Rating: - DVD, Please?
Caught "Vines.." (missed the very beginning) on TCM and totally fell in love with it! I tivo'ed it and I can't stop watching this charming and sweet movie. Isn't it wonderful to see loving parents? Isn't it wonderful to see loving children? Its a movie I want to share with my whole family. It would make such a great Christmas present... DVD, anyone?
Rating: - I Never Forgot It
My parents took me to all Margaret O'Brien movies. From a child's point of view I always remembered Selma and her Dad. Every family should have the privilege of seeing this film.
Rating: - Against Type
My mom introduced me to this movie and I was amazed at how "simple" it was. For many, old Hollywood movies, especially those from before 1950, are either cynical film noir, fluffy costume dramas, or fluffier musicals. Actually if you take a look at the movies made during the "Golden Age" you realize that the studios were often more willing to experiment than today's studios. Back then they did not know any better than to try to make a movie based on the life of Emile Zola or "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with James Cagney as an imp. They just did it. They were also willing to take a chance on ... Read More
Rating: - great movie.
WHEN???????? WHAT IS TAKING SOOOOOOOOO LONG TO RELEASE THIS MOVIE. PLEASE SOMETIME BEFORE WE HAVE A MELTDOWN.
Rating: - Hard To Imagine A Nicer Film
It's true - this is about as nice as it ever got with a movie. There are no villains, no violence (except when animals had to be destroyed in a fire...and that wasn't pictured), and just a nice story of a nice Norwegian family living in rural Wisconsin.
The story emphasizes two members of the family: the 7-year-old daughter, played by 1940s child star Margaret O'Brien, and her father, played by famous tough-guy actor Edward G. Robinson. This is Robinson as you rarely saw him and refreshingly low-key.
Yes, O'Brien tends to overact a bit, but some of her lines are so touching, ... Read More
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