Indian Summer | | Cast : | Alan Arkin, Matt Craven | | Director : | Mike Binder | | Studio : | Buena Vista Home Vid | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Full Screen | | Released Date : | April 23, 1993 | | DVD Released Date : | September 03, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 10, 2005 | | Summary | Its A Camp Thing!!!!! | Content
 | If you dont like this movie, if you didnt get the humor, you probably werent ever a camper or a camp counselor. This isnt an oscar worthy film, the plot isnt mind blowing, the writing doesnt include big words, BUT its a 5 star film anyway. Why? because it rings true to so many emotions and so many real life experiances, so much that it will make you look up old camp friends because you just remembered how much you love and miss them. The relationships you make at camp last a lifetime, they weather time and distance and camp will always be your home away from home. I know many people who met as campers, and ended up counselors together, then ended up getting married and now thier kids go to camp. There is always an "Uncle Lou", the cabins all smell (...), everyone sneaks out and gets "dirty dogged", there is always writing on the walls, there are always pranks, and there is always a "shrek king", . It doesnt matter where you went or when, this is all universally true. That is why this movie is one of my favorite movies of all time. I cry everytime Diane Lanes character is running and she flashes back to when she was racing her husband and she sees him go ahead of her, the kids are cheering,its such a great moment. So if your a camp person, definatly watch this movie, if you are not, watch it with an open mind and heart and send your kids to a camp after words. By the way, I have wrapped the Bell with maxi pads plenty of times it works!! |
| Rating | | | Date | July 01, 2005 | | Summary | BUYER BE CAREFULL | Content
| This one is tricky for most of the dvds out there are full frame fitted format. But there are also some in the widescreen aspect ratio format. I was in best buy and had to study the packaging very carefully because you can barely tell the difference. on the back look for 2005 as the date in small print on the bottom and in tiny black letters widescreen. Both packages are totally alike except for the dates. It is true I have it in Widescreen. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 21, 2005 | | Summary | HELLO MUDDAH HELLO FADDAH | Content
| The classic Allan Sherman song sneaks in and out of this movie and is especially apropos as director Sam Raimi (playing a complete buffoon in a delightful performance) tries to get the campers' luggage off their boat. It's humor also frames this delightful, if slow paced, character study. Mike Binder has assembled a great ensemble in this leisurely tale of recapturing youthful innocence and memories. The adults return to the camp they last frequented 20 years earlier for a kind of reunion under the tutelage of loveable Uncle Lou (a marvelous Alan Arkin). Kevin Pollak as the rather ascerbic Brad keeps saying how the place looks so much "tinier" than it used to look, not facing the fact that the camp hasn't changed..he's just gotten bigger..and older. While few cliches are left unturned, Binder manages to give us interesting, realistic characters whose life choices have either made them happy or left them wanting more. Bill Paxton portrays the only youth kicked out of camp; we find out the reason why; Diane Lane is good as the widow of a young medical intern, who is having a hard time facing a life alone; Elizabeth Perkins is the perky Jennifer, the smart mouth who is also combating loneliness; Vincent Spano and Julie Warner are the married couple with communication problems; Matt Craven is the macho sexist who brings along his 21 year old fiancee (Kimberly Williams) more as a trophy than a real person. Old memories and hurts resurface and in spite of the fact that there is no real "big" dramatic breakthrough, Binder lets his actors flesh out their roles and the result is one of those films that make you smile and appreciate the love that went into the film. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 09, 2005 | | Summary | Good movie, fair DVD | Content
| Indian Summer is a favorite movie of mine, yet I had only seen it on the VHS 4:3 format. I was disappointed that the DVD is listed as NTSC, which generally means the 4:3 pan-and-scan format. Upon reading other reviewers' comments about the DVD actually being widescreen, I immediately purchased the DVD. It turns out the the DVD listing and the reviewers were both right/wrong. The DVD IS in 4:3 NTSC format, but shows the entire widescreen version of the film. (Is this what they mean by "letterbox" format?) Anyway, I can see what I had previously been missing, but yet the reproduction quality is low when compared to true widescreen format DVDs. The other thing is that the film's sound is only digital stereo, no surround options at all. In short, buy this DVD for the great performance of the ensemble cast and warm feel of the movie, but don't expect much performance from the DVD. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 15, 2005 | | Summary | an excellent way to determine value of reviews | Content
| This is schlock at its very worst. This film has one useful attribute. Don't ever watch it, BUT write down every reviewer who gives it more than one star (except the single reviewer who gave it two because it was a soporific), and then you will have a list of "positive reviews" which you can check to find films that you should never, ever, buy or even rent--no matter how cheap. This is one of the worst films ever made. |
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