Heidi

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Summary: A Little-Known Treasure
Review: I've never seen the Shirley Temple version of this movie and I have no interest because I know there will be pouting and the character of heidi would never pout. This version shows Heidi to be as strong-willed as her stubbern gradfather even though she has no one to care for her. Furthermore when she goes to live with her cousin Clara, the characters all go through the transition of bringing her into the family -especially well done by the actress of Clara. A number of different plot strings are developed, all of wich come together nicely at the end.

The combination of great performances in every role with great script-writing and the beautiful Alps make this movie a must for every family's shelf.

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Summary: Absolutely Delightful Family Film
Review: Short, sweet and simply - This a fabulous family film that will have you laughing and crying at the same time. It is a film filled with old fashion family values spun in a delightful tale and is is absolutely one of our family's favorite films. It is a film for children and adults alike and is clearly a "feel good", must see film !

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Summary: GREAT STORY...EXTREMELY POOR QUALITY DVD
Review: Short, sweet, and simply - This is a fabulous family film that will have you laughing and crying at the same time. It is a film filled with old fashion family values spun in a delightful tale and is absolutely one of our family's favorite films. It is a film for children and adults alike and is clearly a "feel good", "must see" film. You can't help but enjoy this film !!!

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Summary: Heidi and Football
Review: This is the 1968 remake of Heidi, I believe it was made for television and is quite famous for having pre-empted that November, 17, 1968 Jets/Raiders game and making football fans miss the rest of the game so some football fans of that time probably have bad feelings about this movie though I think it's still a sweet story about a little girl from The Swiss Alps being taken away from her beloved Grandfather and being sent to live with a cold, unfeeling aunt and that horrible governess and how she befriends wheelchair bound Clara and tries to get back home to her grandfather!

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Summary: mediocre fare
Review: This NBC version of HEIDI stars Jennifer Edwards and Maximillian Schell.

The long (long!) familiar tale of the endlessly-cheerful Swiss orphan and her idyllic existence on the Alm in Dorfli is an enchanting children's classic immortalised in the book by Johanna Spyri (and later a succession of sequels written by Spyri's translator Charles Tritten).

Jennifer Edwards gives a lovely if a little restrained performance as Heidi. Jean Simmons is wonderful as Fraulein Rottenmeyer. The character is essentially the "evil" character in the book, but of course we could never imagine Jean Simmons playing a nasty character. She fits the newly-written character to a tee.

The location photography is stunning. The follow-up to this highly-rated production can be found in THE NEW ADVENTURES OF HEIDI starring Katy Kurtzman and Burl Ives.

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Summary: Only part of the film!
Review: This version of Heidi was my absolute favorite movie as a child. I have the VHS version and decided to upgrade to the DVD. I couldn't believe it when I started watching it that the first part of the film is not even included. We don't see how Heidi got to her grandfathers, met Peter or his grandmother. I don't know if it is somehow a mistake on just my movie or if they are all missing the first scenes. The quality of the rest of the film was fine and just as good as I remembered. But, if you want to see the whole film, get the VHS.

Rating:
Summary: Only part of the film!
Review: This version of Heidi was my absolute favorite movie as a child. I have the VHS version and decided to upgrade to the DVD. I couldn't believe it when I started watching it that the first part of the film is not even included. We don't see how Heidi got to her grandfathers, met Peter or his grandmother. I don't know if it is somehow a mistake on just my movie or if they are all missing the first scenes. The quality of the rest of the film was fine and just as good as I remembered. But, if you want to see the whole film, get the VHS.

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Summary: The little girl who changed the face of televised football
Review: Trivia from the IMDB: This was the TV adaptation of "Heidi" that, through no fault of its own, became embroiled in a U.S. broadcasting brouhaha known to this day as the "Heidi game." On Sunday, 17 Nov 1968, the NBC television network was scheduled to begin airing "Heidi" at 7pm Eastern Standard Time, following coverage of an American Football League game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders.

The game ran long; however, with the Jets leading the Raiders, 32-to-29, NBC broke away to begin "Heidi" on schedule. During the remaining minute of play (which was extended by penalties and timeouts), Oakland managed to score two touchdowns, and ended up beating New York, 43-to-32.

Outraged football fans inundated NBC switchboards. The network expressed regret, saying it had intended to stay with the football game until it ended, and blaming a series of miscommunications for the gaffe. A result of this fiasco is that NFL television contracts require games to be televised in their entirety. This game is now immortalized as the "Heidi game."

Rating:
Summary: lovely film; poor DVD quality
Review: Very enjoyable movie marred by washed out color. The Alps are breathtaking, but you wouldn't know it from this DVD.

So, I give the movie itself 4 stars, and the DVD 1 star.