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starring: Jim Armenti, William E. Arnold Jr., Joe Benoit, Helen Boston, Louise Canady directed by: Stephen Walker  List Price: $27.98 Amazon.com's Price: $19.99 You Save: $7.99 (29%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: YOUNG AT HEART (DVD MOVIE) EAN: 0024543527022 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 16, 2008 Running Time: 107 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: 2007 Sales Rank: 264 MPN: 2252702 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Get ready to rock out with the most entertaining "golden oldies" you will ever meet, a fun-loving senior citizen’s choir called Young@Heart. To prepare for a show in their hometown that is only weeks away, the lovable seniors must learn a slate of new songs, ranging from James Brown to Coldplay. The chorus’ tireless musical director leads the group through a series of hilariously chaotic rehearsals, proving that hard rock can be hard work — especially when you’re hard of hearing! Climaxing in a triumphant performance that will leave you cheering, their inspiring story celebrates the unbreakable bonds of friendship and the life-affirming power of music! Amazon.com: The questions start as soon as you know that Young@Heart is about a group of singing senior citizens as they prepare for and then perform a concert with a repertoire consisting of songs by the likes of Coldplay, Sonic Youth, and James Brown. Can this premise, basically a novelty, sustain itself for nearly two hours? Will the director give in to the temptation to make it schmaltzy and sentimental? Will we be laughing at these oldsters, or with them? The answers: yes, no, and a little of both. Directed by British filmmaker Stephen Walker, the 2007 film takes place primarily in Northampton, MA, home to the Young@Heart chorus, whose average age is 80. Most readily admit to preferring classical and musicals to the pop and rock given to them by music director Bob Cilman, and some of the tunes--Sonic Youth’s "Schizophrenia," Allen Toussaint’s "Yes We Can Can" (once a hit for the Pointer Sisters), and Brown’s "I Got You (I Feel Good)"--prove especially vexing. But the singers’ good natures and determination to master the material over some six weeks of rehearsals carry the day. Most of all, while they thoroughly enjoy themselves, it’s no joke to them, and thus not to us, either. Of course, folks this age are bound to have health issues; indeed, the specter of death hangs over the scene like a banshee, occasionally making itself right at home. But the chorus members’ insistence on carrying on in the wake of tragedy makes for a climactic concert that’s moving and powerful--Fred Knittle, who had withdrawn from the group due to heart issues but whose beautiful bass voice remains intact, returns for this one show to deliver a version of Coldplay’s "Fix You" that will bring a tear to the eye of the most flint-hearted cynic. Mixed in along the way are the group’s "videos" of songs like the Ramones’ "I Wanna Be Sedated" and David Bowie’s "Golden Years"; bonus features include deleted scenes and a brief featurette about Young@Heart’s gig in Los Angeles. --Sam Graham Beyond Young @ Heart on DVD
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 Rating: - beautiful documentaryA really beautiful film, which was trully funny in places and trully sad in others. Well worth watching. Rating: - We all should be "Young@Heart"!Young@Heart This documentary was such a surprise as music, inspiration, humor, drama, and joy. It connects us with our oldest generation, showing their lives, struggles, triumphs, and tragedies, but mostly their determined spirits. I bought it to take to the nursing home where my Mother is. We will be serving Christmas cookies and sharing the laughs and tears! Rating: - Rock onThis is a little gem of a movie. Not smarmy and sentimental but feel-good with plenty of depth. The oldsters in the movie certainly give ME a model for growing older: open minded and enjoying every bit of life. Rating: - Inspiring !I loved this video. First saw it in the theater . Shows people living life to the fullest. It has it all . Laughter!tears! The joy of living! Rating: - It's True: You Will Laugh & CryIt may sound like it, but this is no cliché: this movie will make you laugh and cry. It's true. In a day with so much garbage being put out, this was a refreshing film to view - something true, too. It's a documentary about a group of old-timers (senior citizens, if you will) from Northampton, Mass., who tour and sing rock 'n roll. There is something absurd, outrageous, comical and entertaining about seeing an 89-year-old imitating James Brown and screaming, "I Feel Good!" What we witness ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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