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The Abduction Club [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.4 Import - New Zealand ]

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I first stumbled upon this movie when watching a video made with scenes from it and set to music. Though I knew little about it, the video intrigued me and I set out to find this movie.(To watch the video I saw go to this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2W6kPd-NJM) However, it isn't so easily found. For us in the United States, we have no way of seeing this movie as it as yet to be released, but after searching for quite a long time, I located it on youtube.

The Abduction Club tells the story of a group of young men. All are younger sons and will not inherit. Their only choice is to get a job (basically, to become a priest) or marry into a wealthy family. Marrying is obviously more appealing, so one at a time one young man and a young heiress are introduced, in hopes that she will fall in love and marry a poor boy than a rich man twice her age.

When such feelings are developed, the young lady is "abducted" willingly and proposed to. No harm is done and everyone gets what they want, but you cannot have a movie simply about an abduction that runs smoothly, can you? Of course not.

The Abduction Club centers around an abduction that goes terribly wrong. Garrett Byrne is a cocky younger son that after only one meeting with young heiress, Catherine Kennedy, he is sure that she will accept his proposal. He, however, is wrong and matters are complicated when Catherine's younger sister Anne and Garrett's best friend Strang come along for the ride and are tracked down by Anne's determined suitor and the soldiers that he has command over.

Anne is desperate to escape her suitor, Mr. Power, and longs for freedom, but Catherine is stubborn and wishes that they return home. However, the more time that the four spend together, the more feelings begin to grow and the truth about certain situations is brought forth.

Though a little predictable, this movie is charming, romantic, funny, and may even jerk a few tears. The cast is wonderful and all fit their characters well. There are many endearing scenes and you can be assured a happy ending.

**If you have not seen this movie, but want to, I strongly suggest that you follow the directions below and watch it. It is a great movie with beautiful landscapes, and acting and really lifts your spirits.

Go to www.youtube.com and type in The Abduction Club 1/9. Click on the first video. There are nine videos in total, each labeled with The Abduction club and a number (2/9, 3/9) By typing in each of the numbers, you should be able to find all of the videos. There are German subtitles, but they are ignorable. If you watch the movie and enjoy it, I suggest that you download realplayer at www.real.com and use it to download the videos to your computer. You never know when it will be taken off of youtube for copyright violations.

Update: Another set of videos has been added on youtube. Type in The Abduction Club (El Club del Rapto)1/10 and that should bring up the videos. There are ten in total. The quality is better than the other set and there is no weird pausing. There are Spanish subtitles, but hopefully they can be ignored.** Anyway, I hope that was helpful. I know that if I was looking for this movie, I'd want someone who knew where to find it to tell me, so there you have it. Just go watch it, relax, and enjoy.

And I apologize for the essay size comment. I guess I got a little word happy.

The Abduction Club is a great movie- a light hearted, romantic period piece. It is also loosely based on real events. What more could you want??

A very delightful look into the love stories of young men born as second sons, who would never inherit the family estate. Reared as gentleman with no fortune, they must embrace either the priesthood or an heiress. A group calling themselves The Abduction Club decided that abducting an heiress for each member, in hopes to win her favor, was their aim in life. The camaraderie of the gentlemen and the problems they encounter is a comical look back into the true events of the times.

This is absolutely the best movie I have ever watched! This movie has romance, humor, and a wonderful ending; I was laughing out loud and smiling through the whole movie! It is based on true events and it is about the a club called "The Abduction Club", and it is full of men who are born second or third (and so on) in the family; which means they will not inherit the estate, inheritance, etc. So what they do is charm the ladies who are enourmously rich, sweep them off their feet and carry them off. However, two men are in for a great surprise when their abduction plans go wrong because two strong-willed girls wont fall for it! After finishing the movie, I was left with a happy and aching feeling. It's not supposed to be rated PG-13; more like PG or G! It's a wonderful family movie in which everyone one would love. However it is very hard to get and if anyone has it at home and would like to sell, please post it on Amazon. I would love to buy it from you and would appreciate your time.

June 2008 - Loved it so much I purchased both the DVD and VHS the next day. I will be watching this many times over and am pleased it is part of my collection. Oh where is a time machine when you need it. Love the 1700s yes life was short but it is the quality not the quantity that matters. Just made my day and brought stunning colour into an ordinary rainy day. I just saw it quite by chance and thought oh goodness this is FANTASTIC!

One of the best films I have seen in a long time! A fun, joyous romp with a gang of men scouting for wealthy wives in 18th century island. Watch it, you won't be disappointed.

This is a nice little romantic comedy from across the pond. Set in 18th century Ireland where only eldest sons inherit family wealth, a group of young, penniless aristocrats decide to take matters into their own hands. They form the Abduction Club, with the goal of trying to woo young heiresses and then elope with them. When two of the penniles heros Strang and Byrne (Matthew Rhys and Daniel Lapaine) set there eyes on Kennedy sisters (Alice Evans and Sophia Myles) they find romance can be hazardous. The story is a little predictable but satisfying and the cast is young and beautiful. All in all a pretty good date flick.

Okay, so I haven't seen this movie, but I am really interested in buying it. I have no idea where to get the movie though, as it seems to have no USA version. Does anyone know why this is? I really want amazon to carry a version for the united states!