Say Anything

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To know Lloyd Dobler is to love him. Diane Court is about to know Lloyd Dobler.

In this charming, critically acclaimed tale of first love, Lloyd (John Cusack), an eternal optimist, seeks to capture the heart of Diane, an unattainable high school beauty and straight-A student (Ione Skye). He surprises just about everyone - including himself - when she returns the sentiment. But Diane's over-possessive, divorced dad (John Mahoney) doesn't approve and it's going to take more than just the power of love to conquer all.

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Starring John Cusack, John Mahoney, Ione Skye

Directed by Cameron Crowe

Running time: 113 minutes

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Seven years after he earned his first screen credit as the writer of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, former Rolling Stone writer Cameron Crowe made his directorial debut with this acclaimed romantic comedy starring John Cusack and Ione Skye as unlikely lovers on the cusp of adulthood. The casting is perfect, and Crowe's rookie direction is appropriately unobtrusive, no doubt influenced by his actor-loving, Oscar®-winning mentor, James L. Brooks. But the real strength of Crowe's work is his exceptional writing, his timely grasp of contemporary rhythms and language (he's frequently called "the voice of a generation"), and the rich humor and depth of his fully developed characters. In Say Anything... Cusack and Skye play recent high school graduates enjoying one final summer before leaping into a lifetime of adult responsibilities. Lloyd (Cusack) is an aspiring kickboxer with no definite plans; Diane (Skye) is a valedictorian with intentions to further her education in Europe. Together they find unlikely bliss, but there's also turbulence when Diane's father (John Mahoney)--who only wants what's best for his daughter--is charged with fraud and tax evasion. Favoring strong performances over obtrusive visual style, Crowe focuses on his unique characters and the ambitions and fears that define them; the movie's a treasure trove of quiet, often humorous revelations of personality. Lili Taylor and Eric Stoltz score high marks for memorable supporting roles, and Cusack's own sister Joan is perfect in scenes with her onscreen and offscreen brother. A rare romantic comedy that's as funny as it is dramatically honest, Say Anything... marked the arrival of a gifted writer-director who followed up with the underrated Singles before scoring his first box-office smash with Jerry Maguire. --Jeff Shannon

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Say Anything is great........2007-07-31

Say Anything

This is John Cusack at his earliest, clearly showing he will be BIG as he ages. I bought this for my daughter and thoroughly enjoyed it and have now watched it several times!! John is a good guy, rebel, hero and heart breaker in this movie (not specifically in this order). If you are a Cusack fan, or if you wonder who he is, buy this movie. You won't be disappointed.

Great Acting, predictable Story.......2007-07-29

I'm not exactly sure what to make of it. Judged as a whole I would say I didn't really like it, but taken as individual scenes or moments, there's a lot to like.

I'll start with the negative first. One of the big reasons I didn't care for this movie is because it is another teenage romance that follows the typical boy-gets-girl, boy-loses-girl, boy-gets-girl again format. I hate that format. I'm not a huge romance fan in general, but I can live with "the hero overcomes huge obstacles to get the girl at the end" type story. But to have the hero win the girl's heart twice during the same movie seems needlessly repetitive to me. Whenever the hero gets the girl in the first half hour of the movie, you know you're in trouble, because there will be some manufactured crisis that doesn't make any sense that will cause them to split, and then there will be a lot of sappy emotions and fake crying, and then there will be another manufactured crisis at the end that will cause them to get back together again.

(At least this movie didn't follow the boy-gets-girl, boy-loses-girl, boy-gets-girl, boy-loses-girl-again, boy-gets-girl again, etc format. Like "10 Things I hate about you", which could have been a great movie if it would have just ended an hour and a half earlier than it did.)

Also I didn't really care much for the actress who plays the heroine of this movie. And I could have done without most of those father/daughter sappy scenes.

John Cusak however is great. He does a good job of playing up the friendly guy, but nervous talker who doesn't know when to shut up.

Also at points I thought his character in this movie reminded me of my old roommate. Which is why I think John Cusak is such a great actor. He does a great job of playing the everyman, and has a way of vaguely reminding you of somebody that you actually know from real life. And when you think about it, this quality is surprising rare in Hollywood actors. When was the last time Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt actually reminded you of someone you know?

Also the quirky humor in this movie is great if particular scenes can be isolated. Like the conversation about old people and the way their mouths move. Or the scene with the guys out in front of the drug store on a Saturday night. Or John Cusak as the awkward dinner guest. All of those scenes are enough to redeem this movie into the category of watchable and even re-watchable.

80's genre.......2007-07-23

This movie is a goodie too. For fans of John Cusack like myself, it's a touching story of a a father who doesn't really give his daughter much time to socialise. John Cusack's character is in love with her and wants to get to know her better, but her father has other ideas. Great music and even Eric Stolz makes a cameo in it too. Watch out for him in a scene wearing a bird suit. It's a soft version of the teenage angst, but still delightful to watch.

fabulous dvd and movie.......2007-06-27

I actually just caught the movie on Encore the other week, and it was excellent. I thought the commentary was really interesting, and the special features were pretty good too!

I LOVE IT.......2007-06-08

John Cusack gives an amazing performance. You can't help but fall in love with Lloyd Dobler. The movie is funny, engaging and completely romantic. The ending is perfect and if you are a hopeless romantic, you MUST see this movie.

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Say Anything is great.
Great Acting, predictable Story
80's genre
fabulous dvd and movie
I LOVE IT

Say Anything
Starring: John Cusack , Ione Skye , John Mahoney , Lili Taylor , and Amy Brooks
Director: Cameron Crowe
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ASIN: B00008G7UK
Release Date: 2003-01-14

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In this charming critically-acclaimed tale of first love, Lloyd (John Cusack), an eternal optimist, seeks to capture the heart of Diane, an unattainable high school beauty and straight-A student (Ione Skye). He surprises just about everyone-including himself-when she returns the sentiment. But Diane's over-possessive, divorced Dad (John Mahoney) doesn't approve and it's going to take more than just the power of love to conquer all.

Customer Reviews:

Say Anything is great........2007-07-31

Great Acting, predictable Story.......2007-07-29

80's genre.......2007-07-23

fabulous dvd and movie.......2007-06-27

I actually just caught the movie on Encore the other week, and it was excellent. I thought the commentary was really interesting, and the special features were pretty good too!

I LOVE IT.......2007-06-08

Perfect Date Movies Vol. 1- Love & Romance (Life or Something Like It / Love is a Many Splendored Thing / One Fine Day / Say Anything)

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Perfect Date Movies Vol. 1- Love & Romance (Life or Something Like It / Love is a Many Splendored Thing / One Fine Day / Say Anything)
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer , George Clooney , Mae Whitman , Alex D. Linz , and Charles Durning
Director: Michael Hoffman , Stephen Herek , and Cameron Crowe
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ASIN: B000JLTRAO
Release Date: 2007-01-30

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Disc 1: SAY ANYTHING Disc 2: LOVE IS A MANY SPLORED THING Disc 3: LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT Disc 4: ONE FINE DAY

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Once in a While a Bit of Nostalgia Suits the Palate
love 80's movies
OK c'mon you know it's a cult favorite .....
Satisfied?
The rock band dream... 80's girl style

Satisfaction/Say Anything
Starring: Justine Bateman , Liam Neeson , Trini Alvarado , Scott Coffey , and Britta Phillips
Director: Joan Freeman (II)
Manufacturer: Fox Home Entertainment
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ASIN: B000FILV1O
Release Date: 2006-07-25

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It's hard to believe there was ever a time when Justine Bateman was a bigger star than Julia Roberts, but Satisfaction is the evidence of that brief moment. It's also a movie unjustly maligned, perhaps because it's a little more frank about the sexuality of young women than older male movie critics find comfortable. Jennie Lee (Bateman, Family Ties) and her band (Roberts, soon to become one of the biggest movies stars in the world; Trini Alvarado, Little Women; Britta Phillips, later to be the bassist for the rock band Luna; and Scott Coffey, the only actor to appear in both Ferris Bueller's Day Off and David Lynch's Mulholland Drive) go to a beach town where they get a gig playing in a club run by a former songwriter (Liam Neeson, Schindler's List). Over the course of a summer, they fall in love, have sex, and play rock and roll--but the tone and texture of the movie is more American Graffiti than Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Perhaps because Satisfaction was directed by a woman, the girls are startlingly well drawn and distinct, despite the movie's episodic nature. Surprisingly, the music has some grit to it, perhaps because it was produced by the legendary Steve Cropper (of Booker T. and the MGs). Even more surprising, Roberts doesn't pop out as a future star; watching Satisfaction, you could imagine that anyone in this strong ensemble--even Justine Bateman--could go on to great things (if anyone stands out, it's Britta Phillips, who then dropped out of movies altogether). Satisfaction is not profound, but it is more honest and nonjudgmental about the messiness of life, youth, and love than the overwhelming majority of teen movies. Debbie Harry has a brief but memorable cameo. --Bret Fetzer

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Once in a While a Bit of Nostalgia Suits the Palate.......2006-12-03

SATISFACTION is not a great movie by any shakes, but taken for what it was meant to be - a slightly naive tale of a girls' band that has a summer of adventure, love and opportunity for the big time nut opts instead to become just a group of life-long friends - it is a well done bit of pastiche. Thanks to the simple script by Charles Purpura and to the sensitive direction of Joan Freeman the little story works well.

The interesting aspect of the film is the cast. The band consists of leader Justine Bateman with Trini Alvarado, Britta Phillips, Scott Coffey as the token male, Deborah Harry and yes, the movie debut of Julia Roberts! Liam Neeson serves as the love interest for Justine Bateman's character and Michael DeLorenzo has a small part, too. The music is fun and the cast commits to the idea of the film well. Strange to see a film from 1988 with the established stars disappearing and the 'newcomers' taking flight. Grady Harp, December 06

love 80's movies.......2006-07-31

i am a big fan of the 80's movie even though most are a bit corny. And the same goes for this one at times but i love it. You get to see Julia Roberts and a younger Liam Neeson which is great. Also has a pretty good sound track and Justine Bateman does a good job of lip-syncing. Save when it looks as if she is gonna eat the mic. Over all is a good movie. Hope this review helped. Enjoy the movie.

OK c'mon you know it's a cult favorite ..... .......2006-05-06

Holy smokes Justine Bateman, Julia Roberts and Liam Neeson all in one moview and not a Partridge to be found anywhere ..... I myself have been a fan of Betman for some time and could never really figure out why we havent seen much much more of her over the years ... it's has to be that hot hot 'animal' sexuality that probably turns most women off ... HMMMM

Anyway this is a great light hearted movie .. do not expect any writing above grade 5 level .. Julia Roberts plays an oversexed band member and her best scene was the one she spends 24 hours humping in the bands van ... Liam Neeson was great (what else do you expect) as the 'older' man drinking himself into obscurity ... he's supposed to be somewhat dislikable with redeeming values nut because hes such a damned good actor .... he actually bordered on being a very obnoxious dirtbag with no redeeming values...

As for Bateman well what can i say that I havent said here already .....

Satisfied?.......2006-01-24

I bought this for a friend, as a big surprise for her 26th birthday. This used to be her favourite movie, when she was a young'n.
I'd never seen it before and it's full of unknowns- apart from Julia Roberts in a bit part role and Liam Neason as a moody 'older man' type love interest.
I wasn't particularly looking forward to finding out what all the fun was about- but I gave it a shot.
It's pretty poor. But in a really good way! When you were a youth in the 80s all the chick flick teen drama movies were pretty shabby, but they had such charm... the girls were pretty, the music was catchy and the love stories were completely ridiculous- but that hardly matters when you're 9.
I thoroughly recommend it to anyone that has a vague memory of it- because it'll bring back those 'feelings'! But apart from that.... just watch Dirty Dancing again or something..!?

The rock band dream... 80's girl style.......2006-01-11

Satisfaction... is it goofy? Yes. Dated? Definitely 80's. Light/Fluffy? Yes. Bad acting? I bet Julia Roberts would pay to have her scenes erased forever. All of these questions miss the point however!! The appropriate question about this movie should be, "Is it FUN?", and the answer is "Oh yeah!".

Like day time talk shows, comic books, and that old Poison album hiding in the back of your closet, this movie is a guilty pleasure to be enjoyed, but never admitted to! If you are in, or just really like rock bands, this movie is even better (almost inspirational). It's a fun romp with a young (mosly girl) band who land the ultimate gig at a summer beach resort. Music, mayhem, and rock band movie cliches ensue. The humor is funny.... the "drama" is even funnier (the lead guitarist breaks her drug addiction in one day, because the band tells her to!)! Be sure to look for Debbie Harry (Blondie), who turns in the movie's best acting performance in a five minute cameo. The soundtrack is strangely good (retro 80's), and the "band" in the movie actually performs on it! See the movie, and you will have no doubt that Justine Bateman sang her own vocals... which may or may not be a good thing!

If you've ever strummed an electric guitar, or just dreamed of rocking out and hitting the road with your friends, you must see this movie!!

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Starring: John Cusack , Ione Skye , John Mahoney , Lili Taylor , and Amy Brooks
Director: Cameron Crowe , and Raja Gosnell
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ASIN: B0002IQKVS
Release Date: 2004-08-03

The Ultimate Chick Flick Collection (The Banger Sisters / Ever After / Moulin Rouge / Say Anything... / Someone Like You / Where the Heart Is)

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decent collection

The Ultimate Chick Flick Collection (The Banger Sisters / Ever After / Moulin Rouge / Say Anything... / Someone Like You / Where the Heart Is)

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Wedding Crashers - Unrated (Widescreen New Line Platinum Series)

ASIN: B0000AINLV
Release Date: 2003-10-14

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Contains:

Disc 1: Someone Like You Disc 2: Where the Heart Is Disc 3: Moulin Rouge Disc 4: Ever After Disc 5: Say Anything Disc 6: Banger Sister

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decent collection.......2003-11-20

I don't actually own the box set, but i know enough about the movies. Combined, they do make a semi good set, but i imagine it would be hard to find someone who doesn't own a single one of these movies already, so i kinda find the box set useless unless theres more to it then they reveal.

'The Banger Sisters' 2 out of 5 stars - I saw it, it was okay, but i don't really want to see it again so i wouldn't buy it. It is one of the 2 movies in this set that i DON'T own, and it would stop me from buying this set. I think A Walk In The Clouds would have been a much better 6th disc.

'Ever After' 5/5 - I love this movie, it's sweet, romantic and takes a good take on a classic. It's great acting, it sticks to Cinderella in many ways, but makes it more interesting then most versions. (including the Disney animated version which i also love)

'Moulin Rouge' 5/5 - My second fav movie of all time. It's great, it's unique in many many ways, and it's just all around brillant. The only problem here is that the box set says it's 6 disc, so i'm asuming that it is not the special edition of Moulin Rouge, which if you are a fan of the movie is worth the extra money.

'Say Anything' 5/5 - Classic love story, possibly one of the best romantic comedy high school flick ever. And the DVD is jammed pack full of enough extras that it almost makes up for the single disk version of Moulin Rouge for most people (not including me)

'Someone Like You' 5/5 - This one is pretty good, it's cute, it's funny, and the way it's told is great. Ashley Judd is brillant in it, and Hugh Jackman is so cute. And the ending is way better then the ending to the book (Animal Husbandry by Laura Zigman) tho the book is really good.

'Where The Heart is' 4/5 - I don't have this one DVD yet, but it is on my list, and i do own the VHS tape. It's cute, a lil slow at parts tho. (Just a update, i do own it on DVD now)

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Disc 1: The Devil Wears Prada Widescreen Feature Disc 2: Say Anything Widescreen Feature

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Say Anything is great.
Great Acting, predictable Story
80's genre
fabulous dvd and movie
I LOVE IT

Say Anything... [Region 2]
Starring: John Cusack , Ione Skye , John Mahoney , Lili Taylor , and Amy Brooks
Director: Cameron Crowe
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Say Anything is great........2007-07-31

Great Acting, predictable Story.......2007-07-29

80's genre.......2007-07-23

fabulous dvd and movie.......2007-06-27

I actually just caught the movie on Encore the other week, and it was excellent. I thought the commentary was really interesting, and the special features were pretty good too!

I LOVE IT.......2007-06-08

True Music: Say Anything, Hot Rod Circuit, Isis, Sunk Loto (2 DVD Set - WMVHD DVD & Standard Definition DVD)

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AVOID AT ALL COSTS

True Music: Say Anything, Hot Rod Circuit, Isis, Sunk Loto (2 DVD Set - WMVHD DVD & Standard Definition DVD)

Manufacturer: HDNet
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ASIN: B000GETTDE
Release Date: 2006-06-19

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True Music is packed with tunes from four aspiring bands. Today`s line up includes punk rock bands `Say Anything` and `Hot Rod Circuit.` Plus heavy sounds from `Isis` and Australian rockers `Sunk Loto.` This DVD-R will not play on a standard DVD player. It contains Windows Media Video High Definition (WMVHD) content. View WMVHD content on a Windows PC (3GHz or faster recommended) with Windows Media Player for the true HD experience of 720p and stereo sound. The second disc contains the same video content in Standard Definition and will play on a standard DVD player.

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AVOID AT ALL COSTS.......2006-08-04

This is worth about $1. The info on this is completely misleading. There are no worthwhile performances on this disc. The way it works is the band will be performing, but after about 2 minutes, it will cut to the group being interviewed(in the most banal possible fashion - eg "How long have you been into music?", "Do you like being on the road?", etc. arrggg) by some incredibly stupid female host. Then it cuts back to the live performance for anther minute or two, and then back to dumb, boring interview from hell. Then it's on to the next band. There is about 30 minutes of content total on this DVD.

I am an ISIS fan and bought this thinking I was getting a live performance shot in High Definition. What I got was aproximately 4 - 5 minutes of music interspersed with an equal amount of unbelievably bad interview. Let me repeat 4 - 5 MINUTES OF MUSIC PER BAND. A typical ISIS song is 7 - 9 minutes long. And that 4 - 5 minutes is spread across 2 SONGS. Thanks so much for 2 whole minutes of each song.

The video and sound quality is excellent, and comparable to the original HD broadcast. Too bad the content is so unbelievably thin. This disc is just barely worthy of being freely given away with a magazine. Do not buy this under any circumstances.

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