Customer Reviews
MONUMENTAL - By: martin, 13 Jan 2006 
On my first visit to the US I was living at an airport where this movie was well established as cult viewing. Shortly after my arrival a few beers were distributed & out came the Fandango video for 'the newcomer'. Before half the film had run it's course I was taken in. The movie says so much on so many levels it's difficult to sum it up, on one hand a simple road movie, perhaps a tale of rebellion, another an anti-war movie, another the transistion from youth to adulthood, a love story, who knows, it's just great fun. I've not seen it for over 10 years (unable to find a region 2 version) but have great memories & many of the scenes stand in my mind as if they were my own experiences...............
A timeless piece, will make you laugh and cry. A great movie - By: , 08 Jan 2006 To my knowledge this movie has only ever been shown on BBC2 three times, & I videod the 2 latter showings after watching the first viewing just at the parachute sequence. It had me laughing so much I was hooked to watching the remainder of the film. If you've ever seen the film you'll understand why I was desperate to catch the beginning of the film since it's the sum of alll the parts that make this film what it is. It is a loveley piece of choas, compassion, action, humour & good solid characters that reallly carry this movie. It doesn't have any SGI graphics or special effects or Spielberg-like cinematography - it's better than that because it captures a moment in time beautifully. You're probably gonna love it or "just not get it", but it's worth the watch.
I've managed to convert my NTSC to PAL very easily on my Mac if anyone wants to know how to do it hust post a note here & I'll respond.
Fand-dabby-dango - By: , 09 Dec 2005 Yes, it's an 80's film... yes, it's Kevin Costener... yes, it's a road movie... but somehow this film becomes more than the sum of it's parts. I happened to catch it on TV one night & spent the next decade trying to get a copy on VHS. I also spent the next decade trying to get alll the soundtrack on CD...now & again I meet someone who also remembers 'that road movie film with Kevin Costner' & it seems to have had the same effect on them.
My tuppence worth - By: Angus M. Glen, 25 Sep 2005 Here in blighty this film is alll but unknown, it was aired a couple of times in the late 80's - early 90's, & I alll but wore out the tape I made from the broadcast.
If Costner had only ever made this & Bull Durham, he would be one of the most revered actors in the world, he's great in it.
