National Velvet
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Movie Reviews of National Velvet
Movie Review: Up and Coming Stars Galore!!
Summary: 5 Stars
We first meet the Brown sisters, Edwina (Angela Lansbury), Mellie and Velvet (Elizabeth Taylor) on the last day of the school term. This is going to be a big day for Velvet. On her way home she meets Mike Taylor (Mickey Rooney) and sees a horse which she names the Pi (short for the Pirate).
Mrs. Brown (Anne Revere) was a famous channel swimmer. Mike's father was her coach. Mr. Brown (Donald Crisp) is the town butcher and hires Mike to work for him.
When the Pi escapes and runs rampant through town, his owner decides to raffle him off. Velvet gets the notion that she will win the horse; she's arranged it with God. When she loses the raffle, she is heart broken. She is so heart broken that she sees the whole town bringing her the Pi. But it's true. The number drawn hadn't been sold and the next number was Velvet's.
Then Velvet gets the idea to enter the Pi into the Grand National Steeplechase. And finally, she decides to race the horse herself.
This was Liz's second starring role - fourth film. You could see from this her true charisma was showing early on. This was also an early role for Angela Lansbury. This film she played a girl about her own age, a rarity for Lansbury. Rooney was the veteran. This was his 50th film. But this was Mickey in transition. He wanted to get away of being Andy Hardy, Judy Garland's boyfriend or the younger brother of the star of a film. All proved they had the talent to go far.
The rest of the cast included many of MGM's greatest character actors. But it was Anne Revere as the center rock of the Brown family that won the Oscar. She gave a great performance that would be the standard and copied to this day.
The production values are the best of MGM's toughest standards. You cannot fault any of the production values.
This is a perfect escapist family fare.
DVD EXTRAS: None - They should get Liz, Angela and Mickey together to do a commentary track!
Movie Review: A heartwarming portrait!
Summary: 5 Stars
This film reveals such a very few, the childhood 's epic. Far away his undeniable virtues related with the will and firm resolution to fight against the most challenging and hard to beat surrounding circumstances, in direct allusion to a world in War (1944) , the gradual transformation of a simple and desired hope to win the famed National Race will make both youngsters and future cinema actors (Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney) all the best they can to train their beloved horse.
A colossal and unforgettable feat of the human spirit; an everlasting life lesson who can work out as a simple fable, but based on the fact of having resisted the acid test of time it constitutes an admirable and unforgettable life 's lesson.
Absolutely recommended for the adults who still haven' t watched it, for the children in progress and for the future generations.
Movie Review: The Most Memorable Horse Movie Out There
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie deserves nothing less than five stars for its superior script and seems to bring the book to life. This movie's lesson, (actually one of many) is one that forever changed me in "Things come suitable to the time." Nothing can go on forever. We must live our lives one step at a time, ending one phase and moving on to the next. I also liked the richness and deep complexity of each character, and in the wise words of Mrs. Brown, "What's the meaning of goodness if there isn't a little badness to overcome?" No matter how good, pure, honest, and sweet someone might be, there are demons inside of everyone. I am not a goer for the fairy-tale like good guys with the pure evil bad ones because of the fact that the good guys that you have to cheer on just seem too good to be true. This movie is the most meaningful of an array of horse movies I've seen, and being around for over half a century, it is safe to say that this is a timeless classic, one of the best productions of the 1940's. And to be sure to delight families for generations to come. If only they could release it on a better quality DVD...Movie Review: Classic movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is truly a movie classic. Elizabeth Taylor is the star. Enough said!Movie Review: National Velvet
Summary: 5 Stars
After young Elizabeth Taylor proved herself in "Lassie Come Home", MGM felt confident to star her in this delightful film. Shot in glorious early technicolor, the camera already loves Liz, then just twelve. Rooney was made for the role of jockey Mi Taylor, and actress Anne Revere stands out as Velvet's understanding mother, winning an Oscar. As timeless family fare goes, "National Velvet" is solid gold, and a must for girls, whether they like horses or not.