I saw this in Tesco for £2.97 and thought it might pass away an afternoon during the school holidays. I was right.
Tom Hanks was nominated for an Oscar for best actor for his role in this 1998 film. It might have only been made eight years ago, but boy, does Tom Hanks look young!
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A perfect marriage of novel but incisive writing, acting and direction,Bigis the story of ... more
a 12-year-old boy who wishes he were older, and wakes up one morning as a30-year-old man (Tom Hanks). The script by Gary Ross(Dave) and Anne Spielberg finds some ...
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Tom Hanks won rave reviews for his Oscar nominated performance (1988, Best Actor) as a ... more
twelve year old boy trapped inside a thirty-year-old body, in director Penny Marshall's winning comedy.At a carnival, young Josh Baskin wishes he was big... only to ...
A perfect marriage of novel but incisive writing, acting and direction,Bigis the story of ... more
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modernization. When his eight-year-old grandson is kidnapped by a violent gang led by the evil John Fain (Richard Boone) Jacob's estranged wife (Maureen O'Hara) enlists his help to rescue the boy. Jacob and his three sons (one of whom is portrayed by Wayne's real-life son Patrick) set out to bring the gang to justice. This late-period Wayne western is characterized by a gritty realism not present in most of his earlier works. Something of a family affair Big Jake features performances from younger sons Patrick and Ethan. The film also marks the second time Richard Boone and John Wayne worked together and the fifth - and final - time Wayne worked with Maureen O'Hara.
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Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Advantages: it's cute and funny Disadvantages: not much in the way of extras
...were nice touches like the big Josh trying to get the small Josh's clothes on (he ended up stealing his Dad's) and the reaction of Josh's Mum when she finds the big Josh in the house.
It was a "nice" film, some scenes are really funny, some rather poignant. It's not a classic like the ever popular Forrest Gump, (a firm favourite in our house) but a pleasant way to pass a couple of hours.
I saw this in Tesco for £2.97 and thought it might pass away an afternoon during the school holidays. I was right.
Tom Hanks was nominated for an Oscar for best actor for his role in this 1998 film. It might have only been made eight years ago, but boy, does Tom Hanks look young!
It's 99 minutes long and PG rated (some scenes unsuitable for small children)
It's the story of a 12 year old boy, Josh Baskin. At a fun fair he is knocked back by a girl (you knew a woman would be the cause of all this) and wishes he was big. Next morning, he wakes up to find he is 30.
His friend, Billy, played by Jared Rushton, takes charge, helps him get to New York (it's obviously close) and find somewhere to stay. Then Josh gets a job at a toy company, and by a series of lucky coincidences, is promoted and ends up testing toys, earning loads, having his own apartment, etc. His success is due to his ability to predict which toys children will love. At this point there's another love interest for him, melting the heart of a hard bitten executive in the company, played by Elizabeth Perkins.
It was interesting to watch Josh change from being a man behaving like a child, (there were traces of Forrest Gump here!) to a man behaving like a man. There were also changes in the relationship between Josh and Billy, as Josh starts acting like a grown up dealing with a kid, rather than two kids together.
Does he choose to stay "big", or does he find a way to return to being 12? You'll have to watch it to find out!
I can't say the story was particularly credible, but it was told in a way which made it seem quite possible. There were nice touches like the big Josh trying to get the small Josh's clothes on (he ended up stealing his Dad's) and the reaction of Josh's Mum when she finds the big Josh in the house.
It was a "nice" film, some scenes are really funny, some rather poignant. It's not a classic like the ever popular Forrest Gump, (a firm favourite in our house) but a pleasant way to pass a couple of hours.
No one would buy this DVD for the extras. All they give you is the cinema trailer for the film lasting a little over two minutes.
Advantages: Great for christmas time, another great adventure from littlefoot & the gang Disadvantages: no extra features on DVD format
'The big freeze' Land before time DVD is an excellent one for christmas, as it gets you into the ''being cheerful, even though your bloody freezin mood. Of course, not being particularly religous I believe this is what has kept christmas going. That and, of course th huge economic value it has upon society.
For those unfamiliar with The Land Before Time it's the ultimate Dinosaur equivalent of Bambi. In that it's basic underllying theme is littlefoot becoming an orphan due to his mother being killed by a preadator. ( in this case by a 'sharp-tooth', in bambi's case, a human sports hunter ). We decided to update our home viewing collection and have recently been replacing all our favourites with the new DVD alternatives. I know you must think this would cost alot, however I've a 50% discount card for Blockbuster which has helped ...
Advantages: Lovely colours, cute dinosaurs and a heart warming tale Disadvantages: none, apart from a lack of featurettes and extra bits
quality of the graphics and animation, I'd say it was quite a let down. It's not really been improved very much from the old Video tape format. The songs and sound quality however is noticably different, either that or my speakers are much better than when we had the VHS's. But the colours still blur, which is disappointing for me as I'd expected some improvement. The kids on the other hand, adore it and don't care that it's not as digitally mastered as other animated films, for example, those in the genre of Finding Nemo and Toy Story.
Title: The Land Before Time 9 - Journey To Big Water
Format: Animated, PAL
Language English
Region: Region 2
Number of discs: 1
Classification: U
Studio: Universal Pictures Video
DVD Release Date: 22 Sep 2003
Run Time: 71 minutes
Overall 4 star rating, a super storyline and follows quite ...
Advantages: funny film, 2 music videos Disadvantages: needs more DVD extras
the boy back, the social services say he has to wait a while for this, so Sonny has to look after Julian, this is where the film really starts to become funny, especially when Sonny decides to let the boy make up his own mind on what he wants to do, including calling himself Frankenstein.
As you can guess, by the time social services come for the boy, Sonny has grown really attached to Julian, and then faces a battle to keep him.
I found this really funny, and also quite clever, and I would recommend it to anyone needing a good laugh.
The DVD has a few extra features such as the obligatory scene and language selection, it also has a making of.. featurette, 2 music videos - Garbage and Sheryl Crow, and also one side of the DVD is for widescreen and the other for full screen, which I feel is a nice touch.
I would definately recommend ...
mookielidl 14.02.2001
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Big Daddy (DVD)
Josh makes a wish on a carnival wishing machine and gets more than he bargained for when he wakes up next morning to find that his wish to be 'big' has been granted. After landing a job as a toy company executive, his adventures start when he attracts a fellow worker with a jealous boyfriend. All Josh wants to do is play with the toys!
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; Deluxe Video Service - Fox
Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Hearing Impaired Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Original Theatrical Trailer
Aspect Ratio
1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital 2.0
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 2.0 English
Professional reviews
Review
"...Buoyant summer comedy....Hanks is an absolute delight..." (New York Times, p.C8, 03/06/1988)
DVD Description
In Penny Marshall's charming comedy, a 13-year-old boy named Josh (David Moscow) wants, more than anything else, to be "big." And when he makes a wish in a carnival booth, his dreams come true--he becomes a 30-year-old man (Tom Hanks), though his mind and spirit remain that of a child. Since he can't really go to school looking like an adult, and his mother doesn't know him in his new guise, Josh heads with his pal Billy (Jared Rushton) to New York, where they proceed to goof off, play around, and act like the kids they are. But when Billy leaves, Josh is subjected to the encroaching needs and responsibilities of adulthood, and he quickly discovers both the pleasures and the problems of being grown-up.
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