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Summary: I love the music on this film
Review: The story is trite and banal. Pop fluff of the 1920'sbut the score gives it some sort of elusive character. Kudos to the musicians! Clara is always a treat think of her a the Britney of the 20's pop, pop fizz
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Summary: Oh, you kid!
Review: The uncredited Josef von Sternberg is presumed to be responsible for one of the sexiest and most haunting images in movie history: Clara Bow lounging while her once and future lover tries to summon the will-power to reject her. As if anybody could.
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Summary: Fun from the Roaring Twenties!
Review: This is a really happy, light film featuring the original "It Girl". There is a basic storyline, but the picture basically follows the carefree exploits of Clara Bow and her attempts to snag the rich owner of the department store where she works. The best part of this movie, in my opinion, is the peek into the culture of the Roaring Twenties. There are some wonderful shots of this lost world, including Coney Island (complete with some rather dangerous looking rides!) and an old-fashioned department store with clerks (it quite resembles Macy's in New York). Another interesting aspect of the film is the acknowledgement of the stark contrast between the free-and-easy existence of the affluent and the struggles of the working poor. Bow's roommate in "It" is an ill, out of work single parent. She certainly doesn't have dinner parties on her mind: she is desperately attempting to keep her infant out of the clutches of the Child Welfare authorities. All in all, this is a fun film and a great introduction to the work of Clara Bow.
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Summary: Fun from the Roaring Twenties!
Review: This is a really happy, light film featuring the original "It Girl". There is a basic storyline, but the picture basically follows the carefree exploits of Clara Bow and her attempts to snag the rich owner of the department store where she works. The best part of this movie, in my opinion, is the peek into the culture of the Roaring Twenties. There are some wonderful shots of this lost world, including Coney Island (complete with some rather dangerous looking rides!) and an old-fashioned department store with clerks (it quite resembles Macy's in New York). Another interesting aspect of the film is the acknowledgement of the stark contrast between the free-and-easy existence of the affluent and the struggles of the working poor. Bow's roommate in "It" is an ill, out of work single parent. She certainly doesn't have dinner parties on her mind: she is desperately attempting to keep her infant out of the clutches of the Child Welfare authorities. All in all, this is a fun film and a great introduction to the work of Clara Bow.
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Summary: Two reasons why this great DVD could've been even better...
Review: This is a review of the Kino DVD release of "It". Let's start by saying this is one of the most enjoyable silent films I've seen. This is entirely due to the presence of Clara Bow, whose dynamic performance never lets up for a second. This makes "It" one of the few silents that still works as entertainment rather than just an interesting slice of history. The reasons I think this DVD could have been even better lie with the fact that Kino has used the 1978 restoration version of this movie rather than the improved 1992 restoration. Whilst this 1978 restoration is still very good, the picture is slightly cropped. In other words, a small part of the picture at both the left & right and top & bottom of the screen is missing. This blemish is barely noticeable and does not really affect your viewing pleasure, especially as the picture quality itself is very impressive. Sure, there are marks and scratches here and there, but far less than you'd expect for a film well over 70 years old. The picture is generally quite sharp with decent contrast that only occasionally seems a little too harsh. I would rate the picture as being in the top 5% for movies of this age. The second reason this DVD could have been better is the music score. The 1992 restoration features a Carl Davis composition which is quite simply the best music score for a silent film you will ever hear...Unfortunately this DVD features a totally different score by William Perry. Whilst William Perry manages a perfectly adequate piano score that fits well with the movie it isn't a patch on Carl Davis' version. The "only" extra on this DVD is a documentary entitled "Discovering The It Girl". This only covers Clara Bow's life and career in a superficial way but we are treated to a wealth of movie clips. Contributions from people who knew Clara Bow also help make this a very enjoyable documentary. It's also worth noting that Kino previously released the movie and documentary on two separate VHS tapes. By buying them both on this one DVD instead of two videos you're actually saving yourself a few dollars! Notwithstanding the minor shortcomings, I definitely rate this DVD as a worthwhile purchase.
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Summary: Excellent documentary comes with the film
Review: This Kino edition of "It" includes the excellent documentary, "Discovering the 'It' girl." This is a sympathetic biography of this Jazz Age icon who had a deeply tragic life with only a few bright, happy moments in the limelight. Clara comes across as a wonderfully genuine, big hearted individual who was never able to recover from her childhood - which was full of dark secrets that are only revealed completely at the film's end.
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Summary: Clara Bow shines in this movie
Review: Until I saw this film recently, I never thought I would be able to sit through a silent film. I had read about Clara Bow, and was interested to see how she performed on screen. Although it is silent, her personality and vivaciousness shines. Her eyes just have so much expression... The other actors are fine and the story line is all right, but Clara just takes this film and runs with it. No wonder that she became the It Girl upon the release of this movie! Clara Bow was and is truly a film legend and deserves much more notice than she has received. What a wonderful film - worth watching again and again!
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Summary: You've never seen anyone so charming.
Review: You know how every yesr or so, some magazine comes out with an "IT" list, with some newish starlet singled out as the "IT Girl"? They don't know what they're talking about. She was the first and only "IT Girl" Accept no imitations.
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