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    Notting Hill [Region 2]

    Notting Hill [Region 2]


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    Director: Roger Michell
    Actors: Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Richard Mccabe, Rhys Ifans, James Dreyfus
    Category: DVD


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    Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 384 reviews
    Sales Rank: 250665

    Format: Anamorphic, Full Screen, Ntsc
    Languages: French (Unknown), English (Unknown), German (Unknown), English (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
    Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
    Region: 2
    Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
    Running Time: 124 Minutes

    EAN: 3333297900508
    ASIN: B00004VY1L

    Theatrical Release Date: May 28, 1999

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    Editorial Reviews:

    Amazon.com essential video
    They don't really make many romantic comedies like Notting Hill anymore--blissfully romantic, sincerely sweet, and not grounded in any reality whatsoever. Pure fairy tale, and with a huge debt to Roman Holiday, Notting Hill ponders what would happen if a beautiful, world-famous person were to suddenly drop into your life unannounced and promptly fall in love with you. That's the crux of the situation for William Thacker (Hugh Grant), who owns a travel bookshop in London's fashionable Notting Hill district. Hopelessly ordinary (well, as ordinary as you can be when you're Hugh Grant), William is going about his life when renowned movie star Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) walks into his bookstore and into his heart. After another contrived meet-cute involving spilled orange juice, William and Anna share a spontaneous kiss (big suspension of disbelief required here), and soon both are smitten. The question is, of course, can William and Anna reconcile his decidedly commonplace bookseller existence and her lifestyle as a jet-setting, paparazzi-stalked celebrity? (Take a wild guess at the answer.) Smartly scripted by Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral) and directed by Roger Michell (Persuasion), Notting Hill is hardly realistic, but as wish fulfillment and a romantic comedy, it's irresistible. True, Roberts doesn't really have to stretch very far to play a big-time actress who makes $15 million per movie, but she's more winning and relaxed than she's been in years, and Grant is sweetly understated as a man blindsided by love. Together, in moments of quiet, they're a charming couple, and you can feel her craving for real love and his awe and amazement at the wonderful person for whom he has fallen. The only blight on the film is its overbearing pop soundtrack, though Elvis Costello's heart-wrenching version of "She" gets poignant exposure. With Rhys Ifans as Grant's scene-stealing, slovenly housemate and Alec Baldwin in a sly, perfectly cast cameo. --Mark Englehart

    Amazon.com
    They don't really make many romantic comedies like Notting Hill anymore--blissfully romantic, sincerely sweet, and not grounded in any reality whatsoever. Pure fairy tale, and with a huge debt to Roman Holiday, Notting Hill ponders what would happen if a beautiful, world-famous person were to suddenly drop into your life unannounced and promptly fall in love with you. That's the crux of the situation for William Thacker (Hugh Grant), who owns a travel bookshop in London's fashionable Notting Hill district. Hopelessly ordinary (well, as ordinary as you can be when you're Hugh Grant), William is going about his life when renowned movie star Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) walks into his bookstore and into his heart. After another contrived meet-cute involving spilled orange juice, William and Anna share a spontaneous kiss (big suspension of disbelief required here), and soon both are smitten. The question is, of course, can William and Anna reconcile his decidedly commonplace bookseller existence and her lifestyle as a jet-setting, paparazzi-stalked celebrity? (Take a wild guess at the answer.) Smartly scripted by Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral) and directed by Roger Michell (Persuasion), Notting Hill is hardly realistic, but as wish fulfillment and a romantic comedy, it's irresistible. True, Roberts doesn't really have to stretch very far to play a big-time actress who makes $15 million per movie, but she's more winning and relaxed than she's been in years, and Grant is sweetly understated as a man blindsided by love. Together, in moments of quiet, they're a charming couple, and you can feel her craving for real love and his awe and amazement at the wonderful person for whom he has fallen. The only blight on the film is its overbearing pop soundtrack, though Elvis Costello's heart-wrenching version of "She" gets poignant exposure. With Rhys Ifans as Grant's scene-stealing, slovenly housemate and Alec Baldwin in a sly, perfectly cast cameo. --Mark Englehart


    Customer Reviews:   Read 379 more reviews...

    4 out of 5 stars Chick Flick   July 2, 2009
    I. Reyes (USA)
    And I love it! Have seen it many times & had to add it to my collection.


    5 out of 5 stars Notting Hill   June 16, 2009
    Olivia Day (Saint Marys GA)
    I am very happy! Love the movie, can't even count how many times I have already watch it!! ;) Thank you Amazon


    1 out of 5 stars Boring, wooden acting   May 17, 2009
    Paula (Portland, OR)
    1 out of 1 found this review helpful

    When the disc froze 1/2 way through, I popped it out. Way too much hemming and hawing from Hugh Grant (who can be very funny and even act sometimes). Julia (in a true line from the movie) says 'I'm not a good actress and I'll get older and then I'll just be someone who used to be famous' ... She doesn't act, just has her wide smile fill her role.




    5 out of 5 stars Enchanting   February 26, 2009
    Karen (Fort Wayne, IN USA)
    I found this movie by accident and I'm very glad I did as it is truly wonderful.

    Julia Roberts plays Anna Scott, the most famous film star in the world. Initially Anna is buried deep within her armor which she uses to insulate her from the rest of the world.

    Hugh Grant plays William Thaker, the owner of a tiny bookstore that only sells travel books. It is obvious from the beginning that William really has no direction in life other than to move from day to day.

    The magic begins to happen when Anna walks into the bookstore one. If you look for it you can see that she is attracted to William, but is unwilling to open herself up and take a chance. William on his part can't believe that the very famous Anna walked into his store.

    There are several more encounters including a dinner out and William taking Anna to his sisters birthday party. Little by little Anna is dropping her defenses for William, but I think he is having a hard time accepting that this is really happening.

    I don't want to ruin the film for anyone so I just say that the process of getting to the end is sad and wonderful at the same time. There are some major stumbling blocks along way but what relationship hasn't encountered any of those.

    This film is highly recommended and has a high re-watch quotient. Enjoy!



    5 out of 5 stars Great movie   February 10, 2009
    A V Writer
    I've always liked this movie. Boy meets girl, etc, with a brush of fame. Fun story, nice special features. The product itself is great--no problems. The actual delivery wasn't as quick as I had expected it, though.


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