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Summary: Laughing at clouds so dark up above.
Review: The perfect movie musical, an affectionate look at the transition in American popular culture from vaudeville to silent film to talkies. The direction is very stylized and exact - whoever finds this film "hammy" should realized that it is a parody of film and acting styles from the 1920's. Those styles were hammy and this picture catches them perfectly. The choreography is breathtaking and danced sublimely. Kelly and O'Connor are airborne, Reynolds is sweet, but the real wonder here is the much-underrated Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont. From her squeaky Betty Boop voice to her Bette Midler walk (years before Bette did it), she nails this role. She is on the money, friends. Perhaps her star didn't rise because Judy Holliday was doing the same kind of thing in Hollywood at the time, but this performance is stellar. And look for an impossibly young Rita Moreno as Zelda.
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Summary: Who says musicals are corny?
Review: Until this film, never had I appreciated a musical in my life. I'm 15, and like most delusional 15 year olds, didn't think they were 'cool'. I mean, really, who bursts into song in the middle of a deserted street, while it's pouring down rain, in their best suit? And where exactly is the orchestra hiding, huh? And what kind of an idiot must Gene Kelly be? What a fool I was. The plot is a more involved one than most musicals can carry off. I put emphasise on MOST musicals. But this is the timeless exception. The story is that of two movie-stars in the 1920's, who face a great dilemma when silent movies become talkies. Gene Kelly is Don Lockwood, pretentious movie-star, Jean Hagen is his comical, stereo-type 'blonde bimbo' movie partner. To put it shortly, Gene Kelly is brilliant. And he can carry anything off. Even when he's skipping through a wet gutter, twirling umbrella's and tap dancing through puddles. Therefore, anything he's in is brilliant. And that's my verdict.
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Summary: This film is the definition for the word musical.
Review: Gene Kelley, Debbie Reynolds, and Don O'connor are only part of this extraordinary musical comedy satire. Brilliant plot about silent actors and their studio having trouble making the switch to talkies. The wonderfully unforgettable music isn't all that made this an all-time classic.
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Summary: Favorite Film of all Time
Review: I'm not the biggest fan of musicals, but "Singin' in the Rain" has to be my favorite movie of all time. What a charming, delicious musical with brilliant choreography, some of the most memorable scenes ever filmed, and Jean Hagan- the triple threat. Love it, love it, LOVE IT!
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Summary: I'm singin' praise for Singin' in the Rain!
Review: This is one of the best musicals ever made, and I place it in this catagory of great musicals mostly becuase of Gene Kelly's AMAZING dancing!!!!! His "Moses Supposes" tap sequence with Donald O'Conner may be one of the best numbers ever recorded on film. If you haven't seen this movie you are missing an extrordinary experience.
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Summary: What a glorious feeling!
Review: Singin' in the Rain is one of those few movies who stood the test of time with its phrase- "What a glorious feeling". This movie is unlike any other musical. It doesn't wear out it's "glorious feeling" like other musicals. No tragic Romeo and Juliet-esque scenes and no parts in the film that drag. It keeps its comedic and musical flow. This is true classic American and really does deserve its #10 spot on the AFI 100 movie list.
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Summary: Singin' in the Rain Deserves Widescreen? Silly wabbit...
Review: So many people seem to be oblivious to the fact that the widescreen craze came about in 1953. Singin' in the Rain was released in 1952, and so changing it to widescreen would be just as bad as pan-and-scanning something originally filmed in widescreen. That makes Brigadoon (1954) something that MUST be seen letterboxed, but NOT Singin' in the Rain. Same goes for The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, and other classics that people are sure should not be in "TV format."
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Summary: Great movie! Disappointing DVD transfer.
Review: No doubt about it, all the favorable reviews here are exactly right and yet you could still say more great things about this movie! However, the DVD transfer is very disappointing. In addition to its "standard" only aspect ratio, MGM didn't even include supplementary materials that have been included in previous video releases such as the Comden & Green interview included with the anniversary video release. At the very least, they should re-master the DVD in wide-screen.
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Summary: That's no break, it's an edit in the original version
Review: Still one of the best musicals ever made on film. The break in the dance was always there. At one time the rumor was that it was an edit demanded by the censors. But recently co-director Stanley Donen said that it wasn't any such thing.
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Summary: click on "buy now" !
Review: Buy extra copies of this wonderful DVD to give to friends, it's funny, beautiful, touching, and the dancing can make even guys with two left feet want to dance.One distressing moment: in the supreme 'pas de deux' dance sequence (where she has a 20-foot white veil), there's a break in the film at a crucial moment. Very disconcerting. Couldn't they find an unbroken original to work from?? But it gets 5 stars anyway!! Enjoy!
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