Belinda May Blakeman I just heard that there is a remake of Beaches coming out which made me go back and watch this amazing movie. It reminded of what true friendships are about and all things the kids of today can not do.Kick off your shoes sit back and watch, don't forget the box of tissues.

Unhelpful Yoda This film is underrated. Yes it is a chick flick but I personally think the film can be appreciated by both sexes. Bette Midler plays CC Bloom and Barbara Hershey plays Hilary Whitney. Both are from very different upbringings. CC is demanding, intense but has a good heart, she is desperate for stardom and has been performing since she was young. Hilary is smart, headstrong and a lawyer. They both meet when they are on holiday in Atlantic City when they are teenagers and remain in contact through letters til adulthood. A lot happens through their friendship, but they always remain friends. In my opinion at the end of the film really shows the true extent of their friendship. Hilary has no one but CC and her daughter and CC is there for her til the end. It is a very emotional film but in a way happy because you know Hilary died knowing CC will look after her daughter and they can share memories of her forever.

Melissa Mendelson In this life, we are fortunate to meet the people that change our lives. Most of the friends that we find seem to fade away over time, but there will always be the ones that would never leave our side. And through all the trials that we face, the dark moments that come, they stay with us, taking us by the hand, and holding us tight, and these are the people that we would never forget. They are our heroes, and the bonds between us would never break but strain under the weight of this world. But they would stay with us until we reach our journey's end, and friendships such as this echo strongly in a beautifully written masterpiece called Beaches.

EXodus25X Yes it's a chick flick, yes it's overly sappy, yes it's predictable to the very end, but so what. Bette Midler gives a great performance, there are a couple of very brilliant and fun singing numbers, and at times it is actually touching. The young girl who played Midler as a child was amazing, she had Midler spot on. I only wish that a little more time would have been spent with her on screen. She was more fun and interesting then all the characters in the whole film put together. Despite the predictability I still stayed interested, probably because the story moves at a pretty good pace, doesn't stay stuck on any one scenario. I don't feel like the opening moments were a good idea, they take any surprise or possibility of real drama away and bring nothing at all to the film. I'm not sure why the director chose to take that direction. I have heard people say this is the saddest movie they have ever seen, I'm sorry but it's far from that. Good for what it was intended to be.