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Summary: WIDESCREEN
Review: It is wonderful that they are bringing out The Trouble with Angels, but it should have been done letterboxed. The problem is , it probably won't be released again. All movies should be released in their original aspect ratio or given the option on the dvd.
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Summary: Love the movie, hate the "pan and scan"
Review: This is one of those unsung, "It's a Wonderful Life" movies .. so why is it not offered in widescreen? The "pan-and-scan" destroys its original character. Wait to purchase until in comes out in widescreen, but rent it and watch it now! It's wonderful.
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Summary: Bum DVD of Great Movie
Review: Was so glad to see that TWA was finally getting some DVD respect, but when I read here that this DVD will not be letter-boxed I cancelled my pre-order.
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Summary: 5 star movie....but....pan and scan???
Review: Come on Columbia Home Video, do justice to this and its sister movie "Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows" and release them in "widescreen"!!!! These are such great, vastly underrated movies, it appears even Columbia doesn't think enough of them that they would give them this shabby treatment.Anyway, if you get a chance to see them (on Turner Classics), they are WONDERFUL movies.
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Summary: Pan & Scan DVD - how disappointing!
Review: Rosalind Russell is without doubt my favourite actress. What a versatile performer and genuinely good person she was. Roz appeared in many great films (she made 51 films in total), of which only a handful is available on DVD. These include "Auntie Mame", "His Girl Friday" and "Picnic". So, when the release of this delightful film and its sequel, "Where Angels Go...Trouble Follows", was announced as coming soon on DVD I was ecstatic. Coming from Columbia Home Video (who released both "Picnic" and "His Girl Friday") I expected the very best in preparation and presentation. What a disappointment to learn that this film and its sequel are to be released in pan and scan versions only. My question is...WHY??? In this day and age where widescreen televisions are so popular and where we have come to expect fully restored versions with plenty of bonus features on DVD Columbia offers what is essentially only part of each film. And, at full price! Additionally, "The Trouble With Angels" is regularly shown on cable TV in a widescreen print so one is available! Roz deserves much better! I for one will not be purchasing this release. My advice: don't buy only part of this film. Columbia Home Video, if you read this review, do right by Roz and release both these films in their entirety!
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Summary: My favorite Hayley Mills movie
Review: Going to a Catholic School I could idenitfy with the girls in Throuble With Angels. I loved Hayley Mills in this movie. I had often wished that I had Mary's personality. I was more like Rachel (June Harding), on the quiet side. I wish the Nuns I had were more like Rosalind Russell (strict but fair). Mary Wicks was perfect in her role also.
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Summary: Elizabeth's movie
Review: I wanted to see this movie because I heard that it was supposedly Elizabeth Smart's favorite. Well, I recieved it in a normal to good time frame and although I did not love the movie, it was pretty good. I hold high morals and the slight offenses in this movie, although not too bad, seemed to bother me a little. There was nothing really that bad, but, like I said, I have very limited tolerance of even the little things in movies and in life. Thank you for the movie though!
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Summary: Learning By Example
Review: Hayley Mills and June Harding star as young girls sent to a convent school who manage to raise a little "hell". Actually, their antics seem pretty tame these days, but it's the spirit that counts. Rosalind Russell stars as the Mother Superior who must find the patience and humour to deal with the girls. The movie is episodic, moving from one backfiring plan of the girls to the next. From episode to episode, however, Mills gradually learns from the example set by the nuns and how they conduct themselves with humility and purpose. She does a great job showing her character's gradual evolution. Russell is commanding and honest and touching as the Reverend Mother. Director Ida Lupino does a good job of balancing the gentle humour with the more dramatic moments of character revelation, and the musical score by Jerry Goldsmith really contributes to a number of scenes. Not the funniest or greatest film ever made, The Trouble With Angels does succeed in showing us the value of humility and serving others without ever seeming preachy.
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Summary: Fun and fast and easy
Review: First, Mr. Bukala...the setting in the film is Lindenwold Castle in Ambler, Pennsylvania and it is still there. OK..in terms of family entertainment, this is fun and not offensive. The hijinks of the young stars and the exasperation of Mother Superior are timeless. It WAS a simpler time and this film projects that very well. Clever scripting makes this fun and the photography of the grounds make it very special.
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Summary: A SPECIAL FILM!!
Review: This film is deeply touching, extremely humorous at times, and beautifully executed by the cast and adept director, Ida Lupino. It's about two newly enrolled juveniles whose greatest joy in life is pulling pranks on the unsuspecting. And Mother Superior's attempts to achieve some order. Roz Russell carries the film with her intelligence and strength. She is fascinating in the role of Mother Superior. Hayley Mills is saying goodby to her childhood, both on and off screen. And it is a wonderful goodby. June Harding, who plays her best friend, is perfectly supporting. Everyone adds to the film. The convent and its grounds are beautifully caught by the cinematographer, and the surprise ending is very satisfying. If you have children, this movie will be a delight for them. If you are a child at heart, the movie will speak to you. This is also a film about women, and there is something soft and tender feelingwise and thinkingwise in the film's ambience. I loved it. And I am not young. At least not in years.
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