TexGuy

BRILLIANT! ENTERTAINING! THOUGHT-PROVOKING! STUNNING! What else can be said about this video collection? Madonna offers her fans 14 of "her" favorite video clips from 1993-1999. There are some real gems in this compilation: "Bad Girl", "Fever", "Rain", "Secret", "Take A Bow", "Bedtime Story", "Human Nature", "Love Don't Live Here Anymore", "Frozen", "Ray Of Light", "Drowned World/Substitute For Love", "The Power Of Goodbye", "Nothing Really Matters", and "Beautiful Stranger". The addition of "Drowned World/Substitute For Love", being only a European realease in the past, is reason enough to make this title a must for Madonnas U.S. fans. The only upset to this compilation are the missing videos: "This Used To Be My Playground", "Erotica", "Deeper and Deeper", "You Must Love Me" and "I'll Remember".

Madonna has made REMARKABLE contributions to the video arena, more than any other artist to date! Madonna's videos are a strong part of American Pop Culture. Madonna's videos are no stranger to awards either, "Take A Bow" received the AMA and the MTV VMA "Video Of The Year" Award, while "Ray Of Light" won MTV VMA "Video Of The Year" Award, also helped usher in one of Madonna's first four Grammy's!

This film is truly a first! John Schlesinger gives us a first look into the lives of two friends, a gay man and a straight woman, who are surprised with a pregnancy after an overjoyous night of partying.

Madonna and Rupert Everett give OUTSTANDING performances as, Abbie & Robert, the alternative parents to be. Both decide to raise the child together without marriage. The chemistry between them is magical and purposeful. The viewer is thoroughly convinced and appreciative at the peek into the lives of these individuals and their friends. Lynn Redgrave gives a great performance as Robert's (Everett) mother.

This film has everything, and something for everyone to relate to! The first half of the movie is cute, quirky and funny and then it becomes rather serious when, Abbie (Madonna) decides to marry another man (Benjamin Bratt) and decides take their son, Sam (Malcolm Stumpf), away. A battle for Sam ensues. There are tender and tearful moments throughout the film.

The Next Best Thing is a beautiful film about love and the impulsiveness of the human spirit. This film is a MUST SEE!

I saw this movie back in 1985 when it premiered on television. Marlo Thomas plays Tess Lynd a mother whose son announces that he is gay. Tess' husband is not accepting of the son and a battle ensues. Tess is torn between the love of her son and her husband. Marlo Thomas gives a great performance!! I was a bit shocked though, parts of this film are pretty risque for the time and television! I can remember vividly how the viewer almost was part of the sexual activity the son was having, but it was done tastefully. I recommend this film!