Ok, to be fair Men can be vain too..bad toupees, constantly stopping to look at their reflections in the mirror or any mirrored surface..checking out their muscles both real and imaginary! This movie is about two Women Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep..one an Actress one a frump engaged to a famous plastic surgeon..of course the famous Actrees steals the famous surgeon played brilliantly by Bruce Willis..Meryl Streeps character is hell bent on not growing old or at the very least not showing her age so she seeks out any type of treatment to slow down the aging process..she's secretly given the name and address of Lisa(Leesa) played by the beautiful Isebella Rossalini..she gives well sells Meryl Streeps character a secret potion (which we later learn is also taken by Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Pressley just to name a few) she takes this potion and it halts the aging process even reverses it, but at a cost..later we discover Goldie has also taken the potion..what follows is hilarious, lovers of brilliant comedies will treasure this movie..not just for the silly, belly aching, side splitting, eyes watering antics, but also for the special effects..if you haven't watched this film yet what are you waiting for an invitation? ok I formally invite you to hold your belly and laugh yourself sick..ok now go out and find this movie..go on shoo!!
This movie is so funny! Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn are hysterical in this movie. No matter how old this movie is it doesnt go out of style and makes me laugh every time I see it!
This movie is hilarious.One of the best from Bruce Willis,Meryl Streep,and Goldie Hawn.Barrels of laughs from start to finish.I bought the movie because it is a crazy one full of laughs.
I wanted this DVD and knowing it was an older one, I decided to try Ebay because here you can find almost anything. I was thrilled to find "Death Becomes Her" because it is a funny movie with classic actors. I was just wanting to watch it again. I received the movie before my payment cleared my bank, I was amazed! I really love buying items on Ebay!
This was my childhood favorite film. When i was 13 my mom recorded it off of the Sci-fi channel and i lost the tape. I didn't occur to me to look on ebay. I did and i didn't want to pay too much, but i would have gone to sun coast and probably paid $10.00 for it, but I was getting a better bargain here. I was very excited to receive this movie. I watched it that very night.
this movie is so funny ..... if you had the choice to do it would you i know i would but i would take alot better care of myself then they did lol and bruce willis
it was a real funny movie , i laughed all the way through it. goldy hauwn and meriel streep was good actors. i watch it just about every other night. it makes me laugh to think someone would want to live forever all banged up like they were
I had seen the movie, enjoyed it-special effects which were great and wanted my grandson to see the special effects in which I was refering.Robert Zemeckis is just great with his effect.
this is one of best movies i have watched in years i had loved it since it first came out many years agao and i love it just as much today as i did back then, there is nothing i can say that would be anything less then this is a gem of a movie, a classic.
I purchased this movie on DVD off of Ebay. I used to have it on VHS and just had trouble finding it in the stores. This movie is very original and has a great cast and screen play. It is very funny. I have seen this several times and still laugh! I am one of those people that just don't laugh at everything, it really has to be funny! Each time I watch it I find something new to laugh at that I did not realize before. It is one of those movies that I will always have in my collection.
THIS MOVIE TO ME IS ONE OF THOSE ALL TIME CLASSICS. WHEN I SAW THIS IN AN AUCTION, I COULDNT RESIST. I HAD TO BUY IT. MY EXPERIENCE THROUGH BIDDING, WINNING, AND RECIEVING WENT VERY WELL. I CANNOT COMPLAIN ABOUT ANY OF IT. I WOULD BUY FROM THE SELLER AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT. AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE TO EVERYONE OF BOTH SEX'S IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A LAUGH. I LOVE THE COMMEDY IN THIS MOVIE, AND ITS ORIGANALITY. IVE NEVER SEEN A MOVIE QUITE LIKE THIS ONE WITH THE INCREDABLE ACTORS IT INVOLVES. TAKE MY ADVICE AND WATCH THIS OLD FUNNY MOVIE. THERE ISNT ANYTHING TO DISLIKE ABOUT IT.
I absolutely love this movie! I use to watch it when I was younger and I've been looking for it for a long time! I finally found it here on Ebay and I was so excited that I found it and for such a great price!
Great Comedy with a different spin on it. I decided to buy this movie b/c its always been a favorite of mine and ebay seemed that it would be a perfect place to get the movie. If you like Meryl Streep or Goldie Hawn or even Bruce Willis you'll enjoy this movie.
Just wanted the dvd TO WATCH.NICE BUY.Like to buy DVD S on line with Ebay,you get great deals with some very good customers.Only have one problem with a DVD I never received.Pay Pal is looking into refunding my money.Other than that all is well.Thank you EBAY
I never received the movie or a refund. So, I cant give a review. I do like this movie, if I have received it, but I would not buy another movie from this buyer. I like the actor, and the suspense in the movie, and that is why I decided to buy the movie. Sometime you just can not trust anyone.
This is one dark comedy that never quite received the recognition it deserves.
Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn do a wonderful job of portraying greedy, vain, and vicious women who will stop at nothing to retain their youth and beauty. Their performances are absolutely side-splitting.
It is not Bruce Willis' best movie, but it does show a departure from the usual shoot-'em-ups he is so well known for. He *does* manage to carry off portraying a milquetoast plastic surgeon. However, the movie is not about him; he is just a bone that the two rabid women are snarling so comically over.
The story line is very well done. We see the beginnings of a competition between two women that evolves into a boisterous madness. The interaction is simple, and yet carries an undercurrent of complexity that makes it absolutely delightful.
The special effects used to show the competing shrews conditions are well done and priceless. You may never look at a can of spray paint the same way again!
It is inventive and fiendish. If it doesn't make one laugh, then one is probably... dead.
Very Entertaining! Meryl Streep as a "has been" broadway singer. Goldie Hawn as a popular author. Bruce Willis is great as Goldie's husband...for awhile until Meryl Steals him away. Meryl and Goldie's characters discover a secret place where only the "stars" and "famous people" go to keep young and beautiful. No, its not plastic surgery (Willis actually plays a plastic surgeon, this is why the girls really married him) its the "fountain of youth" everything seems grand until the girls discover the nasty side effects of this potion..... crazy characters, sort of a dark comedy. worth watching...worth watching again.
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Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn Search for Youth in Death Becomes Her
Review created: 06/12/07
by: dragonfire88-- a member of Epinions and Advisor in Movies
Pros: Great cast. Funny, entertaining movie with interesting plot.
Cons: Could be too silly in places for some viewers
Society has been obsessed with youth and beauty for many years. It has become accepted that men become more distinguished as they age while women just get old. After an actresses reaches a certain age, it does seem like her career is over even if she is extremely talented. Death Becomes Her, a dark comedy, dealt with some of those issues. Madeline Ashton and Helen Sharp had known each other for many years. They weren t really friends since Madeline had a history of stealing Helen s boyfriends. Helen was engaged to Ernest Menville, a plastic surgeon, and decided to take him to a musical that...
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Everlasting Beauty? NOT !
Review created: 03/13/01
by: jeanniekerns -- a member of Epinions
Pros: Actors and actresses. Different movie
Cons: None
"Death Becomes Her" is your all time funny movie of the secret of staying young. And who better to play the two women who want to stay young then Goldie Hawn and Meryl Steep. The two together make the movie a hilarious show for everyone to view. It all starts out so simple. Meryl Streep who plays Madeline Ashton, is a broadway actress in shows that one has to aquire. And Goldie Hawn who plays Helen Sharp a shy, yet angry woman. The two who have known each other since college, and have always competed with one another, Madeline winning all Helen's boyfriends each time there is a slight chance..
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'Death' is quite becoming
Review created: 02/14/00
by: mrbrown -- a member of Epinions
Pros: Nice performances and effects.
Cons: Not as funny as it could have been.
Hollywood's obsession with youth is given a bizarre comic spin in Robert Zemeckis's Death Becomes Her, a black comedy that is conspicuously short of laughs but loaded with entertainment value. Death traces the rivalry between two former schoolmates, actress Madeline Ashton (Meryl Streep) and writer Helen Sharp (Goldie Hawn). The film begins in 1978, when Madeline steals away Helen's fianc , nerdy plastic surgeon Ernest Menville (Bruce Willis), an incident that sends Helen to a mental hospital seven years later. Flash to 1992, when Madeline and Ernest's marriage is on the rocks, and a svelte,..
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death is becoming
Review created: 01/28/04
by: huma786 -- a member of Epinions
Pros: excellent cast,funny and good effects
Cons: none
I first came across this film at the age of 11, but unfortunately was only able to watch a bit of it as my mum did not think it was suitable for me. At the age of 17, I watched it fully and thought it was very witty and the effects were superb. The fabulous cast of Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis and Goldie Hawn contributed in my desire to watch this film. Meryl Streep plays a Broadway actress, Maddy, whose career is slowly deteriorating as she becomes obsessed with her looks and the fear of growing old. Goldie Hawn plays a writer, Helen, who all her college life has had to put up with Maddy...
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Who Would Have Thought Death Could be Funny?
Review created: 07/14/01
by: stupidityno1 -- a member of Epinions
Pros: Excellent Acting; Gripping Plot; Good, Dark Atmosphere
Cons: Sometimes Forgets to be Funny
You can guarantee what everybody thinks, "How can you have a comedy about dying? It's sick!" But they're wrong. You can have a comedy about death, and what's more, a stunning one at that. The wonderful thing about this film, is that it puts a gothic horror story into a gothic world, only occaisonally reminding us that it is infact set in the 20th century. It's the kind of film that you could just watch, forgetting the comedy and being completely sucked into the story. I wouldn't have cared if this film didn't provoke so much as a single giggle; the fact is that the story was so entertaining...