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A sleeper hit when released in 1992, this romantic fantasy works as a comedic adventure and a gentle tearjerker thanks to Mel Gibson's appealing performance. He plays Daniel, a daring test pilot who is deeply distraught by the apparent death of his girlfriend, Helen, in 1939. Feeling little reason to live, he volunteers for a pioneering cryogenics experiment and is thawed out 50 years later by two young boys. They bring the confused pilot home to Nat's single mom, Claire (Jamie Lee Curtis). There's a hint of romance, but Daniel desperately needs to know if Helen really died in 1939, and he discovers that love has a way of surviving a half-century leap in time. The premise of Forever Young is hokey and certain plot details are conveniently ignored, but Gibson, Curtis, and Elijah Wood (as Nat) hold it together with irresistible charm and just the right balance of fantasy and drama. --Jeff Shannon
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Being a 30-something male I'm probably not this film's target audience and I may have winced at some of the more sickly-sweet romantic moments (and I probably don't fully appreciate Mel's bottom, yes girls he gets it out in this film as well) but all in all it's not a bad way to spend a couple of hours and it may well earn you some brownie points with the lucky lady you watch it with.
The film at least has the honesty not to pretend it's anything else than a light romantic story and doesn't try to dress up the scientific aspect of freezing Mel into an actual possibility or go overboard on minute details of a test pilot's life but rather gets on with the romantic and father/son buddy relationships to good effect. Another somewhat refreshing aspect was that there was no attempt to "sex" up the film with gratuitous nudity (apart from Mel's bum that it) or over the top kissing and snogging.
One other good reason to watch the film is to see Elijah Wood of Frodo - Lord of the Rings fame, as an up and coming child star.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:VHS Tape
A 1930's pilot (Mel Gibson) finds himself emotionally lost when his wife is knocked over by a car and is stuck in a coma. He agrees to be involved in one of his friends experiments. So he gets frozen in time.
60 years later, a young boy named Nat Cooper (Elijah Wood) and his friend find his frozen body in an old army store room, and the pilot awakes. So Nat and his mum soon befriend him. But as he tries to find his old friend for help him about the experiment, time soon runs out leading to shocking and emotional consequences, with a happy ending.
I think Mel suits this part, and Elijah's performance is SUPERB! I highly recommend this film, as it is a romance/drama with a little bit of suspense involved. People who tend to get abit teary during these type of films, may want a box of tissues next to them.
60 years later, a young boy named Nat Cooper (Elijah Wood) and his friend find his frozen body in an old army store room, and the pilot awakes. So Nat and his mum soon befriend him. But as he tries to find his old friend for help him about the experiment, time soon runs out leading to shocking and emotional consequences, with a happy ending.
I think Mel suits this part, and Elijah's performance is SUPERB! I highly recommend this film, as it is a romance/drama with a little bit of suspense involved. People who tend to get abit teary during these type of films, may want a box of tissues next to them.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I always loved Forever Young from the moment I saw it back in the day at the cinema. A near pitch perfect film and very heartwarming and the score by Jerry Goldsmith propelled it further. I have the full frame VHS tape but recently (2011) decided to replace it with DVD. Problem is, it appears that the DVD is a matted widescreen version, it is not anamorphic and obviously an NTSC - PAL transfer, thus there is some blurring in some of the motion. I'd say maybe the studio will release a new edtion but it is more than likely either going to be Blu Ray, which I have no intention at this time of buying a player or it will be re-released in America as a DVD on denamnd and not remastered.
I gave it four stars but the film itself deserves five but as it is 'cheat' widescreen, I deducted a star!
Come on Warner Bros, let's have a newly mastered anamorphic special edition of the film on DVD, please!
I gave it four stars but the film itself deserves five but as it is 'cheat' widescreen, I deducted a star!
Come on Warner Bros, let's have a newly mastered anamorphic special edition of the film on DVD, please!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A very touching film because of some extremely sentimental and poignant elements. The girl that holds your heart and to whom you cannot propose crosses a road and gets hit by a truck. Coma..., irreversible..., they say. Better get frozen for later than live through this death. Frozen by some doctor who dies and leaves you behind and you are abandoned in a hangar. A couple of naughty boys revive you and then the real nightmare starts. They all believe you are nuts of course, except the mother of one of the boys, a nurse by profession he saves from an ex-whatever who wants to rape her. Finding your identity after 53 years in ice, that's hard. But there is a slight problem with Dorian Gray's picture. You are the picture and your age shows fast. Will he find and marry his sweetheart and is she still alive? Will he escape the cops and the doctors? Who knows? What will the little boy who revived him do? Nothing to say here. Just keep in mind this film is a piece of romantic beauty and that's all. The visit of the air force base I remember I must have done it in the same period, around 1990, one or two years more or less. That was a funny experience and I would have loved meeting Mel Gibson in one of the jets. But well no luck boy. Mel Gibson is nothing but a celluloid baby who has no real existence and his life is a dream and in this case the dream could have turned into a nightmare. Mel Gibson is a very flexible actor and manages romantic situations or situations with kids just as well as he does mad situations with Max and his tribe, not to speak of the mythic religious rewriting of the passion or the whole cosmos. There is something like a certain Connors and Schwarzenegger in that Gibson, even if he is a difficult spouse to get a divorce from. Back to the future then.... Read more ›
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If your a fan of Mel Gibson, and love stories then this really is a must have for any DVD collection. Its appeals to all age groups coupling humour with sadness in a most unique and awe inspiring way. You are garunteed to be glued to your seat when you watch this one with its nostalgic high speed aeroplane chase that is sure to set your pulse racing. It may not be Top Gun, but never the less it sure to remain a firm family favourite for everybody. Order your film now have the popcorn on standbye and get ready to enjoy the rollercoaster that is forever young. I guarantee you will not be dissappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic film
Great film. Saw the film when it came out in the cinema. Have seen it loads of times since. Enjoying having the DVD. My daughter enjoyed the story
Published 1 month ago by I C BIRCH
5.0 out of 5 stars
Forever Young
This film is romantic and beautiful. You must forget that, as yet, freezing and thawing human bodies is beyond us. Just enjoy the romance. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sue Heard
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tugs at your heart strings
What can I say about this film. It tugs at your heart strings right to the end. Had the film on video but when the changeover occurred and my video player now no good had to... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. S. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars
good film
a good film with a nice if slightly unusual take on reality! But still a love story to move you to tears.
Published 4 months ago by MRS C A BUTLER
5.0 out of 5 stars
forever young
Elijah Wood at his best in a not so ordinary story that will keep the young glued to the screen.
Published 5 months ago by Maria Teresa Canelhas
3.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable Picture
An average film, which better by the great cast.
Although its totally unconvincing fantasy/love story, it tries to combine a theme of undying love with that of time... Read more
Although its totally unconvincing fantasy/love story, it tries to combine a theme of undying love with that of time... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Lord Anon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Forever Young - Mel Gibson - real tear jerker
Loved this film have seen it more times than I care to remember - now I have my own copy GREAT!
Published 19 months ago by Tarbolton
5.0 out of 5 stars
The shape of things to come
Yes, the plot of this movie is hugely implausible and the credibility gap gets wider as the film progresses, but with disbelief suspended it is none the less both gripping and... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Amaranth
5.0 out of 5 stars
forever young
this has areally good story line ,we have watched it numerous times a tear or two was shed very touching.
Published on 11 Jan 2011 by Jack Pittam
5.0 out of 5 stars
fab film for romantics
I watched this film many years ago, it is a feel good film for all the ladies out there & gibson fans, I have bought a few for my friends & family as xmas pressies,I'm sure you... Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2010 by Mrs. Michelle D. Egal
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