The Sure Thing (Special Edition)
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Actor: Anthony Edwards, Boyd Gaines, Daphne Zuniga, John Cusack, Tim RobbinsBrand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
Published: 2003-08-01
DVD Release Date: 2003-08-05
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of The Sure Thing (Special Edition)
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Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent movie at a great price from amazon.Get it as a Xmas present or to watch with your loved ones.This is a college romance(why don't they make those anymore?) and thus has more depth than the high school romcoms that are either gross or immature.At a New England college we see 2 students in an English Lit. class.He is brash,irreverent,superficial,make-it-up-as-you-go-along guy.She is studious,prim,organised,focussed.You just know that they are made for each other,because each can save the other from their foolishness.The question is will they realise it?A series of disastrous encounters between the 2 reinforces the poor opinion each has of the other during the school term(and there are some great lines to remember).But each is going to L.A. for the Xmas holidays.Cusack to meet every guy's fantasy- a date with a gorgeous California girl,that his best buddy has set him up with and whom is guaranteed to be a "sure thing"!Zuniga is going out to L.A. to see her equally studious boyfriend whom she calls at 7.45pm each night.By accident they find themselves in the same car sharing the trip with 2 others(who are absolutely hilarious simpletons).The 2 spend the whole trip arguing,bickering and annoying each other to the point that they get abandoned in the roadway by the others.And so they decide to hitch/walk to L.A. Along the way they start to discover different facets of the other,that challenge their hitherto first impressions.She can be spontaneous and open minded.He can be gallant and caring.Watch for the scene in the truck driven by a wonderfully sleazy actor (who went on to play the drill sergeant in "full metal jacket")where Cusack basically saves Zuniga from a fate worse than death (as Jane Austen would say).But every time these 2 start to get closer,something prevents them from coming together.My wife shouted at the screen-"Kiss her now you idiot!" twice-once after the beer chugging scene and once after the waking up scene.Anyway,as the trip unfolds,we see Cusack's recurring fantasies about his blonde "sure thing" begin to wobble.Until finally,to his surprise and part horror,his recurring dream about the blonde morphs at the crucial moment into Zuniga which wakes him up with a start.His true feelings about Zuniga are beginning to surface and Reiner handles this beautifully.Watch how her suitcase plays a key role too.Throughout the trip she is lugging this big suitcase with everything you could need as any organised girl would.And he lets her do it.But at a key point,Cusack picks it up for her and says "that's ok I got it".And that's when you know he is hooked.But once more,just as you think they are going to be OK,he manages to screw up when he tells a truck driver who is giving them the final ride to LA that he is going there to meet his sure thing.Zuniga,who doesn't know why he is going to LA as it hasn't come up,wakes up in the back just as Cusack is boasting,and she gets totally upset,but doesn't say anything.
When they get to LA all hell breaks loose.They are totally confused about their feelings for each other,but neither knows how to break the cycle of closeness followed by distrust.She goes to her boyfriend and he goes to meet the blonde at a party.Once with her boyfriend Zuniga realises that she can't stop thinking about Cusack,and misses being with him.So,she talks her boyfriend(who is clearly destined to be ex-boyfriend)into going to the party.There she works hard to get Cusack jealous,and then watches Cusack as he returns the compliment.A big argument ensues with some great lines(from Zuniga-"he thinks love is something you can order out like a pizza!") .They both leave the party separately.She with boyfriend ,he with blonde.
Does she go to bed with her boyfriend?Does he go to bed with the blonde?
We don't know.But the next time we see them,they are in the same english class,where she won't talk to him.And then the English prof reads from the best essay that has been handed in after the xmas vacation.It's called the "sure thing" and it's by Cusack.Zuniga cringes in horror expecting the final humiliation-and a public one at that.But as the essay is read out by the prof to the class ,something happens in the essay that she did not foresee at all.It becomes clear that Cusack understood the difference between the "real thing" (with her)and a "sure thing" (with the gorgeous blonde) and that the "real thing" is what counts.
"You didn't sleep with her?" Zuniga asks filled with surprise/wonder.
Aaah..... see the rest for yourselves.My teenage kids loved it,and maybe they will remember it and focus on the "real thing" as they develop their relationships.
Description of The Sure Thing (Special Edition)
Synopsis: 0Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: PG13
Street Date: 08/05/03
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: yes
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve Please note: This supplier will be closed on 11/24, 11/25, 12/26, 1/2 for the holidays. The shipping cut off is 12/10 to try and have the products delivered by Christmas.
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