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Summary: I love this movie
Review: When I saw it a couple years ago I thought great another fairytale movie. Then after seeing it my aspect of it was completely changed. I loved how all the actors portrayed their characters. I thought all of Eliza's (Audrey Hepburn) wardrobe was absolutley gorgeous. She looked like an angel when she was ready to go to the ball. I laughed at Eliza's drunken father and his friends, and at the way Eliza yelled when the servants wanted to give her a bath. Ever since I saw that movie it has become my favorite musical of all time and Audrey has become my favorite actress of all time.
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Summary: ONE OF THE GREAT ENTERTAINMENTS
Review: This is a splendid example of a splendid movie. "My Fair Lady" gives richly to its audience through its gorgeous sets and costumes, vibrant and exhilirating music, crisp and memorable performances, and perfectly stylized direction. Stylized enough to win the picture a rare eight Academy Awards including 1964's Best Actor, Best Director, and the coveted Best Picture. George Cukor directs the prodution with a trademark flourish and wit that makes it an even greater pleasure to watch. Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison, in his Oscar-winning role) meets up with a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle (a perfectly endearing and charming Audrey Hepburn). Higgins makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering (Wilfrid Hyde-White) that within six months he could pass the grubby Cockney off as a duchess at the Embassy Ball. Eliza cannot resist Higgins' offer, and he tutors her in the proper manner of society and speech. There are some genuinely great scenes with Hepburn and Harrison during several unorthodox speech exercises, which are very witty. The golden songs are spectacular and still popular today, such as "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" and "The Rain In Spain" and "I Could Have Danced All Night" among them. And the film is absolutely a motherlode of beautiful scenes: Hepburn and her Cockney friends dancing to "Loverly", Hepburn, Harrison, and Hyde-White's joyous rendition of "Rain in Spain", the Ascot scene featuring a perfectly delicious Hepburn, the Embassy Ball scene where Hepburn is believed to be a foreign princess, and the unbearably romantic final scene between Hepburn and Harrison are worth every cent. Every scene is beautifully painted in glorious Technicolor, adding only another splash to this elegant spectacle. "My Fair Lady" is a timeless entertainment, a film that should be seen at least once... and I guarantee you that if you do see it once, it won't be enough!
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Summary: This is the best!
Review: Audrey Hepburn did a beautiful job with Rex Harrison in this movie as Eliza Doolittle. This is the movie that made me a fan of hers! Audrey portays a young woman, Eliza, who wishes she could be more than just a flower-girl, that she could be a real lady. That's where Professor Henry Higgins (HARRISON) comes in. He teaches Eliza how to speak like a duchess as a bet with Colonel Pickering, his good friend. As he teaches her, though, he grows 'accustomed to her face', and falls head over heals for her. It just so happens that Higgins is the most selfish person on earth, and manages to make Eliza raving mad at him. Luckily for him, though, Eliza falls in love with him. And realizing this, the two make a terrific pair. For Audrey Hepburn fans out there, this is a must see! Also for those who like musicals because the songs are terrific!
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Summary: One Of The Best!
Review: My Fair Lady is one of the best musicals every. Its humorist, and great songs like 'Wouldn't it be Lovely?'. Audrey Hepburn is witty as Eliza Doolittle and Rex Harrison is wonderful as Professor Henry Higgins. The story is about a flower girl that turns into being the belle of England with some help from the Professor. It is winner to eight academy awards including best picture.
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Summary: "My Fair Lady" is Loverly on DVD!
Review: After years of watching my old pan and scan CBS/Fox tape from 1986, the DVD was a breath of fresh air. The picture quality is pristine and the the Dolby Digital 5.1 sound is very clear. The extras are nice, including a commentary by film restorers Robert Harris and James Katz, Marnie Nixon (I think that's her name), who was the singing voice of Audrey Hepburn, and someone else whose name escapes me. It's pretty a pretty informative track, and particularly interesting to me because I like this film restoration stuff. There are also trailers for "My Fair Lady" and a few other movies, a featurette obviously made in the 60s, "Wouldn't it be Loverly" and "Show Me" with Audrey Hepburn's Voice, and some other extras. Oh, and the film is great too :-) This is one of those movies you either like alot or you hate. I liked it. It's based on George Bernard Shaw's play "Pygmalion," which is also the basis of "She's All That." It's wonderful to see Eliza's transformation from a flower vendor with a cockney accent to someone who could pass for a princess. Although this film is long, it is very entertaining. The film is good and the extras really give you bang for your buck. Recommended.
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Summary: For the most part, excellent.
Review: First, the wonderful score. Frederic Loewe's glorious music is perfectly complimented by Alan Jay Lerner's lyrics, as on the Broadway and London stages, and almost every song is memorable and great. Second, the gloriously witty script, filled with great lines, many taken directly from Shaw, on whose play "Pygmalion" this was based, and sharp commentary on Britain's class system. Third, the all-around wonderful performances, from Rex Harrison's arch, arrogant, gleeful Henry Higgins to Audrey Hepburn's charming but unrefined flower girl who becomes a sophisticated (and stunning-looking) lady, to Stanley Holloway's lovable amoral father of Hepburn, to Wilfred Hyde-White's Colonel Pickering, to Gladys Cooper's Mrs. Higgins, just as acerbic as her son. Fourth, the much-lauded stunning look of the film, with gorgeously stylized costumes by Cecil Beaton and fine sets by Beaton. All the ingredients are there for a great film, and under George Cukor's direction, that's pretty much what you get. And yet, the film is noticably flawed. Hepburn, while charming and, of course, stunningly dressed, does not give a bad performance by any means; it's just that she's not overwhemingly sympathetic. And her voice double, Marni Nixon, has a lovely voice, but doesn't really put any emotion into her songs, forcing that ever-present question to re-emerge: Would Julie Andrews, the Broadway and London Eliza, have been a better choice? Also, Nixon and Hepburn really do not sound alike, which is slightly annoying. (Nevertheless, most of Nixon's songs, especially "I Could Have Danced All Night," do come off well, and if Andrews had been cast, there'd be no "Mary Poppins") "On The Street Where You Live," which I consider the best and most beautiful song in the score, is given a rather flat reading by Bill Shirley, the voice double for actor Jeremy Brett; it is the only song in the movie that is truly forgettable, but that is Shirley's fault entirely, NOT Lerner or Loewe's. Too bad. And yes, the movie is a bit long. But overall, it's a vastly entertaining, enjoyable, romantic, and great experience, just not without flaw. But, oh, well.
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Summary: The Greatest Musical... Magical.
Review: My Fair Lady may simply be a toned down version of Shaw's masterpiece, Pygmalion, with musical numbers, but it is still my favorite movie musical of all time. It's just magical or something. Instead of being the unique social commentary Pygmalion was, My Fair Lady focuses more on the fairy-tale aspect of Eliza Dolittle's story. Her transformation from that spunkey cockney flower girl into the well-refined lady is one of my favorite yarns. The first thing anyone will notice about My Fair Lady is what a spectacle it is for the eyes! It is still one of the most lovely movies ever filmed. Exquisite and pain-staking detail went into it's production and it shows. It's the perfect backdrop for this updated version of the Greek legend. Audrey Hepburn sparkles as Eliza and I think it was worth having to get someone else to supply the singing voice. This is my favorite of all Audrey's performances just because it's a classic and I love the character. I personally don't see Julie Andrews (who I also adore) in this role even though she did create it. Rex Harrison is the definite Henry Higgins. With all his passions and sarcasm showing through it's no wonder he snagged the Academy Award for Best Actor that year (1961). I love Shaw's characters very much and I'm happy to know they were placed in good hands (even if the script was totally desecrated). But I can forgive that desecration and except My Fair Lady as something different than Pygmalion if the music fits the bill. And boy does it ever. The tunes present are my most favorite out of any musical, the closest runner-up being Les Misérables. "Wouldn't it be Loverly?", "I Could Have Danced All Night", "On the Street Where You Live" and "Show Me" are the obvious favorites but I find myself humming even the more obscure songs of the show. It's all classic stuff. That said, My Fair Lady manages to win me over. I still recommend you check out Shaw's original play, Pygmalion, because it has a lot of depth that My Fair Lady lacks. But this musical version is still a must-have for everyone and this DVD is the perfect way to own it! It's of great quality and has some good extras including some Audrey Hepburn vocals of a couple songs (now you'll understand why they use a different singing voice other than her own!) ^_^
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Summary: The Greatest Musical
Review: My Fair Lady is a great film and it had some great songs.Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn give great performances in what has to be the greatest movie musical of all time. It is Far better than The Sound of Music
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Summary: TERRIFIC
Review: To all those who keep saying that Julie Andrews should have had the role of Eliza Doolittle and not Audrey Hepburn, SHUT UP! Audrey Hepburn was born to play the part...Julie Andrew's portrayal of Eliza was very hammy and wooden and artifical, unlike Audrey Hepburn who is so natural and so effective. Plus, Marni Nixon can sing a hundred times better than Andrews can. And in any case, Audrey Hepburn is a much better actress and Marni Nixon is a much better singer than that British Chick who calls herself Julie Andrews(I can't stand her. Plus, she is so ugly)
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Summary: Beautiful
Review: A more beautiful film, I cannot recall. Every fan of movies should see this masterpiece. The DVD transfer is flawless . . . flawless.
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