Trading Places DVD

 An eternal favourite
This remains one of the funniest movies I've seen. Aykroyd and Murphy are spectacular, with able support from Bellamy, Ameche and Curtis' chest. So many classic scenes. Too many to mention. Only the scene where they all dress up as strange characters wears a bit thin (to me), the rest is gold. Even the title of this release "Lookin' good, Feelin' good Edition" made me laugh. Highly recommended.
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 good trade
i had the pleasure to watch this movie several times and did not get sick of it. it is a very good movie and i highly recomend it to anyone that has a good sence of humor and enjoys seeing revenge at it's best.
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 retro great
great then, great now
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 Heredity vs. Enviroment
The very wealthy brothers Randolph and Mortimer Duke portrayed by legends Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche, are sitting around their exclusive club having a little tiff on the theory of Heredity vs. Enviroment. After bestowing a very generous Christmas bonus of five dollars to the man who sees to their needs year round, they make a little wager. The bet...take their most trusted employee(Aykroyd), and play with his life until he becomes an outcast. Take a street-wise con-artist(Murphy),and give him a taste of the good life. Who will prevail? Will the Harvard grad, still be the person he was, after losing everything, or will he turn to crime? And what about the con man? Will his new enviroment make a new man out of him or will he still resort to his old ways? Watching these two "Trading Places" is one of the most fun 2 hours you can spend. The story takes place between Christmas and New Years so it's a great Holdiay film to add to your collection as well. The cast is marvelous.Dan Aykroyd is the perfect snob, and Eddie Murphy, well he's just great at being Eddie Murphy. Jaime Lee Curits is the hooker with a heart(who's looking to increase her bank account and get off her back),Don Ameche and Ralph Bellamy show they haven't lost what it took to become the legends they are, and Denholm Elliot is perfectly cast as the butler in on the action. Adding to the fun are Bo Didley,Paul Gleason, Frank Oz and James Belushi. Directing this wonderful cast is John Landis, who doesn't miss a trick and the music by Elmer Bernstein sets the tone perfectly as usual.The movie is rated R for some some scenes of nudity(do we expect any less from JLee?). The DVD is a great buy. The anamorphic widescreen picture is gorgeous. Clear and bright with beautiful colors, the film does not appear to be 20 years old already. You have the choice of Dolby Dig 5.1 surround sound or stereo surround sound, both are excellent. There are English subtitles and it may be viewed in French(mono). There are no special feautres though. Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy are hilarious as a millionaire and street hustler, respectively, who trade places in this silly but amusing comedy. The immaculate casting is what raises this film above the usual "Saturday Night Live alumnae" mode of filmmaking. Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche are great as a pair of incredibly sleazy capitalist brothers. Denholm Elliott walks away with the film as an incredulous Butler. And Jamie Lee Curtis is the hooker with a heart of gold. Cast in the 1939 film,'The Story of Alexander Graham Bell' Don Ameche became a household name in America. When the standard question would appear on students test papers: Who invented the telephone? The answer either in jest or ignorance: Don Ameche. His defining role came in the Ron Howard-directed movie 'Cocoon' which landed him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Ralph Bellamy, the distinguished actor, with deep set blue eyes and a distinctive, resonant voice, played every type of role imaginable in his long and varied career. Some of his later roles, which are best known to film audiences, include a devil worshiper in the guise of a kind doctor, in Rosemary's Baby (1968), and as the rather mean-spirited rich man who tries to take advantage of Eddie Murphy in Trading Places. Don Ameche played Bellamy's spoiled brother in Trading Places (1983). The two had great comedic chemistry together-even as unlikable characters. His last role was in Pretty Woman (1990) with Julia Roberts. "I turned down Chinatown," admitted Bellamy. "The script the director sent me was from page one...incest. And I'm no prig, I'm no prude but it just did not seem worthwhile doing a role that would be denounced even if it were well done. I didn't want any part of it. John Huston finally played the part and received an Academy Award for it," he added with a laugh. His most moving experience, professionally, was when he received his honorary Oscar in 1987, an award long overdue. "It was a remarkable experience.
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 Great Movie!
Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd are great in this movie!
Submitted by J.W. Fox (Wakefield, MA, USA)
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