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Secondhand Lions (New Line Platinum Series)

Secondhand Lions (New Line Platinum Series)
Director: Tim Mccanlies
Actors: Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment, Kyra Sedgwick, Nicky Katt
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD

List Price: $12.98
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 375 reviews
Sales Rank: 256

Format: Ac-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: TRNDN6904D
ISBN: 0780646398
UPC: 794043690426
EAN: 9780780646391
ASIN: B0000YTP02

Theatrical Release Date: September 19, 2003
Release Date: February 3, 2004
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
A comedic and touching family film about a shy boy who finds shy boy who finds himself spending the summer with a pair of cranky & eccentric great-uncles have a mysterious and secret past. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 09/12/2006 Starring: Michael Caine Robert Duvall Run time: 107 minutes Rating: Pg

Amazon.com
If you can get past its thick layer of syrup and molasses, Secondhand Lions reveals itself as a thoroughly decent family film that anyone can enjoy. It gets a little sappy sometimes, but there's something to be said for a movie in which Michael Caine and Robert Duvall play eccentric old brothers who take the easy approach to fishing: instead of a peaceful rod and reel, they use 12-gauge shotguns. When 14-year-old Walter (Haley Joel Osment, teetering on puberty) spends an eventful summer with his great-uncles on their vast Texas farmland (he's been dumped there by his delinquent mom, played by Kyra Sedgwick), he soon discovers they've lived lives full of adventure, excitement, passion, and mystery. Either that or they're old-time bank robbers with a long criminal record, and writer-director Tim McCanlies (who invested similar warmth into The Iron Giant) does a nice job of concealing the truth until the very end. Full of enriching lessons and homespun humor, Secondhand Lions has more substance than most family films. If you enjoyed Holes, you'll probably enjoy this movie, too. --Jeff Shannon


Customer Reviews:   Read 370 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Wonderful film, if a bit dubious   October 30, 2008
This film made me laugh from the inside and left me happy. This is what a movie experience is meant to be. The humor is not crass, the characters quirky, and the main character holds the plot together nicely.
Parts of the film seem a little far-fetched, but that only contributes to its likeability in my eyes. It's clearly the product of someone's imagination, uncluttered by mainstream garbage.
An enjoyable family movie, just don't expect it to hold any lessons on honesty :-)



5 out of 5 stars Thank you!   October 23, 2008
Nancy J. Wentworth (Boston, MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Not only was this movie entertaining but educational. Somewhere along the way, it seems people have forgotten the most important values in life. To the producers of the movie.....thank you for that reminder.


5 out of 5 stars Even my husband loves it...   October 23, 2008
SLWatson (NE Ohio)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This movie is one of very few family-style movies that my husband (Army, police officer, lover of explosions and Die Hard and that) loves. It's funny, but even more than funny, it has a wonderful message. It's impossible to nitpick the good or the bad with Second Hand Lions; you can only watch it and enjoy it. A must see for anyone with kids, or without. Even cynics are invited.


5 out of 5 stars Secondhand Lions   October 19, 2008
D. Moore (Gulfport, MS)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Thoroughly enjoyed this movie; has it all. Bought this one as a gift. When I find a good movie or book, like to share it with others.


5 out of 5 stars Second Hand Lions   October 17, 2008
Jennie B. Hougestol (Red Deer Alberta, Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is the fourth time I have purchased this same movie. It is one of our favorite movies and the reason I have purchased several movies is that I have given the movie to friends.
Thanks for making it available.
Sincerely,
Jennie Belle Hougestol


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