Diagonaldi
Very well executed
TeenzTen
An action-packed slog
InformationRap
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Tyreece Hulme
One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.
6796
Just saw it for the first time last night with the unhappy ending... Great movie. Mary beth Hurt was much better in "The World Accourding to Garp"The World According to Garp".Chilly Scenes of WinterDirected by Joan Micklin Silver. Starring John Heard, Mary Beth Hurt, Peter Riegert, Kenneth McMillan, Gloria Grahame, Nora Heflin, Jerry Hardin, Frances Bay, Griffin Dunne. A young man becomes obsessed with winning back the affections of an ex-girlfriend who decided to return to her husband. 95 minutes- PG, USA, 1979, Video, Adult situations Fri May 20 05:10A on Showtime Family Zone Mon May 23 05:15A on Showtime Family Zone Tue May 24 08:00A on Showtime Showcase Tue May 24 04:30P on Showtime Showcase Thu May 26 01:30A on Showtime Family Zone
raymond_chandler
I have always loved this film, ever since I first saw it in its re-release as "CSOW" in 1982. I have never seen the "Head Over Heels" version, thankfully. What really hit me then was the parallel to an obsessive love affair I had just experienced. I was dumped by a woman I met at work, and it was several months before I got over it. I had an unfulfilling, drab office job, and an unemployed roommate sharing a house with me.As a film, what makes this so special is its lack of pretense. The characters are as flawed as they are lovable. The relationship between Charles and his mother is as unsettling as it is comical. Even though Charles is a self-obsessed jerk, his simple devotion to the one wonderful, transcendent thing in his life - the love he and Laura shared - is endearing. He is not so much a stalker as someone who simply cannot bear the thought of returning to the uneventful, empty life he knew before Laura.
inframan
This is the only American movie I have ever seen that captures the rhythms & nuances of a real "relationship" with perfect pitch. Funny, sad & very rich, perfectly cast, sublimely written, brilliantly directed. I watch it as often as I can & am always delighted. Like listening to a Beethoven sonata.
swp91011
I fell in love with this film in it's original form as "Chilly Scenes of Winter." I admit the new truncated version is more "realistic" in a worldly sort of way, but the original ending offered a redemption in keeping with the fantasy. This is one of the few times I prefer the fantasy ending.If I'd a wanted an affair with a real ending I would have had one. If I wanted a brilliant and satisfying escapist dream I'd see "Chilly Scenes of Winter."Maybe with DVD will have a chance to see it both ways.
