The Van

The Van
by Stephen Frears

The Van

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Actor: Caroline Rothwell, Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Ger Ryan, Neil? Conroy
Director: Stephen Frears
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 100 minutes
Release Date: 1997-10-21
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Fox Home Entertainment
Studio: Fox Home Entertainment

VHS Movie Reviews of The Van

Movie Review: Where is the DVD? Try Cable
Summary: 5 Stars

I just watched this for the first time in a few years and laughed aloud once again. As a pure comedy and portrait of Irish life just prior to the Celtic Tiger '90's, this film is unbeatable. A great "fillum". Something interesting:

I was in the mood to see The Van and The Snapper again (having just rented The Commitments at my local Blockbuster) and was lamenting the fact that they are so hard to find. My local rare-release rental shop, Movie Madness, is the only place I was sure of finding them. However, having just got the Tivo-style DVR from Comcast Cable I decided to do a search for The Snapper and The Van without much hope of success. I was amazed to find both films immediately on HBO channels and was saved a trip to the video store.

Movie Review: Must see movie, needs to be released on DVD
Summary: 5 Stars

This is an amazing movie, the third movie in the film version of the Barrytown Trilogy (The Commitments and The Snapper). Colm Meaney shines as usual. The only bad thing about this movie is that it has not been released on DVD yet. Hopefully it will be released on DVD soon!

Movie Review: Very funny comedy...
Summary: 5 Stars

I enjoyed this movie very much, it had me laughing. Colm Meaney is excellent in this movie, and delivers some of the best lines which made me shoot soda out of my nose. It is a movie I would love to add to my DVD collection, so I hope the release it soon.

Movie Review: Don't compare books and movies.
Summary: 3 Stars

This has got to be released on DVD. No question.

It's part of a trilogy, it'll complete many Roddy Doyle fans collections and it is damn good!

Some people have criticised the movie for not being as funny as the book -well duh! Books are almost always better, because you use your own imagination! Did Trainspotting live up to the book, not in my opinion -but millions still loved the movie.

Forget those comments about not bothering with this movie, it carries on where The Snapper left off 3 years previously.

If you liked The Snapper, do yourself a favour and get this movie when it goes to DVD.

Movie Review: this is a terrific film which needs to be released on DVD
Summary: 4 Stars

I am not writing a review. Believe me when I tell you this is a very funny and charming film.
My point is that Roddy Doyle wrote a trilogy-the snapper/the committments/the van
THIS IS THE ONLY ONE OF THE 3 NOT RELEASED ON DVD- WHY?
the committments were great and are being rereleaseed for the the 2nd time (3 in all)
the snapper is hilarious and is constantly being played on television, besides being available on DVD
The Van is perhaps the funniest or at least deserves to be releasesed on DVD for all movie fans! even for the non-irish, including myself

I am writing this on Amazon because this is where I purchase my hard to find DVD's

this flick must be released on DVD, Irish , English, Americans, etc we will all purchase the Van- because it is worth it.

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