Flower Drum Song
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Movie Reviews of Flower Drum Song
Movie Review: A Terrific Show!
Summary: 5 Stars
At long last Flower Drum Song is being released on DVD. I wore out the VHS years ago. Juanita Hall delivers great one-liners just as she did in South Pacific.(Bloody Mary) Her interaction with Master Wang (Her brother in law) is hilarious! "You sit there idling while I must find a bride for your oldest son!' , "How many times have I told you, you should keep your money in a bank!" , "You are not a feudal lord, This is not China!"
The songs and orchestrations are outstanding. Fan-Tan Fanny is a great showstopper.
No doubt the political correctness police are in a cold sweat over this being released but who cares? (When the show was restaged on Broadway a few years ago a few songs were dropped and the script completely rewritten.)
This is a 5 star musical!
Movie Review: They don't make musicals like this anymore
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this in the theatre when I was 11yrs. I don't know how many times I stood in front of my mirror in my room singing "I enjoy being a girl" of course no where near as well as the beautiful Ms. Nancy Kwan. A lot of reviews have mentioned why didn't this musical get the allocades it should have, well I think it did at the time. And I don't think it had anything whatsoever to do with the all Asian cast, who were all wonderful and super talented. There are so many movie gems out there that are just ignored, for whatever reason, maybe the studio didn't advertise or "push" this particular movie enough, whatever the reason, if you like musicals, you will like this one. It has a universal "love" theme with generation gap problems that any one can relate to.Movie Review: HURRAY 5 Stars
HURRAY for the release of this delightful musical. It is so nice to be able to get the older but better quality films that simulate the mind instead of todays fare which leaves nothing to the imagination!!!I always loved the sets and actors and actress in this film. I know this film received some bad pubicity due to the stereotyping of the female submissiveness to males. However if you really pay attention the women best the men all the time.
To Universal, as long as you don't delete anything from this film, kudos to you for making this available on DVD!!! Keep up the good work of bringing back the older and better movies to give us a break over the crap that is coming out Review: A Unknown Gem
Summary: 5 Stars This is one of the lesser-known Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals. It had a modest run on Broadway and, fortunately, was preserved on film in a relativly accurate version. Miyoshi Umeki makes a charming Mei Li and her portrayal as the mail-order bride is charming. Jack Soo is great as the scheming Sammy Fong. Nancy Kwan and Juanita hall round out a fine cast. With one exception (the song "Chop Suey") the score is well-written. It has great art direction and costumes and these, as well as other aspects of the film were nominated for Academy Awards (they lost to West Side Story). The commentary is also very interesting. A fun film to watch and recommended for R & H fans and musical fans, as well.
Movie Review: What about a DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
I have heard that the DVD of FLOWER DRUM SONG (1961) will be released in November 2006. I can't wait to see this film again on DVD.
Further Details:
Universal Home Video has announced a brand new DVD "Special Edition" of the 1961 musical comedy Flower Drum Song which stars the likes of Nancy Kwan, Miyoshi Umeki, and James Shigeta. This Henry Koster directed film will be available on November 7, 2006. The film itself will be presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, along with an English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo. English, French and Spanish subtitles will also be included. I'm afraid Universal has yet to reveal the extra material to be included.