It's A Wonderful Life [1946] |
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| starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers directed by: Frank Capra ![: It's A Wonderful Life [1946]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N2H9TGXGL._SL160_.jpg) |
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| Audience Rating: Universal, suitable for all Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 5014138210939 Format: Black & White, PAL Label: 2 Entertain Video Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 2 Entertain Video Release Date: December 01, 2003 Running Time: 125 minutes Studio: 2 Entertain Video Theatrical Release Date: January 07, 1947 Sales Rank: 508 |
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| Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Now perhaps the most beloved American film, It's a Wonderful Life was largely forgotten for years, due to a copyright quirk. Only in the late 1970s did it find its audience through repeated TV showings. Frank Capra's masterwork deserves its status as a feelgood communal event, but it is also one of the most fascinating films in the American cinema, a multilayered work of Dickensian density. George Bailey (played superbly by James Stewart) grows up in the small town of Bedford Falls, dreaming dreams of adventure and travel, but circumstances conspire to keep him enslaved to his home turf. Frustrated by his life, and haunted by an impending scandal, George prepares to commit suicide on Christmas Eve. A heavenly messenger (Henry Travers) arrives to show him a vision: what the world would have been like if George had never been born. The sequence is a vivid depiction of the American Dream gone bad, and probably the wildest thing Capra ever shot (the director's optimistic vision may have darkened during his experiences making military films in World War Two). Capra's triumph is to acknowledge the difficulties and disappointments of life, while affirming--in the teary-eyed final reel--his cherished values of friendship and individual achievement. It's a Wonderful Life was not a big hit on its initial release, and it won no Oscars (Capra and Stewart were nominated); but it continues to weave a special magic. --Robert Horton |
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Rating:  - extremely poor qualityEverybody knows about the movie, but not everybody knows how dreadful this edition is. Some frames go completely white, some go completely black and the sound is all over the place wowing, fluttering and often inaudible. The ONLY edition of this that I have found watchable is the Universal Pictures remastered edition with a bonus featurette. Deserves minus star rating ! Rating:  - An original twist on A Xmas Carol suggesting there SHOULD be more to life than money (but in the end there isn't)Yes, it is a great life affirming movie with its heart firmly in the right place...BUT...personally I would have prefered not such a happy ending, or a very different kind of happy ending - I just feel that the miraculous turnaround of George's fortunes at the end, while rightly suggesting that all good deeds may be remembered, and returned in kind, missed a real chance to state that happiness didn't have to depend on material wealth at all - After all, when he was given his old life back, George's ... Read More Rating: - Beware - this is not the colour versionAbsolutely brilliant .... but it says 'colour' on the description of this film. I used to have a VHS 'colorized' version of this which was superb. I suspect the DVD in colour has yet to be released. Rating:  - amazing filmI just want to say to anyone considering buying 'It's a wonderful life ' , do it now , its brilliant . Christmas wouldnt be the same for me if i didnt watch this film every year , i love it . My husband aged 43 watched it last christmas for the first time and loved it too , in fact he had tears in his eyes when it finished . Rating: - Don't buy this versionI have no idea why people are giving this excellent reviews, it's an awful quality version of the film, you can hear static on the soundtrack throughout and the picture is dreadful. Try to find a remastered version which will have cleaned up audio and video, as this is just unwatchable. An excellent film though. |
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