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Epicurus.com - Singin' in the Rain
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List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $3.13
Your Save: $ 11.85 ( 79% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Cyd Charisse, Mae Clarke, Harry Cody, Douglas Fowley, Lance Fuller
Directed By: Stanley Donen
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780790743509
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 0790743507
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 2000-09-19
Running Time: 102
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1952-04-11
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Editorial Reviews:
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No one even bothers to argue about it any more--by any standard and international consensus, this is the best movie musical of them all. Its arcane, unlikely milieu is Hollywood during the transition in the late 1920s from silent to sound motion pictures. Its reason for being was producer Arthur Freed's desire to use the catalog of songs he had written with Nacio Herb Brown in the '20s and '30s for various shows and movies. But, ironically, it's now the soundtrack that seems cobbled together from disparate sources, while the movie itself remains seamless. That's thanks to a literate screenplay by Adolph Green and Betty Comden and ebulliant acting and dancing by the young Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds. Jean Hagen is especially brilliant as the silent-screen star whose speaking voice is so screechy she has to be dubbed for talkies. Kelly codirected with Stanley Donen, and both can take credit for a masterpiece. Musical standouts are "You Were Meant for Me," "Good Morning" and "All I Do Is Dream of You." Visually, the indelible image will always be Kelly sloshing around in puddles while singin' in the rain. That said, this coupling of video with a definitive version of the soundtrack benefits from Rhino's meticulous reconstruction of the material and extensive annotations, which only enhance our grasp of this film and musical legend's gestation. ---Robert Windeler
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Customer Rating:
Summary: One of the best Musicals
Comment: An affectionate look at life at Hollywood life in the 20s. Not superior to An American in Paris as someone labelled it, but splendid in its energy and timelessness even if it is a period picture. Great piece of nostalgia and fantastic dancing sequences. Gene Kelly at his best in designing the choreography and its execution, admirably supported by Donald O'Connor and Cyd Charisse, plus Debbie Reynolds at her cutest.
Great movie!
E.Renard
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Summary: "Dignity, Always Dignity"
Comment: 'Singing in the Rain' from '52 is a much loved Hollywood musical that will find the majority of its audience in the over fifty crowd. Its story line deals with the earliest years of the motion picture industry when the painful transfer from silent movies to "talkies" was revolutionizing the world of entertainment, a time when the film industry was still trying to decipher the proper mix for the medium; action, adventure, romance, attractive women and handsome men? Not initially knowing for sure what the expectations of the audience were they simply threw in everything along with dancing, singing, extravagant stage numbers and a lot of "Old School" vaudeville routines.
Recently viewing 'Singing in the Rain' on DVD now 56 years since it release I must admit that this homage to 'Old Hollywood' now seems so alien and remote in style and tenor when compared to modern day cinematic productions. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I'm left to wonder whether the song and dance of the 40's and 50's can still capture an adoring audience of new, younger fans? If you're fascinated by the Golden Years of Hollywood and the styles and fashions of the time, this is a great glimpse into the glitz and glamour of those early days. If you aren't then this may not be the film for you.
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Summary: The voice of a skillsaw! A musical of perfection!
Comment: It's hard to believe that Singin' in the Rain was not a mega-hit when it was first released. An Oscar nomination (Jean Hagen) and a Golden Globe (Donald O'Connor) did not start those lines forming up around the movie palaces of the era.
Jean Hagen's performance is laugh-out-loud funny every minute she's on screen!
The lack of initial audience response is surprising because this is a wonderful, hilarious spoof of the movie industry, itself and a perfect musical comedy. Gene Kelly's legendary performance dancing in the pouring rain is worth the price of this DVD alone -- not to mention Donald OConnor's "Make 'Em Laugh."
This is a DVD that belongs in your collection. Every moment is a gem!
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Summary: classic family fun
Comment: One of my favorite movies ever. Clean and fun. Nice story with funny characters. No sex. No murder or bloodshed. No curse words!
They don't write them like that anymore! At least not without animation.
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Summary: Call me a cab. - Ok, you're a cab.
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Seen as one of the greatest musicals of all time, Singin' in the Rain is a great example of the high-time of Hollywood; the evolution of silent film to talking pictures.
Starring screen legend Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood, silent picture hero who is trying his hardest not to be stifled by his not-so-intelligent female co-star Lina Lamont(Jean Hagen). With the help of his best friend since childhood the comedic Cosmo(Donald O'Connor) and the new girl in his life, talented Kathy Selden(Debbie Reynolds) they try to tackle the oncoming difficulties of making a talking picture.
When their newest film becomes a musical Don is ecstatic to sing and dance, only Lina's inability to speak with diction, and the fact she can't sing at all causes quite a problem, which ends in her voice being dubbed by Kathy Selden! Only Lina isn't going to take this all sitting down!
"People"? I ain't "people." I am a - "a shimmering, glowing star in the cinema firmament."
I personally adore Donald O'Connor's Cosmo more then much else in the picture his song 'Make 'em laugh' is one of the greatest solo performances of physical comedy and dancing ability I've seen.
Yes, there are some mistakes in this film, bad dubbing in the beginning, a few things to complain upon, and I don't believe I'd put it in my personal top ten musicals list, but it is a classic none-the-less. It's not as romantic as West Side Story, and not as visually spectacular as Fiddler on the Roof, but for what it offers, it does well.
If for nothing more, Gene Kelly dancing in the street singing Singin' in the Rain is worth the watch.
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