Binding: VHS Tape Format: Color Label: Goodtimes Home Video Manufacturer: Goodtimes Home Video Publisher: Goodtimes Home Video Running Time: 84 unknown-units Sales Rank: 4288 Studio: Goodtimes Home Video
Product Description: A magical movie starring the Pacific Northwest Ballet, based on the original production conceived by Maurice Sendak.
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Rating: - My Favorite Nutcracker of All Time
This Nutcracker, with Maurice Sendak visuals, is a hard act to follow. This Drosselmeyer is the one TRUE version - in my opinion. But then again: everyone is perfect in this version. If you want the ballet to come alive for as it never has before..............or if you have a child in your life whose interest in movement, music and classical style you'd like to ignite ( WITHOUT turning to some awful animation or off- the-mark hipster version of a classic) then, this is your film. It's hard to convey its excellence. But I highly recommend this as a gift for any one of any age as ... Read More
Rating: - Amazing classic
Despite the versions of this film not being high quality, that does not mean that this adaptation itself should be rated poorly. The dancing and production is flawless, set to the beautiful melodies of Tchaikovsky. I first saw this movie as a small child, and I will never forget it. The opening credits of the movie are in the workshop of Drosselmeyer, and the fantastic carvings and creations you see hint toward what will be happening in the remainder of the film. One of the things I love about everything that follows after this is that despite the lack of any dialogue, the emotions and thoughts ... Read More
Rating: - Caveat Emptor!
The music, artistry, designs, and screenplay of this Pacific Northwest Ballet production of the Nutcracker are wonderful. Unfortunately, most copies of the original VHS tape release (Paramount Pictures /Atlantic Releasing, 1987) are now deteriorating (i.e. magnetic tape becomes brittle, lost of frame-sync, faded colors, distorted audio) and few if any of the original copies remain NEW (unbroken seal) or are in VERY GOOD or even GOOD condition. No DVD version has been released by the studio and the master tape no doubt still resides in the hands of Paramount. The point being that the version of Nutcracker: ... Read More
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