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Diamonds
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$9.99
on 11-28-2008
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Features
Actors: Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Dan Aykroyd, Corbin Allred, Kurt Fuller
Directors: John Mallory Asher
Writers: Allan Aaron Katz
Producers: Gerald Green
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English, German, Polish
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating: 
Studio: Miramax Films
DVD Release Date: July 18, 2000
Run Time: 90 minutes
Average Customer Review:
  (8 customer reviews)
Reader Reviews
This review refers to the DVD edition(Miramax) of "Diamonds"... Thoroughly entertaining, more then a bit sentimental, and highly enjoyable, "Diamonds" is a gem of a film. It's a charming comedy that will have you smiling from beginning to end. Kirk Douglas, Dan Aykroyd, and Corbin Allred are three generations of the Agensky men who take you on an adventure you won't soon forget. Lance(Aykroyd) and the teenage Michael(Allred) are a father and son who's relationship is in dire need of some help.They are spending sometime together before Lance's ex remarries and Michael will move away with the newlyweds. They are en-route to visit Harry(Douglas), father of Lance, and their relationship is also in need of some major mending. Harry in his younger days, was "The Polish Prince" a welter-weight boxing world champion, but alas, has of recent lost his loving wife, and has had a stroke, and only has his memories to make him feel like the man he once was. For years, Harry has been retelling the family stories of his younger days, and one story especially, of some hidden "magic diamonds" is one he can't let go of. Although thought to be one of Harry's pipe-dreams, Lance and Michael are convinced to take a little adventure with grandpa to search for this long lost treasure. It's a joyous, funny, and sentimental ride with these three men who start out just trying to like each other, but somewhere between Canada and Reno discover how important they each are to the others. Oh and along the way..there's more bonding of another kind...ahem... they make a little pit stop at, as Harry puts it, a "Chicken Ranch". And what a treat not only for the boys, but for the audience as well, as the wonderful Lauren Bacall is "Sin-Dee", the Madam of the brothel and dubs their little adventure "a family project". Then there's the always fun and delightful Jenny McCarthy, who will be giving Michael his first experience of "life". Aykroyd is wonderful as the son and father trying to bring the three generations together. Allred is charming as the younger Agensky trying his best to annoy his Dad. Bacall..well, she's always a welcome treat and will steal your heart away once more. Kirk Douglas will move you to no end. His real life stroke does not keep him from being the great star that he is and playing a stroke victim, shows us that life is wonderful and you've got to move ahead no matter what the circumstances. He plays the part with great humor, courage and is not only very inspiring but will charm the socks off of you as well. The film has some great music that you might not be able to get out of your head for a while. Footage from Douglas's great boxing movie "Champion" is cleverly incorporated and shown as flashbacks to his younger days. The DVD is a good buy. It's a beautiful widescreen picture with vibrant colors from the beautiful scenery of the road trip to the flashing lights of Reno. The surround sound in 5.1 is excellent. There are cast and crew bios,and an entertaining featurette "The Life and Times of Kirk Douglas" included. It may be viewed in French and has English captioning. I found going through the set-up menu a little slow, but absolutley worth the wait. This film is heart warming, funny, inspirational and better than a month of therapy! Enjoy....Laurie
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