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Summary: WHY DISNEY WHY.... :(
Review: A classic movie completely ruined on DVD. Thanks for nothing, please try again and try and preserve the movie the way it was.
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Summary: credit where credit is due : IT IS WIDESCREEN !!!!!
Review: Credit where credit is due : IT IS WIDESCREEN !!!!!
Its worth mentioning that disney has honored this film by releasing it in its true format, it is both black and white and widescreen.
Absolute classic disney comedy!! Very nostalgic,the special effects were seamless especially for the time period. Robert Stevenson directed this film, which is worth noting as many of the films he directed for disney were the most outstanding, inc Mary Poppins and The Love Bug. Pure Disney nostalgia.
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Summary: 5 stars for the memories and 4 stars for quality
Review: Fred MacMurray plays the likeable, yet absent-minded chemistry professor of a small cash-strapped college. He goes from misadventure to misadventure as he first discovers and then tries to make good on his invention to save the college (a tried and true theme of many of Disney's family films). Along the way we cheer Fred as he tries to help the home team win, repair his romance with the college president's secretary, and improve the quality of life for everyone on earth! A tall bill to fill? Yes. Does he pull it off...well, watch and see. If you are looking for clean, fun entertainment for the whole family, give this movie a look. Sure the special effects are outdated, but the storyline is fun. It doesn't have the high-tech FX of Eddie Murphy's version, but you have to love Fred's flying Model T, and the basketball team's surprise performance. Flubber to the rescue! 5 stars for fun and memories, 4 stars for quality. I agree that this was better in B/W, but colorized it is still a fun romp.
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Summary: It could have been done so much better.......
Review: I agree whole heartedly with the other reviewers. This movie is a minor classic for the Disney Studios and they treat it like this? Why would you bother to colourize this movie...it is a B&W movie...keep it is such. Please scrap this release and re-do it. A suggestion is a double DVD package with both this movie and its sequel, Son of Flubber. Each DVD should have some archive extras as well as a newly produced retrospective look back at these movies. How about including Donald Duck's "Modern Inventions" short? Disney did brilliant work with, Old Yeller, Pollyanna, The Parent Trap and Swiss Family Robinson DVD releases...but treats this movie in such a second rate manor?
The live Disney pictures are adored by millions around the world. The DVD releases of these movies should be given the greatest respect when it comes to packaging...and pleeeeease...no more colourization.
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Summary: A Family Classic Worth Having
Review: I am very glad that Disney has released some more of its family classics on DVD and have included this witty comedy. Fred MacMurray is very good in his role as the absent-minded professor who is so busy with his invention that he forgets to go to his own wedding! The comical results that follow make for an excellent story. The colourizing really adds to the film, but be prepared to overlook a couple of small detail errors in the colourization. It is also disappointing that this one along with the other releases (The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Gus, The Horse in the Gray-Flannel Suit, and The Moon-Spinners) are not widescreen which would have added so much more to their enjoyment. These were apparently low-budget releases by Disney, as this film does not have much in terms of extra features. It does have both English and Spanish language tracks, and English closed captioning and subtitles for the hearing impaired. It's worth buying though and the picture quality is very good as you would expect from DVD. I hope Disney releases more classics like this one.
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Summary: What a SHAME!
Review: I hate colorization. This film is the poster child for not colorizing. Not only should it have been kept original, for all the reasons others have mentioned, but the person who did this should be let go. This has to be the worst colorization (destruction) of a wonderful classic film I have ever witnessed. Try Try again. Only this time dont mess with perfection. If it aint broke, PLEASE DONT FIX IT.
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Summary: Can't be duplicated
Review: I ordered this because the newer version with Eddie Murphy is funny, but I wanted my children to view the original film. At first they were hesitant, but the charm of McMurray and his co-actors won them over. A must have movie for family night.
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Summary: What a mess of a DVD release..
Review: I saw this movie upon its theatrical premier. It ran for about three months (!) at my local cinema. It was a comedy masterpiece in its era. So _why_ did Disney mess it up by not presenting it in its original widescreen format, and not in its original (Academy Award-winning) black-&-white photography? This release is truly a disgrace. The present Disney Company is, in my opinion, likewise a disgrace to Walt Disney and his high standards. I cannot recommend this film in its present version. I suggest that Disney fans and general buyers wait for a release that is true to the film.
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Summary: How To Ruin A Classic Movie--The Disney Method
Review: I was so excited to buy this DVD. I was expecting widescreen and original black and white. This would have preserved the presentation the film was meant to be seen in. I already own the video release from several years ago (pan and scan but thankfully black and white) and I never expected the new DVD to actually be WORSE than the video. I can only hope that Disney learns something from all of the unhappy customers out there and re-release this DVD in its proper form. Warner Brothers finally did the right thing with WILLIE WONKA, so I think that there is hope. Why own a DVD player or an HDTV if DVDs are released pan and scan?
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Summary: Colorized and "Pan and Scan" DVD - what was Disney thinking?
Review: I was very excited about purchasing this DVD until I read that it was colorized and "pan and scan" (i.e., not the original theatrical aspect ratio). Disney must think its customers are eight year olds. Be forwarned: "The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit," which came out the same day as A-MP, is also "pan and scan." What a disappointment.
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