Kerr leaves the island after visiting Grant's grandmother. She says goodbye, takes a few steps down the stairs, turns and looks at her, and runs back up the stairs to hug her. this is obviously a moment where she realizes she will probably never see the charming older woman again. goose bumps. and poor Kerr never won an Oscar!
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Summary: Remember the "Real Thing"
Review: While I found Cary Grant's performance to be more then adequate and Deborah Kerr as melodious as ever, this "update" doesn't match the simple beauty and elegance of the original - "Love Affair" with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne. If you see them both you will notice that one of the most amusing aspects of the later production is that the scenery is a mirror image of the original, right down to the last stairway. Beyond the scenery and productions, however, the riveting intensity of the performances of Boyer and Dunne sear your heart like very few others movies can. The grandmother on Madeira in "Love Affair" is far more realistic then in an "Affair to Remember" and gives a performance so vivid that anyone seeing it will end up hating boat whistles too! Finally, there's the music which the children sing towards the end of the movie. In "Love Affair", pleasant, albeit somewhat corny, tunes are rendered by "real" children. However, in "An Affair to Remember" the children appear to have been pulled in from the streets of Hollywood and "properly" balanced ethnically in such a manner that it appears contrived. "An Affair to Remember" is a reminder to purchase "Love Affair" instead.
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Summary: A Tearjerker?????
Review: While I realize that I am undoubtedly in the minority, I have to say that I found this movie to be a complete disappointment. I was told it was a "tearjerker" and that it would reduce me to marshmallow status. Bleh. While I enjoyed the first half (on the ship), I found the attempted sentimentality to be a bit much. And those warbling kids? Ugh. What trite garbage. The ending seemed forced and, in my opinion, leaves you hanging (does she walk again, or not? does he stay with her or not?). The entire scene with the grandmother... what was the point of THAT? Just a tacked-on excuse for overindulgence in quasi-sentimentality. Boring. I was very very disappointed in this movie... especially considering how much hype it gets (a lot, considering the fact that it's over 40 years old). I was expecting a sweet, slightly sappy, feel-good tearjerker. Instead I found it to be hackneyed and trite. Definitely one to skip. What a let down.
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Summary: So far the best remake I've ever seen
Review: I have to admit, this is the best remake I have ever seen, even better than its original version. & considering that this has been remade again in the 90's, I still say, this version is by far the best one. Mind you, Carey Grant & Deborah Kerr are not my contemporaries - more of my parents' -- but I was smitten with their story, their acting & their romantic settings. They only show that with love & determination, everything else is possible.
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Summary: AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER!
Review: If you have seen "Sleepless in Seattle" and have not checked out "An Affair to Remember," all we can say is: WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU WAITING FOR? I heard CARY GRANT did not want to do this movie! It might show, but you still will be WEEPING at the end of this one! Cary is Nickie Ferrante, the international playboy who finds himself not only engaged, but attracted to Terry McKay, a woman he meets aboard ship! Terry is played by DEBORAH KERR (or, as some call her, DEBORAH KERR)! This is a VERY ROMANTIC film. Director LEO McCAREY makes the couple's first kiss very romantic--and you don't even get to see it! CATHLEEN NESBIT has the choice role of Grandmother Janou! There are even a bunch of CUTE KIDS! One of the great CHIC FLICKS of all-time! Get the TISSUES ready for the end of this one!
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Summary: One of my all-time favorites....
Review: ..but I loved the other versions much more. The 1939 original "Love Affair" with Irene Dunne & Charles Boyer had more better chemistry between the two. The newer 1994 version with Waren Beatty & Annette Bening has great chemistry AND breathtaking island views! I have no idea why this version is the one that gets all the kudos... it must be the <sigh> Cary Grant factor. If you're going to get this one, get the other two as well. ;o)
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