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VHS : Steel Magnolias [1990]

starring: Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Daryl Hannah
directed by: Herbert Ross


Audience Rating: Parental Guidance Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 5014138176426 Format: Dolby, PAL, Surround Sound Label: 4 Front Video Manufacturer: 4 Front Video Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 4 Front Video Release Date: July 01, 2002 Running Time: 113 minutes Sales Rank: 5509 Studio: 4 Front Video Theatrical Release Date: November 15, 1989	Average Rating: List Price: £5.99 Price: £3.94 You Save: £2.05 (34%) Prices subject to change.
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Amazon.co.uk Review:
Based on Robert Harling's play and directed by Herbert Ross, Steel Magnolias is a comedy-drama that follows several years in the lives of women who regularly see one another at a beauty shop in their small Louisiana hometown. The story deepens as Julia Roberts, playing a serious diabetic and the daughter of Sally Field, goes downhill healthwise. But as an ensemble piece, this is one of those enjoyably lumpy tearjerkers with many years' worth of stored truths suddenly being shared between the characters, lots of grievances aired, that sort of thing. Daryl Hannah and Shirley MacLaine assume the most eccentric roles, Dolly Parton the most fun and Olympia Dukakis the most dignified, while Sally Field essentially provides the moral and emotional centre of the movie. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- A gem of a film.....
I have watched this film many, many times over the years and it's still as great as the first time I watched it. A superstar cast brings with it quality acting and a superb script. Don't think I've ever watched it without crying, so if you're a Steel Magnolias virgin, or coming back to it for a repeat viewing - be sure to have the tissues at the ready....
It also has one of my all-time favourite quotes, which is something I live by...
"I'd rather have one moment of wonderful than a lifetime ... Read More

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- What an INCREDIBLE Masterpiece!
No matter how many times I watch this film, I am NEVER bored. In fact, I am captivated til the bitter sweet end.

The film focuses on the collective and individual lives of 6 women of various ages, who have had their highs and lows. The main focus is on the mother/daughter relationship played by Sally Field and Julia Roberts.

You see the strong bond of parent and child and your heart physically hurts at the tragic and emotive parts. I have never been so moved in my life. I cried so ... Read More

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- A superb show!
First of all I must say I was very impressed with the quality of the DVD itself. The film is among my all time favourites and I find myself laughing out loud and then crying tears of sadness. The cast is truely wonderful, including the likes of Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Dolly Parton etc. Shirley MacLaine and Olympia Dukakis are also a great comedy duo bouncing off one another so well. The film shows how friends and family support each other in times of great sorrow and joy.

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- Love this film!
I'm sure that any film reviewer would not put this in his list of the top 10 films of all time, but it is way up there in my personal list. It is just a great feel good film which over a period of several years depicts the lives of several women as the get on with life as best they can. Dolly Parton, Olympia Dukakis, Sally Field, Shirley McLaine, Daryl Hannah, and Julia Roberts star. All aspects of life are there, right from birth to death and theres some great comedy in there too tyhough the film is ... Read More

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- Fantastic film
I'm not a fan of Julia Roberts; her presence is usually enough to make me shun a film. She was terrific in this, though her accent was terrible (she's originally from Georgia; the accent in Louisiana is different). All of the other actresses turned in superb performances (even though nobody's accent was right)!

This film often doesn't go down well with British audiences because they don't really understand the culture in the American south. As a Texan (right next to Louisiana) I'm much more ... Read More

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