Recent content by BarryR

Yes, I agree a lot of movie magic has evaporated for me because it's just another thing to be found, many times unheralded, on whatever device is handy. I'd have to go back even pre-Star Wars to recall a movie like The Godfather (or Jaws) that dominated the media for weeks as an exciting...

Maybe a bit off point, but I thought the movie going experience took a bit of a dive in the 1980s, when malls spawned all these shoe box sized theaters. And not all that well managed; twice I got a refund over bad projection or some other faulty problem. A whole other subject today would be...

Hutton has gotten slammed a lot for replacing Garland, but I think she was terrific. Annie Oakley as written here was larger than life and needed a truly robust performer. After all, Ethel Merman originated the role. Hutton's enthusiasm is undeniable. Maybe too much for some, but you can't...

I always say that DeMille intentionally made the movie as a grand pageant, deliberately bold and over the top. If you don't know that, of course it's going to seem a bit odd to young newcomers.

Thanks for the info! Amazed Maltin could be that careless.

Care to elucidate? :)

Unless it's been pointed out already, "Who's Sorry Now" was composed and published in 1923, and not introduced in this movie.

Sorry to be pedantic, but it's dike, not dyke. Two totally different meanings. ;)

I saw this as a kid when first released, and it made an impression. Haven't seen it since--until now, as I await my copy. :banana:

Its first rating with the MPAA post 1968 was M, "Mature Audiences." This was the equivalent of PG!

Just for the sake of argument, even the uncut version is really more a PG13 than R. It's quite tame given what R encompasses nowadays. :blink: THE BIRDS if anything is more graphic, and that's a PG13.

The Disney Alice connection is his earliest attempt in the 1920s with animation and live action. The "Alice in Cartoonland" comedies were his first success before Mickey Mouse.

Streaming will always take second place because physical media is total ownership of a movie.

I saw it only once way long ago and shrugged it off. Thought something was missing, given its subject, such as further musical performances. Just got the new edition and look forward to seeing. it.

Connery was actually 46 at the time.