Claudine

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Summary: Real Life Drama
Review: I loved this movie when I saw it the first time as a child and I am still in love with it. Diann Carroll and James E. Jones were very good in this movie. The soundtrack is memorable. Issues of the african american family in the 70's was captured well.

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Summary: I loved this movie!!
Review: I remember my mother taking me to see this movie when I was a little girl. The soundtrack is definately one of the best soundtracks ever by Curtis Mayfield and Gladys Knight and the Pips. I have been waiting for about 4 years for this movie to be released. I'm so glad that it finally was!!

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Summary: I Looked For This Movie For Years
Review: I remember when CLAUDINE first came out. I was a pre-teen growing up on the South Side of Chicago. I think it was my babysitter who took my sister and I to see the movie. We LOVED it. We wanted to see it over and over, but of course we couldn't; we were children. Who was going to keep taking us to the movies?
When the movie finally got to TV, I had to see it, but it wasn't the same. My sister and I, who almost knew the movie word for word, would ask, "Where's the part where..." It was so edited. Still, when able to do so, I did copy the TV version. Any version was better than no version.
I was so happy when videos came out. I said to myself, "I can finally see the UNCUT version of CLAUDINE.
When my aunt got her first recorder, a Betamax, we would go to the videostore, I think it was called Errols, and check out the maximum number of videos you could. From those early times I searched and searched and asked and asked for CLAUDINE. I looked through that huge video directory that would be in the store, but it was NOT listed and most of the people I asked didn't know what I was talking about. I could not understand why it couldn't be found. I wanted to write in to that question section in the front of the Parade magazine to ask why CLAUDINE wasn't in video format, but I never did.
Imagine my surprise and delight when I walked into Blockbuster yesterday around midnight, and there was CLAUDINE. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I checked it out, and when I got home, though it was after midnight, I not only watched it once, I watched it a second time with the commentary from some of the actors. I am now older than "Claudine" was in the movie, but I STILL absolutely LOVE it and I LOVE the soundtrack!
James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll have the best chemistry in this movie.
Of course I'm going to buy it, not just for myself, but for my sister and one of my aunts, too.
I highly recommend this movie. It is HEART-WARMING and just WONDERFUL.

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Summary: I Looked For This Movie For Years
Review: I remember when CLAUDINE first came out. I was a pre-teen growing up on the South Side of Chicago. I think it was my babysitter who took my sister and I to see the movie. We LOVED it. We wanted to see it over and over, but of course we couldn't; we were children. Who was going to keep taking us to the movies?
When the movie finally got to TV, I had to see it, but it wasn't the same. My sister and I, who almost knew the movie word for word, would ask, "Where's the part where..." It was so edited. Still, when able to do so, I did copy the TV version. Any version was better than no version.
I was so happy when videos came out. I said to myself, "I can finally see the UNCUT version of CLAUDINE.
When my aunt got her first recorder, a Betamax, we would go to the videostore, I think it was called Errols, and check out the maximum number of videos you could. From those early times I searched and searched and asked and asked for CLAUDINE. I looked through that huge video directory that would be in the store, but it was NOT listed and most of the people I asked didn't know what I was talking about. I could not understand why it couldn't be found. I wanted to write in to that question section in the front of the Parade magazine to ask why CLAUDINE wasn't in video format, but I never did.
Imagine my surprise and delight when I walked into Blockbuster yesterday around midnight, and there was CLAUDINE. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I checked it out, and when I got home, though it was after midnight, I not only watched it once, I watched it a second time with the commentary from some of the actors. I am now older than "Claudine" was in the movie, but I STILL absolutely LOVE it and I LOVE the soundtrack!
James Earl Jones and Diahann Carroll have the best chemistry in this movie.
Of course I'm going to buy it, not just for myself, but for my sister and one of my aunts, too.
I highly recommend this movie. It is HEART-WARMING and just WONDERFUL.

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Summary: Long Overdue
Review: I worked for Blockbuster Video for nearly 10 years, and Claudine was one of the most requested videos ever. Unfortunely it was never released on Video or DVD until now. So unless you got to catch it on Cable in the wee hours of the morning you might not have seen it.It is one of my all time favorite movies. I have already purchased four copies for friends and family. If you have not seen this movie yet take it from me it's the best!!

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Summary: The Soundtrack is ALL THAT!!!
Review: I'm so excited about this being released finally! I would inquire with magazines, etc. about finding this on video and to no avail. But the one thing I remember about his movie is the soundtrack! Some of the best soundtracks ever: Sparkle (Aretha), Car Wash and of course Claudine (Gladys), my fav: To Be Invisible!!!

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Summary: The Soundtrack is ALL THAT!!!
Review: I'm so excited about this being released finally! I would inquire with magazines, etc. about finding this on video and to no avail. But the one thing I remember about his movie is the soundtrack! Some of the best soundtracks ever: Sparkle (Aretha), Car Wash and of course Claudine (Gladys), my fav: To Be Invisible!!!

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Summary: Make Your's a Happy Home
Review: I've waited years for this movie to be released on video/DVD. Thank God my patience has finally been rewarded. Claudine is a sweet movie about family and a woman who's made mistakes but loves her children and is willing to make sacrifices to provide for them. Released during the age of blaxploitation, the film features real characters that are well rounded.

James Earl Jones is fanstatic as always despite his protests to the contrary in the commentary. Lawrence Hilton Jacobs does a fine job as well. Carroll is a revelation especially to those television and movie watchers who know her only from Dynasty, Julia or the Five Heartbeats. Hey movie studios, how about stepping outside the box for once and find this underutilized talent another leading, meaty role?

Another plus is the outstanding soundtrack. The team of Curtis Mayfield and Gladys Knight and the Pips was a winning one. I wish someone would re-issue the CD like they did a few years ago.

My only complaint...a small one...is I wish that there were more special features. A where on they now on the children in the movie would have been really nice.

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Summary: Excellent Movie
Review: Oh boy...this movie has taken sometime to get to video format. I actually taped it from the Movie Channel years ago, but I will buy this copy. The story is such a great commentary on the welfare system and how nearly impossible it is to live a normal life based on their rules and regulations. I see why Diahann Carroll earned an Oscar nomination. She really shines in this movie and so does James Earl Jones. The kids are good and provide some comic relief without acting bufoonish. I strongly recommend this thought provoking film.

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Summary: Timeless Classic
Review: This is a really great movie. Although it's 30 years old it is still captivating and relavent. I saw the movie for the first time in 2004 after I had heard about it for ages. Claudine has six kids--and don't ask her how she ended up with six kids. The kids are a handful. The relationship between Claudine and Roop (a handsome James Earl Jones) moves at lightning speed. They go from casual acquaintences to an intimate duo very quickly. Roop is quite a character, jovial, eccentric and captivated by Claudines beauty and her plight.

What impressed me the most about this film is the fact that although it is quite old (30 years), the issues that the film addresses (welfare fraud and welfare stipulations on women, failure to pay child support) are still issues that people deal with today.

This drama hits home, the only thing that just struck me is just how fast Claudine and Roops relationship progressed. Where was the getting to know each other? A good movie and a must have for your African American cinema collection.