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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

Judi Dench , Bill Nighy , John Madden    Suitable for 12 years and over   Blu-ray
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,023 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Dev Patel
  • Directors: John Madden
  • Format: Letterboxed
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
  • Dubbed: French, Castillian, German, Italian, Russian
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: All Regions (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 17 Sep 2012
  • Run Time: 118 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,023 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B008J20Z60
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,610 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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A group of British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you begin let go of the past.

From the director of Shakespeare In Love and featuring an all-star British cast, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a charming, life-affirming comedy drama about life, love and new beginnings…

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497 of 505 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming 27 Mar 2012
By MisterHobgoblin TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is not a gritty real life drama set in a council flat in the British midlands despite (a) being a British film and (b) featuring Bill Nighy. No, it is a stylised, slightly surreal film about a group of British pensioners who are inveigled to take out a long term residence in a hotel in Jaipur in the belief that it is a retirement home. The hotel itself is, of course, run down but quite astonishing - Indian Raj architecture of the highest order, run by a slightly crazy young man with a great vision for the future.

The film is full of cliches - the Indian call centre; the man returning to his childhood home; the racist old woman who hates black doctors; the mismatched couple; a couple of old imposters looking for romance... We have Delhi Belly; we have the exorbitant club serving pink gins; we have elephants on the street and mystic healers. Every shot shows bustle; bright markets; temples or the contrast of the shabby but peaceful courtyard in the hotel. There's an overbearing Indian mother; a family of untouchables; a heavy dose of the class system and glorious sunsets.

But the cliches are welcome friends. There is nothing challenging in the film - just a vast travelogue enticing the viewer to come to Jaipur at the first opportunity. Most of the stories end well - sometimes improbably but it doesn't matter. There is no pretence that this is real life - just two hours of pure fun, laughs, comedy and sadness mixed in together. It's colourful and vibrant. It provokes the odd thought without being too demanding.

The cast is to die for. Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Penelope Wilton, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel... All delivering epic performances. There are various separate and interlinked story lines to maintain interest over the two hours - whilst having just enough going on in the backgrounds of the perfectly constructed shots to make this worth watching a second or third time.

Bliss!
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118 of 122 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining "feelgood" movie with a superb cast 17 April 2012
By haunted TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
I enjoyed this movie a lot. It has an outstanding cast with some of the greats of British cinema such as Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Tom Wilkinson. There are also some great supporting actors like Penelope Wilton and Ronald Pickup but as usual Bill Nighy steals the show.

The rather far-fetched story revolves around a group of people in their advancing years who for various reasons, decide to move from the UK to a run down former hotel in India. An enthusiastic but slightly incompetent local young man, played by Dev Patel, runs the hotel.

We see the back-stories of each of the main characters and see how they cope with living in a new continent. There is a predictable quota of amusing and touching moments and you always feel you are in safe hands with the cast of familiar faces.

The ending is predictably neat and tidy and you should leave the cinema with a smile on your face, as I'm sure the makers intended.
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126 of 131 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, wonderful. 6 April 2012
Format:DVD
I thought I wanted to be on a Greek island with 2 friends, plenty of wine listening to Abba music, now I know what I really want is to stay in the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel with a bunch of wrinklies like me. One of the best films I have seen and can't wait for the DVD to be released so I can watch it over and over again. It just proved there is a lot of life in us golden oldies and any film with Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith and Judi Dench plus other REAL British actors can't fail to be a success.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Great fun, superb performances
What's not to like in a movie with such a great cast of British actors and so many terrifc situations? Read more
Published 4 hours ago by C. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Film
So many wonderful actors and actresses in one spectacular production. The film was amazing and I absolutely loved it. Can't recommend highly enough!
Published 6 hours ago by Lexie Devine
2.0 out of 5 stars How did this get to be so popular?
Wonderful actors but disliked the people they played, so could not take any interest in them at all. Very disappointed. Read more
Published 12 hours ago by Oma Dia
4.0 out of 5 stars Pay attention retirees
This is a wonderfil film, especially if you are like me and of a 'certain age'. Heartwarming, funny, inspiring and one you will want to see over and over.
Published 20 hours ago by Muva
3.0 out of 5 stars a bit slow
did enjoy the film but was a bit muddled and slow need to watch a few times more i think
Published 1 day ago by mrs anne musgreave
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie
I first saw this a couple of years ago with my sister, we both really enjoyed it as we love all of the actors. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Heather Ross
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful feel good film
loved every minute when I saw this on TV, so ordered a copy to be sent to my friend in Oslo, who also loved it.
Published 1 day ago by Mary
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely film
This has a stellar cast and is a charming story beautifully told. Well worth it and delivered swiftly. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Furry Ferret
5.0 out of 5 stars BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL
I love it, British humour at it's best
.Stars who can bring you to tears or laughter,not just pretty faces.
Published 2 days ago by MRS.R.BLOXHAM
2.0 out of 5 stars poor movie
no ryhme or reason for this movie , dreadful story line whay awaste of j dench's talent,, cannot recommend even to pensioners.
Published 3 days ago by hughferguson
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