Steel Magnolias | | Cast : | Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts | | Director : | Herbert Ross | | Studio : | Columbia/Tristar Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | November 15, 1989 | | DVD Released Date : | April 02, 2002 | | Language : | English (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed), Portuguese (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), English (Original Language), Portuguese (Original Language), Chinese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 31, 2005 | | Summary | The Tearjerker To End All Tearjerkers | Content
 | I had always been apprehensicve about watching "Steel Magnolias". I generally find tearjerkers boring and manipulative. I loved "Terms Of Endearment", but that had a lot of humor in it (all coming from Jack Nicholson). But my parents begged me to watch it. Well, I loved it. It is hard for me to put into words how much I loved this movie.I don;t know if it's because everyhting's I wanted to say about it has been said, or becuase I'm too tired to come up with anything good to write. So I will basically rate it like this:
Plot: 5/5 (Realistic and life affirming)
Cast: 5/5 (Stop criticizing Daryl Hannah. She was perfect for Anelle)
Performances: 5/5 (I'm still shocked nobody won an Oscar)
Standout Scene: The entire funeral sequence.
Standout performer: Everyone gave equally perfect performances, but Shirley MacLaine was pure pleasure as Weaser. Her hysterical one liners stole the show. She reminds me so much of my Aunt Dora.
Extras: 3.5/5
Overall rating 5/5
I hope you found this review informative and helpful. Bottom line: a must see movie.
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| Rating | | | Date | March 09, 2005 | | Summary | A must see movie ! | Content
| I have seen this movie dozens of times and enjoy it every time.
Oh yea .. Sally Field is just so amazing in this film. She has been crying every time I watch it!
I have read all these reviews and I was surprised. I feel that each character in the movie did a fantastic job! This movie really makes you appreicate life and the people that are in it. It's one of my all time favorite movies. I also recommend "Fried Green Tomatoes". That is also a great movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 02, 2005 | | Summary | How can you not like this movie? | Content
| I have been watching this movie since I was a little kid, and there's no telling how many times I have seen it. But, I still cry every single time I see it and I was so excited when I saw it was out on dvd. i agree that they could have picked someone else to portray "anelle" but everyoe else was wonderful. the acting is superb and the stryline is perfect. I almost wish they could have made a second one but there is no doubt that it could not compete with this one. It is definetley going to go down as one of the great classics and I recommend it to anyone, male or female. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 30, 2005 | | Summary | A Hometown Classic | Content
| I think this will probably go on some list one day as one of the greatest movies of the 20th century. Not only was the cast diverse and perfectly chosen, they really brought out the truth of the movie. This movie really made people realize that no one has a perfect life, and that even when mirales happen, so do tragedies. Julia Roberts (Shelby) and Sall Field (M'Lynn) really entertained audiences with their dramatic, yet sometimes comedic, relationship as mother and daughter.
The town that this movie was filmed in is actually when I attend college right now--Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The town itself is almost exactly like it is protrayed in the movie: there really is an annual Christmas festival that is just as wild as it was in the movie, people really are friendly, and that cemetary where "Shelby" is buried at really does exist and is really creepy!
It's also exciting life like Shelby's really did exist. "Shelby"--although not her real name, in real life was a member of the Phi Mu Fraternity at NSU, and her little boy "Jack" is actually in one of my classes!
It's really neat knowing that such a classic movie was made right here in the town in which I am studying.
So, despite the horrible southern accents (the actresses were taught to speak like they were from Georgia and not Louisiana!), this movie is a great family movie and will cause your heart to drop and your eyes to tear. Five stars! |
| Rating | | | Date | December 22, 2004 | | Summary | Addictive... | Content
| I normally do NOT watch "chick flicks," I often find them to be annoying and cliched. Don't get me wrong, this movie is filled with annoying moments(most involving Daryl Hannah,) but there is an addictive quality that cannot be explained. I have problems with Olympia Dukakis' "accent" and Sally Field's over-acting, but whenever I see that it is on television...forget it. I am tied up for the next two hours.
Another thing...was Daryl Hannah the only person available to play the part of Annelle? Surely a better choice could have been made. Nothing personal, but her portrayal of the wayward Jesus freak was like fingernails on a chalkboard. |
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