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Comedy docudrama telling the story of the origins of modern Californian winemaking. Alan Rickman stars as Steven Spurrier, a Parisian sommelier who travels to Napa Valley in 1976 in the hope of tracking down the finest wine and taking it back to Paris for a blind taste test (since christened 'the Judgement of Paris'). Arriving at the heavily-mortgaged Chateau Montelena, Steven meets struggling winemaker Jim Barrett (Bill Pullman), who - along with his hippy son Bo (Chris Pine), Mexican foreman Gustavo (Freddy Rodriguez) and beautiful free spirit Sam (Rachael Taylor) - dreams of producing the perfect chardonnay.
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Comedy Drama starring Alan Rickman (Truly, Madly, Deeply; Die Hard; Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves), Chris Pine (Carriers; Star Trek; Unstoppable), Bill Pullman (While You Were Sleeping; Independence Day, Lake Placid).
The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as "Judgment of Paris
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By Smatch
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Format:DVD
Bottle Shock is based on the true story of Steven Spurrier a wineshop owner who in 1976 single handedly brought Californian wines to the world, it may sound quite boring and I nearly didnt rent it but I'm so pleased I did. And although it's been compared to 'Sideways' it stands up on it's own.
Alan Rickman plays a snobbish wine expert quite ignorent to any other wines except from the French. He travels to California to discover that quitely the Americans have been producing very good wine unnoticed for years. He therefore moves from vineyard to vineyard tasting wine, meeting great people and taking bottles to be entered in his wine competition in which world known (French) wine experts judge.
It is a very upbeat kinda feel good film shot on location with breathtaking scenery of the Napa valley in CA. It's funny, heart warming and an all round great film that deserves to be more widely recognised, with a great cast including Chris Pine, Dennis Farina and a good performance from Bill Pullman playing the man struggling to follow a dream, and not forgetting the great Alan Rickman who is brilliant as always.
I would say get this even on a whim because I'm NEVER usually into these sort of films, I was left very very suprised. See for yourself.
Alan Rickman plays a snobbish wine expert quite ignorent to any other wines except from the French. He travels to California to discover that quitely the Americans have been producing very good wine unnoticed for years. He therefore moves from vineyard to vineyard tasting wine, meeting great people and taking bottles to be entered in his wine competition in which world known (French) wine experts judge.
It is a very upbeat kinda feel good film shot on location with breathtaking scenery of the Napa valley in CA. It's funny, heart warming and an all round great film that deserves to be more widely recognised, with a great cast including Chris Pine, Dennis Farina and a good performance from Bill Pullman playing the man struggling to follow a dream, and not forgetting the great Alan Rickman who is brilliant as always.
I would say get this even on a whim because I'm NEVER usually into these sort of films, I was left very very suprised. See for yourself.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Nick D.
Format:DVD
This movie has been compared to 'Sideways', but it is not trying to cash in on Sideway's success. Rather it tells the true story of how Californian wines came to be among the world's very finest. So 'Bottleshock' is a story about the wine industry and real people rather than wine industry being used to tell a story about fictional people. All the characters in the story are real, the events pretty well match up to what actually happened. I found it charming and moving with some excellent observations about the French, the English and the French, which made it amusing. Alan Rickman is always good value. Chris Pine made this movie before hitting the big time in Star Trek, and his talent shines through. Dennis Farina and Bill Pullman are two other cast members who bring their characters to life. Not a classic movie, like say Amadeus or Chariots of Fire, but simple tale well told. Thoroughly enjoyed it as a good night in video.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By jacjones
Format:DVD
After a history of dominating the wine business France received a shock when the much berated wine of California beat their revered wine in a blind testing set up by an english wine seller based in France. Alan Rickman plays the snobby wine seller who changed the world of wine forever. Funny and entertaining, watch this with a glass of wine and your feet up.
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Gift
Another gift for my Family at Christmas time. The film was good, but did not meet up to our expectations.
Published 1 month ago by KarCup
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really good film
Loved this film. Not what I was expecting at all, better much better. One of my all time favourite films now and one I would recomend for anyone over 16. Read more
Published 1 month ago by adele
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Fantastic and Underated little Gem of a movie
This is a real gem. It's not big budget, or block buster, but it does have a fab story line and plenty of humour. Read more
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What a great film this is, Watched it for the first time when it was shown on Sky and I had to add it to my DVD collection. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Graham Stephen Edwards
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Bottle Shock
Alan Rickman is a delight in this film , which is a truly feelgood story about wine, would you believe.
Published 2 months ago by carpenterdski
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun and instructive movie for wine lovers
While based on a true story, the film takes some liberty at embellishing the facts with romance and family feuds, but this does not detract from it being highly instructive for... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Marco Carnovale
1.0 out of 5 stars
If this film was wine i'd pour it down the sink
This film stays with you like a bad taste in the mouth. It takes the true story of a famous blind wine tasting when some little known American wines trumped the most famous of the... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Andy G
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well played win love story
Truly enjoyed this factual but also full of charm how the upnosed French had to realise where the quality comes from these days (and I am not American). Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mike
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fruity film
Bottle Shock is about wine. Grapes. If you don't like wine, don't watch it. If you are a fan, you'd enjoy this one. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Profr R. Cohenalmagor
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wrong age, right feel
The wonderful Alan Rickman was nearly 60 when he made this film, the story of a 35 year old man who took on the French wine establishment by organising a blind tasting of... Read more
Published 18 months ago by P. G. Pirrie-weir
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