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Epicurus.com - What Dreams May Come
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List Price: $9.99
Our Price: $6.99
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Manufacturer: Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Starring: Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow, Jessica Brooks Grant
Directed By: Vincent Ward
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780783277547
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 0783277547
Label: Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Manufacturer: Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2003-03-04
Running Time: 114
Studio: Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1998-10-02
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Editorial Reviews:
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Robin Williams and Annabella Sciorra star in this visually stunning metaphysical tale of life after death. Neurologist Chris and artist Annie had the perfect life until they lost their children in an auto accident; they're just starting to recover when Chris meets an untimely death himself. He's met by a messenger named Albert (Cuba Gooding Jr.) and taken to his own personal afterlife--a freshly drawn world reminiscent of Annie's own artwork, still dripping and wet with paint. Meanwhile a depressed Annie takes her own life, compelling Chris to traverse heaven and hell to save Annie from an eternity of despair. The multitextured visuals seem to have been created from a lost fairy tale. Heaven recalls the landscape paintings of Thomas Cole and Renaissance architecture complete with floating cherubs, while hell is a massive shipwreck, an upside-down cathedral overgrown with thorns and a sea of groaning faces popping out of the ground (one of those faces is German director Werner Herzog). Williams is the perfect actor to play against the imaginative computer-generated imagery--he himself is a human special effect. But the lack of chemistry between Williams and Sciorra is painfully apparent, and the flashback plot structure flattens the story's impact despite its deeply felt examinations of the heart and the spirit. Still, there's no denying Eugenio Zanetti's triumphant production design and the Oscar-winning special effects, which create a fully formed universe that is at once beautiful, eerie, and a unique example of movie magic. --Shannon Gee
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Summary: Most beeautiful movie ever...
Comment: I have always loved this movie, not just for the story, but also for the artistic value as well. I have never seen any movie that has such beautiful colors and creative artistry. Anyway, the seller shipped this to me almost as soon as I ordered it. I believe I got it two days after I ordered! It plays beautifully with no scratches or smudges on the DVD.
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Summary: Great motion picture experience!
Comment: What Dreams May Come is a great movie that touches on possible aspects of what may follow after death. It posits that there may indeed be a reality, however counter-intuitive, of life after death. This movie is based on the book writen in the 70s. Some may consider the book better than the movie, but as a person who has read the book too, I would not necessarily say that. I think the book is also very good, but at the same time I just think that the book and movie are just different ways of portraying the same subject. Some of the themes and elements are the same, even though the book goes into far more details on the subject.
I just think that the book and movie are both very good, but they are also very different. One is not necessarily better than the other, but the movie rendition of the book, while not an exact replica of the story therein, is a very good rendition. This movie won an Oscar, so that should tell all about how great this motion picture experience really is.
Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Max Von Sidow all do absolutely excellent acting jobs. The special effects are dazzling and tremendous! The concepts about life after death are also very thought provoking. In fact, these concepts are based on alledged facts that Richard Matheson himself uncovered doing research for his book. Even on the front piece of the book he mentions that the research on the subject of life after death in his story is solid and accurate, even though the story itself is fictional account that is woven around the theory of life after death.
For anyone with an open mind and/or has any concerns or interests in what may indeed be the fate of us all after death, I highly recommend this very telling tale. The story is sometimes shocking, sometimes happy and sometimes very sad. But overall I don't think anyone seeing this movie will be disappointed in it whatsoever. I think most people will be pleasantly surprised by the story and special effects and the intellectual stimulation they may get out of watching this film.
5 stars!
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Summary: A great Movie.
Comment: I very much enjoyed the movie. I'm a big Robin Williams fan. I will say it is a must see. Roxanne Hayes
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Summary: Great Movie and Great Service!
Comment: I was extremely pleased with my purchase. It was listed as "brand new" and it was. I had rushed delivery in one day and that is exactly when I got it. I highly recommend the movie and the Amazon.com for all your purchases!
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Summary: This dream will exaust you and your senses
Comment: Before I wrote this, I read around a few of the other posted reviews here and at the IMDB,( Internet Movie Database ) and what I read surprised me. There are obvious religious arguements to be made in the absense of "God" in the afterlife, and after death having the abillity to continue to move our fate forward in the afterlife for a better end result. Anyway you slice it this movie will react with the viewer in a powerful way, and it will be different for everyboby. Example, I would feel much different viewing the loss of children perhaps if I wasn't a parent myself, and could agonize with the uncomprehensible loss of a child, for me events like that have impact. The loss of your own life in the middle of busy life events due to a split second tragedy, leaving those behind crazy for your loss...and the guilt you would feel if you could experience what your death did to the lives of the ones you leave behind. This film really is not supposed to be Heaven or Hell, just what momments of your own personal relationships and memories could best describe your own individual " forever " if you could take it all with you. I think Robin Williams and the whole cast is wonderful, viseral and heartbreaking and they will touch you and make you think, the artificial worlds they inhabit are nothing short of breathtaking. this movie is really an examination of the life of a couple and a family and where these lives end up forever when life on earth is done, and ultimately it's a wonderful conclusion. Very highly recomended.
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