High Noon (Collector's Edition)
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Movie Reviews of High Noon (Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: A Bit Disappointing But Good
Summary: 4 Stars
I don't know what I expected, but I was just a little disappointed with this. However, that doesn't take away from the fact that it is a good movie, just a little boring by modern standards. I don't know what could have made it more interesting, but it did get a little tiring watching Gary Cooper ask for help and continually getting turned down. Another thing that bothered me was the choppiness of some of the scenes, especially the fist fight scene. One second Cooper is on the ground and the next he is standing up leaning on a horse. With all that said though, the movie had a good storyline and is a good conversation starter.Movie Review: High Noon
Summary: 5 Stars
One The best movies ever. Gary Cooper was great in this film. The supporting cast was also very good. The idea of the real time length of the movie was great I also enjoyed the way the theme song was incorperated in the movie. Tex Ritter has been a favorite of mine for a long time.Movie Review: High Noon
Summary: 5 Stars
High Noon is one of the greatest movies ever made, and it stars Gary Cooper, one of the greatest stars and actors of all time. This is a movie you can watch over and over and never get tired of seeing it.Movie Review: Among the Top 5 Westerns of All Time! What a Great Movie!
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie is more than 56 years old and yet it is still relevant and enjoyable today as it undoubtedly was back in those days. This is because the themes are recurring and just as it was then, it is still the same now with regards human nature. The parable of the Good Samaritan covers it and so does this wonderful classic film about the sins of omission being just as bad as sins of commission. Is it okay to let a man go to his death because it is none of your business or is it just as good as if you had pulled the trigger yourself? Here, Gary Cooper plays a very capable marshall who has managed to selflessly keep his town safe but when it comes to the marshall himself needing some help, the townspeople make up excuses to avoid putting themselves in danger when the marshall himself had been doing this on their behalf for years. How often do we commit sins of omission ourselves by making excuses to not do the right thing? This sad and sorry aspect of human nature was present in the parable of the good samaritan, this film and will probably continue to exist today and ever after.
Cooper's performance is brilliant and he thoroughly deserved his Oscar for this film. People confuse courage with having no fear which is a mistake. Courage is doing the right thing especially when you are afraid and to do so the more afraid that you are, the more courageous you are. To have no fear ever is not courage but insanity. I especially love the part when Cooper admits to Bridges that he was afraid and yet continued to do the right thing. There are lots of lessons here that we can all learn that are timeless and for this reason, this film will continue to be a classic and relevant for ages to come.
The only problem is with the DVD; the special features consist of a good but not great documentary concerning the making of High Noon. Although the sound has been THX mastered, the sound quality isn't noticeably much better and could have used a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround treatment or better. The picture quality is not very good either with imperfections ala white spots and vertical lines every couple of seconds or so of footage. Although I've seen worse picture quality on other dvds, you'd expect better for a classic film like this one. Here's hoping that with the advent of Blu-Ray, they will take advantage of the opportunity to properly restore the picture and improve the sound quality options.
Great must-have movie in any film buff's library but you may want to wait for a much better restored version either in Blu-Ray or standard format.
Movie Review: You will remember this
Summary: 5 Stars
Coop's a little old and Kelly's a little young, but what the hell. A great film you won't forget, ever. And that's saying a lot about a movie.