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Epicurus.com - Bad Seed
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List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $9.56
Your Save: $ 5.42 ( 36% )
Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden
Directed By: Mervyn LeRoy
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300270275
Format: Black & White
ISBN: 6300270270
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 1993-05-03
Running Time: 129
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1956-09-12
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Editorial Reviews:
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"A basket full of kisses for a basket full of hugs." Those are chilling words, at least when uttered by that ice princess, Patty McCormack. As Rhoda Penmark, she is as pretty as a porcelain doll but drips venom with each curtsey and polite response. Little Rhoda's mother is terrified she has passed on her own mother's corruption. Oops, turns out she's right. This passes the test of time, as it still gets under your skin. The character development is tight and the story very involving. Not even Freddy Krueger had the ability to scare like tiny McCormack, looking just like a little adult while she literally beats out the competition for a penmanship award. However, director Mervyn LeRoy's hands were tied over the ending, which was changed from the source material--Maxwell Anderson's hit Broadway play. A supposedly more appropriate, and moral, ending was demanded by the studio. This was remade (badly) in 1985. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: So very Bad
Comment: This movie always shocks me with its intense subject matter. I am always amazed that this was filmed in 1956.
This story is about a little girl, Rhoda, who seems perfect. But this angel is surrounded by the unfortunate incidents that kill those around her. Her mother, Christine, in all her Donna Reed-esque perfection feels something is amiss and explores her own psyche to find the answers to her uneasy feelings. Is Rhoda perfect? Or is she perfectly evil?
It was a stage play, so bear that in mind when viewing it. It is definitely dialogue driven. I think the film is just great: Patty McCormack is terrifying, Nancy Kelly is just perfect for the role of Christine, and all that intense melodrama you may think of when you think of 1950s suspense films is spot on!
DVD features some nice interviews and trailers.
Highly recommend!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Bad Seed
Comment: The Bad Seed was excellent to watch and was received in excellent condition. My daughter, who is 28, had never seen or heard of The Bad Seed. We watched it together and she absolutely loved it!
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Summary: The Medal is mine...
Comment: I love this movie. Always have. It is my all time favorite movie, and I'm glad it's on DVD, and not colorized. It's a classis.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good But Not Perfect
Comment: At the beginning of the tape, there is a blank screen for a couple of seconds...I contacted the seller, but they never responded back...Overall, it is a good tape
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice Shoes
Comment: I don't know which is scarrier: folks so deeply analyzing this film that they lose sight of its simple brilliance; or that when I told my sister that I had purchased the bad seed on dvd she said, "Well, that movie pretty much sums up my childhood...".
As the name of Mufasa when spoken to Shenzi, the bad seed is full of tingles. Frankly I was blown away by it. Before becoming a film, it had completed over 200 showings as a stage production. The original cast is inluded in the film, which explains why everyone nails their character.
My favorite movie of all time, after seeing thousands of movies from modern to silent era, is Signs. One of the qualities of signs success at achieving creepiness and claustrophobia was the choice to keep 90 percent of the story in the house and its surrounding cornfields. As signs, a massive majority of the movie takes place within a spacious apartment and backyard, with a few exceptions.
Yes, the bad seed is black and white. Get over it. I have spent years defending the quality of older films, be it black and white or cinemascope. Drain the color from L.A. Confidential or Find Me Guilty for a cool treat. Frankly, if it's a problem for you... as I always say... you are missing it. Get on board. Hey, wouldn't it be cool to be the unique eccentric one in the group that actually knows James Cagney for his talent rather than Michaelangelo's impersonation in Ninja Turtles? I feel better now.
Acting, as afore mentioned, is superb. Yeah, put here all of the critical cliche's deserving of a great cast. One of the best drunks I have ever seen. A child star that near matches L. Blair (in a different way, yeah.) A mother that rides rollercoasters with her facial expressions and moods... its just cool really. It touches everything just right, and is entirely believable.
When originally released, the studio thought it was so disturbing that they had the cast take a bow after you see "The End". A cheerful voice appears from behind the words and reassures tha audience that no one was really burn-... I better not go there. Then after the bows, there is a funny obligatory moment, to show the actual humanity of the child star. And yes, it still holds that intensity. Also, reguardless that the reason was studio restrictions, it keeps true to the rule that the audiences imagination is a better tool than any special effect ridden death scene.
After seeing The Bad Seed again after nearly a decade, it is nice to see that it still has the effect on on me as an adult that it did when I was a child. All I wanna do is convince you to watch it, so forgive me for not including the usual theatrics included in the average review. The bad seed is creepy, and besides Descent, is one of the best thrillers I have seen in years.
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