Product description

Ghost in the Shell 2

Price: £0.01
RRP: £19.99
Average customer rating: 5.0

Binding : DVD
EAN : 5014138211059
Label : Cinema Club
Manufacturer : Cinema Club
Publisher : Cinema Club
Release date : 2006-03-13
Title : Ghost in the Shell 2
Actor : Array
Audience rating : Suitable for 12 years and over
Format : PAL
Languages : Array
Number of items : 1
Region code : 2
Running time : 105
Studio : Cinema Club
Theatrical releaseDate : 1980-02-27

Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Actor, and Screenplay, Kramer vs. Kramer remains as powerfully moving today as it was when released in 1979, simply because its drama will remain relevant for couples of any generation. Adapted by director Robert Benton from the novel by Avery Corman, this is perhaps the finest, most evenly balanced film ever made about the failure of marriage and the tumultuous shift of parental roles. It begins when Joanna Kramer (Meryl Streep) bluntly informs her husband Ted (Dustin Hoffman) that she's leaving him, just as his advertising career is advancing and demanding most of his waking hours. Self-involvement is just one of the film's underlying themes, along with the search for identity that prompts Joanna to leave Ted with their first-grade son (Justin Henry), who now finds himself living with a workaholic parent he barely knows. Juggling his domestic challenge with professional deadlines, Ted is further pressured when his wife files for custody of their son. This legal battle forms the dramatic spine of the film, but its power is derived from Benton's flawlessly observant script and the superlative performances of his entire cast. Because Benton refuses to assign blame and deals fairly with both sides of a devastating dilemma, the film arrives at equal levels of pain, growth, and integrity under emotionally stressful circumstances. That gives virtually every scene the unmistakable ring of truth--a quality of dramatic honestly that makes Kramer vs. Kramer not merely a classic tearjerker, but one of the finest American dramas of its decade. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

Customer reviews

review by: The Amazon Reviewer date: 2007-05-15 rating:

Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer is one film to hold on too and not forget. It isn't one of the most popular films ever made and is certainly one of the weakest best picture films, but it does not mean it still isn't important. I thought the movie was well done and made you just want to watch more and more of it. The performances were the best positive for the film and Dustin Hoffman played one of his best roles he's ever done as the lonely workaholic who has to take care of his son, as his wife separates from him. Billy, who is Hoffman's son, played another great performance along with Meryl Streep, playing the depressed mother of Billy. I highly recommend it.

review by: bliss1969 date: 2006-02-19 rating:

Kramer versus Kramer
Fantastically thought-provoking film. Incredibly moving acting by Streep, Hoffman (as always) and by the little chap who plays the son. The court scene is an emotional rollercoaster as your alliances shift from Ted to Joanne and back again. Such a beautifully crafted film. An absolute must see. The ending will stay with you long after the film had finished. A classic.

review by: date: 2002-08-09 rating:

Powerful and still relevant
From the first scene the well-crafted story grips you, and throughout the movie the virtuoso acting and superior direction are dizzying. This is a powerful film which explores the personal and social consequences of a family break-down. It broke new ground at the time of the original release, focusing as it does on a careerist father left to cope with his young son after his wife deserts them. It is quite astonishing how relevant it all still seems; Hoffman's Ted Kramer starkly defines the work that ultimately has to go into fatherhood, family and friendship. The ending is surprising and provokes deep emotions that stay with you long after you've put the disc back in the box.

review by: date: 2000-11-09 rating:

Fantastic - if you don't cry, you're not human!
This is one truly amazing film. The acting is superb, from both Hoffman and Streep, with both characters managing to gain sympathy from the audience. You will feel Joanna's pain as she is forced to leave her child, and also her heartache of telling her husband that she wants custody. Hoffman's performance makes you cry at his misfortunes, and laugh at his beautiful moments as he learns about the joys of parenting. The ending is absolutely superb, and totally unexpected. I was crying for days afterwards!

An absolutely marvellous film, deserved winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.

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