Practical Magic [Region 2] | ![Practical Magic [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21HZFB44GML._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Griffin Dunne
Actors: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Goran Visnjic
Category: DVD
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Rating:  319 reviews
Sales Rank: 159703
Format: Pal
Languages: German (Original Language), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), German (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), German (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Greek (Subtitled), Hebrew (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Icelandic (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Croatian (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 16322 / 1632295
EAN: 7321921163227
ASIN: B00004RYP6
Theatrical Release Date: October 16, 1998
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Actor Griffin Dunne improves a bit on his first film as a director, Addicted to Love, with this drama-comedy about a family of witches. Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock play spell-casting sisters of different temperaments: the former is a high-living, free-spirited sort, while Bullock's character is a homebody who can't get around a family curse that kills the men in their lives. A widowed single mom, Bullock gets into a jam with an abusive Bulgarian (Goran Visnjic) and is helped out by her sibling, but the result brings a good-looking, warm, inquisitive cop (Aidan Quinn) into their lives. The film has a variety of tonal changes--cute, scary, glum--that Dunne can't always effectively juggle. But the female-centric, celebratory nature of the film (the fantasies, the sharing, the witchy bonds) is infectious, and supporting roles by Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing as Kidman and Bullock's magical aunts are a lot of fun. --Tom Keogh
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 The devil is in the details ... May 25, 2009
Spatch3 (Central Coast, CA)
The devil is in the details, to use a cliched phrase. I first saw this movie when it first came out and even though I was a Christian at the time, inexplicably it was important to me that the movie gave witches a fair treatment. This movie was a portent of my future path, and seeing it today as a pagan leaning toward the Celtic path, I was pleasantly surprised that they really did give witches a fair treatment in this movie. Others have commented endlessly on the plot and the actresses performances, so I'll focus on the minutia/details:
While the sacrificing of a dove at the beginning for a love spell might not go over well with "fluffy bunny" pagans, this could happen in old school (east coast) craft. The Owens' Book of Shadows looks like a multi-generational BOS, the props department did their homework to make this artifact look real. The house and garden looked very much as if witches had lived there for multiple generations, again props to the sets department. I love the fact that most of the magic is subtle. While real witches, that I know, cannot blow on a candle to make it light, or keep tea stirring without touching a spoon, atropa belladonna, however, is one of the most toxic plants found in the Western hemisphere. The only God or Goddess mentioned is Hecate, and I have no idea if she could be invoked in necromancy. While she has been attributed as having ties to the underworld, necromancy is a big "no no" in any craft tradition. The recurrent theme that I liked the most involved the witches perception when they knew something was happening even if they didn't know what. This is the trap that I fall into when watching these movies: It is all a fantasy, and while telekenesis is an unrealistic goal on my path, heightened perception is not.
I believe this movies appeal in general has to do with having a little something for everyone: Romance, comedy, drama, fantasy, with a peppering of crime drama and horror thrown in for more "flavor." I agree that the best quotes in the film are: "There is no Devil in the Craft;" "You can't practice magic while looking down your nose at it;" "There's a little witch in all of us;" and "Sally just came out!"
I'll need to make a new category for my DVD collection called "good pagan movies," so far I only have this and both "Good Witch" movies to put on my list, now if only those others would come out on DVD.
GypsyBug.com approves April 8, 2009
Nicholas Olevsky (So Calif.)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
From time to time GypsyBug.com reviews movies for family value. This is a cute love story with a unique twist. We would say that it's a good one to have in your collection.
 Practical Magic, Super movie! April 3, 2009
"Paula" (WV. USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one super, super, super movie! I loved it so much I had to have it on DVD so I could watch it over and over and when ever I wanted! Thanks!
 Decent Product, Great Service! March 17, 2009
Melinda M. Morgan
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The DVD was in wide screen which was not apparent at the time of purchase. It was in good condition and was delivered very quickly. Overall I would purchase from this seller again!
"...you put the lime in the coconut..." :-) February 27, 2009
Master's Kittie (CT)
Sigh... I love this movie. I liked it when it first came out, and it has continued to grow on me over the years. A perennial favorite at our "goddess gatherings."
The aunts are played so well, for all that their parts are relatively small, by Dianne Weist and Stockard Channing. Sandra Bullock is one of my fave actresses, and Nicole Kidman is excellent, also. I wasn't so sure about Aiden Quinn the first time I saw it, but now I love his character more each time I watch the movie.
Margaritas, long-awaited true love, and an exorcism, just for spice! How can you lose?
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