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SKIMPY...WHY?
An early gangster film and a cinema landmark
the best gangster movie ive ever seen
A "TALKY" THAT CARRIES QUITE A WALLOP -- for 93 MINUTES
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Scarface (Universal Cinema Classics)
Starring: Paul Muni , Ann Dvorak , Karen Morley , and George Raft
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
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ASIN: B000N3T0H8
Release Date: 2007-05-22

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Howard Hawks's Scarface was one of the first "talkies" to reclaim the fluidity of the late-silent masterpieces, while also tapping into a feral new energy that came with talking smart and moving smarter on the motion picture screen. Outgunning such contemporaries as Little Caesar and The Public Enemy--in terms of both its ferocious death-dealing and dynamic style--the movie was interfered with by censors and kept out of circulation for decades thanks to its eccentric producer, Howard Hughes. It remains the gold standard among classic gangster pictures. Paul Muni's portrayal of Al Capone surrogate Tony Camonte etched a screen original: a merciless assassin who's not only reflexively criminal but pre-civilized, almost pre-evolutionary, a simian shadow ready to rub out the world if he can't have it for his own. This is still one of the greatest, darkest, most deeply exciting films American cinema has produced. Those demonically ubiquitous X's--starting with that titular scar gouged into Tony's cheek--rival "Rosebud" for resonance. --Richard T. Jameson

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Generally regarded to be the best of the classic gangster films, Scarface tells the exciting story of organized crime's brutal control over Chicago during the Prohibition era. Oscar winner Paul Muni gives an electrifying performance as Tony Carmonte, an ambitious criminal with a ruthless drive to be the city's top crime boss. Produced and directed by the legendary Howard Hawks, Scarface was a groundbreaking film which established both Paul Muni and George Raft as major Hollywood stars, while influencing all gangland films to follow.

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SKIMPY...WHY?.......2007-06-12

With such an historic and classic film, that really deserves a commentary track or maybe two, (one, on the films making and importance by film historians, and two, by gangster historians, to elaborate just how close to the truth this film was at the time). It is the same version that came out a few years ago in that SCARFACE box set (exclusive). At least it is out for the people who did`nt want to pay that high price. I did`nt get that then, and I`m not getting this now, since I`ve had this on VHS for a number of years now. I`ll wait for the special edition, or the collectors edition, or the anniversary edition, or the extended edition, or the directors cut edition. PS. I can probably build a whole library of first edition DVDs (sans frills), that were made obsolete when the special editions became available. Tomorrow the special edition two disc version of The Hustler is coming out, OH BOY, maybe I can decorate my Xmas tree with all the first editions.

An early gangster film and a cinema landmark.......2007-05-26

I see reviews here dating back to the year 2000. This review is for the Universal Cinema Classics release of Scarface that came out in May 2007. First off, the video and audio on this print are excellent. There is no hissing in the audio, and there are very few artifacts in the video. The extras are another matter. First there is an introduction by TCM host and film historian Robert Osborne who provides the same excellent short introduction that he would were Scarface playing in prime time on TCM and he were introducing it there - no more, no less. The only other extra is an alternate ending scene for Scarface. There is no commentary track, which is a shame considering this film, along with "Little Caesar" and "The Public Enemy" form the founding trio of the gangster film in the sound era of the motion picture.

As for the movie itself, it is based on real events that happened in the criminal career of Al Capone, although Capone's criminal career had already ended with his conviction on charges of tax evasion six months before this film was released in April 1932. You know you're watching a Howard Hughes production when, during the first scene, a bar employee is sweeping up after a party held by one of Chicago's big gangsters and finds a bra among the confetti. The film shares some aspects with its gangster film predecessors - Tony Camonte is motivated by a desire for power just as Edward G. Robinson's Rico was in "Little Caesar", and also like Rico takes over the gang from a boss he perceives as weak. However, Camonte doesn't seem to have the pent-up rage of Public Enemy's Tom Powers. When Tony performs acts of violence it is usually related to gangland business. The actual deaths are strictly business, but the execution of the killings themselves are something Tony takes pride in - a sort of work of art on his part. Like Tom Powers, Tony Camonte is given a family background, but unlike Tom Powers, Camonte's family is a completely dysfunctional one. What is unique in this gangster picture is Tony's trio of love interests. He wants his boss' girl, Poppy, as a status symbol. He also seems to have a love affair going with the machine gun, acting like he has discovered America the first time he shoots one. Finally, Tony is in love with his own sister Cesca. Tony's only true fits of rage occur when he sees her with another man, and it is this loss of emotional control over this one issue that is ultimately his downfall. George Raft, an ex-gangster of sorts himself, is terrific as the smart and level-headed Guino Rinaldo, Tony's right-hand man. Finally there is Vince Barnett as Tony's extremely inadequate secretary in a bit of comic relief turned tragic at the end of the film. This film is truly a classic. I just wish Universal had put in a commentary track, for such a cinema landmark is certainly worthy of one. Highly recommended.

the best gangster movie ive ever seen.......2006-09-27

i just watched and taped this movie from tcm.i really liked it.i thought,like many old movies it would be long and devoid of any action.boy was i wrong!all the events in the movie were based on real life happenings.it is set in a time where one of the biggest crime bosses just went down and 10 more are jumping in to take his place.so theres someone getting shot up in every scene!it was great!of course its done in a 1932 type way so you wont see any graphic violence gow we think of it today,but it was top of the line for its time.my favorite part is when the lead character is getting the building hes in shot to pieces and he looks up for a second at his shooters and sees their machine gun.and he gets really exited like a kid at x-mas and says"they got a machine gun you can carry around!i gotta get me one of those!".i think its the best gangster movie ive ever seen and yes i have seen "the godfather"

A "TALKY" THAT CARRIES QUITE A WALLOP -- for 93 MINUTES.......2006-03-27

----- * IN A NUTSHELL: NO GLAMORIZING OF PUBLIC ENEMIES HERE -*

A dark and dank insight into the depraved and exciting world of bootlegging gangsters at their worst.

WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT: [WARNING -- CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS BELOW]

Tony Camonte [Paul Muni], is the lead, and a character patterned after Al Capone (also called "Scarface")but not in every way. The obviously amoral Camonte gradually seizes control of the bootlegging racket, from Johnny Lovo (Osgood Perkins), his boss, through a series of barbaric murders which eventually include Johnny Lovo. Apparently, Camonte's ambition is translated into brutality as his sole constructive force, which is hardly constructive at all. There is no bargaining, communicating or making deals, Camonte simply kills everyone that stands in his way even if it is really not needed. I think I counted 26 murders in the film, but others have stated that they counted 28.

BACK TO THE ACTION:

After bumping off his boss Lovo, with the aid of henceman Guino Rinaldo [George Raft], Camonte took up with Lovo's mistress, Poppy [Karen Morley]. Though he has lusted after Poppy from the start, Tony has shown oddly incestuous interest in his own sister, Cesca [Ann Dvorak] that seemed more emotionally deep than that for his newly found trophy girl. There were hints about the incestuous nature of their relationship throughout the film with their mother, who Tony never implied was anything more than a domestic servant, constantly warning Cesca about Tony's intentions in veiled but unmistakable language.

Believe it or not, there is actually humor woven into "Scarface" throughout, with one of the best examples being the murder of Gaffney, [Boris Karloff] while he was bowling. The camera pans to Gaffney's bowling ball knocking down all the pins which is a strike, and one of the many examples of the "X" being used to indicate a murder being committed throughout the film. This reduced the explicitness of the violence, but was perhaps more effective and thought provoking through the implicitly clear outcome.

In the end, Camonte got what he had coming and took it like a weasel, which was required by the censors, but it also removed the romanticism that frequently was given to the many violent criminals of the day, especially Capone. His sister died with him, actually before him. At which point he became a defeated man, ready to throw in the towel, but not before he provided proof that he was no hero and unworthy of anyone's respect, which the police had told us to expect.

ABOUT THE TONE OF THE FILM AND ITS TIME:

Hughes had all kinds of problems with the censors of the day, and we are told that two versions of the film were released. One without the censors approval and one with. Also, that a moral prologue had to be added at the beginning of the film, and added several times during it, to make clear that this was a bad thing we were seeing, [the ruthless life of a killer] and that it was not okay to emulate. In essence, to make clear that the message of the film was NOT to encourage this kind of lifestyle.

MY TAKE ON THE MESSAGE:

To me, the lead character, Tony Camonte, is a vicious swine whose courage came in the form of a gun in his hand. His lusts' and interests' were both perverted and dispicable, making him an unsympathetic character, and a blight in any civilized society. Good - because that is how he was meant to be seen. That, in no way, diminishes the potency of this film. Instead it punctuates and highlights the right from the wrong, the good from the bad. We may not be sure what the good and right is, after seeing this film, but we can be sure what is bad and wrong, because we have seen it for 93 minutes by the time the film ends.

-----*- PRINCIPAL ACTORS -*

Paul Muni - Tony Camonte
Ann Dvorak - Cesca Camonte
Karen Morley - Poppy
George Raft - Guino Rinaldo
Boris Karloff - Gaffney
Osgood Perkins - Johnny Lovo

-----*- PRODUCTION CREW -*

Howard Hawks - Director / Producer / Screenwriter
Howard R. Hughes - Producer
W.R. Burnett - Screenwriter
Ben Hecht - Screenwriter
John Lee Mahin - Screenwriter
Seton Miller - Screenwriter
Fred Palsey - Screenwriter
Armitage Trail - Book Author

ABOUT THE VIDEO:

The video quality was variable, but it was watchable from beginning to end. The sound was even better, with very little of the background hiss that we can expect from a 74 year old film.

BOTTOM LINE:

An excellent film and an excellent companion for the more recent remake of Scarface,1983, Directed by Brian De Palma and starring Al Pacino. When one recalls that Scarface was made in 1932, before film-noir, and actually during prohibition [1920-1933] it reminds us of what a gem this "talky" is.

production code problems.......2006-03-09

By today's standards it is almost a PG film due to the inherently innocent look into the graphic nature of the cinematography. But just the same, by the standards of that time period, it was a horrifically violent movie with around 30 deaths in the film. This was a record breaker in itself. Howard Hawks, under the control of the industry for which he was working had to hold off on releasing the movie more than two years because they were fearful that it was praise for criminals and the crimes they committed. Chicago alone refused to show the film for another year on top of the original two.

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Soccer Stories
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Soccer Stories - Historias De Futbol
Starring: Armando Cavieres , Nora Escobar , Fernando Gallardo , Rodrigo González (IV) , and Daniel Muñoz
Director: Andrés Wood
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ASIN: B000CCD1WK
Release Date: 2006-02-07

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This is the first release in a series entitled: Spotlight on Chilean Masterworks. Some say in Latin America, football (soccer to the US) is the center of everything. Soccer Stories uses this incredibly favored sport to explore a diverse Chilean geography and culture and link three Chilean lives: a third-division player from Santiago de Chile is handed a life-changing offer; a boy living in the Calama Desert must face making a bold sacrifice; and a football fan stuck in a remote corner of the southern island of Chilé is given an unexpected chance to experience another kind of passion. El Metropolitano has rated this heartfelt film as one of the top ten motion pictures in the history of Chilean cinema. Directed by Andres Wood. Originally released in 1997. Spanish with English subtitles. 87 minutes.

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Soccer Stories.......2007-03-09

Just what I was looking for as a companion to "Real Madrid, The Movie". I was surprised to find it with English subtitiles, and I definitely recommend it for those fans who still do no have little soccer balls running through their bloodstream.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAL.......2007-01-10

Soccer is the common thread between these three distinctly different stories. They are filmed in the Central, Northern and Southern parts of Chile. They portray the lives of men, boys, youth and oldies. They express violence, innocence and sheer joy. I liked the movies in the reverse order in which they were shown. They are extremely well directed and well acted. I would have given it five stars had it been technically superior. The sub titles move too fast for comfort; but so does the Chilean tongue! :-)

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Oh, wow, did Clara Bow ever have "IT" !!!
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Love It!
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It
Starring: Clara Bow , Antonio Moreno , William Austin , Priscilla Bonner , and Jacqueline Gadsden
Director: Josef von Sternberg , and Clarence G. Badger
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ASIN: B0000CG8IC
Release Date: 2004-03-02

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It is famous for turning cutie-pie Clara Bow into, as critic David Thomson described her, "the first mass-market sex symbol." Somewhat overshadowed by this phenomenon is the fact that It is also a terrifically entertaining picture, an effortless cruise through the manners and morals of the flapper era. Bow plays a shopgirl who sets her saucer eyes on her boss (Antonio Moreno); it isn't terribly hard to land him, since she possesses dazzle, charm, spunk... in a word, "It." And if we're still not sure what "It" is, there's a moment of high camp hilarity when matronly author Elinor Glyn, who penned the original definition of "It," strides through the movie and delivers herself of its meaning. Actually, Bow's delightful performance does more to define "It" than anything else, and her unabashed sexiness (which didn't play well after sound came in) clearly sets the future course for Marilyn Monroe and Madonna. --Robert Horton

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Oh, wow, did Clara Bow ever have "IT" !!!.......2007-04-20

Clara Bow stars in this absolutely wonderful silent motion picture about a salesgirl in a department store who falls in love with the boss. Clara Bow plays Betty Lou Spence to perfection with her wide eyed beautiful stare and her overall charm and natural appeal. Antonio Moreno plays Cyrus Waltham, Jr., the boss, with his very convincing acting abilities even though in a silent movie he didn't have too many lines!

Betty wants to date Cyrus Waltham, Jr. badly--she even daydreams of asking Santa Claus to give him to her for Christmas! Although the other salesgirls laugh it off, Betty means business. They don't realize that Betty has plenty of "It." "It" generally refers to Betty's self-confidence coupled with her good looks and natural appeal. Betty displays a good ability to plan things out when she accepts a date with Cyrus' buddy Monty--on the condition that they dine at The Ritz because that's where Cyrus is having his own dinner that evening. In addition, the scene in The Ritz dining room gives us a wonderful cameo appearance by "Madame" Elinor Glynn, who tells Cyrus--and the audience--what "It" is. SMILES

Of course, Cyrus finally gets a good look at Betty and almost immediately he begins to lose interest in his current lady friend as he gains interest for Betty. They do go out and have a marvelous time together.

But a complication involving a baby with an absentee father arises. When Betty rushes to the aid of her friend so that the social workers don't take the baby from the apartment Betty shares with her roommate, the newspaper sends a reporter and races to print that Betty is the mother.

Well, IS Betty is the mother? Cyrus can't stand even the mere thought of this and cuts off Betty without even giving her a chance to explain. How can Betty work things out so that Cyrus regains his interest and love for her? Can Betty beat out Cyrus' current girlfriend to win Cyrus' heart? No spoilers here, folks; you'll have to watch the movie to find out!

I agree with the reviewer who writes that the quality of the film print is exceptionally good for its age. The clarity of each image is excellent. The sound of the musical accompaniment is good, too, even if the score was not the original.

The DVD has few extras besides the documentary with director Clarence Badger on the making of It. Unfortunately, I must take off a star because it did not work in my computer DVD-ROM drive! (Thank goodness this was a rental.)

Overall, fans of classic silent movies should watch this film. The DVD extra probably just malfunctioned on my rental DVD and I encourage you to buy this DVD anyway if this type of film appeals to you.

Clara Bow paved the way for other glamorous female screen legends including Lana Turner and Marilyn Monroe. The movie score remains quite strong even if it isn't the original score and the picture quality shines. And, by the way, Clara Bow as Betty Lou Spence shines, too! She had IT!

About the dvd.......2006-07-24

I think others have pointed out this but I'm gonna stress it.
There are 2 dvd editions of this movie.
The Kino one has great extras (a docu on Clara Bow's life) but a bad image transfer.
And the Image one has no extras but a much sharper and better looking image transfer.
So you choose.

Great Silent Film Classic.......2006-02-24

It's an interesting story regarding the reason that I bought this film. One day, out of the clear blue, my 90 year old grandmother mentioned this film. I wasn't familiar with the film, nor have I ever been a silent film aficionado. I did some research and learned that Clara Bow was quite the idol in her time. And, this film was one of her best.

After viewing "It", I was unexpectantly pleased. I was impressed with both the plot and acting of this old silent classic. The film kept me interested throughout. In this film, Clara Bow is truely "It". She's cute and flirty in 1920's style. I highly recommend this DVD to silent film lovers and modern movie lovers alike. If nothing else, the film provides a great history lesson for classic cinematography. Most of all, watching the film made my grandmother feel like a teenager again. Enjoy...

Love It!.......2006-01-08

I had this on my wish list for Christmas and got it! How fun! Of course I love the movie, but I was really surprised to how great that documentary was! I learned so much about Clara Bow and now I look forward to finding more of her movies. The documentary is like a movie itself!

Excellent Silent Film.......2005-10-25

With each viewing of another Silent Film that "arrives" to my collection, my hunger and yearning for more and more Silents, increases considerably.

The edition of "IT" I got is the IMAGE-MILESTONE one and I must say it's GREAT!!

The films tells the story of a salesgirl's infatuation with the son of the owner of a Department Store in which she works.

Clara Bow's is just short of magnificent in a role that really defines her screen personae; that of the mischievous, sexy, bold, magnetic, electrifying, ultramodern and yet sweet girl/flapper.

She was 21 or 22 years old when she made this film and she looks so fresh and contemporary than other Silent Stars of that Era; and if you compare her looks and ways, even her acting, to that of the other women in the cast (Priscilla Bonner, Jacqueline Gadsden, Julia Swayne Gordon), you'll see what I mean.

Antonio Moreno is good as her Love interest, although he looks much older than her (he was 41 when the film was made) but then, considering this was 1927, he does not look as old as 41 year-old men of that time used to. Also, Moreno works well with Bow and their love scenes together are believable.

William Austin is great as Moreno's sidekick, funny and ever-partying.

Elinor Glyn, the authoress of the book upon which the film was based, makes a cameo in a Restaurant scene, making a grand entrance.

A young Gary Cooper has a small role as a journalist.

The quality of the transfer is really very good. IMAGE did an excellent job and the score by Carl Davis is one of the best I've listened to.

A MUST!

'It' Plus Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

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Oh, wow, did Clara Bow ever have "IT" !!!
About the dvd
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Love It!
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'It' Plus Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
Starring: Clara Bow , Antonio Moreno , William Austin , Priscilla Bonner , and Jacqueline Gadsden
Director: Josef von Sternberg , and Clarence G. Badger
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Oh, wow, did Clara Bow ever have "IT" !!!.......2007-04-20

About the dvd.......2006-07-24

Great Silent Film Classic.......2006-02-24

Love It!.......2006-01-08

Excellent Silent Film.......2005-10-25

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A wonderful Mary Pickford vehicle--as if she needed one !!!
Cute and charming
Adorable
a mature classic from as early as 1918
One of Mary's Best

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley
Starring: Mary Pickford , William Scott , Kate Price , Ida Waterman , and Norman Kerry
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ASIN: B00003G4JC
Release Date: 2000-01-25

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The heart of this spunky, sweetly beautiful film is lovely, feisty Mary Pickford, of the baby face, lush curls, and sturdy little body. Pickford is Amarilly Jenkins, a poor lass from San Francisco's Clothes-Line Alley, hard by Chinatown. She's proud of her heritage, a long line of Irish washerwomen: "I likes scrubbin'!" She's content in her poverty, sharing "Irish turkey" (meatloaf?) dinners with her roly-poly ma, played by Kate Price--one can hear her infectious laughter even though the film is silent--and her five rambunctious baby brothers. Young bartender Terry McGowen (William Scott), with whom Amarilly keeps company, has waited three years for a good-night kiss. Then fate sweeps Amarilly into an entanglement with handsome, upper-crust artist Gordon Phillips (Norman Kerry). It's clear that this won't last. As Amarilly tells Gordon, "You can't mix ice cream and pickles!" But Amarilly and her family have to learn this the hard way, deliberately humiliated by Gordon's snooty aunt (Ida Waterman, as the film's requisite battle-ax).

The picture effortlessly mixes comedy, social commentary, drama, and melodrama. The legacy of the literature of American social realism can be felt here in the business about haves and have-nots. But there is none of the grim tragedy of, say, Stephen Crane's novel Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. Although effectively emotional, the film has an appealing lightness, deriving from the simplicity of its shots and acting style. This edition has been masterfully restored from the original negative, with gorgeous atmospheric tinting (indigo for exterior night scenes, golden for day, etc.) and an affecting new score by the Mont Alto Orchestra. Also included on the tape is a bonus short film, The Dream, from 1911, in which a drunk, philandering husband dreams of his wife's revenge. (Note the beautiful Arts and Crafts period décor in the couple's home.) --Laura Mirsky

Description

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley (1918, 67 min.) - Amarilly is the belle of Clothes-Line Alley, a neighborhood near San Francisco's Chinatown. One night, after a fight breaks out in the club where she works as a cigarette girl, Amarilly (Mary Pickford) brings an injured socialite home with her. Grateful for her care, he hires Amarilly to clean his apartment and, over time, begins falling in love with her. But when Amarilly is presented at a posh social gathering, the disastrous results fuel the battle of high and low society. Mary Pickford is thoroughly charming and delightful as the feisty Amarilly.

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A wonderful Mary Pickford vehicle--as if she needed one !!!.......2007-05-24

Amarilly of Clothes Line-Alley takes place in San Francisco. Amarilly Jenkins (Mary Pickford) comes from a long line of blue collar workers who don't have much money--ever. Her mother, Mrs. Jenkins, does the clothes washing for anyone who can pay for it as she scrambles to get enough business to make a living for her family. Amarilly pitches in, too, trying to get more work for herself and her family and enjoying her romance with Terry the bartender (William Scott).

One day the theater where Mary cleans burns in a horrible fire; and Terry gets Amarilly a much needed replacement job in a much fancier club. It is here that Amarilly meets Gordon, a very wealthy young artist. Gordon notices Amarilly and even offers $150 for the chance to kiss her in a playful bidding match! Amarilly is struck by Gordon's sophistication, good looks and money--but Gordon's stuffy old aunt may spell trouble when she coldly decides to "experiment" with Amarilly when she teaches her about "the better things in life" for Amarilly's "psychological" benefit.

Will Amarilly remain in love with Gordon, who falls in love with her because of the person she truly is? Will Amarilly instead return to Terry and her life in Clothes-Line Alley? What might happen if Gordon's aunt and Amarilly's mother met each other at a social gathering? I'm sorry, folks; you'll just have to watch it for yourself to find out!

Look also for a fine performance by Kate Price as Amarilly's mother who does indeed have an infectious laugh that you can hear even though this is a silent film; and both William Scott and Norman Kerry turn in great performances as Terry the bartender and the young wealthy artist Gordon Phillips.

The quality of the image is excellent; the restoration process worked wonders! The choreography shines best in crowd scenes including the scene in the posh club in which Gordon pays $150 for the privilege of giving Amarilly a kiss. The cinematography shows good judgment as the camera picks up everything it needs to in order to help tell the story well.

Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley is an excellent Mary Pickford film; she deserves to be remembered much, much more than she is remembered. Mary Pickford pours her heart and soul out to give a terrific portrayal of Amarilly Jenkins.

The DVD offers only one extra which is a short film entitled The Dream. This film depicts the plight of an unhappily married couple; and when one of them has a dream that dream just may have an effect on the marriage.

I highly recommend this film for silent film fans and people who enjoy Mary Pickford's wonderful work will be delighted with this film.

Great job, everyone--and thank you forever and ever, Mary Pickford!!!

Cute and charming.......2006-09-29

This film might not be exactly at the same level as something like 'Tess of the Storm Country' or 'Sparrows,' but it is a really fun movie, with all of the usual cuteness and charm in many of Mary's movies. It does start out a little bit slow (this was after all 1918, when most movies weren't quite yet at the same level they were even a few years later, when the silent drama began getting more complex and mature), but once the plot does become established and we really get to know the characters, it starts rolling along very smoothly, really drawing the viewer in. This movie doesn't even really seem all that dated; sure the settings may be different today, far from the world of 1918 with its rigidly-defined social classes, the tenement in San Francisco where Amarilly lives with her mother and five younger brothers, and the wealthy people like Mrs. Phillips and her nephew Gordon (the handsome Norman Kerry) in their posh fancy mansions and lavish parties and social events, but overall the theme has stayed the same. Many upper-class people still unfairly judge the proletariat and the poor, feeling them to be inferior or deserving of being publicly humiliated, the way Mrs. Phillips does to Amarilly's mother and brothers in an attempt to nip Gordon and Amarilly's romance in the bud. People are still debating if heredity or environment is the deciding factor in one's intelligence and character. There's still a huge gulf between the haves and have-nots, with people like the Phillipses who only feel that the have-nots are worthy of their attention, respect, and love if they become "educated" and leave their people and roots behind so they can become one of them. Ultimately Amarilly has to choose between Gordon, who might be handsome and able to offer her a better life but places conditions on the continuation of their romance, and her boyfriend of three years, Terry, who might not be as handsome as Gordon and not have as much to offer but who has a more sincere heart and loves Amarilly just the way she is.

There's also a nothing one-reeler from 1911, 'The Dream,' made by the IMP Company. This isn't a terribly memorable film; while it's not horrible, it's also not one of the greatest one-reelers from the early Teens I've seen. Of the few films Mary made with the IMP which are still known to survive, none of them are widely considered to be among her best work. The studio itself also wasn't nearly at the same professional or quality level as the likes of MGM or even Biograph. Mary herself was also never really satisfied with this studio or the work she did there, and when she was trying to leave the company brrought up evidence such as being forced to have a darkroom boy, not a professional actor, as her leading man.

Overall, this is a thoroughly worthwhile disc, even though it might not be up at the same level as some of Mary's more classic pictures. It's solid cute fun entertainment from the late Teens, the era when feature films were really starting to come into their own and become more mature and complex.

Adorable.......2006-04-17

Mary Pickford, affectionately known as America's Sweetheart, may have been the single most important figure in the development of motion pictures. One of the most influential yet beloved of the small group of film pioneers, it is difficult in today's climate of instant access to grasp fully just how popular Mary Pickford was in her day.

She was embraced by the entire world and, reportedly, every twenty-four hours 12.5 million people saw her at the movies. She perfected her craft in an era of film when very few people actually saw her natural acting style for the hard work and genius it was. George Cukor called her the first method actor. She is simply wonderful in "Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley" and her glowing performance offers fans a rare treat.

Director Marshall Neilan crafted this funny yet telling look at love and life on differing social levels from a book by Belle K. Maniates adapted by Frances Marion. Beautifully photographed by Walter Stradling, this silent from 1917 was sophisticated and brilliant for its time. Even today, the underlying message and story seem fresh despite its age.

Amarilly lives with her mom (Kate Price) and young brothers in a poor neighborhood. Amarilly is a sweet girl who has a boyfriend of three years named Terry (William Scott) still trying to get his first kiss. He loves Amarilly very much. One scene which has Pickford about to let him have that kiss, then teasing him when her brothers prevent it, is quite endearing.

Pickford is subtle in all she does here, her performance flawless for this or any other day. She is real and natural in her expressions and gestures. There is not the histrionic acting you sometimes see in silent films, but rather a fresh and modern performance. She is as charming as the film itself.

When she loses her cleaning job at a theatre, Terry gets her a job at the Cyclone Cafe where he tends bar. It is here that she will come into contact with Gordon Phillips (Norman Kerry), a man far above her on the social ladder. When she takes him home to mend after a brawl in the cafe, he takes her into his home as an employee but soon falls in love with her.

All the talk in the neighborhood crushes Terry. It isn't long, however, before Amarilly's plain but honest mother is invited to tea by Gordon's family in an effort to get him back. There is a moving scene where you can see the pain on Pickford's face when she realizes high and low society do not mix. Neilan shows a scene near the end where Amarilly's mother, back home with her friends, laughs and jokes about her experience as part of high society.

Still in need of that kiss, Terry will spend 50 cents for violets he once would not pay 15 cents for in an effort to have his Amarilly back. She has initiated the romance, knowing what a mistake it was to leave Clothes-line Alley. But before he can come to supper, he is shot on the street quite by accident.

This is a realitstic and sophisticated film in that Amarilly doesn't become Cinderella and win over the Prince. She instead finds her place in both life and love. This is shown in sweet fashion by Neilan in a terrific ending I will not spoil for the viewer.

This film is very stylish and was decades ahead of its time. The same can be said of Mary Pickford's performance here. Those who like silent films of high caliber will be tremendously happy with this one. Music from the Mont Alto Orchestra fits perfectly and is quite unobtrusive.

For Mary Pickford's legions of fans, this is an adorable performance and a cherished look at America's Sweetheart.

a mature classic from as early as 1918.......2006-01-31

kevin brownlow,silent movie historian and critic,labelled this movie as a marvel of delight.one simply is astonished by this film.the vigor and verve,the pulse of life,the pathos and comedy of events in simple lives seems caught on the wing.there is not just narrative beauty but beauty of filmic form and image and unselfconscious camera movement which would be a marvel today,albeit 1918 is the unbelievable date of this movie.pickford's performance could not be improved upon.the dvd quality is better than average.strongly recommended.

One of Mary's Best.......2004-11-14

Better than most of Pickford's other feature film roles, Amarilly shows one of her best qualities on screen: she has an ability to create a facial expression that perfectly seals the comic moment. Just look at the way she winks to her mother before confronting her beaux (not the FACT that she winks, but the WAY she winks), or her expression (and body language) as she makes the ice cream-and-pickles remark.
I can't tell if the ending was meant to be melodrama or a spoof of a melodrama, but it's wacky enough and unexpected enough to work on both levels. I couldn't help but smile, even if that wasn't the film's intended effect.
This isn't a must see, but if you like silent movies you won't regret it.

Five Lionni Classics-the Animal Fables of Leo Lionni

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Five Lionni Classics-the Animal Fables of Leo Lionni
Starring: STORIES AND IMAGES BY LEO LIONNI
Director: ANIMATION AND DIRECTION BY GIULIO GIANINI
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LEO LIONNI'S ANIMAL FABLES,WITH THEIR GENTLE STORIES AND UNIQUE BEAUTY,HAVE MADE HIM ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED CREATORS OF PICTURE BOOKS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN.INCLUDES FREDERICK,CORNELIUS,IT'S MINE,FISH IS FISH AND SWIMMY.

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A cinematic and historical treasure
The first feature is also a fine feature
An Early American Treasure Dazzles

Richard III
Starring: Carlotta De Felice , Albert Gardner , Robert Gemp , Carey Lee , and George Moss
Director: André Calmettes
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ASIN: B00005JH9F
Release Date: 2001-06-26

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A genuine treasure for film collectors, this 1912 version of Richard III is an artifact to cherish. Donated to the American Film Institute by film collector William Buffum in 1995, this hand-tinted vehicle for noted thespian Frederick Warde was thought to have been lost forever. Restored to remarkably good condition (despite some ghostly shimmering due to nitrate deterioration), it now survives as the oldest American feature, still impressive in the way it distills Shakespeare's play, through action and descriptive title cards, while retaining its dramatic essence. Director James Keane's camera is hopelessly static compared to D.W. Griffith's innovative work from the same period, and in the title role Warde is prone to grandiose theatrics that were unnecessary even in 1912 (after all, film acting was still in its infancy). And yet, with its evocative latter-day score by Ennio Morricone, this is a vivid and valuable film, offering ample proof that movies were rapidly maturing. --Jeff Shannon

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Long lost until 1995, Richard III (1912) was donated to the AFI by Oregon-based collector William Buffum, who preserved the nitrate reels in his basement from 1960 onwards. The film has survived in near mint condition by Buffum's meticulous yearly rewinding each reel to guard against sticking and to look for signs of deterioration. The Institute when restored the fading tints with funding support form the Joseph H. Kanter Foundation and commissioned Italian film composer Ennio Morricone (The Good the Bad and the Ugly, The Mission, The Untouchables) to score the silent tragedy.

With Frederick Warde as Richard, James Keane's Richard III is the classic interpretation of the rise and demise of the villainous king. Shot for $30,000, at the time a huge budget, Richard III is the first Shakespearean feature film ever made. There are many interior castle scenes recreated in the studio, but there is also on-location cinematography shot in Westchester County and the Bronx, which makes for a film which interestingly shifts between expressionism and realism.

The discovery of Richard III is one of the most significant of thousands of historic film finds made by AFI over the last 30 years. AFI has also been a major collaborator in several of the most prestigious film restoration projections of the last 10 years, including Lawrence of Arabia, My Fair Lady, and Vertigo. In another of its most widely-recognized film preservation projects, AFI spearheaded the decade-long worldwide search to recover lost footage from Frank Capra's classic film Lost Horizon and supervised the film's subsequent restoration.

The great challenge and dream for any actor, Shakespeare's Richard III is the ultimate exercise in expressing the breadth of human emotion. The portrait of the cold-hearted King, from his bloodlust for power to his internal doubt, has such nuance and subtly that any leading man would find it daunting.

From Laurence Olivier's classic Technicolor widescreen Richard III (1954), to Al Pacino's exploration of an actor's will and desire of playing the villain-king in his documentary Looking for Richard (1996), Shakespeare's Richard III has seen many an incarnation, including Chilean auteur Raoul Ruiz's 1986 version and Richard Loncraine's highly original 1995 interpretation with Ian McKellen as the lead.

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A cinematic and historical treasure.......2007-02-02

With so many of the earliest films lost to us forever, this 1912 production of William Shakespeare's Richard III is an absolute treasure, both historically and cinematically. It is, among other things, the oldest surviving American feature film, with the original five-reel production running just under a full hour. Not only that, the quality of this restored edition is absolutely amazing - much better than even most 1930s silent films I've seen. The lion's share of the thanks for this belongs to former projectioner and film collector William Buffum, who lovingly preserved the original nitrate film for decades before turning it over to the American Film Institute in 1996. It should be noted that nitrate films such as this were and are very unstable, highly flammable and prone to destructive deterioration (which is exactly why so many of these early films simply no longer exist). The restored tints differ somewhat among individual scenes, but every aspect of the film image, from actors to background props, is sharply delineated. I believe the intertitles may have been recreated, but everything else is just the way audiences saw the film almost a century ago - probably even better, actually.

Obviously, it is difficult to capture the true essence of a Shakespearian drama with a complete absence of dialogue, but this production certainly captures the spirit of the Bard's original play - the whole of it, not merely a particular act or two. It helps to have an accomplished Shakespearian actor playing the lead, and that is exactly what we have here in leading man Frederick Warde, an English tragedian who enjoyed a long career as an actor as well as a lecturer on Shakespeare after coming to America in 1871. A youthful 61 in 1912, his performance in Richard III offers viewers a rare window into the acting style of late 19th century drama. Director James Keane also takes a turn in front of the camera as Richard's nemesis, Richmond - I'm sure many a director has wanted to slay one of his stars at one point or another, but Keane actually does it, bringing to an end Richard's ill-gotten reign.

Before he became King Richard III, the man who would be king was the Duke of Gloster (the obviously Americanized version of Gloucester used in the film), a crooked-back man who schemes and kills his way to the crown. According to the information on the back of the DVD (I must admit I have not yet read Shakespeare's play), he supposedly earns a measure of sentiment from the audience in the final act, but I never warmed up to him at all. Having slain all of his enemies (including the two young princes born of the murdered king), the fact that he goes to war over the love of a fair maiden doesn't really rehabilitate him in my book. He is in fact so villainess a creature that a prologue and epilogue were added showing Warde in his true, gentlemanly form bowing to the audience.

A new original score by composer Ennio Morricone accompanies the film. I can't say I particularly care for the music (early on, I think it sounds like something written by John Cage's cat), but it does finish strongly in the film's dramatic conclusion. The DVD also includes an informative essay by Douglas Brode and a 17-minute documentary called Rediscovering Richard: Looking Back at a Forgotten Classic. The first half of the documentary is excellent, featuring an interview with William Buffum and a comparative glance at several other cinematic productions from the early twentieth century. From there, though, it morphs into a look at the cinematic history of Richard III up to the present day rather than going into further detail on the making of this particular movie.

This early production of Richard III is pretty much invaluable as both entertainment and history. With its static shots of each scene, it doesn't push the envelope of early film techniques the way an early D.W. Griffith classic might, but it does mix make use of a huge $30,000 budget to include on-location shots from the New York countryside alongside standard in-studio shots, frame Richard's portentous dream outside Bosworth Field with a little double exposure magic, and fill the crowd scenes with plenty of extras. Basically, Richard III is an American treasure, and you can't help but be blown away by the remarkable clarity of such an early, feature-length film.

The first feature is also a fine feature.......2001-07-12

Richard III would be an important film even if it were barely visible and of poor quality as a film. The reason for this is that it was made in 1912 and is the earliest surviving American feature film. However, Richard III turns out to be a remarkably entertaining film with good production values, fine acting and a well-told story. It is thus not merely of historical value, but also of value simply because it is a good film.

The film starts and finishes with Frederick Warde, the actor who plays Richard, taking a bow before the audience. He appears in modern dress looking congenial and thus distancing himself from the character he plays. This device also emphasises that we are watching a play and thus anticipates the framing device used in Henry V (1945). The story of Richard III is conveyed with brief titles describing the action of the scene. There are no dialogue titles as such. Thus some of Shakespeare's most famous lines are not even hinted at. In this film there is no sign of Richard saying `Now is the winter of our discontent', and perhaps more surprisingly, because it could easily have been filmed, his despairing cry of `A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!' Nevertheless the film on the whole follows Shakespeare's play quite closely. Some of the detail may be lost but this is still clearly Shakespeare.

The acting in the film is different from the style of later silents, not least because the actors do not appear in close up. It is thus not as subtle as later acting which could make use of the eyes and close ups of facial expressions. Nevertheless Warde's performance especially is good, conveying the menace of Richard without descending into caricature. The acting is helped enormously by the amount of effort and money spent on lavish sets and costumes. The film even has a full size galleon.

The quality of the surviving print is first rate. Richard III looks better than many silent films from the twenties. The print is tinted using mainly pinks and blues and although at times the image is somewhat faded for the most part it is wonderfully sharp and clear. The film is enhanced by a moody score composed by Ennio Morricone. The DVD includes a short documentary Rediscovering Richard which is mainly of interest because it introduces the collector William Buffum who preserved the print of Richard III. Everyone who is interested in film should thank this man, for without him a fine film from 1912 would certainly have been lost for ever.

An Early American Treasure Dazzles.......2001-06-29

I have been waiting for this Kino International release ever since I first saw it announced on their website. It has been well worth the wait. I have just finished watching RICHARD III for the THIRD time and find the film endlessly fascinating. Part of the fascination lies in the age of the film itself. You rarely get to see a film from 1912 much less one in excellent condition. I read about the amazing steps taken to preserve the film and the restoration job by AFI is top notch. After the initial viewing, I felt as if I had gone back in time to a 19th century theatre which in effect I had as the actor playing Richard (Frederick Warde) was a legendary stage actor who came out of retirement to reprise his favorite role on film and have it captured for posterity. Much of RICHARD III is appropriately theatrical in nature with very theatrical sets but it is the exteriors that turn it into a real motion picture. Although the camerawork is static, the editing is imaginative and keeps it from being just a filmed play. This video edition is truly dazzling. The color tints (mostly yellow and red) are effective and the print is truly pristine. The period intertitles are intriguing with Gloucester spelled phonetically (Gloster) for some reason. The commissioned score from Ennio Morricone is powerful, relentless, and highly effective. I strongly recommend this video to anyone interested not only in early movies but also in theatre history. This is a rare opportunity to see a genuine 19th century performance and the oldest surviving American feature film.

6 Hours of Children's Classic Stories: 32 Classics

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@#$%%^&!!!!!!

6 Hours of Children's Classic Stories: 32 Classics

Manufacturer: Cascom International
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Children's Classic Video

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@#$%%^&!!!!!!.......2007-01-12

I bought this to replace a screechy tape that was defective when rec'd.
Well surprise, this one was defective in the same way (from two different vendors) this tells me that all of these are defective from the factory, and the vendors don't screen what they are selling.

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A very boring and pretentious collection of shorts
Weird is good but if you're over 21, this may be TOO weird.
I thought it was pretty cool.
Enjoyable
Really great DVD!

IndieDVD Fusion ONE (Short Films)
Starring: Various Artists
Manufacturer: Indie DVD
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ASIN: B00004Y55Z
Release Date: 2000-08-07

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Nine independent filmmakers come together to show their short films and tell their stories about who they are, how the made their films and the adventures that they have had. It includes: behind the scenes footage, alternate music tracks, animated menus, commentary tracks and a bonus controversial short film.

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A very boring and pretentious collection of shorts.......2002-02-01

There are nine shorts on this DVD, so here are nine short reviews.

1 - "Animated Corpse" - 4 stars: It's a music video, so you can't really expect much. It gets it's job done... what else do you need to say?

2 - "Dinner" - 3 stars: A modern fairy tale that had some good ideas and an interesting set design, but fails because of a poor script. When it tries to be funny, it fails, and when it tries to be dramatic, it is laughable. It's the sort of thing that would probably be good to remake.

3 - "Every Night and Twice on Sundays" - 2 stars: Yet another independent documentary that's meant to be funny. I thought it was boring as hell. Sort of like what happens if you take a Christopher Guest mockumentary and then sedate it with a thousand pounds of tranquilizers.

4 - "Flying with the Angels" - 1 star: This is the sort of crud that gives independent cinema a bad name. It is a pretentious, boring, pseudosymbolic music-video-wannabe that the filmmakers took way too seriously. The woman who made it claimed that she was trying to do something surreal and meaningful, but ended up just shooting a bunch of random images that don't fuse together--sort of like a really bad poem by W.B. Yeats.

5 - "Iceman" - 2 stars: This was so forgettable that I can't even remember the plot involved. I only remember being bored.

6 - "Hidden Child" - ? stars: I tried to watch this one, but the DVD wouldn't let me. Make up whatever rating you would like.

7 - "The Passage" - 1 star: This movie also pretended to be really intelligent, meaningful, and symbolic, but it was just a plotless waste of film. Supposedly, this one is supposed to be about a writer's struggle between reality and insanity. Instead, a guy has a beer, smokes a cigarette, and stares off, blankly. It lasts for twenty minutes and achieves nothing.

8 - "Today's Life" - 4 stars: A pilot in a deep space research vessel struggles to understand his existence. "Today's Life" is the only movie on this disc with impressive special effects, but the reason it is good is because of a very interesting plot (actually, the fact that it has any plot at all is a welcome change from the rest of the movies) and a decent pace. It is heavy-handed, which might cause you to wish they would have extended the movie, or even made it feature-length, but it as a short, it is still pretty good.

9 - "Zitlover" - 1 star: Disgusting for disgustingness's sake. It's like "South Park," only it's awful and not funny.

The greatest tragedy of this DVD is that the worst of the movies are also the longest. I'm not the type of person who requires an explosion to hold my interest--I just like to watch movies that actually have some content, or a reason to exist. The problem with Fusion ONE (other than being boring) is that all of the movies seem like the filmmakers are practicing and not actually doing any real work. These are all like the first drafts of better works, except that there aren't any revised, final drafts that you can watch later.

Weird is good but if you're over 21, this may be TOO weird........2001-01-07

I'm known by my friends and students for loving strange, short, indie films. So you'd think this collection of very strange, very short, very indie films would be my favorite. However, even I, hardcore lover of weirdness that I am, started to long for some good old fashioned plot and hollywood-style drama after watching these. Some on this disk are excellent filmmaking acheivements (Passage is comparable in style and cinematic quality to the classic cult film Eraserhead, and Today's life has some stunning sci-fi effects for a small-budget short), some are just badly-scripted, badly-acted fun (The female lead in the fairies-in-modern-LA story "Dinner" isn't what she seems in more ways than one), and some are only for those under 12 and/or with strong stomachs (if you can watch more than 1 minute of "Zitlover" then you are the type of person who will think it's hilarious and wonderful. If you can't, you aren't.)

I'd like to see you buy this DVD just to support the concept of indie short-cinema on DVD. However, I have to be honest and say that all the discs in the "Short" and "Film-fest" series are much more impressive and enjoyable introductions to the delights of modern small-budget short films. The one thing that IndieFusion does have that beats all other short cinema DVDs is a director's commentary track for EVERY feature, and the commentaries are much more creative, fun, and interesting than most commentary tracks on big hollywood feature-film DVDs, too.

So go ahead. Try it. If you're a teenager, you'll love it. If you're not a teenager, maybe you should consider becoming one. This DVD will help.

I thought it was pretty cool........2000-10-19

I borrowed this DVD from a friend of mine because they liked it. I liked it too. My favorite was a music video from Tilt. I really like Tilt, they are a really good punk band. The video was really good because it had a zombie and it was really funny. I liked the other films on there too. They were really good.

Enjoyable.......2000-09-28

Its nice to watch short film, they are unfortunately not recognized all the time - and this is an example that they should be. We have some talented filmmakers out there doing great stuff. I especially enjoy Hidden Child, this eerie look into a long time secret. The cinematography was beautiful, and the acting was really first class!

Really great DVD!.......2000-09-19

My favorite on the disk was "Dinner," a weirdly dark gothic fairy-tale that reminded me of Tim Burton or Terry Gilliam. Really cool.

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Very Interesting
Give me the real video.
THE BEST for toddlers !!!
try it try it i say try it and like it you may i say
Too short, but sweet

Dr. Seuss - Green Eggs and Ham
Starring: Dr Seuss
Manufacturer: Random House Video
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ASIN: 0679887660
Release Date: 1997-07-20

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The beloved Dr. Seuss book starring Sam-I-Am comes to life in this delightful, low-key production (though animation fans used to a lot of movement might be disappointed). Also on the bill are the Seuss-written "Ten Apples on Top" and "The Tooth Book." --Tom Keogh

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Very Interesting.......2006-07-04

I remember watching this movie on Seuss Day in 3rd Grade. I still enjoy it now that I'm in Elementary School, even the 2 bonus stories, "10 Apples Up On Top" and "The Tooth Book". "The Tooth Book" is a learning book about teeth. "10 Apples" is a book about a trio of animals stacking apples on their heads.

Give me the real video........2005-05-19

If I want a book read to my little guys, I'll do it myself. At least then they get to cuddle on my lap.

THE BEST for toddlers !!!.......2005-04-19

We were surprised to see that these are not LIVE animation but none the less our toddler screams for all these dvd's. We adults now LOVE the way they used the pictures from the book to "animate" these 3 stories. And best of all she begs us to read her these books. Before she would never want us to read more then a handful of words but NOW she hangs on the words. And since on the DVD they have 3 shorts she is thrilled.

most of her new words from 18 months on are based on words she learned here. The teeth story is sweet as is Ten apples up on top.

try it try it i say try it and like it you may i say.......2004-09-11

well,i heard that the movie jokers in hollywood are working their hairbrains smoky trying to squeeze 1 and a half hours of green eggs and ham out onto the big screen.the story is this.theres this guy.............wait!more of a whommmmmmmmmmmmmm.........no hes a dr suess character who wont eat green eggs and ham.this obnoxious little !@#$%^& follows him around and badgers him until he tries it.each time the guy asks sam to try someway or someplace new.the kids love the book and kind of like the movie.the redundancy is a bit nerve racking for parents but they could always watch it while you do the dishes or cook right?it is perfectly consistent with the book in every way.the message i guess is dont knock it until youve tried it.this is good advice most of the time but could also get you into big trouble.

Too short, but sweet.......2004-01-05

We received this DVD as an Xmas gift. My two and eight month old son loves the "Green Eggs and Ham" segment and demands that it be repeated over and over. Only problem I have with the disc is that the whole thing totals maybe 30 minutes and costs about the same as a full-length DVD. Check this out of the library or buy it used, because it's not worth the price. Sony could have fit more than three 10-minute episodes on this disc, no problem.

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