Hawaii
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Movie Reviews of Hawaii
Movie Review: MGM IS SOLD
Summary: 1 Stars
Sadly the original versions of this film on VHS and Laserdisc have been discarded to bring the viewing public a truncated version of Hill's HAWAII. Even minus the Overture, Intermission, and Exit musics. . .there have to be extreme edits in this version. I could argue that the mere fact that this fine film is finally available on DVD--is a plus argument--but with severe edits--it simply is not worth a buy. Hopefully a full version of this epic might finally be made available under the new owners of MGM. But my gut feeling is that we will not see the complete version until it emerges 5 years from now as a budget item in mono sound and as a standard screen sized item. Such is the respect, and business acumen of dummies.Movie Review: Not the whole film
Summary: 1 Stars
I have been looking forward to seeing this excellent and under rated film released on DVD and was quite excited when it was finally announced. Imagine my disappointment when I discovered that the DVD is only 161 minutes long. My VHS version is 188 minutes long. That is a difference of 27 minutes. I would gladly have paid more money for a two disc set containing the entire film, but I certainly will not buy this version. What was MGM thinking? Did they think no one would notice the missing half hour? I just thought everyone should know they are not getting the entire movie when buying this disc.Movie Review: Keep your lazer disc copy!
Summary: 1 Stars
What was MGM thinking? This DVD is TERRIBLE! About 30 minutes is cut and a very important conversation just before the end of Act One. They cut the overture, intermission, entra'ce and exit music from this beautiful film. The music in this film is what carries the story along and for some reason MGM must of had a brain freeze. Also what gives with the 2.0 for sound? I saw this in it's wonderful 70mm 6-channel stereo sound. The kind of sound that will never be brought back to any theatre screen. I say lets "Boycott" this film and send MGM a message not to tamper with perfection.Movie Review: A waste of a great story
Summary: 1 Stars
This movie sucks. It's miscast, skin-crawlingly overacted, and just damned boring. I fell asleep 2 or 3 times trying to get through it. The only reason I didn't give up was because of how much I enjoyed the Michener book. Max Von Sydow was a disaster as Reverend Abner Hale, as was Richard Harris in the role of Captain Hoxworth. They're both great actors and I've liked them very much in other roles. But these guys ruined "Hawaii".
A waste of a great story. A waste of time and money. Don't buy this.
Movie Review: Hawaii Disappoinrment
Summary: 1 Stars
I have been waiting for many years for the DVD. I read a review which indicated the length was 161 vs. 189 minutes the original roadshow version. I saw the film in it's original version. It is a beautiful film. It had 6 track stereo sound and was in 70 MM. The laserdisc set released a while back contains the complete uncut film. Additionally, it contains the original stereo soundtrack which accentuates the Elmer Bernstein score, one of his best.
Maybe one day MGM will get it right.