Giant (Two-Disc Special Edition) (Keepcase)
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Movie Reviews of Giant (Two-Disc Special Edition) (Keepcase)
Movie Review: GIANT STANDS TALL
Summary: 5 Stars
Giant is one of those Weekend afternoon or evening movies where you need to dedicate some time to it. It's long--over 3 hrs--but it's cast is so strong and the plot so solid time goes fast. Rock Hudson, Liz Taylor, James Dean seem real and "human"--not just actors. No real plot holes--just a great story. If you like truly great cinema, on the whole, "Giant" fully measures up to its expectations.Movie Review: Giant
Summary: 1 Stars
The movie was great it brought back old memories of the first viewing years ago. The only problem I found was that the disc that the movie was on did not have any label stating that it was the movie and that it was part 1 and part 2 was on the other side. Other than that I was well pleased. AltonMovie Review: A monument to myths about Texas size, wealth, and vulgarity...
Summary: 4 Stars
"Giant" met the lush, sprawling Edna Ferber novel on its own level... Detailing the history of a Texas royal family, the movie, like the novel, is a monument to myths about Texas size, wealth, and vulgarity...
A well-bred lady from Virginia, Liz is the outsider who marries the big, strong, thick-headed ruler of a family dynasty (Rock Hudson) and who stubborn1y refuses to lose her own notions of right and wrong...
In choosing as his bride this independent woman who won't conform to Texas folkways, Hudson selected a wily and persevering antagonist, a lady with a mind of her own who challenges, and loves him every step of the way... At the end, when he fights the owner of a roadside diner who will not serve his Mexican daughter-in-law and grandchild, Liz can count the twenty-five-year battle hers... Playing the liberal to her husband's reactionary, she's succeeded finally in educating her man... It's one of the few occasions when Taylor's the wise teacher rather than the recalcitrant pupil...
The marriage--a prototype for the Taylor ménage, in which tenderness and turbulence are closely mixed--is set against the evolution of Texas from old-fashioned to modern... As horse-loving Virginia deb, as new bride, as threat to her husband's mannish domineering sister, as young wife and mother, as patrona of the ranch who would rather talk politics with the men than chit-chat with the women, as the unattainable mistress of Jett Rink's dreams, as dignified, middle-aged champion of American-Chicano integration, Liz is at the center of the epic canvas, and it's a wise and charming performance...
Stevens again shots the stillness of her serene beauty, but he also explores the temperament of the Taylor spitfire... Leslie Lynnton is one of Taylor's strong heroines, one of the few women she's played who, if they absolutely had to, might make it on their own...
Movie Review: A GREAT ESCAPE TEXAS STYLE ON A COZY SUNDAY AFTERNOON!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Although I enjoyed seeing Giant on dvd for the first time, I will always treasure watching it on the big screen re-release during the films 40th Anniversary, which also included an exhibit of memorbilia!!! This movie is so rich in detail, storytelling, and acting. Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean were outstanding in their performances, and eventhough Mercedes McCambridge had a small role I liked what she represented, strength and fierce independence!!!Movie Review: Very Impressive
Summary: 5 Stars
I normally shy away from movies that run so long, this one over three hours. I also have never really enjoyed myself when watching an Elizabeth Taylor film. However, I felt the need to watch the last of James Dean's films and decided to pop it on just to see if it was worth my time. Boy, was it!
Giant is the story of a wealthy family in Texas. It begins with a strapping young man named Jordan Benedict (Rock Hudson) going to the east to buy a stallion. There he meets his future wife Leslie (Elizabeth Taylor) whose fire and sweetness both attract him and confuse him. He takes her back to Texas, a radically new environment. There she meets a competative and difficult man who is envious of her husband in every way, Jett Rink (Dean) and Jordan's stubborn and jealous sister (Mercedes McCambridge). Leslie soon learns that things in Texas are enormously different than that of her old life, but she refuses to completely change. Her compassion for animals and other people including the detitute Mexicans that serve her meets with approval from the audience but distain and confusion from the Texans around her. Years pass, and the Benedicts have children who grow up and turn out to be quite different people than they ever expected them to be.
Aside from the already wonderful list of cast members, all of whom do an amazing job in their roles, Sal Mineo, Jane Withers, and Dennis Hopper also make appearances.
Some might consider this to be a highly politically motivated film, and perhaps it was. There are certainly elements that question unfounded prejudice. However, the film is not high and mighty in the least and much of the story has nothing to do with politics. It is simply a wonderful story told beautifully by director George Stevens and an excellent cast.
Also included on this DVD are hours of extra footage including behind the scenes film, interviews with the director, and documentaries about the film.