That Touch of Mink

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A wholesome young woman gets swept into the world of the rich and famous when a romantic business tycoon falls in love with her simple country ways.

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Poor recording .......2007-07-30

I bought the Artisan version. Half way through it started blurring, skipping, and stopped. Multiple attempts to get it to run failed.

That Touch of Mink.......2007-07-27

Doris Day movies are excellent. They may be old but this will never by out of date. Worth every penny you spend for them. They will always make you feel good.

Movie of Doris is always pleasant........2007-07-03

Movie of Doris is always pleasant.Besides, she is cute.
Doris is charming, and she always pleases everybody by the performance that, besides, playfulness is plentiful in a movie.
Cary Grant gives a good performance.

classic comedy.......2007-05-12

I loved this movie and all the actors in it. It's very cute and funny and I would recommend it to others.

That Touch of Mink.......2007-03-18

Great movie!! Any Cary Grant/Doris Day fan would love to have to watch over and over.

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Awesome Movie !!!!
Romance
A movie worth watching!
Wonderful!
tristan & isolde

Tristan and Isolde (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: James Franco , Sophia Myles , Rufus Sewell , David O'Hara , and Mark Strong (II)
Director: Kevin Reynolds
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ASIN: B000EPFCPE
Release Date: 2006-04-25

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Luscious cinematography and even more luscious stars make Tristan & Isolde a feast for the eyes. Adapted from the medieval love story, the movie begins with with young Tristan (played as a child by Thomas Sangster, Love Actually) as he sees his parents killed by the tyrannical Irish, who ruled over a fractured Britain after the Roman occupation. Taken in by Marke (Rufus Sewell, Dark City), who rules one of the British tribes, Tristan (James Franco, Spider-Man) grows up to be a young prince and a mighty warrior--and when he's believed slain in battle, he's given a royal funeral, which sends him out sea in a burning boat. But the fire goes out and Tristan washes ashore on Ireland, where Isolde (Sophia Myles, Art School Confidential), the daughter of the Irish king, nurses him back to health. Being a lovely pair of young folk bursting with hormones, they fall madly in love... and set in motion a tragic tale that's lasted for centuries in many variations. Some reviewers have criticized Tristan & Isolde for deviating from the most common classical version, but the movie's storyline--though certainly altered to appeal to modern audiences--is fairly strong. Myles and especially Sewell turn in strong performances; Franco, however, though surprisingly persuasive as a warrior, never burns as a lover. Nonetheless, the loving shots of Franco's muscular physique will make this a must-have for his fans. --Bret Fetzer

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From executive producer Ridley Scott (Gladiator) comes a sweeping, action-packed saga of epic battles, political intrigue and forbidden passion, set in a time when the lines between heroism and savagery were etched in fire and carved out with broadswords. After the fall of Rome, visionary warlord Marke (Rufus Sewell) seeks to unite the squabbling English tribes to form one strong nationand defeat brutal Irish King Donnchadh. But when Lord Marke?s greatest and most loyal knight, Tristan (James Franco), falls in love with Isolde (Sophia Myles), a beautiful Irish woman, it threatens to destroy the fragile truce and ignite a war. In the spirit of Braveheart and A Knight?s Tale, TRISTAN+ ISOLDE is a rousing tale of trust and treachery that will leave you breathless!

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Awesome Movie !!!!.......2007-08-09

A coworker lent this movie to me yesterday evening and I watched it and thought...Brilliant! I've never been a fan of James Franco (even though I've seen flashes of him in the Spiderman advertisements, didn't even know who he really was to be honest & didn't care to find out, until now ;). What a gorgeous man! I'm buying a copy of this movie & Annapolis (another movie I heard he's in) to add to my collection right now. This movie is definitely a KEEPER !

Romance.......2007-08-08

I bought this movie on the recommendation of my daughter, it's now become a part of my permanent movie library. If you want a great romance movie, this is it.

A movie worth watching!.......2007-08-04

Tristan and Isolde brings to the screen the forbidden love between a young Irish princess and one of her father's British prince vassals.
The Dark Ages have settled over the British Isles following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD.
Among the roman ruins, various factions like the Britons, the Picts, the Angles, and the Saxons are striving for supremacy all under the watchful eyes of the Irish King.
James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, David O'Hara, Thomas Sangster and the rest of the cast have truly outdone themselves with their performances, which are outstanding to say the least! All the actors, without exceptions, give it their 100% and it really shows!
The setting, the plot, the dialogues, the fight/battle scenes, and the music are all wonderful!
In conclusion, Tristan and Isolde will surely provide for an evening's entertainment. It is a movie definitely worth watching and one to seriously consider adding to your movie collection. 4.5 Stars

Wonderful!.......2007-08-02

I absolutely LOVED this movie. I had never heard of the story of Tristan & Isolde. I had also never heard of James Franco before I saw this. Sure, I had seen plenty of movies with him in them, but as it turns out, he's such an awesome actor that he becomes the character he's playing & as a result went without being noticed by myself, until now. As a result of this movie, I have become a HUGE James Franco fan :-)

tristan & isolde.......2007-06-29

If you enjoy a good love story, I would highly recommend the haunting & little known story of Tristan & Isolde. There are several versions of this tale, & the movie picks a powerful one in which Isolde takes center stage. Truly, Sophia Myles (as Isolde) commands every scene that she is in. Not that James Franco (as Tristan) doesn't make a strong appearance. He just seems more like the strong, silent type here. His emotional depth is found in what he does more than what he says. Franco can give some powerful looks. His "stalking" of Isolde & King Marc at the market is particularly haunting (almost disturbing really). Both of these young actors portray a passionate love, one that the viewer becomes rapped up in. Add the sympathetic King Marc to the mix, & you've got a love triangle in which you can believe.

The time honored theme of love vs. loyalty to one's country is the conflict that makes this film so interesting. It's not your typical love story; you can't see where this one is going. On another note, I found the scenery beautiful, and the ending is. . . . well, I won't ruin it, but don't miss this film if you are a fan of period pieces or just a good romance.

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Three-and-a-half stars for this very fine John Wayne WWII pic, 50th anniversary at that.
wayne shines in this grim war thriller made during the war
Great Chemistry
Navy Heritage - US Navy Seabees
Susan and the Duke.

The Fighting Seabees
Starring: John Wayne , Susan Hayward , Dennis O'Keefe , William Frawley , and Leonid Kinskey
Director: Edward Ludwig
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ASIN: 0782011284
Release Date: 2000-05-16

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All-American hero John Wayne takes a crew of construction workers and turns them into one of WWII's toughest fighting forces in this action-packed war classic. But first he has to convince the army brass to let his civilians bear arms, and then he's got to whip them into combat shape. Now Wayne is fighting for his life on a different battlefield when he's brought up on court-martial charges for leading his troops in an all-out assault against the Japanese. It's Wayne at his best, playing the kind of rough-and-tumble man of honor that made him a legend and Hollywood's biggest star. An entertaining combination of strong supporting performances by Daniel O'Keefe and ravishing, about-to-be superstar Susan Hayward.

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Three-and-a-half stars for this very fine John Wayne WWII pic, 50th anniversary at that........2006-06-15

John Wayne plays Wedge Donovan (a
character name he would use 19 yrs.,
later in 1963's Donovan's Reef), a
construction Engineering magnate who
ends up selling the US Navy on arming
civilian personnel in hot LZs! He does
get killed in here (like in 'The Cow-
boys' - **.5)but his movie was way bet-
ter! Enough referrences to'japs', 'mon-
kies', et, al and other racial epithe-
ts to turn off the 'politically stupid'
types. Well, that was the terms used at
the times. [to cross referrence, see J.
Garner's fine 'Grand Prix' movie to see
how attitudes changed by 1966!]

wayne shines in this grim war thriller made during the war.......2006-06-06

john wayne and susan hayward star in this great war movie about the seabees,the construction branch of the navy that was set up as world war II started. wayne is the leader of a construction gang sent to build airstrips and other things for the army and navy in the pacific as war starts out. not being soldiers they can't carry guns and must take cover when shooting starts(useing guns would get them shot as spies). well wayne doesn't like to hide so he pushes the navy to arm and train his men so they can build and fight when needed! this is of of his best early war movies and it even has a shocking twist at the end!! a must for wayne fans.

Great Chemistry.......2005-11-20

There is great chemistry between Susan Hayward and John Wayne! Even though he plays someone tough, you can feel the romance growing between John and Susan. Great piece of work!

Navy Heritage - US Navy Seabees.......2004-07-16

This movie has become a part of lore among the men and women of the finest combat contstruction organizations of the US military. It is a nice Hollywood adaptation of the creation of the US Navy Seabees. And who can forget the best character in the movie -- Natasha! It's not often that you see JW's character make the ultimate sacrifice. I watch this and see the beginning of some traditions and attitudes still in practice today. "With Compassion for Others, We Build - We Fight, for Peace with Freedom," from the Seabee Museum. Remember their montra: Seabee Can-Do.

Susan and the Duke........2003-07-03

This is probably only a 2 star movie, but I rounded up because susan Hayward was my fav actress of that era, and JW was my fav actor period.

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A great movie- a lousy DVD
A very good and very charming romance comedy
Kind Sirs, Where Art Thou?
How indiscreet!
Indiscreet

Indiscreet
Starring: Cary Grant , Ingrid Bergman , Cecil Parker , Phyllis Calvert , and David Kossoff
Director: Stanley Donen
Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
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ASIN: B00005N90Z
Release Date: 2001-09-18

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Christian Dior really ought to be considered one of the stars of Indiscreet, director Stanley Donen's consummately glamorous, altogether grown-up love story. The magnificent 1950s "New Look" gowns Dior designed for Ingrid Bergman, herself at the peak of sophistication and loveliness, are a high point of the film's chic, cosmopolitan mise en scène. Bergman plays Anne Kalman, a celebrated actress who's "the envy of everyone who knows her," yet is bored and lonely. Then she meets suave diplomat Philip Adams (Cary Grant), her match in every way: looks, charm, elegance--the works. The electricity is palpable between them and neither makes any attempt to hide that fact. When Anne learns that Philip is an expert on international finance, she's bold enough to crack: "I'm crazy about hard currency."

It's the very maturity of the romance between Anne and Philip that makes this movie so exhilarating, so romantic, and so affecting. When people fall in love at "a certain age" it's much more poignant; much more is at stake. (The film has a truly surprising plot twist, which throws everything into chaos.) The two "sadder but wiser" stars Bergman and Grant had certainly seen their share of love and heartbreak by this time in their lives, and it shows. (Grant was on the third of his five marriages; Bergman's career had already survived the scandal of her adulterous affair with Roberto Rossellini.) It's fascinating to watch them both, knowing what we know of their personal lives: to see Bergman's Anne throw caution to the wind to commit an "indiscretion" with a married man; to observe Grant/Philip's distinct ambivalence about the institution of marriage. It's a case of picture-perfect casting. --Laura Mirsky

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A great movie- a lousy DVD.......2007-05-22

I just bought this because it is one of my favorite movies and my VHS tape was kaput after so many viewings. DO NOT BUY THIS DVD!! It is supposed to be widescreen, digitally remastered and close-captioned. It is NONE OF THESE THINGS!! The film is full of lines, snow, etc. No re-mastering here. The menu only contains scene selection and play movie. If I thought I could get my money back, I would send this one back. It is most definitely NOT as advertised.

A very good and very charming romance comedy.......2006-11-29

If you want to see a light, funny, and witty, romance comedy, you've come to the right film. Bergman is at a beautiful, wiser, and charming 43 and Grant is as handsome as ever. He hardly ever changed did he?
The dialog is swift, clever, timeless, and delivered with ridiculous ease from a well picked cast. Even at the outset, the acting by Bergman and strong support by Phyllis Calvert is sublime and transparent. If you aren't smiling or charmed throughout this movie then check your pulse. Maybe 5 stars is a bit much here but I enjoyed this movie as much as any. It's not a movie that is supposed to make you think or profoundly affect you (unless you are an actor) but simply entertain you. And that it did!

Kind Sirs, Where Art Thou?.......2006-07-05

Fervent desire often overlaps into soft-porn territory in the cinematic language and carnal images of the aughties, to the extent that the old-fashioned romantic in some of us yearns for timeless gems such as "The Philadelphia Story," "Casablanca," "Charade" and "Indiscreet." These films, among others, remind us of courtship's necessity in modern times. This reviewer has nary a word against adult nudity on film -- that is, when it is handled artistically and sans embarrassment as in many European films. However, more offensive than today's shock stock are the inane romantic comedies of the early 21st century made by directors/auteurs who believe that casting attractive actors precludes translating their fertile imaginations to plausible, well-plotted scripts.

While admittedly not a perfect film, Stanley Donen's "Indiscreet" (1958), starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, realistically captures the first blush of courtship between two middle-aged adults -- one prudent and the other deceptive -- and charts their reluctant romance. Sure, the camera loves Grant and Bergman, but it is their fine acting combined with clever dialogue that sculpts "Indiscreet" into a classic.

In too many scenes to count in "Indiscreet," Philip Adams (Grant) and Anna Kalman (Bergman) stare longingly into each other's eyes with a searing intensity that surpasses mere consummation of a love affair. For example, in the breakfast nook scene at Anna's London apartment, Philip allows his meal to grow cold while watching Anna prepare hers at the stove. ("It's servants' day off" was her seductive phone invite earlier that morning.) From his dining chair, he practically burns a hole through his paramour's apron. One of Bergman's best lines is spoken at the table: "Stop. Good manners spoil good food," she quips. Once seated, she too finds it nearly impossible to eat because her suitor is drinking in her gaze. More than once they sip their tea, pause to stare at each other, then resume sipping.

Where are the subtle expressions of courtship -- the furtive glances, tender kisses and sexual innuendos -- between a mature man and a mature woman? Unfolding on screen in "Indiscreet," for certain. How memorable are the nighttime tableaux detailing the first date between the vulnerable London-based stage actress and the arrogant American diplomat! After overindulging in champagne at a private club where Anna's brother-in-law, Alfred, is a member, they arrive too late to attend a ballet performance of Romeo and Juliet and decide to give Anna's tickets to two teens. Here is where Grant delivers one of the most understated lines in the movie: "I know how the story ends -- sad." (That comment, not simply a reference to the Shakespearean drama, could have been meant as a social statement about conservative adults' opposition to young love in 1950s America -- i.e. the waltz vs. rock 'n roll.) Rather than have the evening end on a failed note, Anna and Philip return to the club for more libation and laughter topped off by a late-night stroll past London monuments, while Anna's chauffeur and a few of her fans trail them.

The final scene of Anna and Philip's first night of courtship exemplifies how erotic fire is handled subtly in "Indiscreet." (Of course, there is enough sexual tension in the violins alone.) The pair share banter about a nightcap before disappearing into Anna's apartment and shutting the door. When the camera zooms out from the shot of that closed door, the visual effect and erotic impact are more telling than a "Do Not Disturb" sign hanging on the doorknob outside a honeymoon suite.

By stark contrast, many "R"-rated flicks today are nothing but prurient lessons in heavy-handed debauchery. Gone are the ethereal gazes, graceful kisses and balletic gestures of yesteryear. Unlike the light dalliance observed in "Indiscreet," even today's so called "PG-13" flicks opt for overt, gratuitous scenes of lingerie shedding and naughty/scatological word lashing that have no transcendent significance. Even the Bertolucci films "Last Tango in Paris" and "The Sheltering Sky" treat scenes with nudity and sex as moving sculptures and paintings, and reserve curse words for existential statements.

While I do not seek metaphysical meaning in "Indiscreet" and other films of like ilk, I do expect a great romance and a gorgeous film score. Who knows? The Bard himself might approve -- the absence of ill-fated lovers notwithstanding.

How indiscreet!.......2006-05-28

"Indiscreet" is one of those cute, frothy romantic comedies that wouldn't be remembered if it didn't star great actors. In this case, it's Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, who get to flirt, smile and lie through their teeth, and bring an average script to life as they do so.

Anna Kalman (Ingrid Bergman) is a wealthy, accomplished actress in London, but she's just about ready to give up on finding Mr. Right. But then her brother-in-law brings sexy, handsome diplomat Philip Addams into her apartment, and Anna is smitten. She accompanies him out on the town, and finds that he is as attracted to her as she is to him.

There's only one problem: He's married, and his wife won't agree to a divorce. But Anna decides to get involved anyway, and she and Philip embark on a quiet affair, which is deeper and more loving than any of her prior relationships. But then Anna finds out that Philip lied -- he isn't married after all. Unsurprisingly she's furious, and hell hath no fury like a woman sort-of-scorned...

Yeah, it's a frothy, thin sort of plot, and you can predict the ending as soon as Philip says he's married. But anyone who enjoys light, sweet romance is going to enjoy this movie just for the sight of Grant and Bergman playing off each other. That is the best part of the movie, and without those two, it would have just another lightweight Hollywood confection.

The script and direction are solid enough, with lots of low-key humor. It's more likely to produce chuckles than belly laughs, with scenes like Bergman encountering Grant for the first time... wearing a bathrobe and facer cream. And it's paired with a sweet script that is just quirky enough. "How dare he make love to me and not be a married man!" Bergman wails when she finds out the truth.

In fact, this is one of the few movies that shows us how funny Bergman could be; usually she got put in heavy dramas and thrillers. She's world-weary but naive, sweet and a bit fiery. And Grant does his trademarked performance -- dapper, wise and a little tricky. Together they have some wonderful chemistry.

"Indiscreet" is a movie made for low-key romance, some gentle humor, and a pair of actors who were at the height of their powers. Indiscreet, but lovely.

Indiscreet.......2006-02-28

The quality of the movie was very good. I enjoy the movie, or else I wouldn't have ordered it.

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Toward A Musical Noir
Where did Warner Bros. go?
Young at Heart
Day and Sinatra a Great Duo
GOOD MUSIC, GOOD ACTING, GOOD OLD FASHIONED MOVIE

Young at Heart
Starring: Doris Day , Frank Sinatra , Gig Young , Ethel Barrymore , and Dorothy Malone
Director: Gordon Douglas
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ASIN: B00005U12P
Release Date: 2002-01-15

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This 1954 musical remake of Four Daughters stars Doris Day as a well-bred New England woman who marries a chip-on-his-shoulder musician (Frank Sinatra). Lots of tears, yes, but this version of Fannie Hurst's novel is considerably cheered up from the 1938 tearjerker. Dorothy Malone and Elizabeth Fraser play Day's sisters (a fourth sister present in Four Daughters was written out), Robert Keith is the paterfamilias to a bunch of musical prodigies, and Gig Young is entertaining as the composer-boarder who tries deflecting the sisters' interest in him by bringing Sinatra home one day. Both Day and Sinatra really shine in this, and the songs include the Johnny Richards-Caroline Leigh title tune, which became part of Sinatra's standard repertoire. --Tom Keogh

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Toward A Musical Noir.......2007-08-03

Throughout the 1930s and well into the 1940s musicals were inevitably lighthearted confections calculated to send the audience away filled with good cheer and humming a tune. In the late 1940s, however, a different type of musical emerged. The story was usually about a singer or a star or a musician, thus allowing plenty of room for the songs and production numbers the audiences expected--but far from being lighthearted, it was often a dark tale. It was, in a phrase, musical noir.

Many performers took a turn in this genre, but there is really only one who did so consistently: Doris Day. Given her extremely popular comedies of the late 1950s and early 1960s, it is easy to forget that she had some serious acting chops--but home studio Warner Brothers was quick to spot her potential in this area and showcase it in such non-musicals as STORM WARNING. And although the studio certainly put her through many "light hearted musical" hoops, it also gave her several musicals in which her role was more dramatic than comic: MY DREAM IS YOURS, YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN, I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS--and in 1954 YOUNG AT HEART.

The film is based on the 1938 FOUR DAUGHTERS and keeps much the same story. The Tuttles are a musical family: father Gregory (Robert Keith) and daughters Laurie (Doris Day), Fran (Dorothy Malone), and Amy (Elizabeth Fraser) are an instrumental quartet whose home lives are kept on even keel by non-musical Aunt Jessie (the legendary Ethel Barrymore.) When Laurie accepts a marriage proposal from handsome Alex Burke (Gig Young) it seems the most the family has to worry about is going from quartet to trio--a seemingly perfect set up for musical comedy. But Alex has a friend, and upon his arrival the story takes a dark turn indeed. The friend is Barney Sloan, a hard-knocks musician in poor health who soon has eyes for Laurie. And he is played by none other than Frank Sinatra.

Just as it is easy to forget Day's skill as a dramatic actress, so too is easy to forget Sinatra's abilities as a dramatic actor. Like Day, Sinatra first came to the screen in a cream-puff movie: HIGHER AND HIGHER. But Sinatra was at MGM, and at MGM cream-puff musicals were the unalterable order of the day; it was not until a decade later that he dropped critical jaws with FROM HERE TO ETERNITY. The pairing of Day and Sinatra is a stroke of genius, and it is their chemistry upon which the major appeal of the film rests: they spark and sizzle as the pretty and very good girl and the forlorn, been-there-done-that guy. The paring is all the more effective due to unexpectedly solid support. Ethel Barrymore was a legendary actress, and at the time of this film she was largely confined to a wheelchair--but you would never know it from her remarkably effective performance as the acidic, knowing, and yet kindly Aunt Jessie. Gig Young and Dorothy Malone also score in their roles enough to make you wish they had more screen time.

But the film has a flaw, and it is a major one. The film was originally intended as a very direct remake of FOUR DAUGHTERS--but Sinatra greatly disliked the original story's ending and insisted on a rewrite. The result is singularly unfortunate: the story builds toward a seemingly inevitable and very downbeat conclusion... only to suddenly shift into happy-ending-mode in a way that undercuts everything that has gone before. It's a tremendous pity; had it been otherwise, YOUNG AT HEART might well be considered one of the great films of its decade.

Both Day and Sinatra would go on to other dramatic roles; Day would hit a highwater mark with LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME and THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH while Sinatra would dazzle even his worst critics with THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM. It's a great pity that they were never teamed again--but, and in spite of its unfortunate ending, YOUNG AT HEART not only gives us that teaming, it catches both of them on an upward curve surrounded by first rate talents. Recommended.

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

Where did Warner Bros. go?.......2007-07-01

I have the Republic Pictures/Artisan dvd release of the 1954 Doris Day/Frank Sinatra film "Young at Heart" When released, this was a Warner Bros. picture. However, a great deal of effort has been made to completely erase that fact from this release. There is no Warner Bros. logo at the beginning. The original main title opening has been completely cut out. It opens with the credit "Doris Day and Frank Sinatra" and Sinatra singing the words "Fairy tales can come true ..." with no orchestral introdution. This credit remains on the screen for an uncomfortably long period of time - it couldn't have been like that in the original release. Then, at the end of the film, Sinatra and Day finish singing "You My Love", there's a little bit of dialouge between the family members, the song "Young at Heart" fades in (Sinatra singing), the camera pulls away from the scene and all of a sudden we ABRUPTLY cut to a blue screen that says "The End" as the song comes to and end and the end title music (which would normally have accompanied the Warner Bros. logo) plays. Is there anyone out there that can explain what is going on here?! It looks absolutely AWFUL. If the rights to the film have passed on to someone else, why couldn't they have just affixed their logo (if it's really necessary) prior to the beginning and efter the end of the original credits? Doris, Frank and Warner Bros. deserve better. The color and sound is quite good in this release but the whole thing is rendered second rate by this tacky handling of the credits.

Young at Heart.......2007-06-27

Sinatra was paired opposite fellow crooner Day in Gordon Douglas's colorful "Young At Heart," a romantic melodrama (with music) based on 1938's "Four Daughters." It takes Sinatra forty minutes to show up, but it's worth the wait. Not only does he sing some fabulous songs (including the title tune), but his Barney is a complex, vulnerable character refreshingly different from the singer's swaggering sixties persona. Frank and Doris, who both started as big-band singers, share terrific chemistry under Douglas's direction, making you wish they'd collaborated more often.

Day and Sinatra a Great Duo.......2007-04-11

This light hearted film was enjoyable with superb songs and fine acting as well. Wonderful cast headed by Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Dorothy Malone, and Ethel Barrymore.

GOOD MUSIC, GOOD ACTING, GOOD OLD FASHIONED MOVIE.......2007-01-10

I WISH THERE WERE MORE MOVIES LIKE THIS. THEY JUST DON'T MAKE THEM ANYMORE, BUT THEN WE DON'T HAVE THE GREAT ACTORS AND ACTRESSES LIKE THAT ANYMORE EITHER. VERY ENJOYABLE.

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A Gentleman's Fight For His Wife
Sophisticated Comedy
This is a comedy?
Amusing If You Don't Expect Much
Nothing wrong with movie, but DVD fails.

The Grass Is Greener
Starring: Cary Grant , Deborah Kerr , Robert Mitchum , Jean Simmons , and Moray Watson
Director: Stanley Donen
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ASIN: B00005N90Y
Release Date: 2001-09-18

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Cary Grant is the befuddled English earl casually puttering around his tourist attraction of a grand old estate in casual dress while a bull of an American millionaire (Robert Mitchum) crashes into his life and seduces Grant's sophisticated lady (Deborah Kerr). It's pure fantasy, of course, with its cool, cultured lovers swapping witty banter with the same calm they swap gunshots in an old-fashioned duel. Have adultery and jealousy ever been so civilized? Stanley Donen never shakes this very British drawing-room comedy of manners free of its talky, stagebound source or its deliberate snail's pace, but he does manages to bring a lightness that softens the wit with an American lilt. Ultimately, though, it's all about a crack cast in fine form: Mitchum's sleepy-eyed insolence, Kerr's easy elegance, Jean Simmons's flighty outrageousness, and especially the charm and measured grace that is Cary Grant. --Sean Axmaker

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A Gentleman's Fight For His Wife.......2007-06-08

Cary Grant and Jean Simmons are pictured on the cover of the DVD, but this is a movie about Robert Mitchum (an American) trying to win the heart of an English gentleman's wife (Deborah Kerr), and his (Grant) reaction to that attempt. Jean Simmons has a very small role in the movie as a friend of the wife.

The plot seems contrived at times, and were it not for such outstanding actors in these roles, the movie would fall flat on its face. However, when you have Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, and Robert Mitchum in the same movie, it is well worth watching.

I doubt any of us would chose the method that the husband (Grant) chooses to save his marriage, but how many of us live in a house that is so large private tours are shown through it just to pay the taxes.

Sophisticated Comedy.......2006-02-20

The combination of Grant and Kerr is wonderful on the screen. I loved the mix of British humor and civility. Adding the dash of American brashness in Robert Mitchum, one can enjoy watching the wheels fall off. A very enjoyable movie!

This is a comedy?.......2005-02-15

Seriously, I didn't even think that this was a comedy until I came here and saw people saying "it wasn't funny." I got it as part of a boxed set of Cary Grant films (purchased here), and it's the only dud of the lot.

There was one scene that, I will grant you, was light and entertaining. Not laugh out loud, but funny enough (I won't spoil it by saying which one). Aside from that, the film struck me as a rather unbelievable farce about infidelity.

Most of all, you could almost feel the very talented cast trying to keep this elephant airborne. Grant and Simmons, in particular, are strong - but their efforts are ultimately squandered. Bob Mitchum is OK, but generally miscast, and Kerr's beauty and talent are basically wasted. No amount of acting would allow you to believe that anyone could act as impetuously and stupidly as she does here. She goes from happily married to tramp in about 5 minutes, for no discernible reason.

Overall acting: C (Grant/Simmons: B)
Directing: F
Writing: D-

I understand that this film caters more to English tastes, and that's fine, but I found it most un-satisfying.

Amusing If You Don't Expect Much.......2004-11-24

I'll bet that when Mitchum was announced for the movie Hollywood sniggered. Yet I think he did a good job, and held his own with Grant. I've always liked Jean Simmons and think she's a fine actress. For all her fine-boned aristocratic looks, she can play a wide variety of roles. Check out the variety of her talent, before she came to America, as Ophelia in Olivier's Hamlet, as the native girl in Black Narcissus, and as the young Estella in Great Expectations. Grant had three heavy-weight actors to play with, and I think the combined skill level shows in the movie. It's one more drawing room comedy that, for me, gets a little tiresome, but it's watchable and amusing. I think a lot of the credit for this goes to the Grant/Mitchum casting, and to Simmons.

Nothing wrong with movie, but DVD fails........2004-10-12

This has always been a favorite film of mine. The story is old-fashioned yet fun and the cast is divine. Despite having the VHS, I wanted more and ordered the DVD.

Beware! This DVD claims on its packaging to have Closed Captioning, but it does NOT!! No subtitles in any language, no line 21 captioning.

Nor does it have anything else. "Interactive Menus" means scene selections. This plain vanilla release doesn't even have a trailer. This film and cast deserves better and I see no reason Lion's Gate reissued this DVD with nothing added.

Since I bought it online, I can't return it and neither Lion's Gate nor Artisan will take it back despite the error in labeling and false advertising which is not the fault of the people I bought it from.

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A technically accurate war film
Dark Blue World--Excellent
Not what one would expect.
a unique ww2 aviation movie
Fantastic Film

Dark Blue World
Starring: Hans-Jörg Assmann , Juraj Bernáth , Charles Dance , Jaromír Dulava , and Radim Fiala
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ASIN: B0000648X2
Release Date: 2002-05-28

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Director Jan Sverák's Dark Blue World embraces sentimentality with such brio it is hard to resist. The film relays the little-known WWII story of Czech fighter pilots who escaped the Nazi occupation of their country to fight in Britain's Royal Air Force. Those who survived the battles were placed in work camps upon their return home by a then-entrenched, paranoid Communist regime. Sverák (Kolya) tacks back and forth between Franta (Ondrej Vetchy), a worldly captain in the defunct Czech Air Force, and Karel (Krystof Hádek), his earnest young recruit, as they leave home to fight the enemy on foreign soil. Only one returns to tell his story, from a prison hospital bed. While enduring life in the RAF with fellow Czech pilots, Franta and Karel manage to fall in love with the same woman, learn English, swing dance, recite poems, sing rousing Czech songs, and perform heroic feats. Dogfights in the air and inevitable losses ensue, but it is the genuine camaraderie evoked by a gifted cast of Czech actors that saves the film from effusive excess. Like a charismatic captain steeling his company before battle, Sverák can't resist indulging romantic clichés, but his actors, in their fresh intensity, are more than up to the task set before them. --Fionn Meade

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A technically accurate war film.......2007-03-01

The other reviwers did a good job describing the love triangle, the tragic story of the Czech pilots treatment by thier own countrymen under Communism after the war, and all the other human elements to this very human, beautifully filmed melancholy film.

But I would also like to add, for aviation buffs, particularly fans of flight sims such as Il2, this is one of the best portrayals of air combat in all it's excitement, thrill, elegance, danger and FEAR, that has ever been produced. The flight scenes are breathtaking, and unusually for films dealing with world war II aviation, very effectively bring you into the cockpit, into the clouds and both behind the guns and in their lethal path... Anyone who loves WW II fighters, flying, spitfires or warbirds in general should watch this film.

Dark Blue World--Excellent.......2007-01-14

From the very beginning Dark Blue World is an excellent film. It follows two Czech pilots who join the RAF to fight the Germans during the Battle of Britain and the consequences of what their passion to defend their country brings upon them. They flying scenes are wonderful. You become attached to the two main characters and at times it brings a tear to your eye. It is a story of friendship and love born out of war. In the end one loses everything.

Not what one would expect........2007-01-11

A bit disapointing, acting not what one would expect. Very true in background.

a unique ww2 aviation movie.......2006-12-18

The plot has been referred to by others, but will add my veiw that this a wonderful ww2 movie, with excellent acting, and spectacular flying sequences for all Spitfire fans. Highly recommended.

Fantastic Film.......2006-12-01

This is a beautiful film about the Czechoslovaks who took part in the Battle of Britain. The Czechs / Slovaks (along with the Poles) represented the two largest contingents of foreign pilots fighting for Britain. I especially liked the humorous moments where they are learning English and then applying their newly learned language to real life situations (such as trying to pick-up English girls). There is love, romance, joy, sadness and drama here. You will like this very endearing film.

Tristan and Isolde (Full Screen Edition)

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Awesome Movie !!!!
Romance
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Wonderful!
tristan & isolde

Tristan and Isolde (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: James Franco , Sophia Myles , Rufus Sewell , David O'Hara , and Mark Strong (II)
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B000EPFCP4
Release Date: 2006-04-25

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Awesome Movie !!!!.......2007-08-09

Romance.......2007-08-08

I bought this movie on the recommendation of my daughter, it's now become a part of my permanent movie library. If you want a great romance movie, this is it.

A movie worth watching!.......2007-08-04

Wonderful!.......2007-08-02

tristan & isolde.......2007-06-29

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One of the best John Wayne films
Wake of the Red Witch
Duke 1, Squid 0
Worth Viewing but Not Remembering
Garland Roark's Novel Brought to the Screen

Wake of the Red Witch
Starring: John Wayne , Gail Russell , Gig Young , Adele Mara , and Luther Adler
Director: Edward Ludwig
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ASIN: B00005B205
Release Date: 2001-05-22

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John Wayne stars as a 19th-century sea captain out for revenge against a wealthy shipping magnate in this interesting and unlikely 1948 offering from Republic Pictures. Wayne plays the wronged Captain Ralls with a convincing bitterness that foreshadows his later work in the John Ford classic The Searchers, and his grim portrayal of Ralls hits a high point when Ralls purposely wrecks his enemy's prize treasure ship. The painfully beautiful Gail Russell costarred with Wayne only the year before in The Angel and the Badman and delivers a memorable performance as the tragic Angelique. Gig Young also stands out as a crewman who eventually learns the truth about Ralls. Wake of the Red Witch shares similarities in both character and climax to an earlier Wayne picture, C.B. DeMille's Reap the Wild Wind, but this film has a more direct approach in exploring the complex motivations of its characters. --Mark Savary

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One of the best John Wayne films.......2007-02-25

I first saw this movie in a theater in the early 1950's [movies stayed on the circuit for years then - big cities, first runs, small towns, then part of double features, etc.]. I was under 10 and it was an amazing movie then. I have seen it many times since and I like it even better now. Sure, the special effects now seem clumsy and dated. But the story is a good one and the battle of wills between Wayne's character and Luther Adler's character is still one of the better done of this type plot device. Wayne was consistently underestimated for years by his peers and critics but the public knew better. Yes, among the hundreds of movies he's in, a good percentage of them are B specials. But, starting with Angel and the Badman [w/ the same lovely Gail Russell as in "Wake..."], he didn't have to bow to anyone. "Wake..." is one of his best along with [imho]: The Cowboys, The Shootist, The Quiet Man, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and maybe True Grit. Even the more venerated and more decorated actors of Wayne's era made clunk movies. And, not all the blame could be cast at the writers/directors... I'll be adding a DVD version of "Wake.." to my Wayne collection. It's a good one! {I'll enjoy watching this one with my grandson in a couple of years.}

Wake of the Red Witch.......2006-11-03

A very interesting and exciting sea picture that involves intrigue, danger, adventure, and romance. What more do you want? In addition to all of the previously mentioned offerings you have a sea monster, ie; a giant squid which is only one of many obstacles that John Wayne has to battle to retrieve valubles located in a sunken freighter.

This John Wayne film is different and unusual in that John Wayne is not the all encompassing heroe that he usually portrays in films. He starts out as a somewhat greedy, deceptive person out to get what he feels he deserves from a former employer and rival, but in the end he finds redemption from his love interest, the very beautiful, Gail Russell, who starred with Wayne in "The Angel and the Badman", another fine Wayne western. Also, in the film is Gig Young, a great, "in my opinion", underrated actor who does a fine job as the character with redeaming qualities, and a friend of John Wayne in the film.

They don't make'm like this anymore! I'm sure you'll enjoy this film, pure adventure, and a film you don't have to analyze, just enjoy!

I recommend purchasing this film. You won't be disappointed!

John E. Matty, Springfield, VA.

Duke 1, Squid 0 .......2005-06-16

WAKE OF THE RED WITCH has it all: An island full of half-naked Polynesian islanders, carved stone heads that stand twenty-feet high, a scuttled schooner laden with gold, the pearl god Tara-Tatu, breathless Euro chicks steaming it up beneath the vines and palm fronds on the RKO backlot, a succession of improbable flashbacks and John Wayne going mano-a-mano with a giant squid.
This movie is a high seas, wooden-ships-and-iron-men costumer that spends most of its time tracking the tempest tossed romance `tween the Duke and Gail Russell, and the bitter rivalry between Wayne and the skullduggerous Luther Adler.
WAKE OF THE RED WITCH is decently unmemorable in all respects, non-essential viewing for even the hardiest of John Wayne loyalists. It's filled with useless posturings and is based on a popular forgotten novel of the day. Others may find it riveting, but I spent most of my time trying to figure out how Wayne kept his toupee in place during the underwater scenes.

Worth Viewing but Not Remembering.......2005-04-18

I am a big John Wayne fan. I love watching his movies. I enjoyed this one as well even though it is not a particularly good effort of his. It was entertaining but did not really catch the imagination.

If I remember correctly, this film is a semi-remake of one he did jsut a few years earlier. Compared to that horror, this one is excellent but don't try to compare it to some of his greater works like "The Quiet Man", the cavalry trilogy or even "Donovan's Reef". Those are great and memorable; this one is merely an afternoon's mindless entertainment, soon forgetten in the detail if not the minutiae.

THe story revolves around two men with a feud over a woman. In this case, both men are involved in shipping in the South Pacific in the days of sail. Wayne commits an act of barratry (piracy conducted by a ship's own crew) against the ship of his rival. The rival wants revenge but so does the Duke. In the end, the sea sorts it all out.

Purchase this movie if you are a diehard John Wayne fan who must have all his work. Otherwise, rent it.

Garland Roark's Novel Brought to the Screen.......2005-03-30

This seemingly obscure 1949 movie produced quietly during some of John Wayne's greatest years of stardom is an overlooked excellent and well written drama. The movie ties into the original story and actually opens the original book and begins the narration of Chapter one at the hands of the first mate. The story revolves around scuttling a sailing vessel "The Red Witch" that contained a cargo of five million in Gold Bullion. There is competition between the owners and Captain Ralls (John Wayne) who plays an ambivilant character who sides with whatever group is most advantageous at the time. The story is told from the perspective of the first mate and utilized the "flashback" technique similar to "Casablanca" but spends considerable time filling you in on how the present situation developed. Although this is in glorious B&W, the island scenery and romance of the age of sail work wonders along with casual romances and adventure to make this a great and interesting film to watch.

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Great Movie, Poor Quality
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THE HARDY DUKE
Three Enjoyable Duke Features from the 40s...
John Wayne meets Oliver Hardy

The Fighting Kentuckian
Starring: John Wayne , Vera Ralston , Philip Dorn , Oliver Hardy , and Marie Windsor
Director: George Waggner
Manufacturer: Republic Pictures
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