Blue Bird
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Movie Reviews of Blue Bird
Movie Review: Australia - video doesn't work
Summary: 5 Stars
Really looking forward to seeing this film, but the video is not compatible with Australia.Movie Review: breathtaking fantasy supreme!
Summary: 4 Stars
THE BLUE BIRD was Twentieth Century-Fox's answer to MGM's THE WIZARD OF OZ. Shirley Temple was originally mentioned for the role of Dorothy in OZ, though Fox was leary about releasing her from her contract.
Based on the play by Maurice Maeterlinck, the story recounts one sad and angry little girl, Mytyl (Shirley Temple) who journeys with her brother Tyltyl (Johnny Russell) to find the 'bluebird of happiness'. Joining the children on the quest are the children's pets - cat Tylette (Gale Sondergaard) and dog Tylo (Eddie Collins) who have been magically changed to human-form.
Just like in OZ, the film changes from drab black-and-white to glowing and rich Technicolor, though OZ is of course the superior of the two. Shirley Temple is given more of a dramatic range to work with here, playing a little girl with rougher edges and thus more 'real' than her previous film roles.
Gale Sondergaard is deliciously-devious as the children's cat, and Spring Byington is perfect as Mummy Tyl. Sybil Jason who co-starred with Temple the previous year in THE LITTLE PRINCESS, plays Mytyl's afflicted friend Angela.
Movie Review: ***PROFOUNDLY BEAUTIFUL***
Summary: 5 Stars
Although the film is in black and white...it is rich with vision and very multi-dimensional. For those who saw it as no more than a bad attempt to recreate OZ...you were obviously not watching, it was so much more than OZ ever was or could be. Just because it wasn't flashy and colorful does not mean that the depth of it's messages were anything less than "enlightening"...to learn that those we love may pass away, but are only a thought away is a lovely lesson for a child. The scenes of where children originate, were very complex and transcending...it covered such a broad expanse of beliefs. I will always treasure this movie...for it's subleties and expansive far-reaching ability to touch your soul. It was truly a life-altering experience for me...one that I didn't even realize or fully understand, until I was much older.Movie Review: Shirley's Worst
Summary: 1 Stars
As a Temple fan who owns all of Shirley's movies including this one-- this is the worst film of Temples.
It is more or less a poor generic version of the Wizard of Oz-- Fox's answer to the sucess of the Wizard of Oz. The storyline is awful and without Shirley singing or dancing there is nothing to salvage this film.
There is no chemistry in the cast as there normally is with Shirley and why Fox cast Shirley in this film is beyond me-- Who wants to see the adorable Temple play and a mean and selfish girl???
Temple fans like me will like it just because, it has Temple in it but, those looking for family fun buy "Baby Take A Bow", "Bright Eyes" or "Poor Little RIch Girl" instead this not Shirley at her best.
Movie Review: I've loved this movie for years
Summary: 5 Stars
This has got to be one of my all time favorite Shirley Temple movies. I'm a collector of Temple films and was proud to add this one to my collection. This was quite a change for Shirley as she always plays a sweet and loving child. In this film , she is rather mean and selfish. As she searches for the blue bird of happiness she learns alot caring for others rather than just about herself. While in Heaven , she meets several children who are waiting to be born. If you pay close attention, you will see Abe Lincoln and several other people who will be famous once they are born. I cry every time the 2 young lovers are separated. This film is a MUST SEE!!!