Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Full Screen)

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Grab your tissues and send the guys away, because Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is the most pedigreed chick flick since Steel Magnolias. You can tell by the title and the novelish names of the Louisiana ladies from Rebecca Wells's precious bestseller. First there's Sidda (Sandra Bullock), a successful playwright still wrestling with her manipulative mother, Vivi (Ellen Burstyn), after a traumatic upbringing. Then there's longtime friends Teensy (Fionnula Flanagan), Necie (Shirley Knight), and Caro (scene-stealer Maggie Smith), from Vivi's secret club of "Ya-Ya Priestesses," together since childhood and determined to heal the rift between Sidda and her mom. Through an ambitious flashback structure (including Ashley Judd as the younger Vivi), screenwriter and first-time director Callie Khouri (who wrote Thelma & Louise) establishes a rich context for this mother-daughter reunion. There's plenty of humor to temper the drama, which inspires Bullock's best work in years. Definitely worth a look for the curious, but only fans of Wells's fiction will feel any twinge of loyalty. --Jeff Shannon

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New York playwright Sidda Lee Walker is a long way from her Louisiana hometown, but an even greater emotional distance separates her from her mother Vivi. The Ya-Yas - sworn lifelong friends of Vivi - stage an unorthodox "intervention" to bring daughter and mother together in this warm, winning adaptation of Rebecca Well's bestsellers, written for the screen and directed by Thelma & Louise Academy Award winner Callie Khouri.

Customer Reviews:

What A Great Cast!.......2007-08-14

I really love this movie. The first time I watched it, I did have a little trouble keeping track with the which of the younger characters represented which of the older characters. However, if you go to the Internet Movie Database found easily on Google, you can look up this movie and learn the names of each character ahead of time and it will help. But even if you don't, your knowing which of the supporting characters is which is not crucial. (And maybe I'm just daft!) This movie is very enjoyable especially if you've ever known anyone who had a strained mother-daughter relationship or if you especially enjoy true female commraderie. I especially like the ending with the mother-daughter, and watching all the women interact with one another as lifelong best friends. Not for young kids due to some violence and some alcohol/drug abuse.

More than just a comedy........2007-08-01

The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood is a great and deeply moving mother and daughter film. First of all, Ellen Burstyn and Sandra Bullock have great and exciting chemistry as the bickering mother and daughter. Ashley Judd plays Burstyn's character as the film travels back in time, and boy Judd's acting is brilliant and don't say that often about her. This is the kind of role that is perfect for her, her character has depth. This movie is the best chick-flick I have come across in awhile. I highly recommend checking these crazy Ya-Ya's out. Enjoy!

Pretty good chick flick.......2007-06-19

This isn't bad for chick flick. Sandra Bullock and James Gardner were really good in this movie. Maggie Smith was pretty funny as Caro, the friend. It's a touching story to watch. It's also very moving too.

Go Ya Yas!.......2007-03-20

While the books do give more detail I have to agree with one of the above reviewers. I think that the movie was a lot more explanatory and didn't seem to drag on as much as the novels did. As far as the acting goes, I think they all did a pretty fair job esepcially Maggie Smith who had me laughing everytime she was on the screen. The other actor who I thought stood out the most was James Garner. I loved his interpretation of Shep, the father of Sidda yet lonely husband of Vivi. The movie makes me glued to my seat everytime so much so that I don't like to miss a minute. I would definetely recommend this "chick flick" to any woman who has had a difficult relationship with their mother over the years because it show us grownup women that in reality our mothers are not perfect and just women like us.

A Cajun woman, reminiscing biographically of her highs and lows .......2007-02-01

DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA YA SISTERHOOD, is a movie that
will appeal mainly to young kids, and those who are
typically fans of so-called chick flicks. Not everyone is
a disciple, as demonstrated by a recent tongue in cheek
joke made on the Daily Show With Jon Stewart.

Here, Ashley Judd reprises once more her type-cast role of
someone having a delinquent side to her personality, (as
also seen in several other movies in which she's a
protagonist), and does a fine job in playing the role of
a woman, reminiscing biographically of the highs and lows
of her life, when her own daughter decides to get married
and and enter an adulthood of her own. James Garner is
credible, and charismatic, now as the elder statesman, who
gives away the bride to the groom.

The cast is well chosen, in my view, and the film's
strength is mainly its originality, although it's highest
challenge at the same time, is to make a biographical
tale, that is highly personal, of any interest to the public
at large. This objective was met, otherwise this film would
not have been made.

Therefore, the viewer is provided a vision to
someone's life story, with Sandra Bullock playing the
modern, perhaps plastic woman who is confronted with the
values, traditions of another age and era, as represented by
her Mother and her friends who themselves have their own Ya
Ya "inner joke" since childhood,. She has to deal with
that, in view of reestablishing a relationship with own
family, that for many years had grown distant, cold and
confrontational. Finally, Bobby Dylan wraps the movie,
with his own number, tying his own folk image to the
Mardi Gras, and Cajun folk culture put forth in this movie
too.

I would have given this 1 star, perhaps, but given the
realistic elements of this movie, the moderation of the
dialog (that doesn't pain too much the viewers), and the crisp
images of Louisiana, and the outdoors, the sincerity of
the actors, and quality of the acting, I had to raise it a
notch to 2 stars.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Full Screen Edition)

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The Sisterhood of the traveling Pants
Surprisingly Good
sister hood of traveling pants
A well done movie
Very cute teenage girl movie.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Amber Tamblyn , Alexis Bledel , America Ferrera , Blake Lively , and Jenna Boyd
Director: Ken Kwapis
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ASIN: B000AM4PEU
Release Date: 2005-10-11

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Who would expect a gimmick like a pair of magical pants to be the hook for such a smart, charming, and emotionally rich teen movie? Four close friends discover a pair of pants that fit them all perfectly, even though they're physically very different. Since all four are going in different directions for the summer, they pledge to each wear the pants for a week and then mail them to the next girl. In Greece, Lena (Alexis Bledel, Gilmore Girls) lands in the middle of a Romeo & Juliet family-feud romance; Carmen (America Ferrera, Real Women Have Curves) discovers that her estranged father is about to marry a blonde Southern belle; Bridget (newcomer Blake Lively) flirts with love at a Mexican soccer camp; and Tibby (Amber Tamblyn, Joan of Arcadia) stays home and gets a boring retail job to pay for her documentary film--but finds herself with an unwanted young assistant (Jenna Boyd, The Missing). These four stories manage to cover an amazing amount of ground (touching on race, body issues, divorce, mortality, and more) without resorting to stereotypes or easy resolutions. The engaging characters are brought to vivid life by these four talented actresses, who grab this excellent script and run with it. One of the best movies about teenage life in a long, long time. --Bret Fetzer

Description

Coming of Age Adventure based on Ann Brashares' best-selling novel about a special 16th summer in the lives of four lifelong friends who are separated for the first time. On a shopping trip, the girls find a pair of thrift-shop jeans that fits each of them perfectly and they decide to use these "magic" pants as a way of keeping in touch over the months ahead, each girl wearing the jeans for a week to see what luck they bring her before sending them on to the next. Though miles apart, the four friends still experience life, love and loss together in a summer they'll never forget.

DVD Features:
Deleted Scenes
Documentary:Suckumentary: A rough cut of the documentary Tibby and Bailey filmed over the summer.
Featurette:Fun on the Set: Behind the scenes look into the gags and laughs that the girls had on the set.
Interviews:A Conversation with Ann Brashares.
Other:Sisters, Secrets, and the Traveling Pants: A Video Commentary.

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The Sisterhood of the traveling Pants.......2007-07-07

This movie is a great one for any one who loves coming of age movies. The storylines are a treat to watch and it does make you sniffle at some of the scences. The way the girls deal with the problems facing them makes it enjoyable movie to watch with your daughters. It's a wonderful way to spend the evening with your daughter.

Surprisingly Good.......2007-07-07

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a FANTASTIC movie and I would who heartedly recommend to anyone who likes movies that have a deeper meaning and can teach you something. I cried several times during the movie and it is really very touching for a movie about 4 16 year old girls. Lots of good life lessons. It is very reminiscent of Joan of Arcadia. (Incidentally the star of Joan of Arcadia, Amber Tamblyn, puts in a fantastic performance in this movie.)

sister hood of traveling pants.......2007-05-08

very good movie and price and shipping time the best

A well done movie.......2007-04-29

I haven't read the book yet so I have no pre-conceived notions except that there is a pair of pants. Someday I will read it and if it changes my view of the movie, then I'll update.

The movie was well done, great acting, scenery and directing. Each of the four girls was given enough development so that you feel as if you knew them and grew with them. They each had a situation that they had to grow through, yet they all kept connected together with the pants. None of them were perfect but they all supported each other, "warts" and all. It was overall pretty clean, very little language, no nudity and only one implied sex scene.

I appreciated the fact that the girls weren't bed hopping, and that the only one who had done something - had mixed feelings about it. In the end, the girls learned a little more about themselves - each taking a risk of their own. Their relationships together grows stronger through their struggles. It's the kind of group of friends that most of us long to have!

Very cute teenage girl movie........2007-03-26

I bought this for my niece as a birthday gift. She loves the books, so I took a shot. She liked the movie alot also. It's very sweet and covers very real issues.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Widescreen Edition)

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The Sisterhood of the traveling Pants
Surprisingly Good
sister hood of traveling pants
A well done movie
Very cute teenage girl movie.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Amber Tamblyn , Alexis Bledel , America Ferrera , Blake Lively , and Jenna Boyd
Director: Ken Kwapis
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The Sisterhood of the traveling Pants.......2007-07-07

Surprisingly Good.......2007-07-07

sister hood of traveling pants.......2007-05-08

very good movie and price and shipping time the best

A well done movie.......2007-04-29

Very cute teenage girl movie........2007-03-26

I bought this for my niece as a birthday gift. She loves the books, so I took a shot. She liked the movie alot also. It's very sweet and covers very real issues.

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Widescreen)

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What A Great Cast!
More than just a comedy.
Pretty good chick flick
Go Ya Yas!
A Cajun woman, reminiscing biographically of her highs and lows

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Widescreen)
Starring: Sandra Bullock , Ellen Burstyn , Fionnula Flanagan , James Garner , and Cherry Jones
Director: Callie Khouri
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Release Date: 2004-06-01

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Customer Reviews:

What A Great Cast!.......2007-08-14

More than just a comedy........2007-08-01

Pretty good chick flick.......2007-06-19

Go Ya Yas!.......2007-03-20

A Cajun woman, reminiscing biographically of her highs and lows .......2007-02-01

Cinderella Story & Sisterhood of Traveling Pants

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Cinderella Story & Sisterhood of Traveling Pants
Starring: Hilary Duff , Jennifer Coolidge , Chad Michael Murray , Dan Byrd , and Regina King
Director: Mark Rosman , and Ken Kwapis
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ASIN: B000NA1WEA
Release Date: 2007-05-22

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An ideal pair-up for a Girls' Night In! Fairytale romance gets a modern makeover in A Cinderella Story [Side A]. Hilary Duff stars, scrubbing diner floors, coping with wicked siblings and all the while dreaming of Princeton (the perfect spot for a would-be princess to find a prince). But maybe she has a Prince Charming already: Her anonymous e-mail pal (Chad Michael Murray) arranges to meet her at the Halloween dance. In The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants [Side B], four friends experience heartbreak and joy while sharing a magical pair of jeans that fits each differently sized girl perfectly. It's a growing-up tale just the right size for teens and tweens.

Romantic Comedy Collection (Must Love Dogs / Rumor Has It.... / The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants)

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Romantic Comedy Collection (Must Love Dogs / Rumor Has It.... / The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants)
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ASIN: B000NVL1YK
Release Date: 2007-05-01

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood/Miss Congeniality

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MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ENTERTAINMENT...

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood/Miss Congeniality
Starring: Sandra Bullock , Michael Caine , Benjamin Bratt , Candice Bergen , and Ernie Hudson
Director: Donald Petrie , and Callie Khouri
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ASIN: B0000E6FR4
Release Date: 2003-11-18

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MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ENTERTAINMENT..........2004-08-31

These are two films that are moderately entertaining, though neither of them are must see films. Rent, rather than buy, them. This way one will not be unduly disappointed.

There is nothing divine about the film, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood", which is a film about mother/daughter relationships and about unconditional love. Despite being marked by fine performances, the film never really grabs the viewer, at least, not this viewer. While moderately enjoyable, I found the film to fall a little flat, as the whole Ya-Ya thing left me cold, finding it all a bit silly.

Not having read the book of the same name upon which the film is based, I had no frame of reference. Judging strictly on the merits of the film, I found that it has its ups and downs. The name of the film is apparently derived from a childhood club to which a group of lifelong friends belonged as children in which they were all Ya-Ya priestesses. These friends, of which Vivi (Ellyn Burstyn) is at the center of this story, are all trying to reconcile Vivi to her daughter Sidda (Sandra Bullock). The friends, as well as Vivi, are all aging southern belles from Louisiana. Sidda, however, has moved North, where she is a budding, successful playwright.

Sidda had a traumatic childhood, as her mother is a mercurial woman with a drinking problem. It seems that Vivi never got over losing her childhood sweetheart during the war. She married another man, Shep Walker (James Garner), Sidda's father and a man who has loved Vivi unconditionally throughout their entire married life, and proceeded to put her husband and her children through a living hell. Still, Vivi and Sidda manage to plod along as so many mothers and daughters do, until Vivi goes too far and Sidda decides that enough is enough.

The story of Vivi, Sidda, and Shep is told in flashbacks, which provide the most interesting parts of the movie. Ashley Judd is simply sensational as the young Vivi, and she outshines all the film and stage veterans in this film, infusing the role with a gritty reality. David Lee Smith is very good as the hunky young Shep, the husband who tries to understand a mercurial wife who has become unbalanced by her longing for what could never be.

Ellen Burstyn as the senior Vivi is not as compelling as the younger one portrayed by Ashley Judd. The senior Vivi comes across as a silly, petulant, spoiled, self-absorbed woman who needs a good swift kick in the butt. Consequently, the viewer cares very little for what happens to her, even though she is eventually reconciled to her daughter and comes to appreciate her patient, selfless husband.

Maggie Smith, Fionnula Flanagan, and Shirley Knight are all excellent as Vivi's lifelong friends, though Ms. Smith occasionally seems to have a bit of difficulty suppressing her British accent.. They inject a touch of humor into their attempts to reconcile the estranged Vivi and Sidda, which is a good counterpoint to the underlying pathos of the film. Sandra Bullock is also excellent as the fed up Sidda, who has said that enough is enough. As in all her film, she charms the viewer. James Garner is wonderful as Vivi's long suffering husband, who comes to be appreciated by Vivi only at the end.

Unfortunately, the director appears to have striven for mawkishness. Consequently, the ending of this film is enough to make one gag, as Sidda is inducted into the Ya-Ya sisterhood. This alone is enough for me to counsel viewers to rent, and not buy, this film.

The film, "Miss Congeniality", is a moderately entertaining, if forgettable, comedy. It showcases Ms. Bullock's comedic talents, if nothing else. The premise of the film revolves around the need for an FBI agent to go undercover as a contestant during a beauty pageant, due to intelligence reports that indicate that the pageant may be subject to a terrorist attack. Before she knows it, FBI agent Gracie Hart, a tomboyish, klutzy, and nerdy female, who snorts when she laughs, is assigned to the job. A beauty pageant coach, deliciously played by Michael Caine, is assigned to turn our erstwhile beast into a beauty. He succeeds admirably, as he has a lot with which to work.

Ms. Bullock plays her role with somewhat ham handed determination. Still, she manages to charm. Her supporting cast, which includes Benjamin Bratt, as her fellow agent and potential love interest, and Candace Bergen and William Shatner, as the pageant hosts, act as comedic foils. The pageant contestants also provide a number of light hearted screen moments. This is a comedy that is easy enough to enjoy, though predictable, as long as one's expectations are not inordinately high. Rent it, as it is not a keeper.

Slumber Party Pack (A Cinderella Story / The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants / What a Girl Wants) (Full-Screen Edition)

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Slumber Party Pack (A Cinderella Story / The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants / What a Girl Wants) (Full-Screen Edition)
Starring: Hilary Duff , Jennifer Coolidge , Chad Michael Murray , Dan Byrd , and Regina King
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Release Date: 2006-09-12

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missed an oportunity
Rubbish
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Couldn't Even Watch...

The Sisterhood
Starring: Barbara Crampton , Michelle Borth , Mark Fitzgerald , Sara Michelle Ben Av , and Brenda Blade
Director: David DeCoteau
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ASIN: B00092ZLA8
Release Date: 2005-06-28

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Psychic Christine is recruited into a supernatural sorority where pledging just might mean giving up your life.

Customer Reviews:

Horrible.......2005-10-24

If I could give this movie negative 5 stars then I would. I had more fun getting my wisdom teeth pulled out than watching this movie.

missed an oportunity.......2005-09-15

I had anticipated the arrival of this movie, even recognizing a much over done plot senario. While there were a couple of new wrinkles in this movie, they of themselves could not save the day. If there was ever a movie that cried out for an unrated version, this would be it. That would have at least classified it as a soft-core release, and perhaps satisfied some in that respect. After all there are some degenerate souls out there that enjoy lesbian vampire movies. We know who we are, don't we? Hee! Hee! However, you have to get beyond bra, and panties to be soft-core. Further, to be a vampire flick there has to be some neck munching, which in this case was only implied, except one instance occuring very late in the movie, and didn't really seem to have much to do with the main plot. As with the ending, I can't ruin the suspense for anyone, because I'm not even sure whether good, or evil prevaled. Better rent it, if you can find it.

Rubbish.......2005-08-18

I had already purchased a double DVD of David DeCoteau's; the Brotherhood, and the Brotherhood II.

Sisterhood shares similar features. Young nice looking cast, set in a university campus. Young naieve person the target of 'seduction' by evil. That's the good points.

The bad points are the 'seductions' are so lame - no one gets down to more than underwear. This happens a lot, but no scene ever really goes anywhere. Such a great chance to be a little bit sexy, but David DeCoteau reals back prudishly... making for very lame sequences.

In this, the vampirism is really only evident right at the very end, when the head of the 'sisterhood' bears her fangs just once before dying. Thus it fails on several levels; it's not scary, it's not sexy, it's not really much about vampires.

Had I known this film was also by him (my own fault), I'd not have bought it - based on the 'formula' of the other two films mentioned above.

A big disappointment.......2005-08-09

When I saw the DVD box cover and read that this film was about hot & seductive sorority girl witches, I knew this one had to be good. I WAS SO WRONG!!! Director David Decoteau would have us believe this video centers around hot girls doing things with other hot girls, but in reality Decoteau appears to be more interested in HOT GUYS?!! Seriously, this film was NOT EROTIC for those of us hoping to see girls with other girls. Perhaps Mr. Decoteau should make a DVD called "Brotherhood" about a gay fraternity. I think that's where his heart is.

Couldn't Even Watch..........2005-07-31

I like cheesey horror. But this film was nothing more than soft-core porn. If you want to watch porno, why not watch the real thing? Disappointing on all levels. 1 Star.

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The Sisterhood
Starring: Rebecca Holden , Chuck Wagner , Lynn-Holly Johnson , Barbara Patrick , and Robert Dryer
Director: Cirio H. Santiago
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