To Kill a Mockingbird (Collector's Edition)

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Summary: I give it two thumbs up, way up!
Review: Many times when converting books to movies, directors and screen play writers may miss out, or intend to omit, important events, characters, or even feelings of the novel. The exeptional novel To Kill A Mockingbird was first portrailed as a movie in 1962 by director Robert Mulligan, and doing so quite adequately. From the book to movie, there were very few differences, and many similarities about important events, characters, and feelings.

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Summary: What a film version of a novel should be
Review: Whoever said "color would be nice" is sadly mistaken. This movie benefits hugely from the conscious artistic decision to film it in beautiful black and white, particularly in the terrifying scenes toward the end. This is a very fine film adaption of the last great American novel. I've often thought that the novel genre in general has suffered in recent years, as authors write with an eye towards the screenplay. In this case the novel was terriffic in its own right, and then the filmmakers followed the book as closely as their allotted time would allow. The results are fine perfomances and cinematography all around. Just great.

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Summary: To Many Differences
Review: Color would be nic

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Summary: The book is ALWAYS better than the movie
Review: Actually, I was rather disappointed by this movie. I read the book before watching the movie, and I thought it was much, much better. The movie left out several principal characters or made them have very minor roles, such as Miss Maudie, Mrs. Dubose, and Aunt Alexandra. It also cut the story up and mixed it around, leaving out important events and making it less meaningful than the book. All in all, I would highly recommend the book To Kill A Mockingbird over the movie. I am an eighth grader who was required to read the book for class; I dreaded it at first because I hate reading long classic books, but I thought the story was wonderfully written. This movie just confirms my idea that the book is always better than the movie.

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Summary: This is my favorite movie!
Review: I love this movie

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Summary: ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST FILMS
Review: "To Kill A Mockingbird" was a shining beacon during a very dark period in the history of my home state. Harper Lee's novel of racial and class divisions in depression era Alabama has been translated to the screen with sensitivity and understanding. Gregory Peck gives the finest performance of his distinguished career as Atticus Finch - a truly good man trying to guide his children through life's harsh realities. I believe this extraordinary novel and film actually hastened the civil rights movement by showing us the awful truth. But I love "To Kill A Mockingbird" because it redeems the South and gives me hope.

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Summary: An All-Time Classic
Review: Gregory Peck and cast put together a film that transends the genre. The set, cast, storyline, and literary adaption are all on-the-mark. In addition, the bonus material adds insight into the making of the film. A must have for any collector!

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Summary: A timeless classic.
Review: "To Kill a Mockingbird" is one of the finest movies ever made. This screen adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize winning novel is extremely powerfull and has something for everyone. It offers so many "life lessons" that you will be able to learn something each time you watch it. Gregory Peck is brilliant as Atticus Finch, a lawyer and widowed fathter of two young children in the in the post-depression South. He's powerfull but at the same time humble as he simply does the "right thing" as a lawyer and as a father raising his children in the racially charged South. As Atticus Finch's children, Mary Badham and Phillip Alford give superb performances as "Scout" and "Jem" as they deal with all of life's complexities at thier age. Other notables are Robert Duvall and Estelle Evans in supporting integral roles in the storyline. The exquisite screenplay by Horton Foote's and touching score by Elmer Bernstein's puts you 'into' the movie skillfully bringing out emotions along the way. In all, Mockingbird ranks as one of the finest movies of all time and should be a "must have" in your video collection.

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Summary: A stunning film with an equally moving documentar
Review: A film that transcends the millenium. An almost forgotten time with unforgotten prejudices. To see the primary players three decades later still talking about the film and book with such love and emotion is a tribute to Harper Lee.

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Summary: Mockingbirds and Tigers
Review: Charles Kiselyak has created an eloquent documentary on the making of "To Kill a Mockingbird" that begins with a quotation from William Blakes "The Tyger". This documentary, on DVD, accompanies an incredibly beautiful print of the film (in digitized form), production notes, cast and film bios and theatrical trailer. A film buff who journeys into this DVD with only a passing knowledge and appreciation of TKAM will emerge feeling as if he has received a PhD. in this magnificent Alan Pakula-Robert Mulligan-Horton Foote-Harper Lee collaboration. Elmer Bernstein's score has never sounded better. Henry Bumstead's meticulously crafted sets have never been more evocative. The real surprise in this package is the documentary - containing authentic voices of Monroeville and scholar Claudia Johnson, as well as appearances from most of the film's principle actors. This most enlightening effort is able to perfectly mirror the original work and its understated majesty. Charles Kiselyak and Universal have turned the Mockingbird into a Tyger---and its song has never been sweeter. If you love the novel and the film, you must have this DVD.