Rating: 
Summary: Great Buy!
Review: The film is dated, thats for sure. It's still an excellent DVD though. The amount of content is incredible.My favorites are the rare Tom Waits songs on the 2nd disc, and the "soundtrack only" audio track for the movie. Recommended!
Rating: 
Summary: DVD is a disappointment
Review: The theatrical release of "One from the Heart" was indeed groundbreaking. While the story and characters were not terribly riveting and the musical numbers were a bit uninspired, its stylized sets and homage to classic Hollywood musical revues were a 1980's cinematic treat. And the colors were electrical and dazzling. Eye candy in a way that makes "Moulin Rouge" (despite its nervous, attention-deficit cinematography) look derivative. The DVD release, however, misses the mark. The lavish sets nearly disappear on the typical home screen. The effect is similar to watching "2001" in TV format. "One from the Heart" is an eye-popping big-screen film and does not translate well to most home theaters.
Rating: 
Summary: GENUINELY MISGUIDED FILM MUSICAL
Review: There are so many misfires in "One From The Heart" that one is instantly struck by the incredible thought that Francis Ford Coppola could have produced such a lemon. The music is rich but lacking in one hummable song. The performances by Terri Garr and Frederic Forrest are...well, performances. And despite masterful camera work, gorgeous sets and the technological know-how of a brilliant editor, choreographer and director, the film itself only comes to life in miserable fits and lack luster sparks. This isn't a movie musical that you will always remember. On the contrary - its the one you'd rather forget!
TRANSFER: Gorgeous - making one pine away for the fact that nothing else in the production quite lives up to the way things look on the screen. Colors are rich, vibrant and well balanced. Black levels are bang on and there is a remarkable amount of clarity and fine details rendered throughout. Contrast levels are beautifully realized. The audio has been remixed and cleaned up. Superbly remastered sums up the DVD.
EXTRAS: 6 hours of incredible vintage hoopla that is almost worth your money. We get Coppola's extensive video journal of the production as well as his documentation of Zoetrope Studios. Clearly he saw himself as the next David O. Selznick. A pity "One from the Heart" wasn't the next "Gone With The Wind".
BOTTOM LINE: The transfer and the extras are definitely worth your money. The film isn't even worth your time!
Rating:
Summary: GENUINELY MISGUIDED FILM MUSICAL
Review: There are so many misfires in "One From The Heart" that one is instantly struck by the incredible thought that Francis Ford Coppola could have produced such a lemon. The music is rich but lacking in one hummable song. The performances by Terri Garr and Frederic Forrest are...well, performances. And despite masterful camera work, gorgeous sets and the technological know-how of a brilliant editor, choreographer and director, the film itself only comes to life in miserable fits and lack luster sparks. This isn't a movie musical that you will always remember. On the contrary - its the one you'd rather forget!
TRANSFER: Gorgeous - making one pine away for the fact that nothing else in the production quite lives up to the way things look on the screen. Colors are rich, vibrant and well balanced. Black levels are bang on and there is a remarkable amount of clarity and fine details rendered throughout. Contrast levels are beautifully realized. The audio has been remixed and cleaned up. Superbly remastered sums up the DVD.
EXTRAS: 6 hours of incredible vintage hoopla that is almost worth your money. We get Coppola's extensive video journal of the production as well as his documentation of Zoetrope Studios. Clearly he saw himself as the next David O. Selznick. A pity "One from the Heart" wasn't the next "Gone With The Wind".
BOTTOM LINE: The transfer and the extras are definitely worth your money. The film isn't even worth your time!
Rating:
Summary: Let's Be Honest....
Review: This movie is not good and should be purchased only by Coppola or Raul Julia completists. There's a couple of good movies in here, but instead of teling the story of either Julia's nutty Ray or Kinski's sexy circus performer, Coppola chooses to focus on boring Garr and Forrest. The movie has gorgous sets, and terrific perfomences from its supporting cast, but you're unlikely to want to see this again and again, thanks largely tot eh banal, imporvised dialogue that causes the main story to make little sense. The DVD treatment is fantastic though, and better than the film deserves.
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