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Summary: Every man's Mann
Review: James Stewart could act. I believe he could have sold the Brooklyn bridge to the police department. Have you ever been in a situation where your natural inward anger took over, and you just cut loose? The scene in this film where he spots the man that shot his mules and burned his wagons, is proof positive that James Stewart was one of us...a common man with pure inner rage. Stewart had a way of bringing the emotion to life. I feel sometimes while watching "The man from Laramie" that he threw away the script, and played out the role as if this was all happening to him personally. And what greater tribute can we the fans give to an actor?
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Summary: A masterpiece of western
Review: One of the great Anthony Mann westerns (what is the better? I don't know), with a splendorous Jimmy Stewart and great carachters. Full of violence and action, but with an intelligent carachters study. Again: a masterpiece.
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Summary: Another great James Stewart western
Review: Originally saw this film in Black and White. This colorized version is poor at the best; spend the time and effort to find the B/W; the hokie-ness detracts from the movie itself.
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Summary: poor colorization
Review: Originally saw this film in Black and White. This colorized version is poor at the best; spend the time and effort to find the B/W; the hokie-ness detracts from the movie itself.
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Summary: I don't come from anywhere...
Review: Some men arrive with provisions for a store, most of them will return from whence they came. One man, portrayed by James Stewart, may have come from Laramie but its not his home and does not intend to return until he finds out who supplied the rifles to the Apache - rifles which were used to kill a cavalry troop, among them his brother.His quest brings him into conflict with a local landowner who has dreamt that a man would one day come to kill his son. Is it the man from Laramie? James Stewart and Anthony Mann made some great films together - this was the last, and by no means the least. I have said it before and I'll say it again - James Stewart was the finest actor ever and this film features another fine performance. The DVD transfer (anamorphic) is excellent - picture quality and sound are excellent. My only complaint is the lack of features. Trailers for the other Stewart/Mann films at least would have been a worthy addition.
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Summary: A True Wester Classic
Review: The Man From Laramie Opened On July 28, 1955 and became one of the biggest grossing pictures of the year. This Western Classic was among the first Westerns filmed in Cinenascope and emphasizes the scope and beauty of the New Mexico landscape. James Stewart gives a memorable performance as a man obsessed with finding the man responsible for his brother's death. The print quality is excellent and the audio and video is digitally mastered making "The Man From Laramie" a true western classic, to be enjoyed many times. This movie is a keeper and was added to my video library to be enjoyed by my grand children.
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Summary: Another great James Stewart western
Review: This collaboration between director Anthony Mann and actor James Stewart is another dark character study as Stewart once again is a cowboy on the vengeance trail as he heads for a dusty New Mexico town in search of gun-runners who supplied rifles to the Apaches who wiped out a cavalry troop that included his younger brother. The town of Coronado and the surrounding territory are controlled by a cattle baron who owns the Barb ranch and doesn't take kindly to outsiders meddling in the town's affairs. Rancher Alec Waggoman's neurotic son Dave and tough but high-strung ranch foreman Vic Hansbro resent Will Lockhart's determination to uncover the mystery of Apaches acquiring rifles and why the massacre just happened to take place on Waggoman's land. The film has a few touches of extreme violence without being graphic and Stewart's straight-shooting Lockhart is likeable and believable. The picture's romantic angle is more implied than stated between Lockhart and Barbara Waggoman and is realistic in the way it unfolds during Lockhart's investigation in Coronado. A great cast of supporting actors was assembled for this movie and makes this star western even more enjoyable.
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Summary: A Spectacular Stereo Western Drama
Review: This has got to be one of the best western plots ever filmed. Unlike so many others in the genre, "The Man From Laramie" has a complex and interesting conflict as its center. Many have compared it to "King Lear" and the main story line does resemble the subplot of Gloucester and his two sons. Whether the Shakespeare connection is intentional or not, it works extremely well. Partly responsible for the film's success are its stars: James Stewart is good as usual, while Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp and Aline McMahon really stand out in their characterizations. Anthony Mann's directing is tight and uncompromising. The picture never lags once and there are many strongly dramatic moments, some even a bit shocking for 1955. The film was photographed with artistry, and the DVD issue does it justice. Several scenes are beautifully balanced and dramatically expressive. There is a wonderful wide-screen, panoramic look that comes across quite well. The real surprise is the audio. This 1955 movie has a full-bodied stereo soundtrack! The musical score may not be one the all-time greats, but it is often very effective, and on this disc it fills the viewing space with excitement. Highly recommended, even to Western non-fans. For extras: only the original trailer and a very poorly presented original poster.
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Summary: A Spectacular Stereo Western Drama
Review: This has got to be one of the best western plots ever filmed. Unlike so many others in the genre, "The Man From Laramie" has a complex and interesting conflict as its center. Many have compared it to "King Lear" and the main story line does resemble the subplot of Gloucester and his two sons. Whether the Shakespeare connection is intentional or not, it works extremely well. Partly responsible for the film's success are its stars: James Stewart is good as usual, while Arthur Kennedy, Donald Crisp and Aline McMahon really stand out in their characterizations. Anthony Mann's directing is tight and uncompromising. The picture never lags once and there are many strongly dramatic moments, some even a bit shocking for 1955. The film was photographed with artistry, and the DVD issue does it justice. Several scenes are beautifully balanced and dramatically expressive. There is a wonderful wide-screen, panoramic look that comes across quite well. The real surprise is the audio. This 1955 movie has a full-bodied stereo soundtrack! The musical score may not be one the all-time greats, but it is often very effective, and on this disc it fills the viewing space with excitement. Highly recommended, even to Western non-fans. For extras: only the original trailer and a very poorly presented original poster.
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Summary: A great expansive Western
Review: This is one of a series of seminal Westerns that Anthony Mann directed with Jimmy Stewart at the lead, and (to my knowledge) the only one filmed in widescreen, with spectacular results. I've personally tried to watch these movies in revival movie houses whenever there's a chance, in order to experience the full majesty of the Cinemascope experience, and because commercially available tapes usually crop the scenes brutally and use faded prints. I'd have to say that I may end up deserting the movie theater-going experience if every DVD is as good as this one -- this is a great transfer, with extremely vibrant colors, and Mann films the Western landscapes with incredible detail. This almost demands to be viewed several times, the visual stimulation is so overwhelming. The story is a good one, having originally appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, though some of it is force fed too directly to the screen characters, resulting in somewhat stagey dialogue early on. Any unnaturalness in the early going is ultimately overcome by the excellence of the actors, and the way Mann films the action and the territory surrounding the characters. There's a good deal of complexity in the numerous characters Stewart encounters, adding depth to the traditional individual themes of vengeance and redemption. As far as extras, there's not much: a short and plain trailer, and an image of the original theatrical poster. Sound is OK but nothing special, not unusual given how old the movie is. Warning to some: though the violence in this movie is extremely tame compared to anything released since the '60s, and violence is largely filmed off screen, there are a couple of very intense and direct scenes, including the up-close shooting of a hand. This is definitely much more than a lovable "Jimmy Stewart saves the day" type of Western which some might expect.
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