A River Runs Through It (1999, DVD)

This was a tear jerker. Interesting story line and excellent portrayls of people of that time. The acting was superb, the narration perfectly in sync with the story, and scenary beautiful, storyline heartwarming. I was disappointed in the ending,even tho I realized that it was true to life. It was one of Brad Pitt's great performances and not recognized as one. Great movie. I cried at the end and I am not a crier most of the time.

Oh, hell yeah...!!! Anything with Brad Pitt's gotta be good. He's such a sweetie. I could watch him fly fish all day and never get bored. Plus there's Montana with all of that beautiful open country... There is a moment in the movie where Brad Pitt's acting ability really shines. He wants to go back and gamble at the speakeasy he and his brother just got kicked out of. He implores his brother to return with him, he says his hands "are on fire", he can "feel it", he knows he is going to "win big". It is at this moment Brad Pitt appears to be absolutely crazy, a victim of gambling sickness. The look on his face is so real you don't know whether to cry for him or run away like hell. It's definately why he gets the big bucks. It is a very fine film. One of those wonderful gems you should see.

I love this movie, it's a mature heart tugger. I cried like a baby at a certain part and I've seen the movie over a dozen times and it still does it to me. I recommend for any mature person's library.

This movie is so real, it makes you want to go fishing. It made me wish I lived in that time zone as well as lived at the location. I love the outdoors and would love to go fishing in the area the movie was filmed. Great movie for the whole family to sit down and watch.

The Big Blackfoot River runs through the lives of a Presbyterian minister and father Reverend Maclean(Tom Skerrit) and his two sons Norman (Craig Sheffer) and Paul (Brad Pitt) in this luciously filmed movie in 1910-20s Montana. Brenda Blethlyn plays Mrs. Maclean as a good mother trusting in her husband's wisdom, judgement, and leadership.

Reverend Maclean raises his two sons to love fly fishing. In fact, he even competes with the boys to catch the largest fish on each outing. But first he home schools both boys throughout their childhood and is a strict teacher. He also rhythmically teaches them to fish to the beat of a metronome. Norman is basically a good son, and we learn that he becomes the narrator (Robert Redford) at the end. Paul, however, is not bad, but he fills his life with daring escapades like gambling, dating Indians, chuting the chutes (canoeing over the falls), and fighting. The movie really belongs to Paul as he stays home to become a locally famous fisherman reporter at the newspaper while Norman gets an English degree from Darmouth in Connecticut.

The movie is about Norman's return home one summer to meet his soulmate Jessie Burns (Emily Lloyd) and to spend the summer doing the grown up things that he was too young to do as a boy. It is a Waltons type movie, where family is everything, where friends meet at picnics and twilight gatherings around a gazebo, and on Sunday we are in church. Reverend Maclean is our preacher.

This movie won an Academy Award for Cinematography and was directed and produced by Robert Redford. Brad Pitt's character dominates the movie, but newcomer Craig Scheffer holds his own. You will love it if you love the outdoors and especially if you are a fly fisherman. It is like a scrapbook of a family that we get to view.

I love this movie because of the almost poetic dialogue in in the narration. Each of us has our private moments in which we reminisce about the experiences of our life. We like to think our memories are special. The beautiful poetry that the narration uses gives us assurance that no matter what those memories may be, they can be special. The simple story that so many of us can identify with is also a quality that makes this movie special. Finally, the poignant message at the end that even if we cannot help those that we love, we can still love them completely, without complete understanding.

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A great family movie with lot's of lifes lessons. Well written and great photography. Truly an enjoyable movie.

Heart touching movie. Beautiful scenery. This is a must see movie for someone that is an older sibling of a self destuctive sibling.
A real thought provoking movie.

The item was sent without its case, just only an envelope, and I even doubt the DVD is not the original one but a copy.

My DVD was mailed out and I recieved it promptly. It was supposed to be new, but I was dissapointed to open it and find several scratches on the DVD. (the DVD did work just fine though). SO, delivery was great- quality was average.

This movie will keep any sportsman, Brad Pitt fan or even anybody else wanting to see more at the end. Somewhat similar to Pitt's 'Legends of the Fall', it portrays two boys relationship with their father and their adventures growing up in early 20th century Montana.

Though not an "exact copy" of the book by Norman Maclean's book, Robert Redford does a masterful job of bringing this story to life. Mr. Redford has the best narrative voice available and filming the movie in the rugged beauty of Montana makes this a fantastic movie to watch. Having been a Fly-Fisherman since the age of 8, I can understand the way Norman Maclean's father felt about this most artistic of sportsman pursuits. Of course, being a Fly-Fishing guide at the time (1992 to present), I also noticed a marked increase among those who had seen the movie and wanted to learn how to fly-fish.
This movie deserved the three Oscars it recieved(Best Screenplay Adaptation, Best Music Score, & Best Cinematography) and, I my opinion, it deserved even more. In a time where movies are given rave reviews for shock content or philosophical lifestyle promotion, A River Runs Through It stands out as a beautifull filmed, superbly directed and hauntingly philosophical movie.
It is well worth watching and I recommend it to anyone without reservation.
Chris Kesler, Fly-Fisherman and Practitioner of Classical CHinese Medical Bodywork