Movie Reviews for Ragtime

Ragtime

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Movie Reviews of Ragtime

Movie Review: Elizabeth's McGovern's scenes deleted.
Summary: 3 Stars

No question that Ragtime is a good movie, but there's also no question that for a significant number of people, Elizabeth McGovern is a major reason for buying this DVD. If so, and if the visual appeal is an essential part of that, then you should know that what is on this DVD is not what was in the theatrical release. I haveven't seen the VHS version, so I don't know if it was similarly butchered, but I really don't understand the point of this sort of stuff, and I find it irritating. I can understand adding scenes to a "director's cut" in a non-theatrical release, but under no circumstances does it make sense to me that scenes that were present in the theatrical release should be deleted in the non-theatrical releases. To make matters worse, the back of the box says "deleted scenes". There is a deleted scene that was not in the theatrical release, but it isn't worth watching, and it certainly doesn't make up the scenes that were present in the theatrical release and that have been cut out of this DVD. In this case, "deleted scenes" should be taken to mean, "scenes that you probably remember from the theatrical release have been cut from this version."

Anyone who objects to this sort of foolishness in principal should boycott this DVD. This isn't the first time that I have encountered this. It seems to me that the studios should feel some sort of sense of obligation to not do this, whether artistic or ethical.

Movie Review: Have not yet received item
Summary: 2 Stars

I have not yet received this item. I have e-mailed seller requesting a tracking number or something that would help me locate the item, but to date I have received no response. Since I ordered this item in mid-June, it is my assumption that perhaps the item is not available for deliver. Please refund my purchase since I have not yet seen it. Thank you.

Movie Review: These cuts are moronic.
Summary: 2 Stars

What a stupid piece of vandalism to cut 40 minutes out of such a great picture! Fortunately the Region 2 version is complete, a good reason in itself to buy a multi-system DVD player.