The Notebook (DVD)

...South Africa, but one of the girls had been raving about it, said it reduced her to tears, so I thought I'd give it a go. Now I hardly ever cry at films (Land Before Time, being the only one I can remember), even Gladiator, which is increadibly sad at the end only had me choked, but this.....left me with tears streaming down my face. At first I thought it was due to the fact that I might have been missing a certain someone, but no it would appear ...
...up in exactly the same state!! Apparently 'the most romantic movie since Titanic' The Notebook is a typical romantic film in so many ways, which of course, is bound to make it slightly predictable, but I don't see the harm in that every now and again. I think it also makes it very easy to watch, unlike if, for example, you were watching The Matrix for the first time and you have to pay attention to every little detail. The film starts with 'Duke' ...

Amy_Coppock 22.04.2006 · Read full review
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The Notebook is easily among the greatest love stories I ever watched! What I totally love the most about this movie is that opposed to some fantastic classic romances, this one actually ends happily. Of course, there are some major alterations from the book- the two of them do not die at the end, Allie seems somewhat more fiery in the movie, as well as some minor plot alterations. I am usually someone who loves the books more than the movies they ...
...have to admit that the movie is a tad more well-done than the actual book. In fact, both of them are wonderful- but in their own way. HERE BE SPOILERS So stop reading now if you haven't watched the movie yet!!! My very favourite scenes in the movie will always remain the scene before the kiss in the rain, where Allie asks Noah why he never wrote, and Noah replies that he wrote to Allie everyday for a year. The second scene I absolutely adore is ...

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Set in the 1940's and full of breath-taking scenery. This is defininately one of my favourite films as it's quite simply beautiful. The film focuses on two young adults - Noah and Allie who have a short but very intense yet sweet summer romance. The two are from very different backgrounds, Allie is from a wealthy background whereas Noah lives with his father and has always worked to earn his keep. With this in mind, it isn't a shock when Allie's ...
...up hope. This is probably the part I like most about the film. I love the depth to Noah's character. He is incredibly intense and a quote from the film sums him up perfectly: " when i see somethin' I like.. I... I.. gotta have it". This kind of all-consuming, 'can't live without you' love isn't at all over the top, as the film does keep a sense of realism, and when the beautiful dialogue is teamed up with the sensational scenery the film definately ...

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Overview The Notebook is a beautiful romantic film, which portrays two people's love for one another beautifully. From the very first time NOah sets eyes on Allie, until the beautiful, but sad ending, the film captures it all, including all the turmoil they must face - being together and apart. Characters There are two main characters in this film, Noah Calhoun, played by Ryan Gosling and later James Garner, and Allie Hamilton/Calhoun, played ...
...years, the actors make the characters real, and allow you to become emotionally involved with their lives. One particularly poignant part of the film is made well at a later part of the characters lives, where James garner and Geena Rowlands portray a difficult scene in the nursing home. James Marsden also appears in the film as part of another one of Allie's serious relationships. The Plot From the time that Noah first set eyes on Allie, he knew ...

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the movie ----------------- an old man sits in a nursing home reading to an old lady the story of two young lovers named allie hamilton and noah calhoun. They met one evening at a carnival many years ago, allies parents seperate allie and noah as they dissaprove of his and his familys lack of wealth. Seeing that allies love for him is strong they upsticks and move away to make sure the youngsters have no more contact with each other. After waiting ...
...200 year old house, and the article is filled with praise for his accomplishments. Allies heart nearly bursts , the last time she saw this old house she stood at the door way listening to noahs plans to restore it and for the two of them to live their and raise a family together. Now here it was restored to exactly how she had told noah she would like it. With her love for noah still alive in her heart, the picture brings her to tears and she has ...

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...on an extremely high scale. The film had been recommended to her by another friend who has recommended it to someone else. When I heard about the film and the settings it followed I genuinely thought it would be another mushy love film that would follow the same soppy storyline as all the other romantic films. I was told to rent the film out so did one night when I had nothing else to do... WOW! The film was incredible. From what started with ...
...be one of the best films I had ever seen. The differences between the two main characters, Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) and Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) could not have been any different if they had tried. Allie Hamilton was a well educated young lady with plenty of money and friends while Noah Calhoun was a poor boy with no aspects or friends but nothing to lose. The differences are what appealled to eachother and they followed a whirlwind ...

m1ss_smiley 01.05.2007 · Read full review
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...mins (2004). It comes from the best selling novel by Nicholas Sparks. The four main characters are Allie (Rachel McAdams, also starred in Mean Girls/ wedding crashers), Noah (Ryan Gosling, also starred in Fracture), an older gentleman who goes by the name Duke (James Garner, also starred in US sitcom '8 simple rules...for dating my teenage daughter'), fouth main character is Duke's female companion (Gena Rowlands, also starred in Skeleton key). ...
...the 1940s, were two teenagers (Allie and Noah) meet during the summer, they fall in love but then as summer ends they are forced to seperate by Allie's parents. Years later after going their seperate ways they are reunited when Allie goes back to the small town and while never really forgetting about one another their passion is rekindled, due to other circumstances in her life she is forced to choose between Noah and her other commitments she has ...

missgiggles22 15.07.2007 · Read full review
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the film begins with "duke" reading a love story to a pacient at a hospital as the film goes on we descover the story is about her and he is trying to jog her memory. she is his childhood sweet heart and he doesnt want to lose her a second time, a heartbreaking polt which is guarented to bring you to tears ...

suga_eyes 25.06.2007
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A young woman comes to the coastal town of Seabrook, North Carolina in the 1940's to spend the summer with her family. Still in her teens, Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) meets local boy Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) at a Carnival. Impulsive Noah, has love at first sight when he meets Allie and sees something special in her. Over the course of one passionate and carefree summer in the South, the two fall deeply in love. Circumstances - drive them apart, ...
...other. The Notebook is the kind of film that will awaken you and will stay with you forever. It's a beautifully written, beautifully made and beautifully inspiring. It's about a young couple who fight for love throughout their lifetime. It will move you in so many ways. And ooooh yes... you will cry like a baaaaby!! ...

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...good weepy then this is the perfect film. its basically about an old man telling a story of 2 young lovers to a woman in a nursing home thye both live in. the young man (Noah) and Allie come from 2 different backgrounds, Allie is from a very wealthy high class family and Noah is just a simple worker. she meets Noah on a family holiday and they quickly fall in love. Allies parents dont approve of Noah because he isnt rich and after the summer they ...
...very good film and the actors who play the old couple have amazing chemistry for their age as do Ryan Gosling and Rachel Mcadams who play Noah and Allie. the only disappointment with this dvd is that their isnt any decent special features... just the film with commentary. i love getting bloopers and deleted scenes etc. but i suppose..after watching such an awesome film...the best special feature would be to watch it again. ...

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...few months ago, and all the girls were talking about The Notebook, which I hadn't seen. They said it was a fantastic film and I had to see it. That night I went on Sendit.com and bought the DVD for about £4.80! I thought it was a bargain considering it cost £16 in Woolworths. It arrived a few days later, but I've only just recently got round to watching it. All the girls at college were joking about how they had made their boyfriends watch the film, ...
...man. I admit that the following storyline is a bit predictable, because it's obvious that Allie and Noah will end up together. Anyway, they do get together again, and Noah builds a big house for them to live in. This whole story is being read by an old man to an old woman in a care home. The woman has Alzheimers disease, and the man is reading her the story to try to bring back her memory - the man is her husband (you dont know this till the end), ...

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If you like love stories and chick flicks then this is the film for you. I've seen mixed opinions of this film but I loved it and found it incredibly romantic. There were lots of tears after watchin this film. ...

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...of film, I'm not really the type that will watch a soppy love story but my sister was bored and wanted someone to watch it with, so muggins here watched it! Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, this film was quite big in the cinemas but it never really appealing to me so I thought I'd give it a go....... To be honest it wasn't that bad. I mean it stars Ryan Gosling as 'Noah' a poor country boy fallen for the beautiful Rachel McAdams - Allie a ...
...cast that suit their parts. The storyline is really basic and sometimes can be a bit clichéd for example the main plot is around the breaking of the love as Allie's parents force her to move away. The story has a voice over of an old couple reading a book telling the tale of Noah and Allie. There are clashes between social class - Noah is a lumberjack from a poor background in comparison to Allie's rich and posh family from the city, but romantically ...

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'''Story''' The story of this romantic and rather upsetting film is about an old couple who live in a retirement home. The woman has dementia and the man reads the woman the story of how their relationship every day to help her remember her past and her life with him. However, he does not tell her that they are the main characters in this story. The story is about a young couple who meet at a carnival in the early 1940's called Allie Nelson and ...
...seperate the couple and Noah sends 365 letters to Allie, one per day for a year. After a year, he give up writing these letters. It isn't until Allie sees Noah in a local newspaper years after when he renovates a 200 year old house. Allie then goes back to see Noah and Noah takes her to a lake where it start raining heavily and after talking about their relatioship they kiss passionately in the rain. Later in the story, Noah tells Allie that he sent ...

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A real heartwarmer! If you don't have a heart turn it off now....a real love story with a predictable ending a real antidote to all the blood & guts movies that I hate. If you're looking for a Sunday afternoon weepy-look no further.No bad language (or if there was I didn't notice!) so you can safely watch it with your Mum or Grandma ...

fruitbat63 22.10.2007
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