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Summary: Hello, Barbra!
Review: (based on the movie I don't yet own on DVD, because it's not yet released!) This is a movie the critics did not like, but for millions of Barbra Streisand fans, it remains a great disappoitnment that this has not yet been released on DVD. I hope someone is in the wings working on this. I'll be first in line to buy this one! (And, what about "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever"?) Who's holding up the other, in my humble opinion, great musicals that Barbra has done? That is "Hello, Dolly" and OACDYCSF. Where else you gonna see Barbara doing a duet with Louis Armstrong? Maybe she was miscast, but didn't she do wonderfully well on the music. And, bless his heart, didn't Gene Kelly pull out all the stops on those production numbers? And, what about that unparalleled rendition of "So Long Dearie"? Come on fellas, it's time Dolly came back again!!!
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Summary: Hello, Dolly!
Review: This has been one of my all time favorite movies. I was in my high school play of Hello, Dolly!. I think that Barbara Streisand was at her best. Walter Matheau was his typical grumpy self, which makes him so endearing. I am not fond of musicals, but this is one that I will watch over and over again.
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Summary: My wife can't get enough :-)
Review: It's true! Hello Dolly has joined the ranks of Willy Wonka as one of Jenn's favorite "clean the house" movies. It plays in the background and sometimes into dinner time and never seems to get old. I must confess that even I am entertained time and again by the exploits of Cornelius and Barnaby looking for a good time outside of Yonkers. So where's the DVD?!
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Summary: Enjoyable, But Overdone
Review: I can overlook the fact that Barbara Streisand is 20 years too young for the role of Dolly Levi; after all, Striesand works wonders with the show's songs and plays her scenes with enjoyable comic flair. What I cannot overlook is the fact that the script could have been rewritten to accomodate the age change and it wasn't--and that's only the beginning in this movie that has a bigger budget than good sense.The stage version of HELLO, DOLLY was actually a mid-size musical--but when the property went Hollywood a ton of money was poured into the film, and the result is a movie so determined to be BIG and FLASHY and LOUD that it cramed extras, chorus boys, period furniture, and every other expensive and unnecessary thing you can imagine into every square inch it could find. As a result the whole thing feels about as light and airy and fun as Hoover Dam, and neither Gene Kelly's direction nor his skilled cast can hold it up. The overall cast is pretty good and they all play rather well together. As previously noted, Streisand gives a truly wonderful turn as Dolly Levi; Matthau is quite funny in an appropriately grumpy way; and all the supporting actors are well cast. Although the choreography leaves a lot to be desired, the musical numbers are very entertaining, and Barbara and company occasionally manage to create one or two memorable moments--Louis Armstrong's cameo appearance among them. But the film itself is awkward, clumsy and over-done. I can't help but think that it would have been a much better film if they had hired a good writer to resolve the age issue--and then cut the budget by about half and relied more upon imagination and creativity than upon bucks. --GFT (Amazon.com Reviewer)--
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Summary: Babs as Dolly?????
Review: Don't waste your time or your money. I was in the original version on Broadway years back and one of the revivals. The tranfer from stage to film is HORRIBLE. In true Babs fashion she had to be in control of this production as she is in her everyday life... All the songs she sings are altered to her satisfaction and takes away from the rest of the cast. Speaking of the rest of the cast,they are all GREAT and have WONDERFUL stage presents... Somewhere in the world you will still see stage productions of "Hello, Dolly". Go see the stage version, after all if it wasn't good it wouldn't have lasted 40 some odd years.
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Summary: Flawed, But Good
Review: Ms. Streisand was too young for the role (she was in her late twenties), but she belts out the score with exuberance. Walter Matthau was always perfect playing grouches, and he does a great job here as Vandergelder. Michael Crawford (pre-Phantom of the Opera) is appropriately nerdy playing Cornelius Hackl. Watch for leggy Tommy Tune as the boyfriend of Vandergelder's niece. I could see why this movie wasn't a big hit, though; it was an old fashioned musical released in 1969, when audiences were looking for film entertainment that was more hard edged. An pleasant way to spend a couple of hours, anyway.
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Summary: One of the Greatest movies you will Ever see!!!
Review: The first time I saw this movie I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I was 12 or 13 years old. I have seen this movie 50-60 times since then. I am now 25. Barbra Streisand is Perfect! The movie is wonderful. Barbra truly makes the movie what it is. Classic. The costumes are beautiful, the choreography is wonderful, and the casting, well, it's perfect. This movie could not have been any better if you paint the charachters with five feet if 24k gold. -- review by Shanna Williams
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Summary: Good movie, bad seller
Review: The stupid guy who sold me this video only sold me half of the movie. I paid 35 dollars for this video and it doesn't even have the entire beginning half of it! I am completely unsatisfied and I would appreciate my money back. Thank you.
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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST
Review: Contrary to what people say about this movie and that is including Barbra herself. Hello Dolly! is one entertaining, wonderfully choreographed with gorgeous costumes and beautiful music musical. In my opinion this is one of Barbra's best. Yes, she was young for this role but her acting, singing and costumes make this fan very happy, this movie is Barbra being who she really is BARBRA STREISAND, anything this woman touches is gold. The music is fun, the actors are great including Walter Matthau and Michael Crawford who in my opinion carry off their roles very well. This movie is for any Barbra Streisand fan who enjoy's great performances and wants to feel great afterwards. Love this movie, I wish it were on DVD. Randi Grogan
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Summary: A wonderful and cheerful movie.
Review: I really enjoy this film. The songs and dances are wonderful. "Hello Dolly!" is defintly one of my favotite musicals. It's really colorful. I highly recommend it.
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