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I just receive the disc in the mail and am playing it now. Wonderful, just wonderful! A big thank you to everybody who worked so hard to bring us this music.
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A film that will never fail to please and entertain me. I just love it.
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I've seen this movie long, long, long, long time ago, but I remember it's a lot of fun. It's stuffed with all kinds of great things, not the least of which a hilarious cameo role by Buster Keaton. This one is probably due for a re-visit. Is there a good bluray version out there? I remember some versions of the film are heavily cut.
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I've seen this movie long, long, long, long time ago, but I remember it's a lot of fun. It's stuffed with all kinds of great things, not the least of which a hilarious cameo role by Buster Keaton. This one is probably due for a re-visit. Is there a good bluray version out there? I remember some versions of the film are heavily cut. The Criterion edition is the way to go with this film. The Blu-ray contains two versions of the film; the shortened General Release version (with Roadshow bits) and a 197 minute reconstruction of the original premiere version with Intermission Police Calls supervised by Robert Harris, plus lots of extras. A word of warning about the reconstructed version though: while the bulk of the film looks exceptionally good, the new footage is of very erratic picture quality and there are a few moments where stills are used to substitute for missing footage (an additional Keaton scene being just one example) as well as parts where the audio goes missing (usually at the beginning or end of a line).
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Jul 23, 2022 - 12:27 PM
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Howard L
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I've seen this movie long, long, long, long time ago, but I remember it's a lot of fun. It's stuffed with all kinds of great things, not the least of which a hilarious cameo role by Buster Keaton. This one is probably due for a re-visit. Is there a good bluray version out there? I remember some versions of the film are heavily cut. Don't know the bluray answer but you probably can't go wrong with a DVD at the library. The OP mentions seeing it with my parents. It and A Hard Day's Night the next year represent the sum total of movies seen with them. I and m'bro must have gone to a zillion Saturday matinees together, just like a scene in Avalon. Anyway, we were on the phone the other day and he was reminded how we howled when they turned Ethel Merman upside down and shook the keys out. And never heard my Dad laugh so much in his life like we did that night. That's the thing, if you know the history and heritage of the array of comedic talent throughout this picture it makes it even funnier. One thing that stood out for me in this latest viewing as a source of new appreciation was Mickey Rooney's eye contact and reaction to who & what right from the get-go. This may have been his best performance. In fact, he and Buddy Hackett were a hysterical combo.
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If Seinfeld was a motion picture this would be the results. Seinfeld would have to have a laugh track.
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