White Christmas

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Summary: The Holiday wouldn't be the same without it.
Review: This movie is one of my all time favorites. The music and dancing bring back floods of holiday memories of watching this same holiday clasic with my family.

A Holiday Season without this movie just wouldn't be the same.

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Summary: Perfect Holiday Film for all ages!
Review: This movie is THE holiday movie for anyone who loves to curl up under a warm blanket with a warm drink on a chilly winter's day! I grew up watching this movie with my mom (who often watched this movie during the entire year), and now it is my absolute favorite Christmas tradition to watch this film over and over and...well,you get the idea. It's technicolor a it's best with a cast of memorable and funny characters and a soundtrack like no other! This film is the perfect follow-up to Berlin's previous hit, Holiday Inn. So curl up in a warm and cozy quilt, relax, and enjoy a look back into the heart-warming holidays of the musical 1950's in Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS!

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Summary: A wonderful Holiday classic!
Review: I really enjoy this movie around the Holidays. It's a tradition. I'd give it ten stars if I could. It's got everything, comedy, romance, dancing, singing. I highly recommend it. It's a must see movie!

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Summary: Top talent - fabulous entertainment value
Review: The array of talent in this film is so outstanding that to describe the gifts of Bing, Danny, Rosemary, and Vera-Ellen would seem practically overkill. The musical numbers around which this show is based are perfectly delightful - brilliantly executed and ranging from the delightfully silly (Sisters) to the sentimental (Count Your Blessings) to Broadway show-stoppers.

This film has no literary value - one would search in vain for theme, plot, characterisation, or depiction of relationships. The "climax," in which the World War II veterans are re-united to pay the surprise tribute to the Old Man, is so unrealistic as to be silly. It is purely a musical entertainment.

It's quite delightful - a relaxing interlude during any time of holiday stress. This is the perfect gift, in particular, for senior citizen relatives... but make sure it is not yet on their shelves, because it very likely is.

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Summary: We'll follow the old Kaye wherever he wants to go...
Review: What "White Christmas" lacks in plot excitement, it makes up for in great dialogue, pretty little songs, and the adorable goofiness of our dear Danny Kaye. He and Bing Crosby are old army buddies who have evolved into a wildly popular song-and-dance team. When Phil Davis (Kaye) attempts to romantically entangle Bob Wallace (Crosby) with one of the singing and dancing Haines sisters they meet in Florida (Betty, specifically), he carts all four off to a cozy little inn located in Vermont. (The sisters were booked to do their show there.) Seems the inn has fallen on hard times due to the lack of snow in Vermont that year. Guess who owns the hotel? Phil and Bob's old general from army days!

Bob decides he has to do something to dredge up business for old General Waverley. He, Phil, and the Haines sisters bring the entire casts of their respective shows to perform at the inn and hopefully draw in crowds. Meanwhile, Betty Haines' sister Judy (Vera-Ellen) is conspiring with Phil to make Bob and Betty (Rosemary Clooney) fall in love. But fate is heartless, and even as Bob gets a great idea to cheer the ol' General up, Betty misunderstands his plans and gets upset, thinking he is conspiring to commercialize on General Waverley's hard luck for the benefit of "The Wallace and Davis Show". (Note: the scene where Judy tries to convince Phil to set up a phony marriage engagement with her is not to be missed. How can Danny Kaye make his voice crack like that?!)

Eventually things work out to the benefit of all, but not before Kaye's had the chance to come out with such tongue twisters as "When what's left of you gets around to what's left to be gotten, what's left to be gotten won't be worth getting, whatever you've got left," and such classic lines as "you're happy for the wrong reasons, and that's the same as being lonely and miserable, except it's WORSE."

Don't miss Kaye and company performing the satire "Choreography", making fun of modern dance. Actually, come to think of it, don't miss ANY of this masterpeice! BUY IT NOW!

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Summary: No Comparison to White Christmas
Review: I don't know what it is about this film but it stands alone as the best Christmas film of all time and it will probably never be toppled from it's throne. Although a couple of the dance scenes are a little lengthy, it still carries the viewer along in a way that is delightful and entertaining. Studded with stars, the most brilliant is Rosemary Clooney. She carries the film in every way. She is as talented as she is beautiful. I was 47 years old before I ever saw this movie and as far as I'm concerned I wasted 47 years of my life! Start showing this classic to your children at an early age. They will love you for it!

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Summary: Snow, snow, SNOW!
Review: Is WHITE CHRISTMAS corny? Sure.

Is it predictable? Yeh, a bit.

Is it Christmas without it? Absolutely not.

It's got a sappy old General, the most popular American song of the 1950s, a glamorous snowy finale, and, best of all, Rosemary Cloony. Her voice is more cloying here than on her jazzier recordings, but still has that sexy turn to it. And man-o-man, when she smiles, there just ain't anything better.

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Summary: VHS Format
Review: The person who described this movie as "Attrocious"in his review probably listens to (c)rap "music" also. However I agree with Leonard Maltin when he stated in his review that the subject movie is not half as good as the "original" Holiday Inn. In that regard I submit my comments about Holiday Inn (which I taped in December,1980 on Beta") and as I entered this description in my personal catalogue, viz:

Cassette No. 30, Dec. 1980. Holiday Inn (1942) Features the wonderful music and lyrics by the great Irving Berlin, including the premiere of "White Christmas" sung (naturally) by Bing Crosby (aided by Marjorie Reynolds). As usual, Fred Astaire is marvellous and the rest of the cast, Virginia Dale, Walter Abel and Irving Bacon give full value for their fees. This movie is much better than "White Christmas" but suffers because it was filmed in "glorious" black and white. ASIDE: Fred Astaire, after auditioning in his very early years was summarized by his auditioner as follows: Dancer,balding,sings a little not much of a future.

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Summary: One of the Greatest Christmastime Movies of All Time!
Review: I've loved this movie since I first saw it when I was 10 years old. Danny Kaye and Bing Crosby are two of the greatest actors that ever lived! My sister and I love to sing along with the "Sisters" song. (Speaking of which, if anyone knows where I can get a copy of that music please email me at [e-mail]. My sister and I are looking for it for a variety show that we're doing for our church.) But seriously, it's one of the greatest Christmas musicals I've ever seen! The dancing and singing are spectacular and the songs are catchy. You might find yourself going around humming songs from that. This movie is a definite buy for those who love old musicals and want to get into the Christmas spirit.

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Summary: Utterly Atrocious!!
Review: Don't waste your time with this movie. I could care less if people consider this a feel good classic peice of cinema, because it really isn't worth the celluloid it was printed on!

All this movie is, is a fluff peice. They sing, they dance, they feel happy and then they go back to singing again...round and round we go...and where are we going? where is this movie taking us? NOWHERE! Correct me if I'm wrong-which I'm not-but isn't a story supposed to have conflict!? Isn't that one of the BASIC components to a good story?-Or ANY story, really? Why Yes! I believe it is! Does this movie have conflict? No, I believe it doesn't!...well, okay...ONE IOTA of conflict is all it has, and the conflict lasted only 10 minutes or so. That is it! No other conflict in this whole feature length film. I swear, I think this film was only meant to showcase the singing and dancing talents of Bing Crosby and company. There is even a number in here that has NOTHING to do Christmas-and there is very little of anything to do with Christmas in this movie now that I think about it.

If you want to ONLY smile and feel happy as you watch happy people sing and dance then get this movie. Otherwise, don't bother yourself. The singing and dancing talent is very good, I will give it that...but trust me, that's ALL this movie has.