Steel Magnolias (Special Edition)
by Herbert Ross
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Actor: Daryl Hannah, Julia Roberts, Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field, Shirley MacLaineDirector: Herbert Ross
Brand: FIELD,SALLY
Cinematographer: John A. Alonzo
Editor: Paul Hirsch
Producer: Andrew Stone
Producer: Ray Stark
Producer: Victoria White
Writer: Robert Harling
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Portuguese (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 2.35:1
Running Time: 117 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-07-25
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Reviews of Steel Magnolias (Special Edition)
DVD Review: Steel Magnolias
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is tender and funny. The cast was superb. This movie will steel you heart. A thumb's up!DVD Review: Movie review
Summary: 4 Stars
A real "girls" movie! We get to see an insight into this family and all of the wild, wacky and crazy stuff that goes along with it. In my opinion, its a real tear jerker!DVD Review: I saw it, I cried; I'm not ashamed to admit it...
Summary: 3 Stars
I'll never understand the male stereotype that says you cannot admit to liking anything that doesn't involve bloodshed, sports or nudity. Sure, as a guy I can understand why those three things are appealing to my gender (although I am far from a sports fan) but I have never been one to hide my deeper feelings or emotions. I cry whenever I want to; I have deep and meaningful conversations with my male friends and I definitely watch whatever it is that I want to regardless of the intended fan base.
I say this, not because I think that this is a particularly good movie but because this seems to be a popular movie that men feel unabashedly ashamed in either watching or enjoying or, god forbid, crying at.
The film tells the story of a group of women who frequent the same hair salon and become a central part of each others lives over the years. There is M'Lynn, the kind hearted mother who only wants what is best for her daughter Shelby, who just so happens to be a serious diabetic. There is Truvy, who owns the salon, and Annelle, her new employee with a background no one is too sure about. There is the loudmouthed Ouiser and her loyal friend Clairee.
Together they make for one lively bunch.
The film mostly focuses on M'Lynn and Shelby as they struggle to come to terms with Shelby's growing independence. Shelby wants to get married and have children, but the doctors have warned her that childbirth will not be a smart move for someone in her condition. M'Lynn wants to allow her daughter to live her own life, but she also is the mother and mothers always know what is best for their children; right?
The film is tragically clich?d, which probably adds to the memorable factor, since we've seen it all before, but it takes away from the originality and my personal overall appreciation of the film. It's also very heavy handed, and it's not always smooth about it either. The acting is a bit spotty, sometimes so over the top it's annoying and other times so grounded in itself that it is stunningly superb.
Let's look at the two opposite ends of the spectrum; Shirley MacLaine and Sally Field. Two of my favorite actresses of all time spar off and only one is the victor; Field. Sally Field delivers what may be her finest performance ever, delving deep into the maternal spectrum of this woman's very being. M'Lynn aches to see her daughter live a full life, but she cannot look past the fact that a full life may very well kill her. It's heartbreaking to say the least. Shirley MacLaine, who may even be a better actress as a whole, is ridiculously overacting throughout this film. Her mannerisms are all over the place and her characters comedic timing borders on annoying. It's shameful, which is sad, because I love her.
Olympia Dukakis is stunning here, Dolly Parton is fun and Daryl Hannah is effectively na?ve, even if neither do a whole lot to be remembered for. Julia Roberts was nominated for an Oscar for her performance, and was the favorite to win (although she lost) but her performance is decent at best, never really investing itself as deeply as Field's. She does a fine job, but nothing spectacular.
So, did this movie make me cry? Yes, it did, and I am not ashamed to say that. The ending is such a heartbreaker, and Field is so convincing in her tragic portrayal that anyone who doesn't cry is made of stone, really. Is the movie really as amazing as many make it out to be? No, not really. It works to an extent and sports a beautiful performance but its own clich?s and spotty collective ensemble tear it down a few notches and keep it from being the classic many want it to be. See it for Field, for she is heaven-sent, but don't expect too much from the film as a whole.
DVD Review: Steel Magnolias
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the Funniest, and saddest, movies made. But, even after the sad instances, there would be a spirit lifting line or scene. I laughed hard and cried harder.DVD Review: STEEL MAHNOLIAS
Summary: 5 Stars
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Description of Steel Magnolias (Special Edition)
In the South, a diabetic girl decides to risk having a baby and is supported by her mother and four loyal friends.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: PG
Release Date: 3-JAN-2006
Media Type: DVD
Based on Robert Harling's play, this comedy-drama directed by Herbert Ross (The Turning Point) follows several years in the lives of women who regularly see one another at a beauty shop in their small Louisiana town. The story deepens as Julia Roberts, playing a serious diabetic and the daughter of Sally Field, goes downhill in her health. But as an ensemble piece, this is one of those enjoyably lumpy tearjerkers with many years' worth of stored truths suddenly being shared between the characters, lots of grievances aired, that sort of thing. Daryl Hannah and Shirley MacLaine assume the most eccentric roles, Dolly Parton the most fun, and Olympia Dukakis the most dignified, while Sally Field essentially provides the moral and emotional center of the movie. --Tom Keogh
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