The Five Pennies
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Movie Reviews of The Five Pennies
Movie Review: Five Pennies
Summary: 5 Stars
Danny Kaye, they simply don't make entertainers like him anymore, which is altogether too bad. I actually went to a store that prides itself on its stock of movies, books, music, and other entertainment resources. When I couldn't locate any Danny Kaye movies, I asked one of the associates, and this particular associate had NO IDEA who Danny Kaye was. (And I'm not that old....early 30's.)
I hadn't seen "Five Pennies" before, but ordered it anyway, trusting that, being a Danny Kaye movie, it wouldn't disappoint. I was right.
It was refreshing to see Danny Kaye in this role where he portrays a real person in a real story, where most of his roles are playing fictional characters. He still maintained his jovial, fun, hilarious self, but showed his ability to portray seriousness as well.
I busted up laughing when Kaye sang with Louis Armstrong and imitated his voice, his mannerisms, and his style. The music was fabulous! The scatting, the jazz, the embelishments of well-known songs.
I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys good, wholesome entertainment.
Movie Review: what a classic...!!
Summary: 5 Stars
There are a handful of films that I recall from my youth that I loved. There are fewer that somehow, through time, hold up even though they are dated in so many ways you cannot count them. These few are to me what great story-telling is all about, and what great film-making is all about as well.
Someone in an earlier review commented that this release was bare bones. What does that mean? No bonus features? Who gives a hoot. This movie is fantastic in and of itself and it needs no condiments.
Danny Kaye plays one of his finest roles ever as a coronet playing family man. He not being funny in this one. He's being darn good and it comes through loud and clear. In that classic style of "tear tugging" he riffs this role perfectly, and the film's finale is a mind-blower indeed.
If afternoon entertainment with some popcorn is your game, play the five pennies. It'll take you back in time for a nice old fashioned ride, inclusive of great music.
Movie Review: I now own the DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
I pre-ordered the DVD from Amazon in November 2005 as soon as I became aware that it was due for release in mid-December. Well, the DVD arrived yesterday and I spent two glorious hours watching it in wide-screen format with 5.1 audio soundtrack.
The story is well-known amongst Five Penny "liefhebbers" and being able to watch Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes and Louis Armstrong perform in your own home is pure delight! The film was as enjoyable as it was the very first time I saw it as a youngster, and is made the way all good movies should be, no slut, violence or sex. Just pure happiness mixed with good music and human drama, which even makes one wipe tears away at times.
This movie is well recommended, especially for those who appreciate good music! Grab it on DVD before it sells out. Although the DVD is zoned for region 1 (USA) it should be able to play in most of the more recent DVD players and TV sets available today in other parts of the world.
Movie Review: Great Performers with Great Heart
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this picture with my family when I was a little girl in New Orleans. Louis Armstrong is from New Orleans and we have a park there named after him now, but back in the late fifties or early sixties when we saw this movie, it was still the early days of integration and seeing him big as life, up on the screen right next to Danny Kaye, singing his heart out - - it left an impression. The story itself is based on the life of trumpeter Red Nichols and a personal tragedy in his family that he worked hard to overcome. It was told with just the right amount of pathos and, there's no other way to say this, entertainment. The music is fantastic, the acting sensitive, the talent overwhelming. They don't 'em like this any more!Movie Review: one of the best ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I rented this film from Netflix and once I saw it, I knew it had to be a part of my library of movies. Even thou this film is now out of print and only a few are available ( Which is why it cost so much) I use MOVIELEAD to find rare, and out of print films ( and films never made available) it cost over 40.00 for a DVD and less for a VCR so if you can't find a film here, go there.
the film has wonderful musical score and great acting by Kaye and the all other cast. His number of a "musical" version of when the saints go marching in" with Louis Armstrong and that poker scene with his daughter is worth watching alone.
It's the first film with Danny Kaye I ever saw, but will not be the last.