The Big Chill [VHS]

The Big Chill [VHS]
by Lawrence Kasdan

The Big Chill [VHS]

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Actor: Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, Kevin Kline, Tom Berenger, William Hurt
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Edition: VHS Tape
Format: NTSC
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)

VHS Movie Reviews of The Big Chill [VHS]

Movie Review: Man, this hasn't aged well at all
Summary: 2 Stars

Saw this again for the first time since 1983. I'm struck by how dated it feels. The hairstyles on the women are very Reagan-80s, all blow dried. The men don't fare much better. It's now a period piece. This was so big when it came out, and acquired a certain cache after awhile. But the soundtrack, innovative in its day, is very tired now, compared with all the copycats that have followed. I recently visited Beaufort, S.C., where this was filmed. They are still dining on it there, almost 30 years later. Watchable, but only to see how badly it's aged.

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Summary: 5 Stars

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Movie Review: The Big Chill movie
Summary: 4 Stars

I received the movie quickly, which was great. The overall quality was fine, but it had a few problems towards the end, it would pause for quite a bit.

Movie Review: extremely fast service, good shape
Summary: 5 Stars

I received this in less than a day and a half-- great shape. Very satisfied customer. highly recommend.

Movie Review: The Big Chill is a warm film...
Summary: 3 Stars

A tight-knit group of seven friends in the 1960's drift apart after college. When their mutual friend, Alex, commits suicide, they all flock to the funeral, reuniting and re-kindling their platonic love and dormant romantic feelings.

"The Big Chill" is the type of movie that may not have a big effect on you shortly after you watch it, but you will remember it for weeks to come as a warm character study of human behavior. Need a favor? Need to talk? Want some advice? These friends are here for each other.

Some humorous highlights of the film include Sam Weber, (Tom Berenger), trying to jump into Nick Carlton's, (William Hurt), car in the style of his TV character...and failing. Or when a few of the movie's couples are hooking up and Michael Gold, (Jeff Goldblum) says to Sarah Cooper, (Glenn Close), that people are probably having sex in the house and that they might as well, too. Or when they all try to get a bat out of the attic. There are a plethora of humorous quotes in this film.

There are also some warm moments in the film that help portray the closeness of this group, such as when Sarah asks her husband, Harold, (Kevin Kline), to help Meg Jones, (Mary Kay Place), with a huge, selfless favor. Or when Harold offers Nick some insider stock advice to try and help him get back on his feet, since Nick is the junkie time bomb of the group, possibly headed down the same path that Alex had trod. Meg Tilly stars as Chloe, the eccentric former girlfriend of Alex. She is the only member of the group who was not part of the original bond, but she is welcomed with ease, especially by Nick. JoBeth Williams plays Karen Bowens, whose husband joins her at first and then leaves before the weekend truly begins. We learn that Karen and her husband are not happy and that Karen has a long history with Sam, setting us up for an inevitable conclusion.

The soundtrack of this film has been highly regarded. Classic tunes, such as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "My Girl", and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" help to frame the age and generation to whom the film is catered. The cast is enjoyable to watch and easy to relate to, especially Kevin Kline, who is just as charming and witty as ever here. (Incidentally, he met his future wife, Phoebe Cates of "Fast Times at Ridgmont High" fame, when she auditioned for the part of Chloe). And morose though it may be, they have Alex's "big chill" to thank for re-heating the friendships.

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Summary of The Big Chill [VHS]

Lawrence Kasdan's 1983 big-budget variation on John Sayles's The Return of the Seacaucus Seven finds a cluster of old college radicals--who have since gone on to sundry professions and various degrees of materialism--reuniting over the death of a friend. Both playful and thoughtful, the film represents Kasdan (Body Heat) at his most astute. The attractive cast meshes perfectly into a group of characters for which a former closeness is out of synch with their current lives, yet their warmth is enviable and inviting. The script may be a bit too glib, with many one-liners, but it is still a perfectly designed story with telling irony and no little passion. --Tom Keogh

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