From Here to Eternity
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Movie Reviews of From Here to Eternity
Movie Review: The best movie I ever saw
Summary: 5 Stars
All I can remember of the movie from 1954/1955 was that it was the best movie I had ever seen. Well, being about 13 years old, what did I have to measure it by? At that age, I hadn't been allowed to go to movies, even with my girlfriends. We sneaked off to see "From Here To Eternity". We probably told our parents that we were going to see Bob Hope/Bing Crosby or Gene Autry. (Just a few that I can remember from back then.) Oh, but I remember From Here To Eternity very well. The only other thing was that I fell instantly in love with Montgomery Clift. But, as all young lovers do, I dropped him a year or so later for James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause. Turns out, I wouldn't have stood a chance with either one of them since they had those sexual hangups. Oh well. Shortly after that my future and still husband dropped in. I wouldn't have traded him for either one of them. Oh, I'm suppose to be reviewing the movie. All of those stars, producers, writers, everyone involved, from the movie made it a great movie. I've seen it many times over the years on TV and still loved it and so I'm positive that I will enjoy having this DVD just as soon as I can get it ordered. And then I can watch it over and over and reminisceMovie Review: A Screenwriter's Delight
Summary: 5 Stars
I never got around to watching this film in its entirety until last year; growing up, mum and dad always watched b&w films which I hated, in my youthful ignorance, but this one, I can see exactly why they loved it.
It's a seamless movie from beginning to end, and although fans of the book (I haven't read it) deride it for not having been faithful enough to the core of the book, I think it stands alone as a monumental piece of cinema; one that couldn't be remade today with any living actor.
Montgomery Clift and Burt Lancaster as the dual-leads both hearken to different schools of acting; Clift as a method actor, and Lancaster as a genuine tough guy (a-la Cagney), but the casting director knew what he/she was doing. Sinatra, more known for his singing career (and a few movie musicals["Anchors Away"]) pulled this role out of his hat, and deservedly picked up an oscar. Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed also hold their own, but the real killer in this film isn't the acting or the scenery--it's the dialogue.
I recommend it to any writer, as a primer in how to write a classy, lean script that never wastes a line.
Movie Review: Great Classic Of The 1950s
Summary: 5 Stars
winner of 8 academy awards, directed by a hollywood legend (Fred Zinneman), an unrivaled ensemble of actors and a film climax depicting one of this country's most turbulent and horrifying historical events (the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese), are just a few of the factors that make this one of the greatest classics of motion picture history.tracing the personal lives of American soldiers just before the attack on Pearl Harbor make this an absolute winner.
as for the DVD, as some of the other reviewers have stated, the extras are good but leaves the viewer yearning for more. the best extra is the Zinneman interview. the making of documentary is actually a hyped trailer for the film. still a must for any classic film buff's library.
Movie Review: Top Rate Acting!
Summary: 5 Stars
The first time I saw this movie it immediately went on my top five list of favorite classics. I was highly impressed with the acting, especially Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra. Frank Sinatra truly deserved the Academy Award he received as the hilarious yet tragic soldier, Maggio. Donna Reed received an Academy Award, too, for her fabulous portrayal as a dance hall girl who wishes to lead a proper life back home in Oregon when she has saved a large bag of money. Ernest Borgnine is excellent as the vicious James "Fatso" Judson, the army stockade leader. The ending of the movie is so sad it makes me feel like crying sometimes!I can't recommend this film enough!Movie Review: An everlasting classic!
Summary: 5 Stars
Thanks to that legendary classic whose possesses merits are widely known: The superb acting level by the whole cast (with special mention on Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra), the torrid romance with the bitter visual metaphor of the beach, the splendid photograph, the towering artistic Direction, the admirably coupled script, the astonishing Direction, the impeccable edition and the magnificent realism, worked out as formidable link respect other bitterest films (think about Anatomy of a murder, for instance) which exceeded the well known conventional barriers.
One of the most smoldering dramas ever filmed.