Splash (20th Anniversary Edition)

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VERY GOOD FILM, BUT ALTERED DVD VERSION SINKS THIS 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION!, 2008-09-07
20th Anniversary Edition!.......Well it's got a good transfer and a few interesting extras, but what it is missing is the actual movie! The DVD has a altered version that removed the fact that Madison only changes back to a mermaid if she comes in contact with 'SALT' water! It doesn't destroy the film, but it does leave a sour taste in the mouth's of the people who saw the original theatrical version. The film is a very good romantic comedy/fantasy film, I would have given it a better rating if the DVD would have given both version of the film! BOOOOOOOOOOO :-(

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Fond memories, 2008-08-20
I was like... I think 7 or 8 when I first saw this. I love mermaids (and still do) and this movie was just awesome. I watched it again in high school and was able to appreciate the more mature themes of the film. Nonetheless, this is still a great movie for all ages (except the most youngest) It was always fun to watch the mermaid change to human (or back to a mermaid) and the story is funny. Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, and John Candy all play their roles wonderfully.

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It is so good to wacth a love story., 2008-07-06
I love this move because a love story and like a men to find he true love and the love of his life.

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Splash, 2008-05-04
If you love 80s romances then this will be right up your alley! It has Daryl Hannah in slouchy boots and Tom Hanks in a skinny tie. It is a sweet story and definitely will take you back.

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Madison the Mermaid, 2008-04-21
SPLASH. This movie is actually an essay about the difference br /between erotica and pornography. Near the beginning of the br /film, John Candy shows up carrying stacks of pornographic br /magazines (Penthouse) saying his letter has been published. br /Later you see him drop coins (tolkens) upon the ground so br /that he might have an excuse to look up women's dresses. br /When Darryl Hannah (the Mermaid) walks across a lawn near br /the Statue of Liberty, you see men pointing these br /"pay-per-view" binoculars in her direction, and others br /rushing over to get their picture taken with her. She is br /objectified and put on display. br / br / br /Later, you see Eugene Levy's character running around trying br /to throw water upon Madison (Darryl Hannah) to reveal the br /Mermaid so that he can take a picture of her, exposed. br /He splashes the wrong girl, and her boyfriend looks upon br /Levy who is caught holding a camera, in anger and disgust. br /Levy later refers to himself as a "man of science" who just br /wanted to prove to people he was not crazy. Perhaps the br /director (Ron Howard) is suggesting that academics br /(psychiatrists, biologists, sociologists, political br /scientists, etc.) are actually sexual deviants looking for br /social acceptance? br / br / br /In one scene, John Candy speaks of adult pay-per-view br /television in motels, and then we see her, the mermaid in br /a giant "gold fish bowl", put on display before scientists. br /She is kept behind locked doors. You might imagine the br /following dialogue, which is never heard: "Hey, what are br /you doing in there? Nothing. Well, research, but of br /an intellectual nature." When Hanks character, Allen br /shows up to rescue Madison, he climbs up a ladder to talk br /to her. Whereas the others saw her on display, he climbs up, br /to talk to her. He doesn't see the "tv screen", the "gold br /fish bowl". br / br / br /Allen and Madison are in love, and so he never sees br /her without her clothes on (naked, vulnerable): He just br /sees the Mermaid, invincible, covered, and strong. But br /when she is first revealed, he is horrified, while cameras br /attack her, putting her on public display and putting br /distance between her and him, invading their space. When br /Levy's character says, "Behold, the Mermaid!" you can hear br /anger in his voice, while the cameras objectify her. br /Perhaps the anger is expressive of envy (why does she get br /to be the goddess?) or of resentment (of a woman's power br /over a man who would desire her). br / br / br /You cannot buy a woman's love, but neither can you expect br /it to be "free for the taking; exploiting thereof", like br /a land rush. You can only hope to receive, to be loved, br /to be chosen. Cannot a dime be used as a screwdriver? br /When John Candy drops the change on the ground, he is br /using that metal, not engaging in a commercial br /transaction. His intentions are what matter, and his br /intentions are questionable. br / br / br /In another scene, Allen (Tom Hanks) is angry at Madison. br /And she says his voice is different and she runs away, br /scared. In another scene, she buys him a gift. In a br /restaurant, she eats a lobster while others stare. br /Allen says to a doorman, "This door keeps spinning on its br /axis. You need to get it fixed." I began to wonder if br /Hannah was playing the guy, and Hanks the woman. br / br / br /In another scene, Hannah is watching television in a br /television store while doing aerobic exercises. Later, br /the tv sets explode, and Allen says to the sales people, br /"Hey, how about those Nicks?" Why would a guy watch br /sports on television when he could be watching women br /exercising on another channel, or for that matter, a br /Victoria Principal skin cream commercial? Also, women br /sometimes "nick" their legs while shaving. This movie br /I thought did a remarkable job of explaining the br /difference between erotica and pornography. br / br / br /A note to parents: There is a scene where somebody seems to br /to pronounce the name of the Lord in a disrespectful manner, br /but there is a flash of light, quickly followed by the br /sound of thunder, indicating that this is not something you br /should do. That said, I can't recommend this movie for br /people, adults or children, who are really innocent, or br /easily offended by any reference to what is called br /"pornography". br / br / br /If you liked this movie, I also recommend 'Far and Away', br /which was also directed by Ron Howard, the star of 'Eat My br /Dust'.