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Talking to Heaven

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3 star:		(2)
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Why they changed the title is questionable since "Living With The Dead" is much more appropriate. Husband and wife, Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen, head an extremely fine cast in a film that will hold your attention regardless of whether you define it as fiction or non. Ted does a credible Van Praagh but Mary steals the show with her superb portayal of a borderline skeptic detective who puts her reputation on the line. And she looks terrific. A suprising entree is Jack Palance. The old pro never misses a beat and can still steal a scene. The same can be said of Michael Moriarty who continues to be one of our finer character actors.
The real deal, Mr. Van Praagh himself, can be seen in a quick cameo as the church organ player.
3 hours of fine film. Nice job.

Hey, no matter what the title, the movie is A-Number 1 in my book. And I wish that Code 2 would be removed so it would be easier for a lot of people to get a hold of this movie.
I'm a big Ted Danson fan myself and I agree that he did a great job on the part of James Praagh, but he doesn't remotely look anything like him. But be that as it may, the whole 3 hours is indeed worthwhile and a keeper besides. I just hope one day I can get a copy; as always I'm watching the prices flex. Hopefully soon, they'll be to my liking.
Happy movie watching.

P.A. Gross

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It's one of those that you keep thinking about long after it's over. I'm not particularly fond of Ted Danson, but he does a pretty believable job portraying James Van Pragh. Anyone interested in Mediums or who has suffered the loss of a loved one should see this one!

I am familar with James Van Praagh and admire him but I was unaware of the events of his life that both stifled and then catalyzed his inherent psychic abilities. This is a remarkable story. I wasn't expecting the intense drama that unfolded which ultimately solved a major crime case. fascinating edge of your seat movie. Great cast. Don't miss this one!

James Van Praagh (Ted Danson) sees dead people; only he does not like it. His father admonishes his abilities, he almost had a girlfriend until he spooked her, his mother haunts him, and every time he tries to us his abilities something goes wrong.

Just as he tries to quit, everyone presses him to go on to help solve a 30 year old murder with really spooky consequences. Is he the victim, the innocent bystander or maybe the perpetrator? Will the case get solved?

The film starts out very slow paced, for a while you think you may be watching a religious documentary. It seems to deviate this way and that off course. Then in the second half the pace picks up and you get absorbed and intrigued as it gets spookier and spookier. By the end you find that the film did not deviate and every word, every gesture forms a tapestry to review an overall picture.

A surprising plus is the quality of acting. I was especially surprised at Queen Latifah's port rail of cancer patient Midge Harmon

I thoroughly enjoyed this film in every way. It was well-written, acted, directed, camera work, music...everything! Ted Danson did a superb job portraying trance work and did not overact. The child actors in the movie were fantastic. Queen Latifah was great. What can I say? Plus, it moved me to tears and had me biting my nails. Finally, I felt spiritual lifted and encouraged. All this and I didn't have to watch one car chase, one woman being raped or any killer-slasher-horror psycho-killers running around with long knives on Halloween. I'm getting my own copy for friends. Thanks James Van Praagh for this film.

Although I don't believe in ghosts, I love ghost stories, and this TV movie is exceptionally good. It is a scary mystery with an engrossing story, wonderful acting, and a surprise ending.

Ted Danson, plays James Van Praagh who has inherited a gift of being able to see the dead, which he tries to deny until he's contacted by a group of boys who have been murdered. He finally realizes that the boys persistence stems from the fact that the murders are continuing and they need his help to stop them.

It's sufficiently well done that even when you know the solution, you will want to watch the movie again for the acting and the truly moving story. There's even a scene for insiders with James Van Praagh playing the organ. The story is supposedly based on his life, but you have to know what he looks like in order to recognize him at the organ.

My favorite scenes are when the dog comes for the elderly man who has died in the hospital and leads him to his family as well as some of the touching stories that are expressed in meetings by people who want to talk to their loved ones who have died.

The story is scary, but is done in an upbeat way that treats death not as an end, but as a continuum.

I caught this movie about 5 minutes into the beginning and I had to sit and see the entire movie. I, like many others have seen the Psycho's, the Silence of the lambs, and movies of this type of genre, but I found that this movie about the famous psychic was the most intriguing and best who done movie I have ever seen. The writers keep you running in many directions looking for killers and reasonings, and the actors, Danson, Steenbergen, Palance and other play their roles to what I would consider Oscar nominations. It makes me wonder why movies like this never get the acclaim they deserve and others because they go to Cannes get the Oscars when work like this is shelved, kind of like Gran Torino was in 2009. Best whodunit movie ever.

This DVD was very poor quality in the audio portion. The sound had to be turned to the maximum volume and then could just barily be heard. The subtitles did not work on the english (it did on th Spanish and I can not remember any of the spanish I took in 7th Grade). I was very didipointed in this purchase. The story on the other hand I thought was great and that is the reason the the five stars not the DVD its self. Beware of this seller.

I watched this movie twice, and I will watch it again. Each time I see it, I see something that I missed before. Great movie, and everytime I would talk about it, I would get cold chills. a must to watch, but do it open mindedly. Don't pass judgment until the end. Watch for the clues throughout the movie.