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Movie Reviews of White Christmas
Movie Review: charming yuletide musical
Summary: 5 Stars
WHITE CHRISTMAS remains the all-time classic Christmas movie (not counting IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE). Featuring a fantastic cast and a superb Irving Berlin score, it's a heartwarming and lavish musical.Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye play two ex-GI's who team up with a sister act (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen) and help out their old army general (Dean Jagger) whose Vermont ski lodge has hit hard times. They decide to write a new musical and premiere it at the lodge with hopes of going to Broadway.
The performances cannot be bettered; Bing and Rosemary make a delightful singing screen couple; while Kaye and Vera-Ellen make the perfect matchmakers heckling on the sideline. Mary Wickes (SISTER ACT, NOW VOYAGER) is hilarious as Jagger's busybody other half.
Clooney is given the fantastic number "Love You Didn't Do Right By Me", Crosby is affecting in his duet with Clooney "Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep", Danny Kaye and Vera-Ellen bring down the house with "The Best Things Happen While You're Dancing" and Vera-Ellen is breathtaking dancing to "Mandy".
The DVD includes an audio commentary from Rosemary Clooney, a retrospective interview with Rosemary Clooney and trailers.
Movie Review: We'll Follow the Old Man Wherever he wants to go.....Just Great Fun
Summary: 5 Stars
What a great movie, fun to watch and at any time of year. Although entitled White Christmas, the story is about so much more. Shortly after WWII two former army buddies are working the night club singing scene when they run into two 'Sisters, Sisters.....' and then life really takes off for them.
This movie takes you to Vermont, just in time for the ski season, before Christmas, and well, Vermont just so happens to be quite hot. Throughout the movie there is just great fun and even better music and even some good dancing. Danny Kaye has some great slap stick comedy, he sings and dances with Vera Allen. Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney link up and sing together. There is romance in the air and still, there is no snow. What to do? They are visiting a ski resort, attempting to make some dough, but no snow, no show, no dough.
Bing Crosby goes out of his way to help and the story becomes so very good after this. Really, an all around story, love, music, dance and mostly loyalty and willingness to stick your neck out for a friend. I am so glad that it was presented every year on TV, so now you can have this classic to call your own to view at any time of the year.
Movie Review: White Christmas now in TECHNICOLOR on Widescreen DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
Irving Berlin first introduced us to "White Christmas" during WWII and in the Black & White Classic movie "Holiday Inn" (see my review) with Bing Crosby singing this (his) forever famous Christmas tune. The world was recovering from WWII and the United States was winding down from the Korean War conflict. Americans were ready for a holiday movie to enjoy.
Along came Paramount Pictures, Technicolor, Vista Vision (Widesscreen) and Irving Berlins classic holiday tune "White Christmas". What would be better than to have Bing Crosby the #1 crooner, Danny Kaye the #1 song, dance & comedian, Rosemary Clooney the #1 female vocalist and Vera-Ellen the #1 dancer perform together in this blockbuster holiday musical.
White Christmas is the Classic Holiday Tradition! It has it all, music, color, dance a cute patriotic theme and Bing Crosby singing his immortalized rendition of Irving Berlins 'White Christmas".
So sit back with your family and enjoy this eye popping Technicolor Widescreen DVD production of White Christmas again and again.
Nice commentary by Rosemary Clooney a nice nostalgic treat.
Movie Review: This Is How A Christmas Film Should Look!
Summary: 5 Stars
This film has been a favorite of mine for as long as I can remember. Sure, it may be a little cheesy, easily predictable and perhaps even dated, but I can't help but love this classic film.
Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kay, Vera-Ellen, Dean Jagger and Mary Wickes sing, dance, snoop and grump their way through this outstanding bit of film.
Crosby and Kaye are a couple of performers that following WWII and a 'saved life', team up to form a hit singing/dancing duo that meet up with the two sisters of an Army buddy a short time before Christmas. What follows is fun romp of good intentions and misunderstandings that culminate in the perfect ending to any Christmas film! In between the humerous beginning and touching ending, we're gifted with some wonderful song and dance routines and simply a lot of fun.
This DVD is a true gift to fans of the film, as the late-great Rosemary Clooney sat down for an audio commentary of the film that makes this priceless to fans of the film. There are many that prefer the film, Holiday Inn, but for my money and my enjoyment, you can't beat this film.
Movie Review: VHS Format
Summary: 5 Stars
The person who described this movie as "Attrocious"in his review probably listens to (c)rap "music" also. However I agree with Leonard Maltin when he stated in his review that the subject movie is not half as good as the "original" Holiday Inn. In that regard I submit my comments about Holiday Inn (which I taped in December,1980 on Beta") and as I entered this description in my personal catalogue, viz:Cassette No. 30, Dec. 1980. Holiday Inn (1942) Features the wonderful music and lyrics by the great Irving Berlin, including the premiere of "White Christmas" sung (naturally) by Bing Crosby (aided by Marjorie Reynolds). As usual, Fred Astaire is marvellous and the rest of the cast, Virginia Dale, Walter Abel and Irving Bacon give full value for their fees. This movie is much better than "White Christmas" but suffers because it was filmed in "glorious" black and white. ASIDE: Fred Astaire, after auditioning in his very early years was summarized by his auditioner as follows: Dancer,balding,sings a little not much of a future.