Driving Miss Daisy

Terrific movie. The performances of Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy and Dan Aykroyd are solid. Freeman deserved the Oscar for Best Actor but sadly missed out. The pace of the movie allows for the development of characters, but there's never a boring moment. Due to the story's time period, its natural that the film addresses the issue of racism, however it does it without being preachy. In our current climate of divisiveness, this film helps to heal the divide. The film has many enjoyable moments and a few poignant ones. Picture quality was excellent with Blu-ray format, but less finicky individuals could get by with DVD format. I highly recommend this item and recommend it in Blu-ray format for the best experience.

This is one of my all-time favorite movies. I cry at the end every single time I watch it. Jessica Tandy is pitch perfect as "Miss Daisy," and Dan Aykroyd is the classic Southern son. The real shocker is that Morgan Freeman looks older in this than he is in real life now - in 2016.It's a wonderful depiction of racial struggles in the South - an elderly woman who is set in her ways and suspicious of her new chauffeur; a good son who is afraid to change; and a man whose honesty and patience surprises Miss Daisy and eases her toward equality.

One of the all-time great movies. It is funny, it is oh so human, and it touches your heart. This movie explores the pervasive prejudice that was the state of racial relations in the south during the 50's and 60's, but it does it with humor and tenderness that develops between Miss Daisy and the black man hired to drive her about when she cannot safely operate her own car. Near the end of the movie the now senile Miss Daisy says to Holt, her driver, "You are my best friend." And so he was to the very end. If you have not seen it before, you need to. If you did see it 25 years ago, watch it again. It is worth your time.

Fun fact before my review:Jessica Tandy won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Daisy Werthan in this film. At age 81, she is the oldest winner of a Best Actress OscarThis movie, for a lack of better words, was endearing.Driving Miss Daisy is the story about two characters by the name of Daisy (a Jewish individual) and Hoke (Morgan Freeman, a POC) and is set in the period of the 1940s and the 1970s.First of all, the themes in this movie are still relevant even now; the main one being prejudice that comes to mind. Because both of these characters have presumingly shared their own experiences with stereotyping and discrimination, the initial reaction they have to one another is fairly expected. In addition to that, the bond that grows between them is to be expected by the audience, and eliminates the need for the director to spend extra amount of times "explaining" their relationship and justifying the ways in which these characters interact with another. Because of this, the audience can simply "take it all in" without being put in to some kind of tailspin or bout of confusion. When it comes down to it that is simply ingenious.On that note, this film is based off a play; this is almost obvious because the dialogue is always spot on and to-the-point. There isn't a single word, breath, or even gesture that is wasted or simply fodder that the audience is expected to use to "hold on".Brief example - while watching this movie I had it in my mind that I really wanted to know how much time was passing throughout the movie (so, as to have an idea of how long these characters have had to knos one another) and for a very BRIEF second I thought that was going to be a point I brought up in writing this as a critism. The amount of time that has elapsed by the time this film ends is literally announced however in a way that is blunt -and more importantly- completely natural. Like I said before - GENIUS.I conclude this by simply stating that this is considered a classic for a reason (or 2.....or 3....). We should all experience it at least once in our lives :)

Based on the Pulitzer winning play by Alfred Uhry ("Parade"), "Driving Miss Daisy" is a film that explores relationships, aging, how the "golden years" are not at all golden, and a historical era of America is frozen in time. A black man (Morgan Freeman) is hired to become the driver for the elderly and strong willed Jewish woman too old now to drive herself. (Jessica Tandy.) The brilliant script takes us from the first awkward encounter to the established warm friendship between them many years later. It goes without saying that acting performances are stellar; this is Tandy and Freeman. Tandy's son is played by the brilliant and under appreciated Dan Akroyd, a remarkable character actor. There is truth and beauty and ugliness and familiarity all through this film. This is not a "chick flick" (oh, how offensive that term is) it is a classic film in the category with "Casablanca", "Marvin's Room" and "50/50". It's not an epic, it is subtle, powerful, intense and moving. Tandy made one more film after this one ("Nobody's Fool") and got an Oscar for neither. Shocking. To compare the two characters is like Streep in "Silkwood" and "Sophie's Choice." For all we know it's two different women. But the star of this film is the script, which was wisely left close to the stage version. Uhry is a man who grew up in the South born in 1936. His grandfather owned the Atlanta pencil factory where Mary Phagan was murdered and Leo Frank was lynched for the crime. So like Styron, Faulkner and Twain, the subtleties of life in the South add class, precision and detail. This is a must have

We were looking for a family movie night and came across this. I hadn't seen it in many years. I am glad we decided to rent this! With a simple couple clicks of the remote, we were watching this. The stream quality was superior and the whole experience was hassle free. Highly recommended family night movie!

This film was made in 1989 they tell us. I have heard of it but never seen it and as it was for sale at£2.99 felt I would fix this hole in my knowledge. It is set in the deep south and I am afraid I do have trouble with the southern accent. Set in the 1950's and 1960's Jessica Tandy plays the sort of woman we all had to live with in those days. They were our olders and our betters. Thoroughly nasty unpleasant and rather frightening. Why was she like this? She lived in a lovely house set in lovely countryside but chose to be a real cow. Morgan Freeman plays her chauffeur with great charm and her nastiness seems to wash over him. I hope she was more pleasant to him when they were not working! However we do see some really lovely cars - my favorite was the Hudson which I think had beautiful lines and of course it was red. No I was not impressed.

This 1989 film starring Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman is a gentle exploration of a developing relationship between the two main characters that started with mistrust and rejection and ends with close friendship and a reversal of roles.Following a car accident at her own home, Miss Daisy's son arranges for her to have a permanent chauffeur. This is totally resisted by the wealthy Miss Daisy who is both highly independent and colour prejudiced. Her chauffeur is a man of considerable charm and patience, totally honest and reliable. Over the course of the film, which spans decades of social turmoil in the US, the nature of the relationship changes as it becomes evident that both are social outcasts and where both can gain mutual benefit from looking after each other. This is as far as one can go without being a 'spoiler.'One cannot imaging the sensitive plot being handled with more sympathy or empathy than here and that is why the film has such a high reputation an considerable following. However, this review is not intended to discuss the actual film as by now it will have both its supporters and detractors. Entering into those conflicts is not the purpose of the review which is aimed squarely at the many supporters of this film.Essentially, for all of those who are keen supporters of this film and who have bought the previous DVD version of this disc, the only issue of vital importance will be whether the Blu-ray offers an improvement technically sufficient to justify the additional expense.For this reviewer the answer is a clear affirmative. The upgrade offers a clear advance on both image and audio quality with the imaging being a marked improvement. The colours are firmer and there is an increase to the perceived depth of the imaging. The whole film simply becomes more 'real.' The film, which is so concerned with close characterisation, benefits considerably from this enhancement of reality.The degree of improvement experienced from this BD will also inevitably depend on the replay equipment used. The following technical information is intended to be a guide to aid in assessment.The screen used for this review is only of moderate dimensions being a 40 inch television screen. However, the television is a high performing 4K unit which delivers a compensating positive effect. The moderate screen size lacks the impact of larger screens but is less critical of film faults.However, the contributing player is, unusually, able to separate the audio and visual HDMI signals before they leave separately to the television and pre-amp. That feature enhances both the visual and audio elements of the output. The audio, not so critical in the case, delivers an unusually wide-ranging and revealing performance. Its precision is equally revealing of film scores.Readers with alternative equipment will have to interpret this review bearing in mind their own equipment and its comparative advantages and disadvantages.The disc offers purchasers with suitable replay equipment a substantial improvement over the previous DVD.In summary this BD is a transfer from good quality 1989 film stock and has responded well to the upgrade and well worth considering. This justifiably very popular film is a good example of the advantages of the BD option and can be confidently considered for purchase.

Georgia – the Deep South, a Jewish family have their own business, the mother, (Miss Daisy), an ex-school teacher, is struggling with her driving skills as she gets older. Eventually she is persuaded, by her son, to have a chauffeur, but she’s not going to do it willingly!The film touches on racial prejudice, but it is very slight and not hard hitting at all.The film is about a ‘begrudging bond’ that perhaps one day will be acknowledged?There are many charming moments to this film and none better than when Hoke (Morgan Freeman), approaches the son (Dan Ackroyd), angling for a pay rise – this is just brilliant!This is just a lovely film to allow to unfold in front of you – it won’t get you off of the edge of your seat but it is a very satisfying experience.

Delivery took a little longer than expected, sadly the first order didtnt arrive but as usual amazon were quick to respond. The film a.though i have seen it 6 times ne er seems to cate. The grren book is similar and is the modern version. Fantastic

This is a film about class and race but handled in a sensitive way. Beautifully filmed. A heart-warming portryal of Miss Daisy facing the reality of life and prejudice in a changing world