2024 the best xmas films review

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Two talented son-and-dance men (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.64 x 5.39 x 7.65 inches; 0.32 ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Michael Curtiz
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, NTSC, Color, Widescreen, Restored
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours
Release date ‏ : ‎ November 3, 2009
Actors ‏ : ‎ Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera Ellen, Dean Jagger
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French, Spanish
Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified
Studio ‏ : ‎ Paramount
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002MU4NN6
Writers ‏ : ‎ Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
Reviewer: Farmerswife14770
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: One of the Best!
Review: My parents brought me up on classic movies so I did the same with my children. Now they're encouraging their children to watch them as well. We love a good classic and White Christmas fits the bill perfectly!!

Reviewer: steve_manassas
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The best Christmas movie musical ever made
Review: I don't know what happened to my earlier review - it got wiped for some reason (I did not delete it), but this movie is the best Christmas movie musical ever made. I enjoyed the movie on television growing up, first on NBC, then in local syndication, and acquired the White Christmas VHS tape in the early 1990s. I purchased the 2000 DVD at Best Buy, but had issues with several defective copies, until I finally received a suitable replacement from Paramount Home Video. In 2009, I purchased the White Christmas Anniversary Edition with an additional DVD of bonus features, and replaced it with the new Diamond Anniversary Edition in 2014. I did not have a Blu-ray player then; otherwise I would have purchased the Blu-ray edition.Bing Crosby (Captain Bob Wallace), Danny Kaye (Private Phil Davis), Rosemary Clooney (Betty Haynes), and the always underrated dancer Vera-Ellen (Judy Haynes) are in top form. While not all of Irving Berlin's songs in this film are top-drawer, most are first-rate. Character actor Dean Jagger plays the gruff General Tom Waverly, the boys' former Army commander, who now owns the Columbia Inn in Pine Tree, Vermont, whom the four principals save from financial ruin by performing their show at the inn. The second disc contains all of the bonus features from previous editions, plus a few new ones, including a "virtual duet" between Bing and Michael Bublé. Rosemary Clooney's poignant commentary track from 2000 remains intact on the main DVD. The other documentaries include featurettes about Bing and his childhood home, Danny Kaye's life, including his showbiz career and his humanitarian work, the making of the movie and the writing of the song itself, a retrospective look back with the late Rosemary Clooney, a tour of Clooney's Kentucky home, the transformation of the film into a stage musical (see below) and a 1954 UNICEF documentary, ASSIGNMENT: CHILDREN, with Danny Kaye (introduced by Michael Bublé - the documentary can be played with or without the intro). There are also two theatrical trailers and several photo galleries. I had more detailed information in the review that was wiped; I tried to remember as much as could - my apologies to other customers for leaving any details out.HISTORICAL NOTE: WHITE CHRISTMAS was the first movie released in Paramount Pictures' new widescreen format, VistaVision, which unlike its competitors, CinemaScope and Cinerama, was compatible with existing theaters and projection equipment. WHITE CHRISTMAS was supposed to be the third Bing Crosby/Fred Astaire musical for Paramount, following 1942's Holiday Inn (Blu-ray) and 1946's Blue Skies, but Astaire turned it down because he had just completed filming MGM's The Band Wagon (Two-Disc Special Edition), and wanted to spend time with his family before starting another film project. Other accounts claim that Astaire had another commitment, was either ill or injured, and that he believed was too old for the part. Donald O'Connor was originally signed as Astaire's replacement, but suffered an injury, so Danny Kaye ended up with the role of a lifetime.I watched the bonus disc again recently. Here are a few more details:1) Bing's 1976 performance of "White Christmas," where he sings the seldom-heard opening verse. This was the last TV performance of the song aired during Crosby's lifetime; the 1977 special, BING CROSBY'S MERRIE OLDE CHRISTMAS, featuring the "Peace On Earth" / "The Little Drummer Boy" duet with the late David Bowie, aired after Bing's death.2) The unadulterated 1971 performance of "White Christmas," without Michael Bublé, is from the NBC special, BING CROSBY: THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS. This special, the 1977 special, and two earlier specials from 1961 and 1962, are available on the DVD collection Bing Crosby: The Television Specials, Volume 2, which I own.3) There is also a 1948 black-and-white performance of Bing singing "Silent Night," with a boys' choir. I don't believe this is available elsewhere.4) There are two performances featuring Danny Kaye - one in black-and-white from 1963, featuring Danny and the late great Nat "King" Cole duetting on a jazzy version of "Jingle Bells," and a color performance from 1965, featuring Kaye's reading of an excerpt from Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Both of these performances are available on the DVD collection, Christmas With Danny Kaye, which I also own.This musical was later transformed into a stage play (Irving Berlin's White Christmas). I purchased the original cast CD in 2010, and saw the stage play at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in December 2012. If the play comes to your area, go see it; it is excellent.The aforementioned HOLIDAY INN, starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, was recently made into a Broadway musical (Holiday Inn (Original Broadway Cast Recording)), which I own as well. An excellent television version was recently broadcast on PBS' GREAT PERFORMANCES series. Check your local listings or the PBS Web site for air times. A DVD/Blu-ray version of the same performance is available as a bonus disc with the 75th Anniversary Edition of the original movie.I hope modern Hollywood never remakes this film. While there are contemporary performers who could do it justice - Michael Bublé, Kristin Chenoweth, Jane Krakowski, Sutton Foster, Harry Connick, Jr., and young dancers such as tappers Melinda Sullivan and Sarah Reich, to name a few - the last thing we need is to turn WHITE CHRISTMAS into a hip-hop mess, as Will Smith recently did with Annie (Blu-ray). The hip-hop generation has HAMILTON; that is enough.Five stars for this terrific film.

Reviewer: Ed
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Love it!
Review: The detail in BR is better than standard so I ripped it for my collection and love it! I love this movie and is one of my fav's this time of year!

Reviewer: chris
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good delivery
Review: Everything looks good came on time.

Reviewer: Richard L. Stearns
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: CLASIC
Review: NUFF SAID

Reviewer: Brad
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Classic
Review: A classic movie. We watch it every year.

Reviewer: mcharron11
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great
Review: Great movie

Reviewer: MAK
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: all time favorites at Christmas time
Review: All time favorite movie at Christmas time. Nice to have to watch it anytime.

Reviewer: Arlene Chow
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Sent item exactly as described. Would do business with again.

Reviewer: M
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I've always liked White Christmas but I confess I don't like all the songs 🙁 I think it's more the general feeling of niceness and warmth that exudes from the screen every time I watch it. The banter between Kaye and Crosby is priceless and it just has this genuine feelgood aura which at Christmas time is just so very welcome!I had this film on DVD for a long time and then saw an HD version on Prime but then I saw this 4k release and thought "Why not?"I was very glad to have bought it, the Dolby Vision encode really brings the film to life, the red Santa suits they wear positively pop, the sets still look like sets but everything is just so much richer. Grain is minimal and I found myself not watching the film per se but marvelling at the sheer clarity of that Vista Vision as it was meant to be seen.And of course the final number with THAT song is gorgeous and hopelessly sentimental - I love it!!!. Try and see it on as big a 4k TV as you can get!I hope I look this good at age 70...MB

Reviewer: Frances Horsley
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Loved All of it!

Reviewer: Francisco
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: White Christmas o Navidades Blancas es un musical discreto de la Paramount dirigido por Michael Curtiz y alejado de la calidad que encontramos en los grandes musicales de la Metro Goldwin Mayer. Pero esto no le resta interés, especialmente cuando, además de canciones de Irving Berling, incluye la famosa White Christmas de Bing Crosby en un antológico número final totalmente navideño.Esta versión en Bluray es muy recomendable, casi definitiva, por la excepcional calidad de la imagen y el sonido, aunque se aprecia una diferencia entre los diálogos y las canciones, mucho más claras. Una vez más Amazon no informa de las características de esta edición. El audio y los subtítulos están inglés y en español latino. Además, los extras vienen en alta definición y subtitulados, con lo que el bluray nos proporciona material interesante sobre la película y sus protagonistas. Estos extras son idénticos a los encontrados en la versión USA:Commentary by Rosemary ClooneyBackstage Stories from White Christmas HDRosemary's Old Kentucky Home HDBing Crosby: Christmas Crooner HDDanny Kaye: Joy to the World HDIrving Berlin's White Christmas HDWhite Christmas: From Page to Stage HDWhite Christmas: A Look Back with Rosemary ClooneyTheatrical Trailers HD.Por último, esta edición es una magnífica opción para quien quiera revisar este clásico navideño poco conocido en España y pasar un buen rato en familia.

Reviewer: Michèle
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: parfait