White Christmas
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Movie Reviews of White Christmas
Movie Review: Classic Crosby
Summary: 4 Stars
Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) meet in the Army during World War II. Davis saves Wallace's life during an air raid and uses the incident to guilt his way into show business. It seems that Wallace was a famous singer before the war and can't say no to Davis who wants to become his partner. When the two encounter their old general at a Vermont inn, they hatch several convoluted schemes to help him out. It's all done in a lighthearted way and there are plenty of musical interludes.
Bing Crosby is perfect as Bob Wallace and Danny Kaye manages to hold his own for the most part. Kaye is certainly the better dancer and physical comic but his singing voice was exposed a time or two during the course of the film. The story is terrific for the first half or so, but gets into trouble when a misunderstanding causes a rift between Crosby and his would-be girlfriend. She is so bitter and judgmental toward him, giving him no chance to even explain what's really going on, that by the end I don't even want him to take her back. But most of the story is good fun even if it doesn't all make perfect sense. It's one of those movies that requires you to sit back and enjoy the silliness.
This movie is a Christmas classic and I watch it each year. The chemistry between Crosby and Kaye gives the movie great heart and the snappy patter is exceptionally sharp.
Movie Review: Great movie, so-so DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great family movie, especially if you watch it every year at Christmas time like we do. Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye make a great team, Bing doing the singing (along with many trademark Crosby turns of phrase) and Danny doing the joking and some dancing. There's lots more to be said about the movie, of course: read IMDB or wikipedia.
The DVD version itself is ok. The biggest disappointment was in the special features. They have 2 theatrical trailers and an interview with Rosemary Clooney, which are ok. But the commentary track is, I hate to say, really bad. Basically it consists of Rosemary chuckling at different points in the movie. She reveals a few interesting tidbits, but by and large it's extremely disappointing. We were looking forward to lots of stories about the cast and crew, verification of trivia we had read, but simply got a few reminiscences about her and Bing Crosby and a bunch of chuckling. I'm enough of a die-hard fan of the movie that I watched the commentary all the way through, but my wife gave up part way through, it was so bad.
Regardless, it's well worth having the DVD version of this perennial Christmas favorite.
Movie Review: This needs to be released in HD DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
We have kept "White Christmas" in our collection since it first became available in VHS. When it came to DVD we had to buy it and get it into our DVD collection. It is a perenniel Christmas favorite for our family. This film was produced by Paramount Pictures, which was not particularly known for their musicals. But the music and production numbers are as good as any classic musical. This movie has the destinction of being the first film ever produced in the VistaVision process. This was an early motion picture High Fidelity medium. The frame had twice the resolving power of regular 35mm. I think that it would be appropriate for it to be released soon to HD DVD.Movie Review: White Christmas
Summary: 4 Stars
Always been a favorite ever since I saw it for thw first time back in 1955 in Tokyo, Japan. Happy to have able to get a copy of it. Bing, Danny,Rosemary and Vera made it a super talented pic.Movie Review: White Christmas Repackaging
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a great Christmas and family classic. I love this movie and don't know of anyone personally who doesn't.
However, as a fan of this movie, I must comment that I'm happy to see this movie come out in a collection seperate from the dreaded label of "WIDESCREEN COLLECTION" that many Paramount movies possess. Why Paramount was doing that to all their movies is beyond me, but over the last few months, they've begun to stop.
However, this does not mean the DVD is a new release. This IS the exact same DVD release originally printed in 2000. The cover and slipcover are the only new features of this release. If you're like me who's anal retentive and wants to get a fresh crisp copy that's decorated only with words and art from the movie, this exchange may be worth the extra $10.00 or so, but only for that reason. If you already have the 2000 release and you're happy with it, this exchange would serve you no justice.