The movie is a great movie. We decided to wait until our girls were a little older to let them watch it. Robert Duvall curses more frequently than I remembered. But it is a great family movie with a great lesson.

Have bought this one twice and gave it to others who also enjoyed it. So I bought it again. You will love it!

I used this in a high school summer school class to prompt a writing exercise on "frame" stories! It was the best title I have used thus far!

I have watched this DVD several times, and each time I find new details that enthrall.

This is a truly heartwarming movie that I used to push back against the crushing weight of reality, a reality I do not control.

The two super-actors are at their best, but the young man who stars as the son of the gad-about lady is the real star. His smile, his behavior, are Oscar material.

Don't miss the dogs, the pig, and the lion. This is a "top ten" movie.

i found this to be a refreshing family type movie. no high speed chases with sirens screeming in this movie. a period movie about non-existant fathers and wayward mothers.

In a world where so many films about sex and violence, this movie is the colored diamond amidst a sea of colorless ones. This is a film that you will remember. The actors are excellent, and the significance is very real- broken families, mothers who aren't really there, ostracism, finding a family, growing up, respecting and revering older ones, and you may find more themes. As a Language Arts teacher, and one that understands most of my students don't come from the conventional family, I plan on perhaps sharing this film with them.

Secondhand Lions (New Line Platinum Series) I have really injoyed this movie. It has joy, laughter, and also sadness. But, it is well worth owning as is one of those you can watch time and time again without getting tired of it. I highly recomend it to all ages... The story line is wonderful and Michael Caine and Robert Duvall do a fantastic job of playing two Uncles that seem a little harsh at first but warm up quickly to their grand Nephew...

The atmosphere of the movie changes from horror portending weirdness in the beginning ten minutes or so into a fairy-tale style romantic fantasy. Executed with good taste and enticing people to appreciate good and important things in life. Wouldn't mind viewing it again.

I've watched this movie several times and still love it. The basic story is of a boy, Walter (played by Haley Joel Osment) who is dumped on his great-uncles Garth and Hub (Michael Caine and Robert Duvall) because his skanky, irresponsible mother, Mae (Kyra Sedgwick), is tired of being tied down by him. Garth and Hub aren't interested in Walter, and Walter seems, at first, to be a bit too beaten down by having an unloving mother to really care much.

But gradually Walter and his great-uncles start to get to know each other and to warm to each other. One of the things that helps is that the great-uncles seem to have led some very interesting and adventurous lives. They tell stories of things they did when they were younger (as each story is being told, the movie makes the transition from narration to showing the story unfold in live action). These stories are exciting and wonderful and all have core values about life very neatly underlying them.

One of the stories is that the great-uncles accumulated a vast amount of gold, though we don't know for sure whether it was acquired the way the great-uncles tell, or through a bank robbery. And it turns out that Mae, in addition to just getting rid of Walter for a while, was also hoping that Walter would find out where the money is hidden, and so she was coldly using him for that purpose.

When Walter finds out that it is possible that none of the stories are true, Hub tells him that it doesn't matter, giving a wonderful speech about love, honor, and goodness, and about how there are things worth believing in. (A brief excerpt: "...That people are basically good; that honor, courage, and virtue mean everything; that ... money and power mean nothing; that good always triumphs over evil...." Wonderful stuff. I suppose the more cynical and heart-hardened might call this syrupy or even unbelievable, but I call it core values.)

I don't want to give anything more away about the story, but I assure you it is a wonderful, warm, human story, womderfully told with great acting on the part of all three major characters (Caine, Duvall, and Osment). I love this movie and hope you will too.

Love this movie. I have watched it several times. I love the people who play in it as well. It is a must see movie. Once you see it you will fall in love with it & watch it several times over.

I gotta get out more. I had never heard about this movie; never noticed it when it was playing in movie palaces. Channel surfing the other night (and I can press buttons on a remote with the best of 'em) I ran across this intriguing little gem on cable. Anything sporting Michael Caine and Robert Duvall (as brothers, if you can believe that) is worth watching; and SECONDHAND LIONS aptly entertains--even if the syrup is a bit sticky.

It's a plot that's been cooked before: A pre-teen goes to stay with wacky, eccentric relatives. Haley Joel Osment plays the adolescent, and when his manhunting momma dumps him on the doorstep of two great-uncles (Duvall and Caine), circa 1950s Texas boonies, the fun begins. The brothers are alleged retired big game hunters and adventure seekers, yet the locals believe they are instead retired bank robbers--retired gents sitting on a vast stash of loot. Predictably, as the story unfolds the once-terrified boy begins to appreciate his shotgun-toting elders; a lasting bond of affection, of family, develops.

Are there some drawbacks? Sure. The "flashbacks" of the brothers as adventuresome youths are cornpone supreme. Haley Joel Osment is stiff, wooden, and uninspired; he looked like he wanted to split to the nearest Hannah Montana gig. And the ending was. . .over the top. (Yet very emotional.) But come one. Michael Caine and Robert Duvall make this movie work, and work well; they bring believability, eccentricity, and big-time grit to their roles. SECONDHAND LIONS may have scooted past me when it made its theatrical run, but I'm sure glad I caught it cable surfing, and recommend it to anyone looking for fun entertainment.
--D. Mikels, Author, Walk-On

In a time when few films seemed aimed at families, this is one of the best to come down the pike in years. The chemistry between Robert Duvall and Michael Caine in their performances as Hub and Garth -- two very eccentric old uncles whose world is turned upside down when a ditzy niece leaves her son Walter (Haley Joel Osment) with them for the summer. As they warn him on the first night: "We're old, we could die in the middle of the night." "If you need anything get it yourself or better still, learn to do without it." The film has so many wonderful moments, an action packed back story of love, adventure, romance. You have to be one very sour indivual to not enjoy this movie. Watch it with your children and it will be one of those magic films that stays with you all your life.

I found this movie to be extremely enjoyable. Other family members did also. I recommend it highly.

My wife and I caught part of this film on cable TV but were interrupted by company. We were curious, so purchased it via Amazon.

It has to be one of the best family films ever produced. We have watched it 4 times, as well as all the extra features included and would highly recommend it to anyone.

This movie is heartwarming and inspiring. My husband has shown it to his high school students and they loved the movie as much as we do. I've loaned the DVD out twice and not received it back so this is the third time I've bought it - it's that good!

Super video. Great family entertainment. You will laugh, cry and thoroughly enjoy this heartwarming story. You will see yourself, some of your relatives and neighbors as well. This is a MUST BUY.

a good story with out nudity. actually has moral values. some violence but not the gory bloody stuff. good picture , it holds my interest a few slow spots .

Secondhand Lions is one the few exceptional movies to come out of Hollywood in decades. The movie has no "slow" spots, great dialogue, great music, great cinematogpaphy, and of course talented actors. All the ingredients blend perfectly and the outcome is one movie that is truly a pleasure to watch. For me to praise a movie is a very rare occurance since I think 99% of movies released nowadays just plain suck.

Excellent movie for the entire family. The ending will keep you guessing. The acting is excellent. It's a great story.

This movie was really great! It is definately a family-type movie, but very enjoyable. There are some cinematographical errors in it, but nothing that would really seriously take away from it at all. It is a greatly entertaining movie without a doubt, well worth the money!

Great story if you are a high-spirited, sentimental individual like me! Great humor and of course, talent!

Secondhand Lions is probably one of the best movies I have seen in many years. The story is precious while very funny. The actors are excellent in their roles. There just isn't a dull moment in this movie and it is worth watching repeatedly. We have now watched it about four times and thought we should purchase the DVD....and then watched it again. If you miss it, you would be missing out on good entertainment.

I saw this in the theater and when I saw it for $10 I thought I would buy it. The only problem is that yesterday I saw it in the clearance bin at WalMart for $5.00, Oh well its still a great movie.

This is the best movie of all time. When I feel like the bad guys are winning, I watch it one more time. Good family entertainment.

"Secondhand Lions" is a great inspirational movie for the entire family. It is heartwarming and funny. It teaches us that the best is yet to come. Haley Joel Osment (the wonder boy actor from "The Sixth Sense" and "A.I.") is dumped on his two eccentric, great uncles who live in the past. They amaze the boy with stories of when they were forced into the French Foreign Legion and rescued a Princess from a Sheik. How much of it is real and how much is exaggeration?

Osment teaches his uncles that they still have a lot of living to do. First of all, they are faced with "fatherhood." They've been saddled with raising Osment. Osment is the child that the uncles never had. Duvall lost his wife and child during childbirth. In a way, the uncles are Osment's secondhand fathers and he is their secondhand son. Both men are aging lions who begin to experience life anew when Osment arrives.

An old lion from a zoo arrives through the mail. This is another secondhand lion that nobody wants. But Osment wants him, just as he wants and needs his uncles. Through the love of Osment, both the lion and the uncles become what they once were: roaring lions, yearning to live life to the fullest.

Osment eventually learns that the stories his uncles told him weren't as exaggerated as he had suspected and they really lived great lives. This movie reminded me a lot of the film "Big Fish": A grown man attempts to learn who is father really was while fearing
that all his life stories have been lies.

"Secondhand Lions" made me laugh and it made me cry. It is an emotional rollercoaster ride that the entire family will cherish. Watching it made me reflect on my own life. I need to live it to the fullest and maybe someone will say of me, "He died with his boots on."

I really like this movie...I see as a "chick flick" for guys and I mean that in a very positive sense. These actors are playing two "cranky old guys" who have a mysterious past. A young boy (their nephew) who is being pushed onto them. Needless to say the boy and men do not get along at first, but without being sappy or too cute everyone learns to care for one another by the end of the movie. There are battles and heroic tales that are told, which is what makes this a good guy movie, but it also a coming of age movie for a young boy learning what it is to be a man.

This movie is in a league with Doc Hollywood, Local Hero and Cannery Row. In other words I can watch it several times a year and never tire of it.

It just goes to show you how two old guys who think that they are tough are just big babies.

I loved this movie when I first saw it on TV. I gave it to a friend for Christmas and then ended up buying a copy for myself, too. I think that this movie is wonderful. It has several layers of interesting stories in it and the characters are fantastically vivid yet very human. I don't want to give away any plot, but I will tell you that I have not met anyone who's seen it and not liked it. This is one of the best movies in my dvd collection.

A sheer delight - to watch over and over again and share with others. The magical tales told by Huck pull in the younger set, while the rest of us continue to wonder just what is going on in their lives and what they really did for those missing forty years.

First off, I like this movie, I feel that one of the things that is not A-ONE is that Duvall and Caine are not given enough opportunity to play
off one another, which is a pity considering they are both such fine actors. I find their individual performances outstanding, but would have
liked to see much more interaction. I think we can blame the screenwriter.

Great movie - two old coots find themselves caring for a young boy whose parents have died - they live in a battered old house out in the middle of nowhere - the growth between all of them is awesome - and very, very funny. Good for all ages. We showed it to a group of over 50's who were at our house for a St. Patricks' Day party - enjoyed by all.

It is a warm story of a young boy who visits his two old bachelor uncles for the summer and the lessons they each learn from their relationship.

It is a great family movie that we have watched many times and still laugh each time we see it.

The writing isn't the best.
Haley Joel Osment delivers the worst performance of his short-lived career.
There are a few moments so overly sentimental that you might find you'll have to wipe the sugar off of the screen when the movie is over...

...but "Secondhand Lions" still manages to be a very watchable movie with parts that are actually really quite good.

Could it ever be more than a guilty pleasure? Not so much. It's an all around family movie, with cheesy dialogue and sweet speeches and all, but what it's really about is how people have to have faith in something, even if it's improbable. This message is nicely carried out through the purposely silly (and incredibly entertaining) sections where an elderly uncle relates tales of his adventurous past to his wide-eyed nephew, who thrives on every word of the story, no matter how improbable it is. When you get through all the sugarcoating, the central message is pretty powerful.

It's good for a watch with the family and will make a very enjoyable viewing experience, as long as you don't expect to add this movie to your Top Five list. If you can stomach Osment's shockingly bad acting, I'd recommend giving this cute little movie a try.

6/10

The video was great for laughs and lessons. It only worked once though, and that was with difficulty, and then I got charged return shipping and a recharging fee for the video. If you folks restocked you did it with a defective video, shame on you.