Pre-Order Raw Wind In Eden (1958) (Blu-ray) Available for Preorder (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

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[Robin9]

I'm hoping very much that a good transfer has been created so that Kino are able to provide a high quality disc. I want this film in my collection.

 

[Craig999]

Just watched this last night and was very pleased with the nice picture quality, never saw this film before. Great eye-candy here, with beautiful ocean shore scenery and Esther Williams in her prime. Jeff Chandler is always great too. I felt the plot was sorta weak, though; I was expecting more of a serious melodrama but this one was more like On an Island with You, which actually isn't that much of a bad thing. But it would have helped to have things move along a bit quicker, some scenes are on the slow, stagy side. Still, I enjoyed watching it and I'm very happy to have such a nicely-done blu-ray in my collection. If you like Esther Williams, it's a must-have.

 

[Robin9]

Just watched this last night and was very pleased with the nice picture quality, never saw this film before. Great eye-candy here, with beautiful ocean shore scenery and Esther Williams in her prime. Jeff Chandler is always great too. I felt the plot was sorta weak, though; I was expecting more of a serious melodrama but this one was more like On an Island with You, which actually isn't that much of a bad thing. But it would have helped to have things move along a bit quicker, some scenes are on the slow, stagy side. Still, I enjoyed watching it and I'm very happy to have such a nicely-done blu-ray in my collection. If you like Esther Williams, it's a must-have.

My two reservations about the film is that the dialog is poor and excessive and that Richard Wilson did not direct his actors properly. I'm very surprised about that because in his other films - Man With Gun, Al Capone, Pay Or Die - he got good performances from his cast.

Other than that, I enjoy the film and I'm pleased to have this disc in my collection.

 

[Keith Cobby]

Received this today and watched it straightaway. It's a slim story and moves slowly at times and the ending is never in doubt. I'm not a fan of Jeff Chandler and he has no chemistry with the absolutely gorgeous Esther Williams. She is a fashion model in Rome (I could have watched her swanning around the city for 90 minutes!) before arriving at the island. She is very athletic and it's great to see her swimming naturally rather than the staged sequences during her MGM residence. She should have done more action films. The blu ray is very good, the outdoor sequences are much better than interiors, although scene changes (dissolves?) are ropey. Very pleased to have another of Esther Williams' films on blu ray.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I will purchase during Kino's next sale which should take place in about four weeks.