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Summary: review for 'On the Town'
Review: with great preformances from Kelly, Sinatra and Garrett coupled with an outstanding musical score by the Green/Comden team this is a terrific musical that will get you in the mood to go sight seeing around New York city and maybe even take a dance lesson or two. However if your looking for a first rate plot with great dramatic pull;this is not the place to look. On the Town is a good time with lots of good laughs and I recomend it to the highest degree. MUSICAL HIGHLIGHTS: 'my place' your awful' and (of course) 'new york new york'
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Summary: Smashing !
Review: A one of a kind musical. that is the zenith of energy in dance and song. Vera Ellen,s pastel outfits are terrific. Sinatra singing" Your,e awful" to Betty Garrett, "Main Street" dance number with Kelly and Ellen, and Ann Miller too.! If you have had a hard day at work...and all that junk is on TV..in the evening..and you are looking for something with energy, craft, and music and dance..take a trip " On The Town" with Kelly, Sinatra and Jules Munshin..one of the few pleasures in life.
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Summary: Classic
Review: This movie is classic! I'm starting to like it more and more each time I see it. The cast is incredibly talented; just listen to the harmony on the title song. Some parts are a little strange ("My Prehistoric Man"), but hey, that's one of reasons I love it. The scenes atop the Empire State Building near the end are hilarious and classic. "Let's Go To My Place" by Sinatra and Pearce is wonderful; it's hard to beleive this is the same lounge singer from the rat pack. This also shows the range in acting that Gene Kelly has. What a guy. A must see for any Kelly or Sinatra fan!
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Summary: One of the weakest MGM Musicals...
Review: On The Town is notable for a lot of reasons, but in this case, enthusiasm cannot overcome the general sham of this low-class production. Why did they toss most of the BETTER songs aside from the original Broadway production and have MGM hacks enter banal new ones? Get the Original Broadway Cast CD to hear what you're REALLY missing...
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Summary: Good movie, bad dvd
Review: The movie "On the Town" was very enjoyable. The dvd version though is no better than existing vhs versions. The only extra's are the theatrical trailer. No cast/crew biographies or other extras. The video quality is fair and the sound fair. The movie deserved a better transfer, definatley a rush job. Rent, don't buy.
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Summary: A Technicolor Evocation of New York in the 1940s
Review: One the last great movie musicals, "On The Town" was given a top-level treatment by MGM. The film has the kind of look you never get tired of seeing: every shot beautifully composed and in jaw-droppingly beautiful COLOR! The DVD transfer should elicit the same response that the disc of "The Wizard of Oz" does. It looks absolutely spectacular. As far as audio is concerned, there are no complaints here either. The sound is so good, you never once wish it were stereo. For those unfamiliar with the movie, the cast speaks for itself, and the lesser-known Jules Munshin and Alice Pearce are worthy of the company of the giant stars. There are so many enjoyably choreographed numbers, but those taking place atop the Empire State Building might be the most memorable. Musically, this show does offer a few disappointments. Most of the wonderful songs from the original Bernstein score were eschewed in favor of newly composed ones by Roger Edens. There is a stylistic clash between the two composers that, if not bothersome, is certainly noteworthy. The Edens songs just don't have the melodic sophistication of the Bernstein ones. "You Can Count On Me" is perhaps the best Eden song, but all numbers benefit from the terrific Comden and Green lyrics. And when performers are really on top of the material, as in "You're Awful", any minor limitations are transcended by the pure pleasure of hearing a clever lyric delivered by experts. For this viewer, the single best thing about "On The Town" is the astoundingly beautiful use of New York locations. This film has captured the city at the peak of 1940s charm and excitement. It can be enjoyed on a purely visual level in a way few other films can. Extras include only the original trailer.
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Summary: a very joyful movie
Review: Three great actors,three great actresses,wonderful songs,what else could I say? Perhaps New York....... is a wonderful town!
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Summary: Visual Knockout
Review: Imagine that you are going to a cimema today and they lost the film that was scheduled to play INSTEAD they played " One The Town" I wonder what the result would be.? This is one of the all time great Musicals..on stage or in film..Comden a Green pull out all stops and the colorful cast make it happen..All the aforementioned numbers are stunning and also the duet between Kelly and Ellen at the dance studio and "Your Awful" with Betty Garrett and Sinatra is peerless. What a show, One of a Kind..Timeless
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Summary: A Star-Studded Romp
Review: This should be the ultimate musical,with tremendous performances by Gene Kelly as Gabey,and Frank Sinatra as Chip with Jules Munshin.The girls are Betty Garrett as Hildy,Ann Miller as Claire and Vera-Ellen as Ivy. The singing and dancing is dynamic with the opening sequence (New York New York),Ann Miller's 'Prehistoric Man',Betty Garrett's 'Let's Go To My Place',and Vera-Ellen and Gene Kelly in some of the most ravishing dances,including the 'Day in New York' ballet and 'Miss Turnstiles'.
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Summary: New York, New York.
Review: Tremendous film. Superb dancing, great tunes, wonderfully funny. Pure escapism.
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