City Slickers DVD > Reviews

Advantages: A true feelgood comedy, it has the theme tune to Bonanza in it
Disadvantages: American ideals, soppy ending

...the wisecracking man bored with city life, Phil the repressed supermarket manager and Ed the macho man with commitment issues. There guide through this journey of self discovery is an aging cowboy known as Curly (played perfectly by Jack Palance) who teaches Mitch the simple things in life as well as how to deliver a calf! So, doesn't sound like much of a comedy does it? Well, it is in the interactions between Mitch, Ed and Phil which add ... Read review

Advantages: clean humour, back to the old days type of movie
Disadvantages: some people may miss the point unless they really get into the show

Nowadays people are just so busy and tied up in their day to day life that we are missing out and aren't happy any more. This movie is a prime example of that and how Billy Crystal's character gets out of that "rut". We are given an example of how most of our lives look,how unhappy, and unfulfilled we might be and what someone does to rectify that problem. A cattle round up is so far from what people even think about anymore but that is where Billy ... Read review