2024 the best things in life are free movie review
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Spain released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Portuguese ( Subtitles ), Spanish ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Ray Henderson joins Buddy De Sylva and Lew Brown to form a successful 1920s musical show writing team. Soon, they've got several hits on Broadway, but De Sylva's ambition leads to friction amongst the group, as the other 2 feel increasingly left out. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Oscar Academy Awards, ...The Best Things in Life Are Free
Aspect Ratio : Unknown
MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions : 7.48 x 5.31 x 0.55 inches; 2.93 ounces
Director : Michael Curtiz
Media Format : Import, PAL
Run time : 104 minutes
Actors : Ernest Borgnine, Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey, Sheree North, Tommy Noonan
Subtitles: : Spanish
Producers : The Best Things in Life Are Free
Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0), Castilian (Dolby Digital 2.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0)
ASIN : B00ONEIQQY
Number of discs : 1
Reviewer: Anna Parkinson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The Best Things in Life are Free
Review: I'm delighted ot have been able to find this video after many years of searching for it. If you're a collector of musicals of the 1950/60's this must be one of them. I did tape it from a TV programme some 20 years ago, with adverts, but have always tried to find a video which is such a pleasure to have found it. Unfortunately one of the only ones that Dan Dailey doesn't dance in- great pity, as the dance routines are lovely. I would like to add that Sheree North is superb in those dance routines and the music makes one nostalgic for the good old days, songs are beautifully interpretated by Gordon MacRae and Dan Dailey and Ernest Borgnine couldn't have done better. I hope this video will get the attention it deserves. Anna Parkinson
Reviewer: Peggy Oldfield
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Good Musical With Strange Casting
Review: "The Best Things In Life Are Free" is a musical bio-pic about the writing trio of DeSylva, Brown and Henderson who gave us many memorable tunes in the 1920's. What strikes one as a bit strange is the casting of Ernest Borgnine as one of the three composers. Yes...that Ernest Borgnine who was such a despicable villain in "From Here To Eternity" and "Bad Day At Black Rock". Also, in this film, Dan Dailey is meek, mild and subservient. We are used to seeing Dailey as the outgoing, back-slapping wisecracker. The female lead is played by Sheree North was was one of the many blonde bombshells of the 1950's who did not go far in films. The musical numbers are all very familiar and we even see how they went about composing 'Sonny Boy' for Al Jolson. This 1956 film from 20th Century Fox does not hold up to the lavish M-G-M musicals of the same era but it is a watchable and interesting film and definitely worth viewing just to see Ernest Borgnine sing and dance!
Reviewer: Mr Brian J Hall
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A disappointing DVD presentation from Fox
Review: This was a big Fox CinemaScope production about three song writers, however, in this cropped version we are lucky to get two on the screen at a time. The big musical numbers have been ruined by not presenting the film in the original scope. Is this how Fox are going to treat their back catalogue from now on? If and when they arrive can we only expect "Beneath The Eight Mile Reef" and "The Showers of Ranchipur".
Reviewer: Gordie fan!
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Gordon MacRAE Was The Greatest Entertainer That Ever Lived
Review: This biopic is great! It is all about the 1920s Broadway Juggernaut writing team of DeSylva, Henderson, and Brown! There is also a lot of great dancing with some hot chicks of the era! I recommend this for all jazz enthusiasts!
Reviewer: Mr. G. R. Civil
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: what a disapointment
Review: hello, i have waited for this movie to be released on dvd, and i ordered it immediatly,and couldnt wait for it to arrive, what an absolute letdown,a magnificent film like this completely ruined in full screen. it is an absolute let down as no one would expect it to be shown like this nowadays, what a waste of money, i binned it in disgust and have got out my old vhs copy that was taken from the tv some 20 odd years or so , not a brilliant copy by far , [complete with adverts] but it is in wide screen and far better than the dvd i wasted my money on,. the best things in life are free, but cetainly not this dvd
Reviewer: classicmovielover
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The Best Things in Life Are Free
Review: After reading the reviews, I decided to purchase this movie anyway because I am a great fan of Gordon MacRae. I was very disappointed, though, with the screen shots. I loved the movie itself, but sometimes an actor was cut off the side of the screen. You might be able to see their arm or hand to know they were even in the scene. I agree that this movie should have been released in widescreen. Are the studios in such a hurry to release a movie that they don't care in what format it's released? So sad for the viewers. We are the ones who miss out.
Reviewer: AD
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The best things in life are free
Review: one of the best musicals ever made, Ernest Borgnine, Gordon MacRae, Sherry North and Dan Dailey... just wonderful. If you want to enjoy a couple of hours of nostalgia then buy it. Feel good movie.
Reviewer: Pieter A. Kooijman
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great musical at last out on dvd but needs to be in CinemaScope.
Review: I have always loved this film Sheree Norths dancing is outstanding by the look on her face she is enjoying every minute of it. Gordon MacRae is in fine voice it really shows when he sings The Birth Of The Blues. the whole production is fabulous great musical numbers and orchestra conducted by Lionel Newman the roaring twenties songs and music is great fun even Ernest Borgnine gets to do some numbers he really fits in well with Dan Dailey,Sheree and Gordon. This really is a delightful film directed by the great Michael Curtiz, now with Fox could only find a CinemaScope print to show this film in all its widescreen glory i would give 5 stars heres hoping!
Reviewer: Alan Rogers
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: It was as good, if not better, than I remembered. It was delivered quickly, and in original-wrapped condition. Very good.
Reviewer: Western Fan Gal
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: One of the most underrated musicals of the 1950s - the biopic was a device to loosely combine the lives of the songwriter/composer with a number of performances of their music - ranging from a simple presentation, usually in a Woolworths store where they sold sheet music for a few cents right up to a huge elaborate set piece or dream sequence. In this case, a number of the songs are just around rehearsal hall pianos, in hotel rooms etcThere's very little biography in this one, but some stunning songs and good performances by the 4 main stars - Sheree North is particularly good - she often was cast in bit parts in western films, but does a great job singing and dancing, and shows that if she'd been given more chances, she would have performed creditably well - how Hollywood used to waste some talents or woefully miscast themDan Dailey was always a stalwart song & dance man - Gordon MacRae had a beautiful singing voice but rarely danced, and Ernest Borgnine as tough guy lyricist Lew Brown is greatAs the for the songs themselves, DaSilva, Brown & Henderson wrote some of the great popular songs of the 1920s - the title track needs no explanation, but great songs like "Button Up Your Overcoat" and "Birth of the Blues" (this one being the big production number of the film) are scattered throughout - very enjoyable
Reviewer: Gentleman Jim
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Plays well.
Reviewer: juergen thoms
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Mir hat die DVD zwar gefallen, aber ich war enttäuscht, daà sie nicht imCinemaScope - Format (2.35:1) gewesen ist,
Reviewer: cartman
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Four stars for the movie but unfortunately it's not shown in it's original Cinemascope glory but a pan and scan 4:3 for television although as that's the only way I could get to see it again, it had to be. This is a really good musical but not in the sense of musicals where songs are dropped in for no reason. This is the bio-pic of DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, three famous 1920's songwriters who wrote for Al Jolson. A straight forward, no nonsense account of how they composed the songs as they went along, with generally shortened versions being sung by the cast, as there are so many included. There's a bit of romance, a bit of violent action, a bit of dancing and lots of songs. The cast headed by Gordon MacRae, Ernest Borgnine, Dan Daily and Sheree North are all excellent, particularly Borgnine as Lew Brown. The underrated Gordon MacRae, with his glorious voice, probably gives his best straight acting performance as Buddy DeSylva, the most ambitious of the trio of men and it's a pity that this would prove to be his last big movie. DeSylva went on to co-found Capitol Records. Sheree North gives an amazingly erotic dance to The Birth of The Blues and has a little romance with MacRae. Directed by Michael Curtiz.