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| The Big Chill [1983] | ![The Big Chill [1983]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BRZ2BSVNL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Actors: Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: £12.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 11007
Format: Dubbed, Pal, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Hindi (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Icelandic (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Hungarian (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Arabic (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Czech (Subtitled), Greek (Subtitled), German (Dubbed), Italian (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Running Time: 100 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5024165792445
ASIN: B00004CYNW
Theatrical Release Date: September 28, 1983
Release Date: June 7, 1999
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Amazon.co.uk Review
This seminal film about the reunion of thirtysomething friends works even better than when first released in 1983. The fine performances of the ensemble cast and a rockin' soundtrack always made this eminently enjoyable. However, the characters' often pompous blather occasionally stalled the action. Baby Boomer introspection has become so common that such navel gazing seems less problematic than it did in the early 1980s. Seven former classmates from the University of Michigan gather for the funeral of Alex, their idealistic and suicidal friend. They use their time together to become reacquainted, all the while discussing lost dreams and current hopes. (This should appeal to anyone who enjoyed that other famous reunion flick of the 1980s, John Sayles' Return of the Secaucus Seven.) Director-cowriter Lawrence Kasdan culled finely textured performances from his cast and filled the screen with memorable details. He may manipulate us with his writing but the actors do an impressive job of pulling at our heartstrings while Aretha Franklin and Marvin Gaye play in the background. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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 Not As Expected. March 15, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had high expectations for this film, due to the plot and positive reviews. Sadly it's one of the first films I've watched in a long time that I had to turn of after 30 minutes. The pace was slow, it seemed (very) dated, and I didn't connect with the characters (and I like all other films I've seen Kevin Kline and William Hurt in). I love other character driven films like "The Breakfeast Club", but this was just far below what I expected.
 Misty water-colored mem'ries of the way we were... September 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's been twelve years since the halcyon days of college, and eight old friends are reunited for a classmate's funeral. Glenn Close and Kevin Kline play a married couple who open their home to the gang for a weekend of reminiscences of the good old days and moans about how their lives have turned out. William Hurt plays a disillusioned and disabled ex-soldier, Jeff Goldblum is a sarcastic writer, Tom Berenger is an actor who's seen better days, JoBeth Williams is married but looking for love, Mary Kay Place is single and looking for a baby daddy, and Meg Tilly is the deceased's young girlfriend.
There is no real action or plot; the film is made up of scattered, quiet conversations that reveal the characters' emotions. The early 70s rock soundtrack is such a big part of the movie, it's almost another character. If you loved songs like, "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" and "A Whiter Shade of Pale," you will love the non-stop music. Unfortunately, I didn't connect with any of the characters or find them particularly interesting; to me they were spoiled, self-centered whiners with precious little to complain about, who managed to spend two hours doing it anyway. If you fit the Gen-X demographic and like the music, you'll probably enjoy this low-key movie about a reunion of old friends.
 Chills, but not the heart February 23, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved this film so much the first time I saw it, I did something I have never done before or since with a film - rewound it and watched it right through again. The soundtrack definitely has loads to do with the film's appeal, the tracks are evocative and moody. Several ex-college friends meet together after a long absence to attend the funeral of another mutual friend who has inexplicably committed suicide. All the dreams and aspirations of long-gone college days seem to have evaporated, and cynicism, materialism and nihilism are taking over. The interactions between the characters is constantly changing, frequently hilarious and often very, very poignant.
The feelgood movie to end all feelgood movies December 14, 2006
Full proof that a simple yet solid screenplay turns to gold when given to a brilliant director and played by an impressive cast. I was totally blown away when I first saw this film back in the eighties, and each time I see it again the same feeling comes over me.
If you don't warm up to this film, check the ice in your veins ! See it or, better yet, buy it without any hesitation.
Big Chill March 11, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you can look past the 80s perms, knitwear and the nostalgic soundtrack, this is a very rich expression of so many human complications, truths and disappointments. Not the kind of thing Hollywood makes much any more. Very enjoyable.
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