***** 09.02.08 - When Harry Met Sally... 1989... Director Rob ReinerI'm a sucker for romantic comedies and this one gets me every single time I watch it! I grew up watching old Hollywood musicals and movies from the 30's-40's and 50's. I loved them and I have my parents to thank for that. This film takes me right back to them all the time!
Yes the performance by Meg Ryan and Billy Cyrstal are fantastic. Bruno Kirby and Carrie Fisher also were great and Rob Reiner does a beautiful job at telling the story, but it all starts with the story and an amazing script by Nora Ephron. It's smart, funny, creative, interesting and still to this day stands up as one of the best screenplays ever written. (In my estimation)
"I love that you get cold when it's 71 degrees out. I love that it takes you an hour and a half to order a sandwich. I love that you get a little crinkle above your nose when you're looking at me like I'm nuts. I love that after I spend the day with you, I can still smell your perfume on my clothes. And I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. And it's not because I'm lonely, and it's not because it's New Year's Eve. I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible. "
Billy Cyrstal as "Harry Burns"
Now the DVD that I have was released in 2001 and has a lot of extras that make it a joy to open up and watch again and again. (Something I do at least twice a year) This year they also released a new collectors edition, that maybe I'll pick up one of these days because there are new additions to the extras!
By yourself, with a friend, with a group of friends this is still a great movie and I went back and forth over whether or not it was a 5 Star film and in the end... to me... it is!
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