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Summary: The Best Comedy Ever!
Review: I don't understand what "Lars Bro Jörqensen" had in mind (you can find his review from somewhere from this page)! This is such a good movie! Whoopi Goldberg is acting so truly. This has also those wonderful songs and musics in it! I love this and nothing in this world can't change it!
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Summary: One of my favorite Movies!!
Review: I first saw this movie when I was around 7 years old, and even back then I loved it. I have been watching the movie continuously since then, and it gets better and better every time I watch it. Whoopie Goldberg is hilarious as a Reno lounge singer hiding out from her murderous boyfriend as a nun. Maggie Smith plays the Mother Superior, who is less than happy with Whoopie staying in her convent. Whoopie transforms the dull, blase church into a jumping, flashy hip place to be! She takes over the choir, and turns them into gold. It is impossible not to love this movie. It's got something for everyone.. and I think I can safely say that I learned more about the Catholic Religion from watching this movie than I ever did from sitting in church every Sunday.
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Summary: Whoopi rules!!!
Review: I love this movie. It is funny and heartwarming.
It is about a lounge singer named Dolores(Whoopi Goldberg) who witnessed a murder crime from her lover Vince. Now she has to hide out in a convent until the police can catch Vince before he kills Dolores.
Now Dolores is Sister Mary Clarence. She meets nuns with different personalities and also nuns that can't sing good. Clarence saves the nuns choir by being the leader of the choir. She did a good job that you will love the music they sing and the soundtrack.
I just recommend this movie to anybody. This is one of my favorite comedies because Whoopi is in it. She is funny!!!
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Summary: Singing Praise To God
Review: In a tailor-made role, Whoopi Goldberg stars as a Motown lounge-singer in Reno who witness the murder of a chauffeur at the hands of her married boyfriend and mobster, Harvey Kietel. When she goes to the police, they need to hide her some place safe, and they find a place where no one would think to look for the mistress-singer ... a convent. Maggie Smith also stars as the Mother Superior who agrees to shelter the newly christened Sister Mary Clarence, and in the hands of Whoopi, you can guess what happens to their woefully inadequate choir. This is one of those films it's hard not to like. The role was made for Whoopi, and she plays it for all it's worth. The nuns are all cute, the fish out of water story has built in laughs, and the music is terrific - really gets the toes tapping. There's nothing deep or earth shattering here, and thank God for that. It's simply a film about singing out your joy and serving others. In other words, it's a feel good movie and a lot of fun.
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Summary: Nun of that, now...
Review: In watching Sister Act again recently (for the first time since I was ordained), there was a particular scene that reminded me of the power of the clericals -- the thugs in the final chase refused to shoot Delores because she was dressed as a nun; they couldn't shoot, in case she was a nun. Even though they were fairly confident that she wasn't a nun, the image she presented was one of being holy, and thus they couldn't bring themselves to do it. The combination of that scene with the nuns running through the casino, and working their way onto the flight, reminded me of my recent experiences in my collar.Recently I had to attend a function at an exclusive club in Indianapolis. I had been to this club before (always dressed very well, three-piece suit or sharp business-formal double-breasted, etc.) and had always been stopped at the door, asked who I was and where I was going, etc. This last time I was wearing my collar. The door was opened, I was greeted ('good afternoon, Father') and left to wander about the club as I pleased. A few days later, at a retirement party for faculty members from my seminary, I again wore my collar for the formal event. As the serving staff were putting out the plates for us, I noticed that they served the women first (proper etiquette), but then they served me as a separate stage before proceeding to the other gentlemen at the table (none of whom were wearing clericals). People are far more deferential to me now. I can get away with a lot more. Hmmmm... Oh well. Just a brief observation. On to the movie... I've loved this film since the first time I saw it. From the beginning transition of Delores as a schoolgirl to Delores (Whoopi Goldberg) the casino show girl, to the exciting chase of nuns and villians throug the casino, and the 'happy ending' packaging, it all works. Delores van Cartier (as anyone of that name probably should be!) is a showgirl in a casino. She has had the misfortune to fall into a love affair with a casino-owner being investigated by the police for various crimes, including murder (I know, unheard of, surely, but hey, this is fiction!). Delores is an eye witness to one murder, and thus goes on the run. She contacts the police, and one particular policeman places her in a convent in another city, where she, masquerading as a nun, would live a quiet and cloistered life, out of public view, and safe from the criminals who are by this time scouring the country looking for her, dead or alive. When Delores arrives at the convent, it is as much of a culture shock to her as she is to the culture of the convent, especially as that is envisioned and embodied by the Reverend Mother (played astutely by Maggie Smith). After a period of 'adjustment', the Reverend Mother finally decided that there is no place in the convent that 'Sister Mary Clarence' really fits into well, but perhaps she could, given her musical career, do something with the rather disastrous choir at the convent. Delores/Mary Clarence does so reluctantly, but after a few false starts, instills confidence in the choir members, and introduces a 'showtune' element into their repertoire as well (much to the amazement, nay, horror of the Reverend Mother). It has the side effect, however, of drawing people and attention to the church. The church grows, and the choir continues its ascending popularity, while the Reverend Mother grows increasingly worried over the changes in her convent and the jeopardy such attention may bring to Delores' need for a safe haven. The musical variations, combinations of hymnody and popular songs, really helps carry the story through its hilarious stages. 'I will follow him' is perhaps my favourite combination piece. According to the promotional material, she turns the nuns' tone-deaf choir into a soulful chorus of swingin', singing sisters. In the end, the music draws such attention to the church of St. Catherine that the Pope decided to visit. Supporting casts members include Havey Keitel as the casino-owner; Kathy Najimy as Sister Mary Patrick; and veteran actress Mary Wickes as Sister Mary Lazarus. A happy ending is assured, as indeed is a sequel, with yet more nunnery nonsense.
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Summary: I will Follow Him
Review: Just take a look at this brilliant cast. All of them are true artist and i believe the last film that Mary Wicks made before she died. She is unfailing in her comic-relief nun who was in my mind, the most expressive comedy actress ever. The film itself is light with a breath of fresh air. The re-worked songs for the nuns is outstanding with a beautiful orchestra to back them up. This is another Hollywood hit film that is a joy to watch over and over again. Or just skip to the songs that you like. The sound in DVD is wonderful especially if you have a 5.1 or 7.1 system.
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Summary: "Sister" is inspirational
Review: My husband and I rented "Sister Act" after viewing it on TV one afternoon. We were especially impressed with the way Goldberg's character transformed a dissonant choir in a very traditional church setting into an energized and creative choir which succeeded in drawing people in from the streets and eventually transforming the haughty Mother Superior (Maggie Smith)into a "believer" in the power of her church's upbeat musical repertoir. We even used a short clip from the film to show to committee members from our own traditional church, in the attempt to illustrate the necessity of contemporizing our church
service and music. It made for a very spirited meeting of our committee. Everyone seemed to enjoy it.
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Summary: I can't be torn apart from my God!!!!
Review: Nothing you can buy could make me tell a lie to my God! This is Whoopi's best movie ever! My cousin and I were constantly singing the songs everywhere we went. One my favorite movies of ALL time. I wish they would come out with a DVD that contained more extra features though.
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Summary: Simply Irresistable!
Review: One of the things I truly enjoy about Whoopi Goldberg films is that she is always joined by an all-star cast and plots that make the practical actor cringe. Whoopi plays Delores Van Cartier a lounge singer who witnesses a vicious crime commited by her married lover and as a result goes undercover as a nun in order to not be found. But upon arriving at the church she overcomes several obstacles, these include the mean-spirited nun Mother Superior, and trying not to reveal her true identity. Later she joins the nun's musical choir and realizes just how truly bad they are, so the nuns insist that she be the musical instructor, and transforms the bad nun's choir into a hip funky choir that is just out of this world. I give this album five stars because of Whoopi's incredible acting talent, and the movie itself is simply irresistable! If your looking for a movie that will have you on the edge of your seat, and laughing relentlessly, I would definitely recommend this movie to you!
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Summary: Convent becomes refuge for entertainer running from mob
Review: Picture it: Las Vegas, 1991. A small-time lounge singer (played by Whoopi Goldberg) who got too deeply involved with a gangster witnesses how same shoots a disloyal "employee", then becomes target herself. Enter police officer who insists Goldberg go into protective cutody until trial of gangster. Best place to hide: A San Francisco Convent. A reluctant Goldberg sees opportunity to "move decaying convent into present times" by making a few necessary changes, and succeeds (even winning over sceptical Mother Superior Maggie Smith, who is the only one in on the police deal). -- Plenty of action, lots of laughs and revival of spirits to believe in a great force for good watching over us all. There are a few great oldies in the sound track as well!
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