Oklahoma!

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Summary: Super singing - bad picture
Review: As many others have stated, the picture quality on this DVD is terrible, much worse than the other O & H musicals which Fox released in the same series. At times, it looks more like an MPEG movie than a DVD. Save your money until they bring out a restored "collectors" edition.
Shame on you, Fox, for wasting people's money!

Rating:
Summary: Amazing
Review: I have to say, this is an amazing performance. It is at least 10 times better than the more recent version. The only reason it got 4 stars instead of 5 is that they left out my favorite song in the entire show, "It's a scandal, It's a outrage" sung by Ali Hakim. If you want to see "Oklahoma!", then this is the one to see.

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Summary: Great movie but VERY poor DVD transfer
Review: This is a great movie but the image quality on this transfer to DVD is just horrible. Now and then the colors are bright and well saturated and the film (print) looks fairly clean but in nearly every other respect the image quality is quite bad. There are many scenes where the image shimmer and flutter and edge artifacts are so bad that the viewing experience is completely ruined. In addition somewhere in the transfer from film they managed to introduce many odd shadows and visual defects that remain fixed on the image for long periods of time (looks like large out of focus pieces of dust in the optical system).

This should have been a must have DVD for any fan of musicals. Instead we have something that is very disappointing because of the poor image quality. These comments refer to the CBS/Fox widescreen DVD version that was released in 1999. Ironically, this DVD is marketed with the THX Digitally Mastered label ("Superior Picture Quality" -- NOT!!!).

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Summary: Oaklahoma DVD on a Big Screen TV
Review: "Oaklahoma" is my favorite musical of all time. It is a timeless classic movie for sure. For those people out there that have big screen tv's (53" or above) and are looking to buy this DVD I would give this a lower review on the Picture Quality than the widsreen reviewer's opinion. They gave it a 4 outa 5 and I would almost give it a 1. The non-anamorphic letterbox DVD version or transfer was done bad. The picture and tones flutter constantly throught the movie. The colors are not steady and fluctuate from time to time from light to darker tones. That is shame. I was expecting a clear vibrant transfer of this classic but the studios decided to release this classic on DVD without any restoration. *Again please understand my review is based from viewing it on a 65" using a top of the line a progressive DVD player. On a smaller 'tube television' the picture is nice but still not what I would expect from a classic Cinamascope movie that HAD vibrant colors at one time. I really hope the studios will decide to restore this movie to it's true texture and release it in a anamorphic widescreen version next time instead of this lousy lettrbox version. The sound is in THX 5.1 and has pretty decent transfer that I'd give a 4.Overall: 3Picture quality (on a big screen projection widescreen tv) = 1 (outa 5)Sound = 4 (outa 5).

Rating:
Summary: Delightful!!
Review: Oklahoma! is well made with a very good story. The songs are added glitter to this glimmering jewel of a movie. You'll love Shirley Jones and Gordon McCrae as they portray sweet Laurey Williams and the bronc bustin' cowboy, Curly. This sweet story is full of laughs and the whole family is sure to enjoy it.

I rate it 6 stars!!!!!

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Summary: A Classic!
Review: I had never seen 'Oklahoma' before ordering the DVD recently. I have since watched it many times. Even though it was made about 10 years before 'The Sound of Music', Oklahoma is slightly more oriented towards an adult audience. The music in Oklahoma is great and gets better to me the more I watch it. I also liked it visually. The acting and dancing do not disappoint. A positive mood is definitely created and sustained.

The story is fair enough. It primarily revolves around the rivalry Curly and Jud have for Laurey. It is set in Oklahoma just before Oklahoma joined the Union. The character of Jud Fry adds a more somber tone to the movie though it is dealt with alternatively both humorously and darkly. Curly mocking Jud (and Jud unwittingly joining him) by singing 'Jud Fry is Dead' is classic. Themes such as pornography, sexual promiscuity, and murder are subtley touched on giving it more of an adult air. I consider it a kid friendly movie just not as innocent as some might suspect.

I wish the DVD had more 'extra' material (more background, etc.) in it but this is still a good one for people who like Rodgers and Hammerstein.

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Summary: This is on my top five list of awful movies!
Review: Oklahoma! is one of the worst films I have ever seen. I usually love watching musicals, but this film killed me. The plot is terrible and down right confusing and the music isn't memorable. Don't waste your time watching Oklahoma.

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Summary: Movie fan
Review: I love, love, love this movie. If you are into watching musicals or classical movies, this is a MUST see!

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Summary: Oklahoma's OK!
Review: The sound quality on the DVD edition of this classic is wonderful. After every viewing, you'll end up walking around your house belting out the songs at the top of your lungs.

Rating:
Summary: Let people say we're in love.
Review: Out of all the DVD's that i own, this is my all time favorite. Everthing is perfect! The picture quality is awsome, the 5.1 channel stereo sound is better than most theatres. The overture, the intermission, the entra'ce, the exit music,,,,all there from the Roadshow presentation.Of course for some reason my favorite character is Aunt Eller (Charlotte Greenwood) I've always loved her. She's always been one of those great supporting actresses that is so awsome in structor to whatever movie/stage show she was ever in. Great talent and great talent to everyone in this movie version. I believe a remake would be impossible in todays world and the newest Broadway version has comfirmed that. It just lacks soul. Sometimes you should just leave the classics alone. Don't try to improve on them because you can't and in this film you could never muster up a cast like this one. It's a perfect movie musical.