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Summary: For teenage dreams and family fun don't miss Natty Gann
Review: A beautiful family feature . No one else could play the role of Natty Gann as well as Meredith Salenger did back in 1985 . I saw this movie when I was sixteen and I loved it . It is a story of separation , adventure , friendship , love and ultimately reunion . This movie also stars a nineteen-year-old John Cusack fresh from his role in Rob Reiner's " The Sure Thing ." The period settings and costumes are flawless . It makes one feel as though he or she has been whisked back to 1935 .It's Disney at its finest . A must see for preteens and teenagers! Don't miss this one!
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Summary: Decent movie, bad transfer
Review: A good period piece about people struggling to find work during the depression. When Natty's father leaves Chicago, Illinois and goes to Seattle, Washington for a job at a lumber camp he leaves her behind. He misses her when he has to leave so he tells her in a letter he will send for her. When she decides she can't wait she strikes out on her own. She runs into John Cusack's character and helps a wolf escape from a dogfighting ring. Her adventure getting to her father is difficult and enriching. She travels the rails and highways to get there. A little slow in parts but overall a decent family movie. If only Disney had thought enough of this movie to make a good transfer to DVD. I was appalled at how bad it was during the opening credits. The credits jumped around on the screen. The rest of the movie was not as bad as that but it was a little grainy, not clear and sharp like we usually see with Disney films. That probably explains why I have seen it selling for what it is sold here or less.
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Summary: Horrible video quality
Review: Disney should be ashamed of themselvs for caring so little about this excellent film. It looks like they took the original analog telecine from 1985 and simply converted it to DVD. There is obviously wsa not anew digital transfer from film (which the film deserves). The image appears to be less than DVD image quality. Plus the image weaves all over the screen like a worn out film print shown at a discount movie theatre.In my opinion, this DVD is simply a rip-off.
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Summary: No Wide Screen Format Again and Again and Again!!!!
Review: Disney Studios has done it again! They finally release a gem of a wonderful 5 star movie on DVD but selfishly release it in the 1.33:1 aspect ratio instead of the original 2.35:1 widescreen format. Newer home theater systems and DVD players are meant to exploit new technology and not sent it back to the days of top load VHS players. Disney's arrogant approach shows they have no respect for the consumer and the buying public should not tolerate this attitude! - - A note to Roy Disney: Please fix this mess; I believe your Uncle Walt would want this movie to be viewed the way it was filmed.
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Summary: Natty Gann hit me hard - right in the heart
Review: During the Summer of 1985 my adopted daughter, Keri, approached me in my den and said, "Dad, I'm taking you to a movie tomorrow so don't plan anything, okay?" "Do I need to get some cash," I asked? "Nope. It's my treat. Anyway, if I take you, you don't have to pay." Noticing my questioning look she added, "Daddys go free with their daughters." "Will I like the movie," I asked? "You'd better!" "Like" was an understatement. I loved the movie. Perhaps because I could relate it to Keri who, at 12 was still looking for her real father. In any case, the Journey of Natty Gann was one of the best daddy-daughter memories in my life. My daughter's grown up and now I have granddaughters, who, I thought, might like to see the motion picture their mommy took me to see when she was a little girl. But, alas, it is nowhere to be found. I bought a copy when Disney released it some years later but I loaned it to my twins who loaned it to a friend who loaned it to ? So it's lost and now not even Amazon has a copy. So, if you ever get an opportunity to see Natty Gann on a TV movie channel, clear your slate and watch this magnificient film of daddy-daughter love and conquest over adversity.
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Summary: Walt would rotate in his grave.
Review: First I must say that thist shure is a 5 - Star Movie. My all - time Disney favorite. So I've been hoping for years that it might be released on DVD. But what do they do ? A copy-from-tape pan and scan version. Why, Oh Why ? Well, I've waited about 5 Years for the DVD now, so I might as well wait a few more for the widescreen version.
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Summary: Great Movie... terrible DVD...
Review: First off, this is one of the best family Disney films of all time. Great story, good acting, epic in scale.
However, this DVD edition [bad]. Image quality [bad]. And it's not in widescreen, which is just a sin if you remember the scope of the film.
Obviously, Disney's trying to find ways to cut corners these days and shell out low quality merchandise.
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Summary: One of My Favorite Movies!
Review: Firstly, I'd like to say....my DVD is fine. No, it's not widescreen...but it's not jittery or anything. I've read quite a few reviews that said the DVD was of horrible quality. Mine's picture perfect. However, I just bought it (AUG 2004), so perhaps this is a newly released version of the DVD. But yes, Disney SHOULD have put this on widescreen. What's up with that?
But the movie is incredible and has a little bit of everything. Someone complained that the film was not meant for kids because they used the Lord's name in vain (gasp!), and Natty said chit (substitute a "s" at the beginning, of course lol) a couple times...but big deal, right? The flick is incredible, the scenery breathtaking, and everything fits perfectly. Adults as well as kids will LOVE this movie!! Don't bother renting it because you'll want to own it. Enjoy!!!
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Summary: Heart warming
Review: Good clean entertainment. None of this sick stuff they have today. I always liked a happy ending, and this movie is not a disapointment. A real crowd pleaser, and I love the way she is reunited with her father.
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Summary: A Timeless, Magical Classic
Review: Great Movie. Crummy DVD. I saw it in theatres when I was a kid, I bought the VHS when 1st available; I was overjoyed to the point of near misty-eyed-ness when I recieved the DVD from my wife. TjoNG is one of the reasons I fell in love with wolves & learned to overcome my American cultural ignorance of them. The movie is the reason I listened more closely to my grandparents tales of the depression; why I stopped thinking depression meant an emotional state & recognized it as an economic problem. You & your kids can *LEARN* something from this movie, you can enjoy watching it, again & again; there's a marvelous emotional hurrah! throughout the entire story, Disney at it's finest without the clubbed-over-the-head forced-spoon-fed social & morality message & commentary. The scenery is breathtaking, you kinda think I wish I could go back to then & live in that incredible world. The music is perfect, nudging & reinforcing without interrupting or annoying. This is also one of Scatman Caruthers' last roles, doing what he does best; adding a touch of autheniticty that makes our suspension of disbelief effortless.
The DVD is a horiffic slap in the face to the theatrical release, the cast, crew & it's *SO* bad it makes the movie look shoddy. I won't reiterate what the other people so ably & eloquently illustrated of the flaws, I'll just say BUY THE VHS! if you can't, well, this DVD is better than nothing. Barely.
The only reason there're 3 stars is because I was in the theatre on a magical night near to 2 decades ago & I *KNOW* what should have been on this disc. Let's not even mention the despair of finding no extra features.
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