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Summary: Mono audio: No 5.1, not even stereo
Review: A great movie. As for the DVD, the video quality is excellent. The audio quality is excellent, but it is mono. No 5.1, no surround, not even stereo. This is a surprise, as so many DVDs, even those from mono sources, have had their audio remixed to 5.1. This is unfortunate, given the DVD's otherwise excellent audio quality and music (Mancini, Revel, Julie Andrew's vocals, etc.).
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Summary: Cast Gets a "10" But Director Blake Edwards and DVD Stumble!
Review: After viewing "10" on VHS, our family purchased the DVD specifically to determine the noise decibal reading on that old woman passing gas, and to hear Dudley Moore play the piano (not necessarily in that order). In addition, I secretly wanted a better glimpse of those butt naked "9's" that (Peeping Tom) Dudley had located via telescope. Although sometimes heralded as a "mindless comedy", any movie featuring the exploits of an uninhibited Dudley Moore character (especially one going through a mid life crisis) is bound to have some priceless moments. Moore provides delightful hysterics, especially as a pick up artist with a novocain-numbed mouth at the local coffee shop. His less than tragic slide down a hillside, and then scampering back up to catch his wife's (the incomparable Julie Andrews) telephone call (before the emergence of cell phones) is a classic among classic scenes! But the luster fades as this film moves along, and we are left with just one obvious and bittersweet conclusion: Only the pairing of Moore and Andrews as husband and wife allows the film to reach marginal success. Bo Derek is beautiful, provacative, enchanting, and a genuine "10" for the role, but her presence is just icing on the cake. For those of you still wondering about the noise meter level: The sound didn't even register. For a while, we thought maybe the woman had recently passed, and was just a ghost or apparition. Then I went back and read the "technical details" section on amazon.com, only to discover that DVD sound quality was rated a microscopic 1.5! I will always read technical details BEFORE purchasing the DVD when this situation arises again in the future. ....
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Summary: Cast Gets a "10" But Director Blake Edwards and DVD Stumble!
Review: After viewing "10" on VHS, our family purchased the DVD specifically to determine the noise decibal reading on that old woman passing gas, and to hear Dudley Moore play the piano (not necessarily in that order). In addition, I secretly wanted a better glimpse of those butt naked "9's" that (Peeping Tom) Dudley had located via telescope. Although sometimes heralded as a "mindless comedy", any movie featuring the exploits of an uninhibited Dudley Moore character (especially one going through a mid life crisis) is bound to have some priceless moments. Moore provides delightful hysterics, especially as a pick up artist with a novocain-numbed mouth at the local coffee shop. His less than tragic slide down a hillside, and then scampering back up to catch his wife's (the incomparable Julie Andrews) telephone call (before the emergence of cell phones) is a classic among classic scenes! But the luster fades as this film moves along, and we are left with just one obvious and bittersweet conclusion: Only the pairing of Moore and Andrews as husband and wife allows the film to reach marginal success. Bo Derek is beautiful, provacative, enchanting, and a genuine "10" for the role, but her presence is just icing on the cake. For those of you still wondering about the noise meter level: The sound didn't even register. For a while, we thought maybe the woman had recently passed, and was just a ghost or apparition. Then I went back and read the "technical details" section on amazon.com, only to discover that DVD sound quality was rated a microscopic 1.5! I will always read technical details BEFORE purchasing the DVD when this situation arises again in the future. ....
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Summary: Missed opportunity for insight into 70's sexual mores...
Review: As my wife and I watched this movie, we both thought that it had the possiblity for greatness, but sadly missed the mark. Similar to Shampoo, it is a look at sex, love, marriage and fidelity in the late 70's. I remember when this movie came out and my parents (or more likely, my dad and his pals) were all excited to see it. I remember hearing Ravel's Bolero on frequent occasions for awhile around that time.
This is a movie for adults, about the difficulty of aging; the irrational but equally alluring desire for lusty sex; marriage and its banal familiarities as well as mutual support. Dudley Moore's physical comedy is overbroad and has aged badly. Julie Andrews' character is rather one dimensional, and you can't really see why she is interested in Moore, but for their combined musical affection. Bo Derek is beautiful in a barbie sort of way, and actually plays her role well, as a breezy young beauty who lives for the moment. She is an archetypal california girl, a symbol of youth and spirit, and Moore is drawn to her as he feels his own youth fading away.
There is some brief dialogue regarding the sexual emancipation of women, but it doesn't really go anywhere. There is an interesting interplay in the voyeurism of Moore and his hypersexed neighbor in the hollywood hills, which serves as a counterpoint in extremis to Moore's dirty old man fantasies of infinite virility.
In the end, Moore chooses a return to normalcy, but you don't really understand his motivation. He is ultimately disturbed by Bo derek's unashamed sexuality; he first gains interest in her when she is on the way to her wedding, dressed in virginal white. So as an ideal, his psyche runs away with him. But once he discovers that she has her own sexuality, he runs away like a frightened boy. Same old madonna-whore stuff. Yawn. Where are the real adults in these types of movies?
An interesting film on similar issues is the actually quite good eyes wide shut by kubrick. If you have the time, watch these two together.
In any case, the great american film about adult sexuality and marriage remains to be made.
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Summary: Mid Life Crisis Comedy or Comedic Prophecy ?
Review: At the time the film was made it was simply a truly funny film about male mid life crisis. Bo started a craze with both men and women with her cornrow hairstyle and perfect body and Moore became everyman. What's most telling to me about the film isn't so much what it had to say about the time in which it was filmed, but rather, how much truth the film still reveals today. It's been twenty years since it's release and western men and women are still obssessed with youth, beauty and physical perfection, as if possessing these traits either ourselves or in our mates, we will somehow possess the key that unlocks the door to sexual, spiritual, and emotional bliss. Moore's character learned his lesson...too bad society as a whole is still stumbling down the beach in pursuit of a fantasy "10" that never exsisted in the first place.
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Summary: The Hendoistic '70s at its Funniest!
Review: Blake Edward's film "10" is probably among one of the funniest movies to come out of the 1970's.It is both a celebration and condemnation of the sexual antics (post pill/pre-aids)of our society during the "Me Decade".In the story, Dudley Moore (in one of his best roles)plays George Webber, a Burt Bachrach style composer, who seems to have everything including wealth, fame, talent and a wonderful girlfriend (marvelously played by Julie Andrews). Unfortunately George has just celebrated his 42nd birthday and is having a huge mid-life crisis.He does this by fixating on a just married beauty(played by the ravishing Bo Derek)who is the "10" of the film's title.George, hilariously chases her down to a Mexican vacation resort, where he learns the lesson, that one must be careful, what one wishes for.The "10" might be a beautiful girl, but she is ultimately an empty person, who lives for nothing more then self-gratification. This is a really funny movie farce that seems to give us a little of everything.The scenes of physical slapstick probably can only be rivaled by Blake's own "Pink Panther" movies.The dialogue is witty and delivered with the best of comic timing.But what ultimately makes this movie is the performances by Dudley Moore and Julie Andrews.Both actors play their characters with both heart and emotion. These two have such a wonderful chemistry together (even when they are fighting) that you wonder how Moore's character can even have such an idiotic mid-life crisis.Finally, I must mention the movie's funniest scene and it's use use of Ravel's 'Bolero'. In the scene, Moore tries to seduce the beautiful Derek, who infuriatingly insists, that he keep re-starting the "mood music". Never has a piece of classical music been put to such comic effect.It led to the real life '70s fad of using 'Bolero'as "make-out music". This is a really a funny movie that will provide you with a great night of comic entertainment.
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Summary: Pleasant little outing for Dudley Moore and Bo Derek
Review: Buying this DVD shortly after the unfortunate demise of Dudley Moore brings home how little of the artists work is currently available on DVD and CD.Growing up in England in the 1960s in England it was hard to miss the revolution that was taking place in comedy as well as in other areas of the arts. Dudley Moore was an integral part of that revolution along with his friend and colleague Peter Cook. Sadly much of their recorded output is no longer available. Even sadder is the growing number of those performers who were part of that revolution who are no longer with us. 10 is the story of a wealthy composer who has everything that money can buy and a long-suffering girlfriend played by Julie Andrews who has a mind of her own. Moore sees Derek, in her first starring role, and pursues her through a series of misunderstandings from the moment he first sees her on her way to a wedding to finally being alone with her in her hotel room where he discovers her to be a hedonist only seeking self-gratification. The movie is notable for the consideable degree of nudity and for it's moralising on the relaxed social attitudes, if in fact there were any, following on from the nineteen sixties social revolution. There is a moralising tone throughout as we follow Dudley's escapades and although there are a number of humourous situations it is hard to tell whether it was intended as a comedy or whether there was a more dramatic intent. It is nevertheless a warm nice movie and in some ways is more representative of Dudley Moore the person than his other silver screen appearances. Bo Derek gives a faultless performance as the pleasure seeking girl but that is all her role is limited to. Julie Andrews will forever remain to me the way she was in the Sound of Nusic and that is all I can say about it. This DVD is a pleasant way to remember Dudley Moore. He would be better remembered if his catalogue of films and music were once again to be made available for public pleasure and enjoyment.
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Summary: 10
Review: Do not waste your money or time on this video. I am only giving it one star because I cannot give it a zero! It was the most boring movie I have ever watched...was not funny...was not anything except BORING!!
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Summary: 10
Review: Do not waste your money or time on this video. I am only giving it one star because I cannot give it a zero! It was the most boring movie I have ever watched...was not funny...was not anything except BORING!!
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Summary: Not a 10 at all ...
Review: Dudley Moore and Julie Andrews deliver some good scenes in this movie, but all in all it's one of the lesser works of Blake Edwards. The story is simple: Man in midlife crisis (Dudley Moore) thinks he met the perfect woman (forerunner of today's anorexic and surgically overhauled models, Bo Derek) but finds out she's not so perfect after all. You wanna know what this film is about? It's about an hour too long! As an episode in some sitcom this could have been a lot more fun.
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