CHARMING AND COMPLETELY ENGAGING!
Added 5/22/2009
Ever since I made an Ammie Friend who's namesake is "Gregory's Girl" I have wanted to see the film that carries the same name! I saw that it was coming on cable and I finally got my chance!
The film is shot in Scotland, but I believe the version I watched is the one with a softer voice over dub for U.S. audiences. I didn't mind this as I am not familiar with this movie to no the difference. I believe the DVD has both versions so you can make the choice yourself.
The story is really well done and the cast and direction are spot on in this really charming and funny film. The lead actor is hysterical and is sort of a cross between a young Mr. Bean and one of the Bay City Rollers!lol! It's truly a undiscovered gem for the U.S. and deserves a lot of credit for it's honesty and realistic viewpoint.
I haven't seen this DVD, but I know I will be buying it and I will add information as needed after I see it first hand. This is a real winner folks...don't pass it up!
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Nostalgic Eighties Humor
Added 6/3/2008
This is one of the movies I would take to an isolated island.
Crazy, nostalgic in a funny way, and WHAT CHARECTERS!!! Use ONLY the Scottish language when you watch, have subtitles instead.
This is the kind of movie you can look at once a year :-)
Mats Wester/ Uppsala Record & DVD Exchange/ Sweden
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Sweet and funny
Added 2/22/2008
What a good film. Wholesome and fresh after all these years. When will someone put Bill Forsyth's "Comfort and Joy" out on DVD for the US market?
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Try this pastry
Added 2/15/2008
Name the last "coming-of-age" teen comedy you saw that didn't rely on a barrage of cheap jokes or compromising situations with fresh-baked pastries for laughs. I would have to go all the way back to 1981, for writer-director Bill Forsyth's delightful examination of puppy love, Scottish style. Gawky teenager Gregory (John Gordon Sinclair) goes gaga for Dorothy (Dee Hepburn), a fellow soccer player on the school team. Gregory receives love advice from an unlikely mentor, his little sister (Allison Forster). His male classmates offer advice as well, but of course they are just as clueless as he is (although they put on airs of having deep insight on the subject of girls, naturally). In fact, Forsyth gets a lot of mileage out of that most basic truth about adolescence-the girls are usually light years ahead of the boys when it comes to the mysteries of love. Not as precious as you might think, as Forsyth is a master of low-key anarchy and understated irony. Some viewers may have trouble navigating the thick Scottish accents, but it is well worth the extra work. Also starring Clare Grogan, whom 80s music fans may recall as lead singer of Altered Images (their biggest hit was "I Could Be Happy") and Red Dwarf fans will recognize as the original "Kristine Kochanski".
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Gregory's Girl
Added 7/6/2007
Bill Forsyth's delightful coming-of-age film rings consistently true, recreating those universal growing pains experienced by boys in their teens. Lovely Scotland setting (admittedly with some thick accents to decipher) and appealing juvenile performances make this a keeper. Forster is adorable as Gregory's wise, precocious sister. A subtle charmer.
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CHARMING AND COMPLETELY ENGAGING!
Added 5/22/2009
Ever since I made an Ammie Friend who's namesake is "Gregory's Girl" I have wanted to see the film that carries the same name! I saw that it was coming on cable and I finally got my chance!
The film is shot in Scotland, but I believe the version I watched is the one with a softer voice over dub for U.S. audiences. I didn't mind this as I am not familiar with this movie to no the difference. I believe the DVD has both versions so you can make the choice yourself.
The story is really well done and the cast and direction are spot on in this really charming and funny film. The lead actor is hysterical and is sort of a cross between a young Mr. Bean and one of the Bay City Rollers!lol! It's truly a undiscovered gem for the U.S. and deserves a lot of credit for it's honesty and realistic viewpoint.
I haven't seen this DVD, but I know I will be buying it and I will add information as needed after I see it first hand. This is a real winner folks...don't pass it up!
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Nostalgic Eighties Humor
Added 6/3/2008
This is one of the movies I would take to an isolated island.
Crazy, nostalgic in a funny way, and WHAT CHARECTERS!!! Use ONLY the Scottish language when you watch, have subtitles instead.
This is the kind of movie you can look at once a year :-)
Mats Wester/ Uppsala Record & DVD Exchange/ Sweden
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Sweet and funny
Added 2/22/2008
What a good film. Wholesome and fresh after all these years. When will someone put Bill Forsyth's "Comfort and Joy" out on DVD for the US market?
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