Product reviewsCocoon (DVD, 2003)

Hollywood smaltch. Rubbish

Started off well but became totally unbelievable.

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Secondhand

Unfortunately this dvd kept stopping and starting so couldn’t really enjoy the film.

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Great DVD

Great DVD

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GREAT BUY FOR ALL FAMILY MEMBERS

GOOD FAMILY FILM TO WATCH HAS ALL THE FUN FOR THE FAMILY IN THIS FILM GREAT FILM FROM THE USA.

WATCHED THIS FILM SEVERAL TIMES STILL WILL WATCH JUST GOOD FUN FOR ALL PASSED TO FRIENDS ALWAYS GIVEN FIVE STAR.Read full review...

Cocoon (DVD 2003)

Cocoon is such a sweet, gentle, peaceful film - no violence, no explicit sex, so, probably not at all attractive to teenagers!
(Sorry about this ageist comment!)
We think that it's what's known as a 'feel good' movie, but it's not sickly - there are some VERY feisty characters in it, and there are funny bits too.
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Brilliant

In this fun, lighthearted comedy, a group of aliens led by Brian Dennehy arrive from the planet Antarea and take on human form so they can go about their work without detection. They land near the heart of geriatric country, St. Petersburg, Florida, and rent a tour boat from Steve Guttenberg. They also rent a nearby home that had been left unattended, thereby enabling some elderly residents at a rest home--Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, and Hume Cronyn--to sneak in and use its indoor pool. Guttenberg takes the boat to a specified spot in the ocean where Dennehy and his crew pull boulder-like cocoons from the ocean floor, which they store in the swimming pool. Later when Ameche, Brimley, and Cronyn take their usual swim, they notice the curious cocoons and then begin to sense a change in themselves--they are suddenly more youthful and vital.

A gentle and effective heart-tugger, COCOON tries to make its audience feel good, but you can't help but feel uneasy about the vision of old age that director Ron Howard depicts--one in which the young cannot accept the notion of getting old. The derivative special effects feel like leftovers from the infinitely superior CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. A number of the performances are superb, including Ameche's, for which he won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. The film also won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.Read full review...

really helps foster excellent relations for grandparents and granchildren

an early masterpiece from ron howard before he went on to direct the dan brown adaptations, this serves as interesting vehicle for steve guttenberg from the police academy movies and a whole host of the older hollywood greats in the twilight of their careers - a highly recommended feelgood film that is an excellent family comedy, this film will also really help to foster relations between grandparents and grandchildrenRead full review...

Comfortably homey

If you want nice friendly aliens and a cautionary tale, this is great. Sp[ecial effects quite nice.
Not my sort of film, but excellently crafted

classic a group of pensioners stumble onto youth great

classic old film has a lovely story it will have you laughing and crying.
dont have any dislikes about this film.
used to watch it with my grandparents brings back memorys.

amazing

truely brilliant film, full of laughter and good acting, a family film to entertain and keep you transfixed. must see