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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: New Line Home Video
Salesrank: 369
Released: February 3, 2004 |
| Our Price: $6.31 |
| Used Price: $4.98 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
This comedic and touching family film follows the adventures of a shy young boy (Haley Joel Osment) who is sent to spend the summer with his eccentric uncles (Michael Caine, Robert Duvall). At first shocked by his uncles' unconventional behavior that includes ordering African lions through the mail, the boy soon becomes enthralled with unraveling the mystery that has followed the uncles for years. Hearing tales of their exotic adventures involving kidnapped princesses, Arabian sheiks and lost treasure, not only brings him closer to his uncles but also teaches him what it means to believe in something... whether it's true or not.
Description of Secondhand Lions (New Line Platinum Series):
If you can get past its thick layer of syrup and molasses, Secondhand Lions reveals itself as a thoroughly decent family film that anyone can enjoy. It gets a little sappy sometimes, but there's something to be said for a movie in which Michael Caine and Robert Duvall play eccentric old brothers who take the easy approach to fishing: instead of a peaceful rod and reel, they use 12-gauge shotguns. When 14-year-old Walter (Haley Joel Osment, teetering on puberty) spends an eventful summer with his great-uncles on their vast Texas farmland (he's been dumped there by his delinquent mom, played by Kyra Sedgwick), he soon discovers they've lived lives full of adventure, excitement, passion, and mystery. Either that or they're old-time bank robbers with a long criminal record, and writer-director Tim McCanlies (who invested similar warmth into The Iron Giant) does a nice job of concealing the truth until the very end. Full of enriching lessons and homespun humor, Secondhand Lions has more substance than most family films. If you enjoyed Holes, you'll probably enjoy this movie, too. --Jeff Shannon
Secondhand Lions (New Line Platinum Series) Reviews:
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2009-12-26 - Secondhand Lions was a very funny movie. It is a movie that the whole family can watch. I've watched it 4 times since I purchased it. Excellent movie. Recommend it for the whole family.
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2009-12-23 - A wonderful movie! A "must-see' for families! Characters are so believable that you feel that you are sitting on the front porch with them "shooting" at the salesmen! Got your curiosity up?
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2009-12-23 - Great movie, from two acting icons. this movie is going to be a classic.
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2009-12-14 - this is a really wonderful movie, funny with a good moral message. i recommend it to ages from teen to adult. delightful to watch, a movie i can watch again and again.
THe absolute BEST movie ever
2009-12-09 - I have bought and given this movie to several friends. It's a great movie with splendid acting by Robert Duvall and Michael Caine. A story beautifully told. Good for every family, young and old.
