What Women Want | | Cast : | Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt | | Director : | Nancy Meyers | | Studio : | Paramount Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | December 15, 2000 | | DVD Released Date : | December 29, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 04, 2005 | | Summary | Mel Gibson is handsome - The Movie | Content
 | There's one thing you will learn at the end of this movie (and it isn't even the title); that Mel Gibson is a good looking man. That's pretty much it.
So, Mel can read women's minds. So cue LOTS of scenes of women checking him out, forming clear, straight sentences in their minds (does anyone talk to themselves like the women in this movie? If anyone could read anyone's mind, wouldn't it just be a bunch of indeciphrable gibberish, half sentences, words, songs and ideas?)
But I digress. I can buy any premise if it's well thought out and, for a comedy - funny. And this isn't any of those things. Instead we get to see Mel mugging to the camera for an hour and a half until all you want to do is smash his head in with a shovel, Psycho II style. "Are you sure you won't have any tea, Mel? CLANNNNNNNG". Now THAT I would watch.
So, is this DVD What Women Want? Maybe, but only the really stupid ones.
The_Curmudgeon_Hates_You@yahoo.co.uk |
| Rating | | | Date | June 20, 2005 | | Summary | BATTLE OF THE SEXES | Content
| WHAT WOMEN WANT could have been a real bomb, but it is blessed with marvelous performances from both Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, and a keen sense of the behavior of the opposite sexes. While we never really understand why the electrical shock enables Gibson to hear the thoughts of women, that particular plot device takes a back seat to what happens with Gibson in his relationships with his new boss (Hunt); Marisa Tomei as a hottie at the coffeeshop; and Ashley Johnson as his estranged daughter. Alan Alda has a nice supporting turn as the manager of the agency. Gibson is undeniably charming, and Hunt is amazingly good in her complex role. Judy Greer does a fine job too as a suicidal employee drawn into Gibson's world. I was entertained by this film and impressed with Gibson's comic flare. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 20, 2005 | | Summary | Excellent movie, excellent music! | Content
| Few movies let you enjoy the experience of letting you check your brain at the door. This movie lets you do that. Highly recommend. Excellent movie, excellent music! |
| Rating | | | Date | March 14, 2005 | | Summary | Totally Enjoyable | Content
| It's too easy to dismiss this film with the term "Chick Flic".
Yes I did see the film with my Wife at a visit to a holiday resort, but it was my idea to see the film because I had seen the film before. And it was my idea to buy a copy of this DVD.
The film is thoroughly enjoyable, insightful, but most of all plain fun.
If you relax and just watch the film, it is plain enjoyable. If you want to know something about the deeper side of the film, check out the special features; you will find who contributed what to the film, and you might just be surprised at what the creative process was in the making of this film.
This film also works much better in Widescreen: I have seen it previously in VHS pan and scan, and the director did a great job ( but once you realise just how much coverage she did on each shot, you can't help but realise that a fair amount of the things that women say in the film must be at least partially true); Now, if only more males would admit that they did some of the same things for pretty much the same reason. And if you Speak Venutian, then good luck to you .
A GREAT film. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 18, 2005 | | Summary | Mel's hot | Content
| This movie rocked so much. Mel is such a hottie, even though he's old. I really did love it. Now, I couldn't get it a big fiver because it wasn't absolutely perfect. There were places where the pace kinda slowed down and times when side characters were given too much attention. The story was at its best when it focused on the love affair between Helen and Mel and on Mel's comic prowess. His advertising gig was great, too. |
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