Ragtime
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Movie Reviews of Ragtime
Movie Review: Paramount, issue a legitimate DVD release
Summary: 1 Stars
I can't overemphasize the level of disappointment I have at the hack censorship Paramount management has engaged in with the DVD release of Ragtime. How they got Milos Forman to participate in adding commentary to that blatant smear of his efforts is is beyond me.
Does the studio actually think that diluting the film to "reposition" it (ergo, move it from an R to a PG rating) is going to dramatically grow its appeal? The core market for this DVD is the universe of film fans old enough to fondly remember seeing the original theatrical release in the early 1980s -- but what the studio is offering them (as many reviews here clearly state) is unacceptable.
I want to see Elizabeth McGovern's entire performance, Paramount - so I went to the secondary wholesale market and purchased a new old stock VHS copy, which contains the FULL original release.
Or put another way, one less DVD sale for you.
Because yes, while it's your right as the copyright holder, I won't purchase censored goods.
Movie Review: Difficult 2.5 hours to sit through.
Summary: 1 Stars
What a difficult movie to sit through. It went all over the place with very little character connection. It had senseless violence, senseless nudity, and left you with nothing at the end. I found it to be an excruciating 2.5 hours. The sad thing is that I think Ragtime could have been really good and could have taught about social issues and history. It could have changed peoples' understanding of prejudice, inequality, racial issues, women's history, etc. but it didn't teach or entertain.
Movie Review: BEWARE: Hacked-up version
Summary: 1 Stars
BEWARE: the VHS version is 156 minutes long - the DVD version is 115 minutes long. THEY DELETED 41 MINUTES FROM THIS.
The long version is worthy of 4.5 stars - this short version is useless.