i first saw this movie when it come out in theater in 1978. i be 19 and in the marine and station in hawaii and and like . no and make that love this movie so much and i saw it 12 out of the next 13 night . i buy the double album that go with it ( now if only columbia would make it into a cd as well a a dvd of the movie hint and columbia . ) perhaps the thing about this movie that appeal to me the most be the fact that in most case and you really can go home again . whether it be a lose love to a time past in your life or family member from whom there have be past difficulty and the fact remain that door always open in your life and and sometimes you have to just rely on faith and go through that door ( or window ) of opportunity and see what await . have do that myself and i know firsthand of the exquisite joy that have bring to my life and that of others who i love more dearly than word can express . now that i be in my forty and the storyline be nowhere near a far fetch a some would think . have a few friend and a family member lose their wife to death and and have to start over again in that department myself due to divorce and i can identify with brook character a great deal . perhaps this be why the movie have retain and even deepen it appeal so much to me over the year . i be able to bid for a copy ( and get a brand new copy ) of this baby on ebay on vhs and see if i can get lucky in time for christmas or new year . it great for a chick flick as well on date night in front of the fireplace . if you get the chance to rent it and you will have to look for it a a number of video store may no longer have it in stock and it be well worth the time and effort to find this little jewel . you will indeed find yourself well reward . on a scale of 1 to 10 and i give this classic a positive . .