Hawaii
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Movie Reviews of Hawaii
Movie Review: Excellent Entertainment Even With The Unnecessary Cuts!
Summary: 5 Stars
I wasn't aware that this movie had been heavily edited from an original longer version until I read other reviews on Amazon and I was disappointed to discover this. I'm sure the film is better in its entirety but what has been released on DVD is still a fine epic story. Julie Andrews is excellent in a non musical (minus one short song she sings back in New England near the beginning) role as the warm, beautiful, almost saintly Jerusha who endures many hardships but keeps her grace and love for humankind intact. Max Von Sydow is very good in his part as her husband, Abner Hale, the stiff Calvinist missionary you love to hate but who by the end of the film does exhibit some change for the better. Richard Harris is certainly handsome in his tight white trousers as Rafer the whaling captain and Jerusha's first love but his acting seems at times unbearably smug and is one of the few shortcomings of the movie. The relatively unknown Polynesian actors all do excellent jobs in believably and sympathetically playing their roles. Gene Hackman and Carroll O'Connor are in the cast and both quite good in supporting parts.
The scenery and music of HAWAII are breathtaking. The plot is exciting and the 19th century historical setting is fascinating and seemingly reasonably accurate. And the theme and conflicts of Christian missionaries "converting heathens from pagan religions" of their ancestors whether its good for them or not resonates today. Most importantly, though, HAWAII is a very entertaining film that tells a story that appeals to a wide audience.
Movie Review: Dissappointment...but still a great movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I was extremely dissappointed to find that the DVD version of Hawaii had cut amazing parts out that are in the original VHS version. I adore the movie and when was so thrilled to find out that a DVD was coming out and when I watched it I noticed how much they had cut out. They cut fantastic acting and touching scenes. I hope to see the uncut version come to DVD someday soon.
This movie, by all means is still worth watching, but I strongly reccomend watching it on the VHS version. Andrews gives an outstanding performance as Jerusha Bromley-Hale. Being an Andrews fan attracted me to the movie, but watching it made me a fan of the movie. Von Syddow plays a rather annoying reverend that doesnt quite understand the true meaning of faith and love. Andrews plays his wife who tries nothing more than to gain his love and literally wears herself out. Her gentle loving character is a joy to watch and makes the 3hours this movie takes up seem like mere minutes.
Movie Review: How to get
Summary: 5 Stars
I did some research and called Eric Doctorow's office ... and let his associate know that a lot of consumers are looking for this movie to be rereleased without all the editing. Eric Doctorow is in charge of marketing of home video at Fox. His associate told me that he would pass my request on to marketing. The more people that call and air their request to them, the better the chances of getting what we want. I also mentioned that the 50th anniversary of Hawaii's statehood is coming up and that it might be an idea to re-issue this movie.Movie Review: Hawaii DVD (Mitchner's novel)
Summary: 5 Stars
The dvd itself was in perfect condition. Packaging minimally marred, but nothing significant. Amazon kept me up to date on each step of the order. The dvd was shipped quickly. I'm very happy with the order process and the product received.
To my surprise, the movie only covered about 1/3 of the James Mitchner novel. But the novel covers about 1500 years of history, so it would be difficult to condense it all into 1 movie. I wish they would have come up with sequals.
Movie Review: Hawaii The one you never Knew about !
Summary: 5 Stars
Hawaii is a all must see movie it tells a story very close to the American Indian Experience, the taking of land from native people's and the introduction of Living a Christan way of life only to be subjected to disease and rejection from christian leaders. Good enough to see Even better to add to anyone's DVD collection.