Will Smith's The Pursuit of Happyness

[Warhammer]

As long as it gets it's cut, I'll be very happy.

 

[Speedball]

The word "Happyness" in the title has been taken from the misspelling of "Fun Joy Happyness" on a mural children have painted on the Chinatown daycare center where Chris Gardner takes his son, Christopher. When Chris points out the mistake, Mrs. Chu replies that it is not important to the pre-schoolers how the word is spelled, only that they have happiness. This leads Chris to contemplate the inclusion of the concept of the individual's right to "pursuit of happiness" in the Declaration of Independence, and how to pursue a happier, more emotionally secure childhood for his son, than his own had been.

Thanks, now it makes sense.

 

[AndThePickles]

Saw this last night and it was absolutely amazing! It made me laugh, cry, and hope that Will Smith wins lots of awards

 

[tzarinna]

I added a poll.

 

[Frico]

I'm planning on seeing this, probably later today.

 

[Karea07]

Saw it. Loved it. Will buy it. Great movie, great cast and most importantly a great story.

 

[tzarinna]

If you've seen it,hit the poll.

 

[Warhammer]

Solid 8.

One of the best of 2006.
Made me cry, too.

 

[Frico]

Big 9 for me, really worth seeing. Smith owned.

 

[tzarinna]

Okay,I think Christmas Day will be appropriate for me to go see it.
I couldn't be anymore of a sap.

 

[Frico]

Okay,I think Christmas Day will be appropriate for me to go see it.
I couldn't be anymore of a sap.

You'll enjoy it.

 

[Karea07]

Yep, it's a great one

 

[tzarinna]

Okay, I just got back. I'm giving it an 8. I didn't cry,is there something wrong with me?
Very well told story,very humbling. The theater was packed. I heard a few sniffles and folks clapped at the end. I appreciate the fact that it didn't appear to attempt to yank tears out of me,it was pretty much straight to the point about what went down.

Spoiler

I loved how at the end they had Gardner's cameo. That was the money shot for me,I welled up a bit on that. Also,when they brought him to tell him he had the job.

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

It was a good movie. Will was great and he and his son had awesome on screen chemistry. I almost cried and clapped at the end. Very touching and uplifting. I did think that it got a little to precious at times but it worked overall.

8/10

 

[L0ngsh0t]

I voted 8

great movie, best acting will smith has done

i reserve 10's for star wars, and pulp ficitions, and 9s for Pirates, and Departeds

 

[The Sage]

Great movie. Will Smith's best performance.

 

[Poetic Chaos]

Am I right in thinking this is It's A Wonderful Life-esque movie in that it's 95% pure depression/downer with a 5 minute happy ending that's supposed to make everything okay? Because that's the feeling I get and definitely don't wanna see that kinda movie.

 

[The Sage]

There are moments of light during the journey but it's mostly one heck of an ordeal to overcome.

 

[tzarinna]

Someone posted this on another board,a little tid bit on Gardner.

http://www.mastermindtrader.com/christopher.gardner.asp

 

[Sava]

just saw it, great movie

 

[tzarinna]

The Pursuit of Happyness (Widescreen Edition) (2006)

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DVD release March 27th

Product Details
Actors: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen, See more
Directors: Gabriele Muccino
Format: AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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Rating
Studio: Sony Pictures
DVD Release Date: March 27, 2007
Run Time: 117 minutes
Average Customer Review: based on 61 reviews. (Write a review.)
DVD Features:
Available Audio Tracks: English (Unknown Format)
Commentary by: Director Gabriele Muccino Unknown Format
Father and Son: Onscreen and Off
The Man Behind the Movie: A Conversation with Chris Gardner
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
Inside the Rubik’s Cube
“I Can” Song (audio only)

 

[Warhammer]

I'm so buying it.
The DVD artwork looks great. All DVD's should use the theatrical posters for covers.

This movie made me really tear up o ) 5 or 6 different times.
The final scene made me cry.

 

[j@ck3dLun@cy]

Will Smith's full of himself. It takes me out of his movies. I didnt like it man.

 

[Sava]

Will Smith's full of himself. It takes me out of his movies. I didnt like it man.

he hates you too