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Loved itReview created: 03/25/07
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I watched it on Movie And A Makeover and came to eBay and bought a copy. It was great. I am a fan of the original movie and just as much. I don't ever expect the same thing in a sequel. The deleted scenes were super. This is very different from the original but I feel in a good way. Updated and has a terrific cast. People are correct in saying there was good reasons it didn't win an awards but that doesn't mean it isn't a basic good movie.
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false advertisingReview created: 03/03/07
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0 of 3 people found this review helpful.
dvd did not work. it was a copy even though his ad made it seem like it was used like new. The start up would start and say "this is a copy for personal use only" then the movie would stop in the middle. Very unsatisfied false advertising
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Movie0 of 3 people found this review helpful.
I was impressed with how quickly the movie arrived. It was alos of the condition stated in the movie information. I was very impressed. I slso liked the price, which is why I bought from this seller.
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Fast Shipping!!! No DVD caseReview created: 02/06/07
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0 of 3 people found this review helpful.
The movie came in a CD envelope and not in any DVD box. FAST SHIPPING though. The movie is excellent only it skips at a very climatic scene and it doesn't come with any case to put the movie in so it is hard to fit in with my other DVD's.
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Stepford Wives not a comedy but a disappointment2 of 4 people found this review helpful.
After seeing the original, watching this version of Stepford Wives was utterly painful. Actually, I think it would still have been painful had I NOT SEEN the original. In fairness, this version IS listed as a comedy while the original is clearly a horror film, so maybe it is unfair to draw comparison between the two. However, given the caliber of the cast in this version I was expecting a lot more. (I guess this proves that even great actors cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, so to speak.) I found this movie to be utterly ridiculous. The characters are one dimensional, unbelievable and unlikeable. And the storyline is just one failed attempt at humor after another for the entire 90 minutes. I almost wanted Joanna (main character) to be turned into a robot- it might have given her some depth!
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New Version Grew on MeReview created: 08/09/06
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Well...In the beginning, I thought this version was a travesty! The original version with it's darkness and lurking horror was an absolutely wonderful movie, actually mirroring some factions of society and how women were viewed. But the more I watched this newer version on tv, I saw that it too had something to say but in a different way. And it's so delicious watching Glenn Close play her part and I never get tired of Nicole Kidman's incredible acting skill.
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WOW THIS MOVIE IS FUNNYReview created: 08/06/06
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
THIS MOVIE IS WEIRD AND FUNNY ....LOL....WHO ACTUALLY THOUGHT OF THIS...THIS IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT YOU SHOULD ADD TO YOUR DVD COLLECTION!! :) VERY COOL MOVIE TO WATCH ....
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Worth my timeThis was good for what it was. I wish it had some of the darkness that the original one had, but it did make me laugh out loud several times. All said and done, it was worth my money and my time.
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The Stepford Wives (2004)Review created: 06/14/06
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2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
The cutting social commentary, mild horror, and dark satire that made the original (1975) version is sadly lacking in this particular remake. Billed as a comedy, it tries entirely too hard to go for cheesy laughs which don't generally work, especially when watching normally high-caliber actresses & actors act, quite frankly, stupid. If you are looking for a way to kill 92 minutes of your life, this might just be the movie for you.
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the stepford wivesReview created: 06/08/06
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1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
I loved it because its a funny movie with a few twists. Nicole kidman is an excellent actress and well its enjoyable for the whole family.
The men will like it for the sexy ladies and the woman will love it for the power of reality. must see all the way through, no judging.
The men will like it for the sexy ladies and the woman will love it for the power of reality. must see all the way through, no judging.
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DVD was great !!! - Seller also Fantastic !!!0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
I decided to buy it because it was filmed at the Mansion where I work: Lockwood Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk, CT.
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The Stepford Wives(2004, DVD)Review created: 06/05/06
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This is a Good movie. However, there were a couple of things that happened that did not make since at all. It was alittle dumb in some places. The original "Stepford Wives" was not a funny movie, but I must say, this one was a bit humorous!! Over all it was a pretty good movie!
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Only watch it if you've seen the original1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
I bought this movie thinking it would be really funny since Matthew Broderick was in it and I like Nicole Kidman and Bette Midler, but it was a huge dissappointment to me. I hadn't seen the original movie, so all I was comparing it to was other current comedies available. Maybe I'd have enjoyed this film much more had I seen the original and considered seeing this film as a "re-make" and not just a funny contemporary movie to see. I thought the acting was terrible and at best the film was "amusing." The story line was so-so, obviously sci-fi and unbelievable, which wasn't what I was expecting. Catch you in a better movie Matthew Broderick!
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Stepford Wives is HORRIFICReview created: 04/03/06
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2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
I'm talking about the 2004 version. Not the old one. The old one was iconic.
This one was terrible, dreadful, awful.
There's one problem with this movie: It isn't funny. At all. I think we counted maybe 3 laughs. The original version was a drama, with real people and real tension, set in a real world. I cared about the main character. This version was a comedy, with cartoon people in a fake world. I didn't care about the main character. In fact, I wanted the main character to be turned into a robot, so Nicole Kidman could stop trying to act.
In this version, I think director Frank Oz gave up on having a real movie, because he figured everyone knew about the robot twist, so there wouldn't be any suspense. The alternative was to make it a comedy. Which might have been a good idea, had there been any humor in the movie. Instead of a funny spoof, it was a hectic, self-conscious horrorshow. Nicole Kidman was morose one minute, manic the next. Matthew Broderick looked like he wanted to be put out of his misery. The only one who looked like he was having fun was Christopher Walken, because he just didn't care.
Let's not talk about Glenn Close. The memories of her brutal overkill and glittering wife-fangs are still painful.
Two critical errors: Having "Joanna" decide to try and fit in and be Stepfordy. The scene where Matthew Broderick threatens divorce. Neither of those things made any sense, and together they picked up this derailed train and threw it off a cliff.
Lesson: Don't try to be Tim Burton, because you're NOT Tim Burton. Frank Oz did well with his Elmo titles -- maybe Elmo Goes to Stepford would have been a better idea.
This one was terrible, dreadful, awful.
There's one problem with this movie: It isn't funny. At all. I think we counted maybe 3 laughs. The original version was a drama, with real people and real tension, set in a real world. I cared about the main character. This version was a comedy, with cartoon people in a fake world. I didn't care about the main character. In fact, I wanted the main character to be turned into a robot, so Nicole Kidman could stop trying to act.
In this version, I think director Frank Oz gave up on having a real movie, because he figured everyone knew about the robot twist, so there wouldn't be any suspense. The alternative was to make it a comedy. Which might have been a good idea, had there been any humor in the movie. Instead of a funny spoof, it was a hectic, self-conscious horrorshow. Nicole Kidman was morose one minute, manic the next. Matthew Broderick looked like he wanted to be put out of his misery. The only one who looked like he was having fun was Christopher Walken, because he just didn't care.
Let's not talk about Glenn Close. The memories of her brutal overkill and glittering wife-fangs are still painful.
Two critical errors: Having "Joanna" decide to try and fit in and be Stepfordy. The scene where Matthew Broderick threatens divorce. Neither of those things made any sense, and together they picked up this derailed train and threw it off a cliff.
Lesson: Don't try to be Tim Burton, because you're NOT Tim Burton. Frank Oz did well with his Elmo titles -- maybe Elmo Goes to Stepford would have been a better idea.
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Stepford Wives: Welcome One And All To A Perfect World, HA!Review created: 06/24/04
by: ifif1938-- a member of Epinions and Advisor in Movies
Pros:
A fun rehash of the 1975 version
A fun rehash of the 1975 version
Cons:
If you go to be scared, you won't be.
If you go to be scared, you won't be.
Welcome to Stepford! The super perfect community found in the Suburbs of Connecticut. The only problem in this community is that it is too perfect and with only one half of the population aware of what that perfection has cost the women that live here..That is, until Joanna (Nicole Kidman) and Walter (Matthew Broderick) arrive on the scene. Joanna and Walter, what a strange couple to begin with it seems. She, a high powered television executive who is suddenly fired due to a problem that arose during the taping of one of her reality based programs and Walter, a much more mild mannered person..
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The Stepford Wives (2004)~ Second Verse, Not the Same as the FirstReview created: 06/11/04
by: drdevience -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Cast, story, twists
Cast, story, twists
Cons:
If you're a fan of the original, don't get bent at the false ending..
If you're a fan of the original, don't get bent at the false ending..
I am a major fan of the original Stepford Wives which came out in 1975. It was creepy as hell. All those normal women being turned into the Beav's Mom... only like times 10. So when I heard there was going to be a remake I was very anxious to see it. I loved it too. Not quite as much as the original, but just about. This time around we have the gorgeous and talented Nicole Kidman in the role of Joanna Eberhart, a very successful business woman who is having some difficulties with her marriage. This time around she's a big time TV exec though instead of a photographer. They do still move to...
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Nicole Kidman and Bette Midler Suspect Something is Wrong With The Stepford WivesReview created: 06/23/04
by: dragonfire88-- a member of Epinions and Advisor in Movies
Pros:
Nicole Kidman and Bette Midler. Interesting plot.
Nicole Kidman and Bette Midler. Interesting plot.
Cons:
A few things didn't make sense.
A few things didn't make sense.
I have liked Nicole Kidman for years. I have seen many of her movies and enjoyed them. I tend see her new movies as soon as I can. Some of them don t make it to the theater here in town, so I am forced to wait to rent them. I heard that she was going to be in The Stepford Wives last year sometime, and even before I really knew what the movie was about, I wanted to see it. I wasn t able to get to the theater as soon as I really wanted to see it, but I did get to see it. Joanna Eberhart was a very successful executive at a television network. She was presenting her new reality shows when a man..
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The Stepford Wives - Isn't It Time You Had The Ultimate In Perfection?Review created: 06/13/04
by: kristinafh -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
<b>Nicole Kidman</b> and <b>Bette Midler</b>.
<b>Nicole Kidman</b> and <b>Bette Midler</b>.
Cons:
<b>Christopher Walken</b> got on my nerves.
<b>Christopher Walken</b> got on my nerves.
I never saw the original Stepford Wives and aside from the trailers I've seen in the theater, I really haven't been in the loop about this remake. There's only one reason I saw it - Nicole Kidman. The story goes like this. Joanna Eberhart (Nicole Kidman) is a high-powered, broadcast executive who is fired at the top of her game because of some liability issues surrounding one of her shows. Her husband, Walter (Matthew Broderick), takes his depressed wife and two young kids to another town, where they can relax and start over. Stepford is beautiful. The houses are large, equipped with all of...
Review ID: 10000000001853739
Oz Needed Some Stepford Wives to Edit His FilmReview created: 06/18/04
by: beckytcy -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Bette Middler, Roger Bart, funny moments
Bette Middler, Roger Bart, funny moments
Cons:
some logic problems, Broderick seems lost, not scathing enough
some logic problems, Broderick seems lost, not scathing enough
Although Frank Oz s remake of the 1975 Stepford Wives film is set in the present day, the setting and tone are confused as he transforms the thriller into a dark comedy. Some thirty years later, many men still feel threatened by powerful career women, but I felt that the feminist themes in Oz s Stepford Wives struggled to remain relevant. Stepford Wives has several hilarious jokes and a couple of priceless scenes, but the film overall is a mess. Apparently, the filmmakers changed a few fundamental facts after the initial shooting but didn t go back to edit some of the earlier scenes, so...
Review ID: 10000000001853741
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