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Here On Earth [DVD] [2000]
enlarge	Director: Mark Piznarski Actors: Chris Klein, Leelee Sobieski, Josh Hartnett, Michael Rooker, Annie Corley Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£5.99~~ Buy Used: £0.74 as of 24/11/2009 08:50 GMT details You Save: £5.25 (88%) New (14) Used (15) from £0.74 Seller: zoverstocks Rating: 7 reviews Sales Rank: 20611 Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), Czech (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Hebrew (Subtitled), Hungarian (Subtitled), Icelandic (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), English (Original Language) Rating: Parental Guidance Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 120 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5039036009089 ASIN: B000064210 Theatrical Release Date: March 24, 2000 Release Date: June 30, 2003 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Lovers of weepies might overlook the plot weaknesses of IHere on Earth/I in favour of the strong performances and the prospect of a good cry. Slumming among the locals of a small New York town, Kelley Morse (Chris Klein)--graduating senior at a posh prep school and all-around insufferable rich kid--engages the testosterone of one of the hicks (Josh Hartnett) when he flirts with the guy's girlfriend, Samantha (LeeLee Sobieski). A car chase ensues, resulting in Samantha's family's diner getting blown up, which in turn lands the boys in hot water with the law. The upshot is the snotty rich kid is sentenced to help the locals rebuild the diner. p A romance develops between Kelley and Samantha, apparently because they like a particular Robert Frost poem. So now they're deep, see. But then their love is tested when Samantha contracts Ali McGraw disease. You know, that's the sudden disease Ali McGraw gets in ILove Story/I--really an excuse to emphasise the strength of the characters' love. You don't know what you got till it's gone, right? p This film would be pretty bad if the performances weren't so engaging, especially LeeLee Sobieski's, who seems to be channelling Helen Hunt in this movie. However, Chris Klein never makes us believe for an instant that his arrogant character could make the changes he does, or that his and Sobieski's characters could ever really get together. The script is too thin to support any motivations and the film falls into formulaic weepy territory unlikely to appeal to teen tear ducts. --IJim Gay/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 7 1 2 Next » Simply the best... July 10, 2005 3 out of 3 found this review helpful This film is purely one of the best I have seen. It is emotional, thought-provoking and engaging. Yes, the script is a tad predictable and you are left with a sense of 'I know where this is going' before it happens, but for me it is pure gold. Leelee is a stunning actress, the film had me captivated from beginning to end. Wonderful. Excellent!!! A film that deals with love, death, jealousy. May 30, 2002 3 out of 4 found this review helpful A truly wonderful film, with a great twist, i can guarentee that you will be moved by this film. It is a story of first love, and the pain involved in losing that love, forever. here on earth July 12, 2004 Huw G J Crimmins (Cardiff United Kingdom) 1 out of 2 found this review helpful It is a deep and moving film which is well actea all the stars are brilliant in it and it is an anazing film A romantic tale... December 20, 2005 Kurt Messick (London, SW1) 7 out of 8 found this review helpful Perhaps I am a softie or a romantic, but I can't agree with many who pan this film. It is far from the greatest of films, but it was touching in many ways. It is rather formulaic, but the formula works here for the most part. A rich upstart teenager comes into a small town and manages to get into a fight with a local and burn down the local diner. In a made-for-television kind of Solomonic wisdom, the judge sentences them to work together to rebuild the diner, Mabel's Table, the 'hot spot' of this whistle-stop town. Rich out-of-towner and local boy fight over the local girl, who has a tragic secret she is concealing. pLeelee Sobieski, plays the lead as Samantha, the local girl track star whose knee gave out, jeopardising her chance to go to college. Chris Klein plays Kelley, the spoiled rich kid who is nonetheless intelligent and has a heart he begins to discover during his time in the small town. Josh Hartnett is Jasper, the local boy who wants nothing more than to keep things the way they are, including his relationship with Samantha. Most of these performances are servicable without being stellar; they are typical romantic B-film fare, with many long, ponderous glances overlooking scenic views, and silly situations in which everyday life is shown. pThe action is slow, but then, it isn't meant to be a fast-paced film. Samantha is torn between the comfortable sameness of her life in the small town with Jasper and her family, and the attraction that rich 'bad boy' Kelley represents, particularly after she learns he does have a heart. Samantha overhears Kelley reciting the valedictory speech he was prevented from delivering because of his sentence to build the diner; Kelley in the end does get to the deliver the speech, under different circumstances. pJasper and Kelley fight (both verbally and physically) over the affections of Samantha, but when Samantha falls ill, they are able to put this aside for her sake. The diner is rebuilt, the town is restored to wholeness, but the situation with Jasper, Kelley and Samantha enters a new dimension, as fate has a different ending in store that none of them anticipated at the beginning of the summer. pThe other actors in the film are really background for the tale - few stand out, but one who does is Annette O'Toole, who plays Samantha's mother, a role very similar to the one she takes up on 'Smallville' as Clark Kent's mother. pThe story is gentle, sad, poignant - not terribly original, but very understandable in human terms. Love is unpredictable, and love often hurts. Love sometimes requires a sacrifice. Love can transform you. These are all themes that come across in the film, if not always terribly successfully. pIt is a film worth watching, though. A tear jerker! July 18, 2004 3 out of 3 found this review helpful Get the tissues at the ready! This one will have you weeping uncontrolably!brA story of true love, loss and heartache. brSam's summer starts poorly when rich boy Kelley burns down the family restaurant. Little does she know that as summer goes on she gets to know him and realises what a nice guy he is under that hard exterior. Follow their story as the defy the odds to be together! Showing reviews 1-5 of 7 1 2 Next »

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