Shall We Dance? (DVD, 2005, Widescreen)

1) This is an American remake of the critically acclaimed 1996 Japanese version. Whoever adopted this film for Hollywood kept much of the cultural and comedic sensibilities of the original. This leads you to a lot of head scratching about many things like, "why'd that person just say that?" or "who cares about ballroom dancing?" but those little questions jolt you out of expecting a typical romantic comedy with all types of the usual mishaps, which is a good thing. You certainly won't be bored.

2) This is not a J-Lo fest. I usually disdain the characters she plays in most of her movies. They usually seem over the top, or totally mismatched to against her ability to play them. (An "Italian" wedding planner with a heart of gold? A hit woman lesbian? A brilliant psychologist? Come on.) But as the soft-spoken yet serious dance instructor in the movie that Gere's character becomes intrigued with, she comes off as beautiful, classy and sweet. Nothing of what you think is going to happen with her does. I'll just leave it at that. The movie mainly focuses on Gere and Sarandon's relationship.

3) None of the most predictable things happen at the end. You know those "competition" movies where the rag tag ensemble group of characters have to overcome their limitations and personal weaknesses to come together to "win the big game" or "bake their asses off in the big bake off" just to prove that hey, all you gotta do is believe? Well this is sort of like that in a way. See, these characters have to "dance their hearts out" at a ballroom dancing competition. But all that other formulaic crap with the expected ending goes out of the window. It's actually interesting the way this plays out...

So basically, this is not your ordinary romantic comedy/competition movie, even though a romantic comedy/competition movie is exactly what it is. Richard Gere's character has every thing he wants in life. A stable job a nice family and a wife who is happy with him. But a little thing called "mid-life crisis" plagues him and old Richie's got the blues. :' (

Anyway, while riding on the elevated train in Chicago, he continues to see a lonely looking beautiful woman staring wistfully out the window of a dance studio. He sees this for a while every night, and is intrigued not only because she's really pretty but because she "looks the way [he] feels inside."

He gets off at that stop one day on a whim and sees that it's a studio for amateur ballroom dance instruction. He goes inside because of her and gets hustled into buying some dance lessons. Though he really doesn't get to know the pretty lonely lady at first, he stays because of he way dancing makes him feel.

The weaknesses of this film might be things in the movie that seem not to be explained. There seemed to be scenes that were probably implanted directly from the Japanese film, yet not fully adaptable for the American viewer's understanding. Either way, it's a cute little movie that you'll probably enjoy even if it is about ballroom dancing. Even if you're a dude who likes to watch people getting shot and blowing stuff up, maybe you need to take a break and watch this movie. Get in touch with your softer side.

This is a very good movie. The actors do a wonderful job with there parts and learning the dance movements. The special features are great too since you get to look more into what ball room dancing is. Also on the special features you get to see behind the scenes, deleted scenes and more. Richard Gere is so good in this movie. He plays a man looking for more than the every day routine. Looking out the window of the subway train he sees a girl in a dance studio and after a few times seeing her, he finally goes and signs up for a class. He learns different dances and he is very good at them. If you like any kind of dance this is really a must see movie.

So here's the story behind Shall We Dance... my girlfriend's mother recommended this movie to us and loaned us her DVD. Apparently it was phenomenal / cute / fun / romantic all rolled into one. So we watched it late one night after work... I'd seriously like those 90 minutes of my life back. This movie is awful. It taught me two basic truths:

1) Don't trust a woman's taste in the movie when Richard Gere is in it because her taste for Richard Gere will automatically override any taste or distate for the movie. Richard Gere = the even-older George Clooney.

2) Don't trust any movie that Jennifer Lopez stars in. Sounds simple - but time after time, people seem to forget JLo's past flops and want to give her another chance. Lord knows why... but they shouldn't.

The mixture of Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez is a almost unbeatable. There is no way this movie can get worse right? Then comes Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez... somehow she continues to spiral downwards.

So I leave you with this: Shall We Dance? Of Course we shouldn't!

I decided to buy it because I love ball room dancing, I took classes for almost
2 years but it became quite expensive. The dvd was in excellent condition and
it was delivered very soon.

I am very pleased with this purchase and the price was very reasonable thanks
E-Bay.

NN

I remember that a long time ago I has seen this movie, so I decided to buy this movie so that I could view it on my new 50" Flat screen LCD TV with my home theater sound system. As I had thought, the movie was just as wonderful as when I had watched it on my regular 27" TV. I would have to believe that anyone who has a long mass transit commute following a routine long day at the office can put themselves in Mr. Clark’s shoes. Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez are wonderful. The dance scenes in this movie are intriguing and incredible. This movie has love, energy, passion, respect and most of all, this DVD movie has the idea of finding happiness and fulfillment where it was lost in one's life. This move is an asset to anyone's movie library...Enjoy it and enjoy life!

I bought this because it seemed like a lighthearted romantic twist with two of my favorite actors, Sarandon & Gere. I am no fan of J Lo (Lopez) & this did not disappoint... she cannot act & shows us this again in this movie. She held up the role, but she is always all about POMP & STANCE (into herself) so go do some more eyepopping videos with all eyes on you! It moves slow at times & leaves you expecting a bit more I guess. But overall it is enjoyable & I would watch it again. Mainly because of Susan Sarandon & Richard Gere. If it weren't for me favoring them & it were two other actors, maybe not so much.

This movie was not as we expected. We had this movie on our "to buy list", but watched it first, and decided not to buy.

GREAT CAST PERFORMANCES

Shows how one who may feel has everything they need, may be looking for more. Looking for what, they are unsure. Maybe by "stumbling" across something, is in fact what you are looking for to help fulfill your lifes needs.

It was an "okay" movie. Interesting, but "okay".

Our Rating: 5.5-6.0 of 10

1) This is an American remake of the critically acclaimed 1996 Japanese version. Whoever adopted this film for Hollywood kept much of the cultural and comedic sensibilities of the original. This leads you to a lot of head scratching about many things like, "why'd that person just say that?" or "who cares about ballroom dancing?" but those little questions jolt you out of expecting a typical romantic comedy with all types of the usual mishaps, which is a good thing. You certainly won't be bored.

2) This is not a J-Lo fest. I usually disdain the characters she plays in most of her movies. They usually seem over the top, or totally mismatched to against her ability to play them. (An "Italian" wedding planner with a heart of gold? A hit woman lesbian? A brilliant psychologist? Come on.) But as the soft-spoken yet serious dance instructor in the movie that Gere's character becomes intrigued with, she comes off as beautiful, classy and sweet. Nothing of what you think is going to happen with her does. I'll just leave it at that. The movie mainly focuses on Gere and Sarandon's relationship.

3) None of the most predictable things happen at the end. You know those "competition" movies where the rag tag ensemble group of characters have to overcome their limitations and personal weaknesses to come together to "win the big game" or "bake their asses off in the big bake off" just to prove that hey, all you gotta do is believe? Well this is sort of like that in a way. See, these characters have to "dance their hearts out" at a ballroom dancing competition. But all that other formulaic crap with the expected ending goes out of the window. It's actually interesting the way this plays out...

So basically, this is not your ordinary romantic comedy/competition movie, even though a romantic comedy/competition movie is exactly what it is. Richard Gere's character has every thing he wants in life. A stable job a nice family and a wife who is happy with him. But a little thing called "mid-life crisis" plagues him and old Richie's got the blues. :' (

Anyway, while riding on the elevated train in Chicago, he continues to see a lonely looking beautiful woman staring wistfully out the window of a dance studio. He sees this for a while every night, and is intrigued not only because she's really pretty but because she "looks the way [he] feels inside."

He gets off at that stop one day on a whim and sees that it's a studio for amateur ballroom dance instruction. He goes inside because of her and gets hustled into buying some dance lessons. Though he really doesn't get to know the pretty lonely lady at first, he stays because of he way dancing makes him feel.

The weaknesses of this film might be things in the movie that seem not to be explained. There seemed to be scenes that were probably implanted directly from the Japanese film, yet not fully adaptable for the American viewer's understanding. Either way, it's a cute little movie that you'll probably enjoy even if it is about ballroom dancing. Even if you're a dude who likes to watch people getting shot and blowing stuff up, maybe you need to take a break and watch this movie. Get in touch with your softer side.

because i like it,one of my favor movie and it was on good condition,thank you guys,none scrach on the dvd is on perfect condition nothing more to say i like it .

I have been looking for a great deal on this dvd Shall we dance? and i finally found it. I just finished recording movie with tivo but what I really wanted was the actual copy of the dvd. thanks for having a great deal on it

Both my husband and I enjoyed this movie. The restoration of the husband/wife relationship is done fabulously! Makes us want to sign up for some ballroom dance lessons! :-)

The movie is awesome! And in great shape.Richard geer is outstanding! J lo is so beautful. I would love to dance like that one day!

This was a good movie with a good ending. I would suggest to anyone to buy it. It arrived, eventually, but the DVD was in good shape.

Up to now I did not yet receive the merchandise it almost a month now and they deduct the payment on my credit card.

I had watched this movie at a friends place and it was so go I had to buy the movie for myself. The movie has comedy, suspence, and romance. A great movie to watch with someone special.

Clean, funny, romantic, and happy ending. Gere and Sarandon are an excellent match for this movie. A must-see for anyone looking for a good romantic comedy with excellent acting.

Ultimate chick flick! Richard Gear is simply gorgeous and the whole thing is just sweet, sweet, sweet! I bought it to add to my trans atlantic flight movies. This one is also great for when the girls get together and jsut want to swoon! Love it!

It is an inspirational movie! It gives hope and will challenge you to get out of the hum-drum of life and try something totally different or something that you have always wanted to do. This movie has romance and comedy, but is not just a chick flick. Men will enjoy this too. Highly recommended.

Well, it was little scratched and it stopped several times at the end of the movie. The movie itself was really good and I liked it.

I dance and enjoy watching others perform. I bought the movie and loved it. Perfect condition, fast service.

Gift for a dancer friend who would appreciate it. Also, purchased the Japenese version as companion gift.
Excellent Price . Never been opened.

I loved the movie when I saw it on tv, so I decided to look on ebay
for the great prices. So far I've had good experiences purchasing dvds
thanks

I recieved my DVD "Shall We Dance" very fast! I got it at a great price and in Excellent condition. It was a great movie. One of my now favorites dispite the fact that Jenifer Lopez is in it. Ha ha! No really I think she did great in this movie. My overall experience for this purchise was Excellent!