Coal Miner's Daughter - 25th Anniversary Edition
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Movie Reviews of Coal Miner's Daughter - 25th Anniversary Edition
Movie Review: The First Lady of Country Music...
Summary: 4 Stars
An AMAZING performance by Sissy Spacek, solid direction by Michael Apt and great supporting performances by Tommy Lee Jones and Beverly D'Angelo make this film a modern classic. Spacek and D'Angelo sing in their own voices and bring their characters to life. A well earned oscar went to Spacek, but lets not forget the earnest performance by a then unknown Tommy Lee Jones as Dolittle Lynn. He has the modivation and mindset of his character and drives this movie from the sidelines, I am very partial to this movie mainly because my grandmas house is briefly in the movie. Also, the music is awesome, a history of country music. Great cameos by Grand Ole Opry legends just add to the honesty and earnestness of this film. This movie introduced me to country music and was country when country wasn't cool.Movie Review: Commentary track is excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
Hardly anyone has mentioned the audio commentary on the DVD with Sissy Spacek and director Michael Apted. It's actually one of the best commentaries I've heard on a movie DVD! Spacek and Apted chat non-stop about the making of the movie, Loretta Lynn, and more. It's fun hearing Sissy gush "Look at that lamp!" when she's watching a scene, or hearing both of them express their admiration for the other players. The commentary track alone makes this a DVD worth having. Movie Review: Loretta's Story
Summary: 4 Stars
I was never a great fan of Country and Western singing, but certain performers always impressed me. Loretta Lynn is one of those people. This true story of her life has such great acting, directing, scenery, sets, and music it overwhelms you with realism. Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones give exceptional performances. Jone's in an early part of his career shows you his potential. Anyone that enjoys drama should like this movie whether you are a fan of this type music or not. I recommend it for the whole family.Movie Review: FINALLY! Loretta on DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember being 10 years old and seeing this movie in the theater. Every time it came on TV I watched it. When we got a VCR, I retaped it every time it played just to have a fresh copy. I owned the VHS and now FINALLY after all these years, I have it on DVD.This is one of the best movies ever made. The acting was so real it was amazing. I never thought of the characters as Sissy and Tommy Lee, I always thought of them as Loretta and Doo. It's one of the string of "Biography" movies to come out, like La Bamba, Sweet Dreams and The Buddy Holly Story.
The music. 'nuff said! The performances are just incredible. The old Grand Ole Opry gang was still alive and they were in the picture such as Ernest Tubb, Minnie Pearl, & Roy Acuff. Of course, Loretta... I mean Sissy's performances were stellar. In the DVD bonus interview with Loretta, she said that she taught Sissy how to play and sing her songs. And boy did she do a good job! All the way from the nervous but cute Loretta in the honky tonk singing "There He Goes" to the lovely queen of country music singing "Coal Miner's Daughter", the sound of her voice and the music perfectly imitates Loretta.
Someone said that they wanted a 5.1 soundtrack to the movie. Well... the movie was recorded in stereo. The country songs in the movie for the most part were in glorious 1950s one-speaker mono to give that authentic 1950s country sound. It plays mostly through the center channel and that's good enough.
The bonus materials also show Loretta's Coal Miner's Daughter museum. It houses alot of pieces from her past as well as alot of stuff from the movie. It will be interesting to go actually see this and be able to see it in person.
If you love CMD, get this DVD! If you haven't seen it yet, what are you waiting for? DO IT!
Movie Review: Enjoyable whether you like country music or not
Summary: 4 Stars
Whether or not you have an appreciation for Country Music or Loretta Lynn herself, you'll surely be entertained by this rags-to-riches biopic in the same vein as, 'La Bamba,' and, 'Sweet Dreams.' Great performances are in no short supply here with Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones in what would turn out to be career-making performances for the both of them. As good as Spacek and Jones are the supporting role that 'steals' the film in my book is Beverly D'Angelo's spirited performance as Patsy Cline. While the video transfer quality of this 2003 released DVD is excellent, what baffles is the lack of a Dolby Digital 5.1 mix. Surely a movie dripping from start to finish in vibrant Country music deserves more then the Dolby 2.0 Mono audiomix on the disc. Very puzzling indeed.