Beaches [DVD]

I bought this for my sister and it ended up being a classic she has always loved. It is a timeless story about true friendship that stands the test of time and really connects on an emotional level. She finds it to be an emotional tearjerker that makes her laugh and cry throughout the film. The acting is beautiful and the cast does an excellent job bringing the story to life. It is one of those movies that stays with you long after watching and is always worth revisiting.

I love this movie into the day every time I watch it. It still makes me cry, and I highly recommend this movie to everybody. This movie is a type of movie that you remember where you were and what you’re doing when you first saw this movie.

In Atlantic City two eleven-year-old girls meet on the beach. One is very loud and brassy, very show businessy, and the other more sedate and ladylike. The two become instant friends and mug for the camera as they have four pictures in a strip taken by one of those olden days coin-operated machines in an arcade. They tear the strip in two, and each girl keeps two pictures. The movie is bookended by two beaches, one in Atlantic City at the beginning and the other on the Pacific outside of San Francisco at the ending. Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey play the parts of the two women. Bette becomes a big singing star, the other becomes a lawyer. There are some good songs in the movie, but I wish Bette Midler had been given a few more really good numbers to sing to show off her talent. She and Hershey do good acting jobs in this movie. It's a real tear-jerker, heartwrenching, targeting the audience's tear ducts, but the film does have an aura of sincerity and authenticity. It has an interesting and well-constructed plot. The friendship has its ups and downs. Bette is selfish, egotistical, and envious. Her friend is better looking, better behaved, but has marital problems. Bette has marital problems too but because she puts her career first. A worthwhile movie, sentimental, touching, original and entertaining, but it's more than a chick flick.

Watching Beaches starts off feeling like a fun story about two completely different friends growing up together, but somewhere along the way it quietly turns into one of the most emotional movies ever made. The lifelong friendship between Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey feels real, messy, funny, and incredibly heartfelt. One minute you’re laughing at their completely opposite personalities, and the next minute you’re suddenly looking around the room wondering who started cutting onions. The music, especially “Wind Beneath My Wings,” hits hard and somehow makes the final scenes even more powerful. It’s the kind of movie that reminds you how important long-time friendships are—and how those friendships shape your whole life. Recommendation: If you’re in the mood for a classic movie about friendship that will absolutely wreck you emotionally (in the best way), this one delivers. Just prepare accordingly… tissues are not optional.

Not sure if I received it

I needed a movie to help me cry due to my oldest sister going into hospice. I was stuck in numbness. This movie worked like a charm. Loved it years ago and knew it would help me unlock all that I couldn't process on my own. Home alone with the dogs and a blanket on the sofa... worked like a charm. Thank you Bette Miller!!

DVD functioned as expected. Great movie!

This DVD was Used but looks & plays great