Notting Hill [HD DVD]

Buy This Item Notting Hill [HD DVD]  List Price: $19.98  Available from Amazon  $10.99  on 10-29-2008     Features Actors: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Richard McCabe, Rhys Ifans, James Dreyfus Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen Language: English, French Subtitles: English, French Region: All Regions Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number of discs: 1 Rating: Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment DVD Release Date: August 28, 2007 Run Time: 124 minutes Average Customer Review:   378 Reviews 5 star:  (221) 4 star:  (70) 3 star:  (27) 2 star:  (28) 1 star:  (32) See all 378 customer reviews...   (378 customer reviews) Reader Reviews This review is from: Notting Hill (Collector's Edition) (DVD) Let me just say that I'm not particularly a Julia Roberts fan. So when my wife asked to go see Notting Hill in the theater, I politely declined... but I figured that I'd give her a suprise and buy the DVD for her. Well, I sat and watched it with her, and was pleasantly suprised, myself! Set in the real-life Notting Hill section of London, this VERY fairy-tale story is filled with moments of true belly-aching laughter, painful heartbreak, and one delightful "car chase." Julia Roberts portrays Anna Scott, a fifteen-million-dollar per picture movie actress who gets tangled in the trappings of love with William Thacker, a bumbling, but likeable book-shop owner convincingly played by Hugh Grant. Notting Hill wastes no time in setting up this premise and rockets off from there. The film moves along at a good pace and only has one noticible slow spot. The music chosen to accompany the film is beyond perfect. Watch the screen closely when you hear "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers. I would be remiss if I did not mention "Spike". Rhys Ifans plays Spike, William's very odd, very Welsh flat mate. You can't help but laugh every time he's on the screen. Luckily, the director and editor didn't over-do Spike's antics, so we can truly enjoy the moments when he's on. The Collector's Edition goodies make the DVD a true gem and a great bargain. The musical highlights let you quickly jump into the middle of the movie to enjoy a song while watching the movie roll. (After you've watched the movie, go find "Ain't No Sunshine"!) The deleted scenes give a glimpse of what could have happened in the film. After watching, I'd say that I agree with the director's choice of endings. This movie proves that romantic comedies can still be done well... and you don't have to have Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan to do it.  Comment | Permalink |  function showYesNoCommunityResponse(uId,result,value) { var msgLayer = getElement("thanks" + uId); if ( result == "SUCCESS" ) { msgLayer.innerHTML = "Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.com readers and reviewers. Your vote will be counted and will appear on the product page within 24 hours."; } else { showVoteErrorResponse(msgLayer,result,value); } } (Report this)

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