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Summary: A terrible ripoff for DVD lovers
Review: In a word, they've colorized it!!!! I thought that sort of travesty was obsolete, most especially on DVD or laser, where most consumers are movie buffs who expect high-end quality. The colorization info on the back of the box is in miniscule type, so they are quite consciously trying to take you to the cleaners; Amazon lists it as colorized, but frankly I didn't notice--it never occured to me they would butcher a popular, beautifully shot b&w film that many people love. I'm especially surprised at the Goldwyn company, because they issued superb laser discs a few years back. If you turn the color off on your tube, you get frequent ghosts, especially around Gary Cooper's head, compromising the picture. I should probably add that the movie doesnt hold up very well; Cooper does his hayseed shtick with lots of cute facial ticks that make Gherig come off as a moron, until the final scenes, which are powerful as ever; Coop shines in the big farewell speech. The actors who play his parents are insufferable (a Christian version of the parents in The Jolson Story, only they mangle baseball terms instead of showbiz jargon) and the script is entirely predictible and sentimental. Still, for those who want to indulge in 1940s sentiment, they should not have ruined the experience with cheapjack colorization that makes every face orange, all the background faces blurs, and Cooper's eyes aggressively blue.
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Summary: A true classic
Review: I grew up idolizing Gehrig, and this film did quite a bit to reaffirm that. I will never get tired of this film.
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Summary: This is one of the best black\white movies I've seen
Review: I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who is even remotely interested in baseball. When I saw it, I was not a baseball fan, but I was getting there. I knew from my dad that Lou Gherig was a famous baseball player, but I didn't know how heroic he was until I saw this movie. He was truly one of the greatest men who ever played the game. I highly recommend this movie. I love it!
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Summary: This movie covers everything about Lou Gehrig.
Review: Pride of the Yankees gives a great look at Lou Gehrig's life. For anyone interested in finding out more about this truly shy "momma's boy" this is probably the best way to do it. The movie begins with Lou's fascination with baseball as a boy. Then the story moves on to his days at Columbia, his years as a Yankee, how he and Elenor got together, and finally to how the two of them dealt with his fatal disease. This is one great movie for any baseball fan.
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Summary: From NY Immigrants' Child to American Legend
Review: This was probably my introduction, and for millions of others, to the legend that is Lou Gehrig. And for so many years, I had Gehrig and Gary Cooper completely confused in my mind--they seemed inseparable. But there's good reason for it: the role of the Iron Horse seemed to be made for Cooper. Gehrig was a low-key, almost self-effacing athlete and person, which was just the type of character that Cooper built his career on. Their sizes were just about the same. Cooper nailed down Lou Gehrig's voice, especially for the famous "luckiest man" farewell speech. Hell, Gary Cooper LOOKS like Lou Gehrig! Maybe my confusion is justified, at least on this subject.PRIDE OF THE YANKEES is the grand-daddy of all baseball movies. Cooper's performance, as I can't help but keep mentioning, is stellar. Teresa Wright as his wife helps keep the hankies moist but she is also very spunky and strong. Walter Brennan (who also played opposite Cooper in MEET JOHN DOE where John Doe is a semi-pro pitcher) is in a supporting role here but provides desperately needed comic relief. And perhaps I'm wrong to categorize PRIDE OF THE YANKESS as merely a baseball film. It is about human potential, human frailty, and above all human strength during times of crisis. Lou Gehrig's tragedy occurred during a time of extreme crisis in America, and, I believe, his strong steady public appearances helped the nation through it. PRIDE OF THE YANKEES could easily have been named "Strength of America" in my mind. It's that important a film.
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Summary: Heartfelt Story
Review: Colorized version of 1942 movie. Gary Cooper, Babe Ruth, and Teresa Wright present story of Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees who became cripled with "Lou Gehrig's disease." The finest scene for us was his historical speech. Gehrig's final goodbye was a lesson in true character. Beautifully down by Gary Cooper. **Note: Since Gary Cooper was a natural right-hander and Lou Gehrig a lefty, the baseball hitting scenes were filmed with Cooper swinging as a righty then the film was reversed to make him appear to be a natural left. Kewl eh?
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Summary: TOUCHING AND POIGNANT!
Review: This type of film is just not made in Hollywood anymore. Gary Cooper was the perfect choice to play Lou Gehrig and so was Teresa Wright to play his wife. As a matter of fact the entire cast is first rate. The production values are as only the great Sam Goldwyn could make them. The cinematography and the screenplay are perfection and that Musical Score with the haunting Irving Berlin tune "Always"!!! Ahh, how can anyone not love this film, replete with so many touching scenes! I can't name them all...but here are a few: Lou signing his contract with the Yankees so his mother can have a decent private room in the hospital when she gets sick; Lou introducing his wife to be Ellie to his mother for the first time with the mother reacting a little coldly and the hurt that registers on Teresa Wright's face; the wallpaper scene between Lou's Mother and Teresa Wright; The hospital scene with Billy, the crippled boy and Lou promising him to hit 2 home runs for him and the following scenes at the baseball field with him doing that; the scene with Lou and Ellie wrestling on the floor where Lou has one of his first spells indicating his disease; the scene where the doctors and Lou try to keep Ellie from finding out just how serious Lou's disease is; the scene outside the baseball field with a grown up Billy showing Lou that he can walk now...(a real tearjerker) and of course...the ending with the famous Lou Gehrig (I am the luckiest man alive..). Have a box of kleenex handy for this one. One would have to be the most cynical, hard hearted person not to be affected by this beautiful film.
The DVD has no extras other than scene selection. Its still worth it anyhow. The transfer picture and audio are excellent! Cooper and Wright along with the rest of the picture deserved their academy award nominations the year the film was released. Watch it and you will see why!
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Summary: The best baseball picture ever made!
Review: This is the masterpiece of SamWood. Never, in the story of the American Cinema we will have the chance and delight of watching a perfect film, loaded with diginity, humanity and powerful human quality of Lou Gehrig like this one.
To affirm that Gary Cooper at least deserved to share the Prize as Best Actor with James Cagney it would not sound exaggerate.
Nine nominations to the Academy Awards. And winner in just one issue: Set up.
2130 games all the honors and the final speech, radiant humor, adequate balance and kinetic pulse , a splendid cast with Teresa Wright and that Super Nova actor as Walter Breenan was make of this film one of the one hundred American films in any age.
Touching, emotive and poignant portrait. And if besides you are a Yankee fan as I do, the pleasure will be the double.
A feast to the spirit.!
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Summary: My Favorite Baseball Movie!
Review: This may not be the best baseball movie made but it is definately my favorite! It is a little campy at times but Babe Ruth gives an enjoyable and convincing portrayal of himself and other greats including Bill Dickey also appear.
Teresa Wright and Gary Cooper have great chemistry and their interactions are classic 1940's. The movie does stretch the truth somewhat (Gerhig promising to hit three home runs for a crippled boy and hitting the third in dramatic fashion, never occurred) but it is all in good fun.
Walter Brennen is phenominal as the friendly reporter who follows Gehrig from city to city and chronicles his career.
There are priceless scenes on trains as the Yankees traveled from city to city (this has been replaced by corporate and charter jets) especially when the player try to make Babe Ruth angry!
The re-creation of Gehrig's farewell at Yankee Stadium is one of the most heart warming scenes in movie history!
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Summary: THE BEST BASEBALL MOVIE EVER MADE!
Review: This is a movie about one of the best
baseball players, of all time! Lou Gehrig
would have played atleast 3000 consecutive
games, if he didn't get sick! Gary Cooper
did a great job playing Lou Gehrig.
This movie is very close to me, because
I also have (A.L.S.)Lou Gehrig's Disease.
I'm proud to know, I share this devistating
disease, with such a legend!
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