That's Entertainment
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Movie Reviews of That's Entertainment
Movie Review: Magnificent Overview on Musicals
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is a celebration to the History of the musicals, including their greatest scenes and commentaries by the stars themselves.Movie Review: Great stuff
Summary: 4 Stars
This is really two movies in one. The first is the documentary about the history of MGM musicals which starts out a bit slowly before you get to the good stuff. There are quite a few scenes where still living Hollywood retirees walk towards the camera on the steps of office blocks, like car dealership commercials and start talking to the camera, before fading to voice over, and then to the actual clips. This is interesting stuff for people who like documentaries.
Then there is another movie trying to get out, which is a wonderful compendium of the best song and dance and production numbers from a slew of MGM musicals. The best scenes are absolutely stunning and feature Fred Astaire, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly, and the amazing Make Them Laugh number by Donald O'Connor from Singing in the Rain. Also some nice stuff from Gigi. This movie has a wider general appeal, so it is a pity that there is not an all clips movie.
I suppose the on screen appearences of the retired stars would have been a nice treat for the original viewers in the 70's, when the stars were still alive, but now that they are gone it is the actual scenes that we want to see.
Still, this is great stuff.
Movie Review: Gotta Dance!
Summary: 4 Stars
That's Entertainment is sort of a documentary for classic musicals. It is basically a bunch of clips from famous musicals like Singin' in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Wizard of Oz, Gigi and other films with musical sequences like Broadway Melody of 1938, Born to Dance, Suzy, and Going Hollywood.
The montages are narrated by some of the most famous film and musical staples including Jimmy Stewart, Mickey Rooney, Debbie Reynolds, Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, and Liza Minelli.
Basically, That's Entertainment is a celebration of musicals and their stars, but you don't have to be a fan of musicals to enjoy this film. Some of these sequences are truly amazing and stand on their own as superb pieces of film-making, even if they don't impress you in the films they come from.