Marty

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Summary: We're all "ugly little men"
Review: Heartwarming. That is the only word I can use to describe this film. It speaks to all of our insecurities and fears (after all, even "beautiful" people feel inferior in some way), and also to the trap of valuing and following other's opinions and where that untimately leads - to our own downfall.

I have never been a huge Ernest Bornine fan, but he really is excellent in this part, as is all the supporting cast.

Tired of trashy, violent, empty movies overrun by special effects, mundane musical scores and sex as "filler"? Try Marty, you won't be sorry. Better yet buy it so you can watch it again and again.

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Summary: Good, but yes the scene is missing.
Review: I found out the same thing that the reviewer from Seattle did. This DVD is incomplete! And the VHS, which I had purchased a couple of years early, is incomplete too. How I know this, is that when I saw it on TV in the late 1980s, that scene with Clara's parents was there.

Hope MGM gets its act together and puts back those 1-2 minutes that are missing. And let me trade in my truncated copy.

Apart from this, Marty is one of my top 10 favorite movies. My spouse is Chinese, and she can relate to the same issues about finding a mate: very universal theme. And the movie first came out when I was in seventh grade. Our music teacher said that this was an excellent film to show the world: ordinary people instead of glamorized gangsters.

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Summary: New DVD version of Marty incomplete!
Review: I just noticed that a scene is missing from the DVD that was in my previous VHS version. The scene that I am refering to is right after Marty takes Clara home there is a short scene where she tells her parents about her date and how happy she is. This scene lasted about a minute or two. I don't know what's wrong with MGM lately. They forgot to include the original subtitles in "Spinal Tap" they butchered half the "Bond" films with either missing scenes or non existent subtitles and now this. I think we as consumers deserve better than this. We've had to endure MGM's blunders for far too long. Let them know that you're not satisified at all with the quality of their DVD's.

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Summary: Best Picture of 1955
Review: I knew very little about "Marty" when I bought it for my Academy Award Best Picture DVD collection. I was very pleasantly surprised by a wonderful performance by Ernest Borgnine, and actor whom I have admired for a long time. He plays a very gentle, kind butcher, unlike some of his other tough guy roles in "From Here To Eternity" and "The Wild Bunch." The movie is only 90 minutes long, and it is a very simple story about how Marty meets a girl. It is very character driven, and I found myself identifying a lot with the prinicipal characters. Frank Sutton (Sgt. Carter from "Gomer Pyle") plays a small part in this movie.

The only complaint I have is that MGM didn't put a whole lot into this DVD. There wasn't even a program notes sheet in the DVD case.

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Summary: a classic film that will touch your heart
Review: I love this movie,about the ugly butcher who finds romance with a soft-spoken school teacher.Seeing these two meet for the first time at a local club and listening to them trying to boost one anothers painfully low self-esteem is quite touching.I only wish the story and movie were longer.Ernie Borgnine is a delight as Marty,and Betsy Blair`s performance of the school teacher is right on the mark.

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Summary: A suprise
Review: I wasn't expecting much from this movie, just a chance to see Ernest Borgnine: Boy was I suprised! This is a wonderful movie, with a great supporting cast.

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Summary: Cliche: Beauty is Not Skin Deep
Review: I would trade my handsome, 6'3" tall husband with a nasty selfish disposition for a guy like Marty anyday! I would rather have a heavy-set, not-so-attractive man with a good heart and kind soul who would treat me like a lady, than a man who only thinks of himself, belittles everyone around him and who thinks he is God's gift to women and acts like it. If something would ever happen to my husband, or if we would split up, I would pray to God every night for Him to send me a "Marty".

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Summary: Touching Film With Timeless Performances!
Review: In it's essence 'Marty' is a character-driven movie, it wouldn't of worked so well of Ernest Borgine didn't deliver the stellar performance that he did. It is also a story that many people can identify with, the story of the ugly duckling, but set in the Bronx. The multi-layered screenplay presents us with entertaining dialogue, but it is also more real, less 'Hollywoodized' without any snappy dialogue or catchy phrases. There is also a secondary, more beautiful under-story about soul-mates, the idea that physical beauty is not that important and that people who have things in common are more likely to live a happy relationship. But the thing that makes 'Marty' special, other than the timeless story, is Ernest Borgine's timeless performance as the lonely butcher with a heart of gold, he creates a unique character than anyone can sympathize with, his performance is the basic thing that keeps the movie going. While not an American Classic, and to tell the truth it feels a little dated, it is an irresistible movie that leaves you feeling good about yourself. Extras: this is the first film to win The Oscar for Best Picture and the Palm D'Or at Cannes for Best Film. From a scale of 1-10 I give this film a 7!

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Summary: Just like home
Review: Lets forget just for a momnet the fine performances of all of the cast in this picture.

Lets forget for a moment the theme of the picture of loneliness and peer pressure.

Lets forget that I think Borgnine is one of the most underated actors ever. I think that I have never failed to enjoy him from the old McHales Navy series, to the Vikings, to Escape from NY.

The thing that makes this this movie great is the Italian family and how they are written.

My grandparents were born in the old country. My mother is as italian as they come and all of these characters and they way they talk and the way they think is like being at the dinner table or at any gathering of family.

As as the first guy in my stag crowd (which still hangs out together) to get married the "what do you want to do." is about as real as it comes. Of course in the days of D & D and hobby boardgaming we always had a choice.

One of the most real movies you will ever see.

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Summary: Moving, Yet Simple Story
Review: MARTY is as revelant today as it was in 1955, when the film was originally released. Based on a brilliant teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky, that aired as an episode of the "Philco Television Playhouse" in 1953, MARTY is the type of story in which almost anyone can relate.

On the surface, MARTY seems to be merely a sweet little story about a lonely man named Marty Piletti (Ernest Borgnine) who all but has given up on love. However, beyond its sweet exterior, the film reveals how cruel and shallow people can be. An excellent example is an early scene in which Clara (Betsy Blair) appears at a night club. She's fixed up on a blind date with a man that looks like a younger version of Richard Nixon or Bob Dole. What he does to her is vicious.

The later scenes involving Marty and Clara ring so true in their simplicity. Although fully clothed and with sexuality tame by modern standards the main characters are emotionally naked. You really feel like you are eavesdropping on real people and not watching a movie.

Chayefsky, who also wrote the feature length film, wisely added a series of subplots to add depth and texture to the story. One involves rising tensions between Marty's cousin (Jerry Paris), his wife and his mother that all live under the same roof. Another involves Marty's business aspirations.

The result is a multi-layered film that also has a powerful emotional kick. It's hard not to be emotionally moved by this film. MARTY is straight forward filmmaking at its best.