Brighton Beach Memoirs

One of the best family movies Ive ever watched. Reminds me of my childhood days. The old days when life wasnt so complicated, and the family unit was still very important.

One of the best movies I have ever purchased. Jonathan Silverman shines; Judith Ivey is wonderful as his squawking aunt. She is a great actress in any movie she has ever been in ~ and her performance in Brighton Beach Memoirs is outstanding. You can really understand her brother-in-law wanting her out of the house. I never tire of watching this one.

Neil Simon was very astute in his observations when writing this book. The experiences of a nieve young fellows army induction and training in the final months of WWII. I can readily relate to his sudden exposure to the real world and finding it necessary to grow up fast!. This movie is not really for mothers and grandmothers, but fathers and brothers should find it interesting.

having watched the movie more times than i can remember i couldnt wait to read the book. i was not disappointed. watch the movie,read the book, period.

Not as good as I remember it, but there were still good scenes and funny parts. I think it came across more as a play, and maybe it should have stayed on Broadway. I thought the acting was a little too theatrical and the characters were playing to a live audience. Its definitely a movie to watch again, but just not in the foreseeable future.

I have watched this over and over ... fantastic.

I love this movie! An engrossing comedy with great realism. Makes you appreciate the ups and downs of teenage years. Even though the setting is the 1930s, this story would be funny and rewarding in any generation.

We have watched this movie so often and love it so much we had to purchase the DVD. Its a great interpretation of the Broadway play and a good family story.

Neil Simon is one of the greats and this explains why. He wasnt as prolific as Woody Allen but he hits it out of the ball park every single time. He was an innovator and ahead of his time with this piece--utilizing techniques of straight to camera and faux documentary that we take for granted now. Ive seen this a dozen times and it never loses its humor, poignancy and a certain sad nostalgia for a bygone era that is done without an ounce of sentimentality. The key scene between Blanche and her daughter Nora is dead on now and probably will be forever, because great writing transcends time. These are people experiencing the basic human things we all experience and that is what makes Simon one of the greats.