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How the West Was Won starring: Rodopho (Rudy) Acosta, Mark Allen, Beulah Archuletta, Carroll Baker, Brigid Bazlen directed by: John Ford, Henry Hathaway City Travel Guides Price: CDN$ 9.93 Prices subject to change. |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Binding: DVD EAN: 0012569798601 Format: Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: May 22, 2007 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: February 20, 1963 Sales Rank: 9910 MPN: WARD79860D Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Please disregard all reviews prior to 2008Warner Home Video has announced a 2-disc special edition of How the West Was Won which stars John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and James Stewart. The set will be available to own from the 9th of Sept 2008, and should retail at around $20.97. As well as a remastered,anamorphic and restored widescreen presentation, the 2-disc release will include a Film Historian Commentary, Dave Strohmaier's critically-acclaimed, feature-length documentary Cinerama® Adventure, Making of How the West Was Won (Archival featurette), and the original theatrical trailer. An Ultimate Collector's Edition will also be available for $59.92, $61.99 cdn. This will include a 3-disc special edition, as well as a 20-page theatrical press book reproduction, 10 behind-the-scenes photo ... Read More: Rating:  - A pot-boiler: then and now"How the West Was Won": an incorrigible pot-boiler. Like other "epics" of the 1960s (eg the Alamo) this movie is a product of Hollywood culture. This is an entertainment genre unto itself. As an example of Hollywood's looking-in-on-itself as a source of material, this movie has charm (but not in the way intended). But if you are looking for any trace of history or American culture, look elesewhere. If you are into Rat-pack era (Sinatra, Monro, Kennedy) pseudo-culture, this is a classic. Rating:  - If only they could smooth out the picture......I'd give it five stars. As other reviewers have mentioned, the onscreen "seams" left over by the three-camera Cinerama project are distracting, and of course the film loses something by transfer to a small TV screen. But otherwise it is both a classic and a family epic. (If you can find the souvenier program book, it's well worth a look; mine, among other things, tells me that the costumes--literally thousands--were all sewn by hand because the Cinerama cameras picked up on machine sewing. And Louis L'Amour's novelization, which may still be available secondhand, both follows the script closely and expands upon some of the information given on-screen.) Beginning c. 1830 with Zebulon Prescott (Malden), his wife and four children ... Read More: Rating: - Nice, but not the best ever...This movie is pretty good overall, but still there's minor action, like a few gunfights, one Apache encounter, and so on. I'm not saying this is bad, but I'm saying: if you really think about it, it's not the best ever made. For example, "Chisum" and "Stagecoach", which are both John Wayne movies, have way more action. Besides, why did Wayne play such a small part in this video? It would have been much better had he played a longer part. Also, if you want better movies, there are two "Stagecoach" movies. Watch the John Wayne one, because of the singer in the color movie. Another example is "True Grit", and "Rooster Cogburn". I won't give any more examples, because I wouldn't have a well written ... Read More: Rating: - A unique story and video5 stars for the story. A little less for the seams that may show. This is an excellant western from the early 60's. The story is sweeping and beautifully shot. If you got this video in a pan-and-scan version I feel sorry for you though. As the first "Cinerama" movie shot with a story this video can only be viewed in widescreen. Due to the age of the movie there are parts that the "3-frame" windows are quite obvious. Don't let the seams distract you from a marvelous story and spectacle of this near classic movie. You will not be disapointed. JUST GET THE WIDESCREEN OR THE DVD. REMEMBER NO PAN AND SCAN. |
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