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Gone with the Wind (Two-Disc Special Edition) Cusomter reviews:
Average Rating: 4.5 Total Reviews: 744
(Brian D. Rosner, 2009-10-14) I would not dare to knock the greatness of the film "Gone With The Wind" The movie stands all by itself. There isn't one imperfection when it comes to the acting, production and beauty of the restored visual and audio presentation. I salivate over the anticipation of the blu-ray release. BUT... give me a break on the packaging and price tab of the box set. Most of the addition material has already been released. The TBS mini series "WHEN THE LION ROARED" and the documentary "1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year" was just recently been released with the WIZARD OF OZ Blu-ray Collectors Set. Do we get a GWTW wrist watch also? Why do these companies always take advantage of consumers with taste. I think the movie is great but I would like the option of purchasing just the film for $25 and not the rest of the garbage for an additional $35. Would it be easier if I just sent Warner Bros. a blank check?
(Sait R. Tarhan, 2009-10-11) The product arrived very quickly and was in mint shape. Nothing but good things to say about this seller.
(Gwyneth Sergio, 2009-09-17) You know the drill: Scarlett ignores Rhett and pursues Melanie's husband Ashley while Atlanta burns down around her. My two cents worth: The portrayal of the Civil War and the aftermath were superb, especially for the 1930's. Costuming and set design were also very impressive, especially in the restored version. The colors were vivid, and the people were all ideally cast for their parts. I just couldn't stand anybody in the movie. Scarlett was a jealous, spoiled brat, the stereotypical "evil sorority chick" type. Rhett came off better, even though he had a wicked temper; he should have left sooner, or better yet, never married her in the first place. Melanie was "good", to the point where people took advantage of her. And Ashley... was he supposed to be good looking back then, or what? Because he didn't seem to have much going on in the personality department. Mammy was the only one who had any sense, and nobody listened to her. Recommendations: Oh, I don't know. Casablanca? Titanic? Even Anna and the King is better than this.
(Barbara U. Gutierrez, 2009-09-11) Absolutely an epic review for an epic product. This particular 4-set volume not only contains the movie but narrates so much of the story behind the story.
(Kendal B. Hunter, 2009-09-09) This is a complex film. For technical aspects, it has few rivals. The cinematography is majestic, reminding us of the epics that Hollywood used to make--"Ben Hur (1959)," and "The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Collection)." The pacing is superb, and as well done as the best episodes of "24: Seasons 1-7." After an hour, I felt like I had seen two hours. And the film keeps this up for four hours. There is much that this film can teach film school undergrads. The setting, however, is a double-edged sword. As the title-card indicates, this film s a glamorization of the Antebellum South. So we get the Code of Honor, dignity, propriety, Southern Hospitality, and all the good things of a refined society. But we also get the slave stereotypes. They are both laughable and sad. However, if you pay close attention, the slaves/freedmen are some the most noble characters in the story. Mammie has the best head on her shoulders. This film's weakest point is characterization. Rhett is both a Han Solo Star Wars: The Han Solo Adventures (Classic Star Wars) and a Casablanca Rick character, a cultured Wolverine who lives by his own code of ethics, but also can be a good person if need be. Men take note: this is what women want out of a man--rich, dashing, tall, dark, handsome, living by his own code of ethics, putting up with their catty remarks, pampering their wives. And did I mention rich? (This is the prototypical chick-flick. Guys, I suggest reading War and Peace (Barnes & Noble Classics).) We have reams of research about the unreal standards men have for women. But what about the unreasonable expectations women have for men? (Spreading Misandry: The Teaching of Contempt for Men in Popular Culture and Legalizing Misandry: From Public Shame to Systemic Discrimination Against Men) For her part, Scarelett is an abomination. For the first half of the film, she is an immature, self-absorbed, pouting tease. In the second half of the film, she is an immature, self-absorbed, pouting gold-digger. She focuses on being the center of attention at parties, complains that her widow's garb makes her look unfashionable, and stops childbearing because it adds two inches on to her waist. "As for my people, children are their oppressors." Her greatest folly is her view of love and romance. She loves A, and never comes to terms that she cannot have a married man (Rhett's comment about Ashley's double-standard of fidelity is well-placed), so she marries B out of spite. As a war-widow, she puts off C's advances (Rhett), and marries D, for his money and business. A widow again, she finally marries C (Rhett), who, to his credit, gives up his blockade-ruining and settles down to domestic bliss. But she still pines away for A. Got it? Rhett suggests that they divorce, so she can have the love she really desires, but Scarlett declines, citing the scandal. But she admits she still loves A, and when his wife dies, Rhett feels threatened, so she changes her mind again, and wants to stay with Rhett. Like Kevin Federline (Mr. Britney Spears #2, Playing with Fire), Rhett has the better head on his shoulders and leaves. We wish he had left Scarlett sooner. Scarlett does have redeemable characteristics. She delivers a baby in burning Atlanta, holds her family together during Reconstruction--becoming a surrogate mother to her younger sisters and addled father. She has spunk and grit, but these emerge in survival or selfish situations. But when it comes to love, marriage, and motherhood, she remains forever a pouty fourteen-year-old. (And people think Robotech's Minmei is bad! Sheesh!) We focus on that one famous word at the end of the movie, but there are other problem areas. There are a lot of underwear scenes--the laughable old-fashioned bloomers, but it did began a trend. Then there is the Up The Staircase scene. Um, as they depicted it, Scarlett seemed to enjoy it. What type of message are sending to women??? And what message are we sending to women about romance and love? Scarlett's one motivation is her love--puppy-love, really--for Ashley. In this aspect, she is as monomaniacally obsessed as Captain Ahab. She is not a person, just an unmet need. Also, there is a more insidious message--the importance of dealing with life's harsh, but empowering realities. She had three husbands, but that was not enough. Like King David, she coveted the poor person's lambling. She never accepts this empowering reality, and so she never grew up. She spent her days discontented and mopey. The ending is appropriate. Rhett reads the handwriting on the wall, and packs up. Scarlett, the perpetual fickle teenager, pleas "If you go, where shall I go? What shall I do?" This is a perversion of Ruth's plea to Naomi: "Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God." I think this highlights the inverted ethics of this film. The film is beautiful to watch and well executed, but the ethical framework is an eyesore.