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Chances Are: 25th Anniversary Edition [Blu-ray]
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Genre | Comedy/Romantic Comedies |
Format | NTSC, Blu-ray, Dolby, Multiple Formats, Widescreen |
Contributor | Carey Hauser, Lester Lanin, Cliff McMullen, Fran Ryan, Jacquelyn Drake, James Noble, Martin Garner, Kathleen Freeman, Andrew Reilly, Marc McClure, Jack Priestley, Laura Lee Stetzel, Susan Ruttan, Robert Downey Jr., Emile Ardolino, Ricardo de Angelis, Cybill Shepherd, Dennis Mancini, Joe Grifasi, Michael Lobell, Mimi Kennedy, Richard DeAngelis, Ryan O'Neal, Don Richards, Gianni Russo, Dennis Patrick, Henderson Forsythe, Franchelle Dorn, Robert Downey, Jr., Josef Sommer, Channing Chase, Nat Benchley, Mary Stuart Masterson, June Thorne, Christopher McDonald, Max Trumpower See more |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 48 minutes |
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Product Description
In CHANCES ARE, the irresistible romantic comedy of two lifetimes, Cybill Shepherd stars as Corinne Jeffries, a beautiful young woman whose picture-perfect marriage comes to a shattering halt when her husband Louie dies unexpectedly. Fortunately, Louie gets a second shot at life when he agrees to be "recycled" back to earth as the newborn Alex Finch (Robert Downey, Jr.) But fate crosses Alex's path twenty-three years later when he meets Corinne's daughter Miranda (Mary Stuart Masterson), and is suddenly flooded with a wealth of memories that all belong to Louie! Now, as Alex's former existence slowly comes to life, he must confront a wife who thinks he's dead, a daughter who could be his girlfriend and best friend (Ryan O'Neal) who's in love with Corinne. From Dirty Dancing director Emile Ardolino comes this heartwarming comedy that gives romance an unforgettable second chance.
Product details
- Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.24 ounces
- Item model number : IMG9623BR
- Director : Emile Ardolino, Jack Priestley
- Media Format : NTSC, Blu-ray, Dolby, Multiple Formats, Widescreen
- Run time : 1 hour and 48 minutes
- Release date : April 22, 2014
- Actors : Robert Downey, Jr., Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan O'Neal, Mary Stuart Masterson
- Subtitles: : English
- Producers : Michael Lobell
- Studio : Image Entertainment
- ASIN : B00FMGPVLU
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #75,315 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #793 in Romance (Movies & TV)
- #3,813 in Comedy (Movies & TV)
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I’m 48 and have watched this movie with all four of my children who have also come to love this film as much as I.
Must see!
Having studied reincarnation intensely for the past six years, I believe this film is pretty accurate in its portrayal of how past life memory can come to the fore when we least expect it. If we know things we shouldn't know by any logical means, or have an inexplicable attraction to certain people and feel a mutual sense of having known each other for a longer period of time, or we experience intense deja vu connected to a place, those are good indicators of past life connection. This film does a great job unraveling the mysteries surrounding Alex's discovery of a past life and how he tries to convince his former wife, Corinne (played by Cybil Shepherd) that he is her beloved Louie, whom she never got over.
The movie develops the way it should, with Corinne finally getting over her husband's death and realizing that Philip loved her, supported her and waited all those years at her side. She even explains to Alex how people can change over the years and its not a rejection of the love they once shared. The age difference would be a problem, and in the end, Alex gets a chance to know Miranda after being absent from her life as a father (in the body of Louie). It all works out in the end, and the film closes with the beautiful song "After All" by Peter Cetera and Cher.
The only weakness with this film for me is the scene in heaven, thus the reason I subtract a star. The image of heaven in the clouds is uncreative and a cliche. The producers of this film could have done a lot with that scene, but it seemed like pure laziness to just have a heaven with no real form other than clouds and long lines. But I guess, that's what other films are for ("Defending Your Life" is a good one set in heaven), as this was just a tiny portion of an otherwise outstanding movie. Robert Downey Jr deserves a lot of credit for bringing his frantic physical comedy to the role, and my favorite scene (not to mention some of the funniest) occurs at the dinner table when Alex experiences the first rush of deja vu memories, which freaks him out and has him running in and out of the bathroom and committing self abuse.
So, if anyone is interested in reincarnation, I highly recommend this film for your collection. There are no other films that I can recall that cover that topic so well and so humourously, so this remains the standard bearer. Nicole Kidman's recent film "Birth" covers the topic of reincarnation in a very slow placed and darkly lit, somewhat boring manner (though Nicole is remarkable in that film)...so my recommendation is to stick with "Chances Are" and if the topic further intrigues you, there are plenty of books out there that explain how the beautiful and just process of reincarnation works. People who think this film is promoting incest haven't the first clue about reincarnation. The soul is separate from the physical body, and our souls aren't confined to the same relationship roles with people in life after life. As one New Age lady says to Alex in "Chances Are": "you don't know who's lurking in what body. The guy who gets on your nerves could be your mother-in-law" (words to that effect). Its a funny line and a little exaggerated, but students/believers of reincarnation will understand this film at a profoundly deep level. Probably the only people who wouldn't enjoy this type of film are those who aren't open minded enough to consider reincarnation a plausible theory/spiritual worldview...and if you're a strict Biblical literalist, I doubt you're gonna like this film. That's why films like "The Passion" and "Joshua" are made. Now, if only Hollywood would produce more films covering the topic of reincarnation of this calibre. Until then, "Chances Are" will fill that niche pretty well.
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Lo Consiglio.
Ne pouvons pas pouvoir revoir le film sur un autre support, c'est avec plaisir que je fais un bon en arrière dans le temps,
pour rallumer mon lecteur DVD qui à pris la poussière :-) Un vrai plaisir de voir se film.
Livraison super rapide, comme d'habitude :-)
Merci