| The War of the Roses | 
 enlarge | Actors: Patricia Allison, Harlan Arnold, Sean Astin, Peter Brocco, Dan Castellaneta
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 8231
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Thx, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 116
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2002339D
UPC: 024543023395
EAN: 0024543023395
ASIN: B00005QFES
Theatrical Release Date: December 8, 1989
Release Date: December 18, 2001
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Condition: A DVD that is shrink-wrapped and has apparently been unopened, in perfect or near-perfect condition. Shipping email and confirmation tracking included. 100% of your purchase helps Goodwill create jobs and change lives.
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Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and Danny DeVito reunited for a third time to fabulous effect in this dark, disturbing comedy of martial trauma and revenge, which couldn't be more different from their sunnier outings in Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile. Douglas and Turner, in career-best performances, are the materialistic, consumer-driven Roses of the title (Oliver and Barbara) whose seemingly perfect marriage has soured beyond repair; their only point of contact, aside from their two college-bound kids, is their meticulously maintained dream house, which Douglas bought and Turner decorated to perfection. When Turner gets a taste of financial independence, she asks Douglas for divorce--all she wants is the house and everything in it (aside from his clothes and shaving kit). He laughs at her and she punches him in the face. Things only get worse from there, as nasty divorce proceedings (with DeVito as Douglas's lawyer) give way to insults, threats, ruined dinner parties, and pet abuse. And through it all, the Roses begin destroying their beloved home and its contents, just to spite each other. DeVito, who also directed, takes Michael Leeson's blacker-than-black screenplay and gives it a hyperstylized spin, complete with skewed camera angles and wonderfully expressionistic cinematography (by Stephen Burum) as Douglas and Turner barricade themselves in their house, both refusing to give an inch. Shocking for a mainstream studio picture, with its unsympathetic protagonists, escalating bitterness, and disturbing finale, Roses is a poisonously funny valentine to both marriage and '80s materialism, tempered only by its framing device as a cautionary tale. Definitely not a date movie. --Mark Englehart
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 05/09/2006
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 Still good but starting to become "Dated" August 18, 2008
When I first saw this movie, I found it most enjoyable. Now in 2008, it has lost some of its humour. However, it is still a good & very watchable movie - but it is no londer a "great" movie.
 Great husband and wife story August 15, 2008
Great DVD. Amazon delivered this dvd on time (Before the expected date), in great condition and kept me posted from the time it left them, to the time it was put into my Mailbox. Highly recomend, and definatly will be shopping with Amazon agan.
A really interesting movie! June 30, 2008
Once you see this movie its hard to forget! Have been married for 41 years, never divorced, and after viewing this movie would never want to be either! Great Movie!
Excellent Dark Comedy That Keep's Getting Better And Better! June 24, 2008
This is a wonderful film! Everything about it, the acting, the direction, the writing, everything has a place. One of the most unique, unpredictable, and funnest film's I have ever seen. Strong performances from the entire cast. I highly recommend this film to anyone who loves perfect entertainment.
I Do, I Don't. June 21, 2008
The War of the Roses is a wickedly entertaning dark comedy starring for the third time, Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. Directed by Danny De Vito who also stars follows the courtship and then marriage of The Roses through the good times and the many bad times. The couple decide to divorce and the bitter twosome become so ruthless that they who do anything to get what they want from the divorce settlement. The ending will leave you breathless, definitely not a cutesy romantic comedy. Enjoy!
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