Oklahoma!
by Fred Zinnemann
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Actor: Charlotte Greenwood, Gene Nelson, Gloria Grahame, Gordon MacRae, Shirley JonesDirector: Fred Zinnemann
Producer: Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Producer: Oscar Hammerstein II
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II
Producer: Richard Rodgers
Writer: Lynn Riggs
Writer: Sonya Levien
Writer: William Ludwig
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, THX, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 2.20:1
Running Time: 145 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-04-27
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of Oklahoma!
DVD Review: The Real Miracle Of TODD-AO
Summary: 3 Stars
Lets be honest here! What Fox wants you to believe is utter rubbish! Having been involved in film to video restoration as a telecine colorist I think I know a little bit about the process.
The one thing that Fox is right about is that many negs, ip's and print negs were stored impropperly. Eastman stock developed vinigar syndrome, faded and shrunk. Becoming unusable. The studio's woke up to the fact and started to store their precious titles in more climate friendly vaults and salt mines. Yup...salt mines.
I have seen several prints, (not negs) in theatres and in private collections. Some have faded and lost color, (turning pink) while others are basicly as beautiful as they day they were struck.
If Fox wnted to do an "HONEST" transfer of a TODD-AO print or neg, it could have used numerous sources to obtain, borrow or copy elements from existing materials other than a badly damaged IP. IP's (inter Posatives) that some studios will xfer from are well known to have limited range and depth for video xfers than a neg or a print-neg. Fox was being lazy and decided for some unknown reason to use most likely the only complete, or close at hand elements they had rather than do some research and find propper materials to xfer from!
The story abotu Oklahoma! being soft is that....a story. All the prints and footage and frames from TODD-AO prints are anything but soft. The efinition is the Oklahoma! prints is truely breath taking.
Fox would have been better to have left some of the film damage in and retain the sharpness of the TODD-AO versions. Fox woudl have been bette to have used the available technology and use the pre-existing 4x3 letterbox TODD-AO version and line doubled it to make it full screen.
You would be amazed aas to the amount of color that can be pulled out of a faded print using sate of the art equipment like a daVinci color corrector. Would the color be perfect? No, but it would be sharp and enjoyable. Then they could have gone into digital color restoration and boosted it up even more.
If Fox have have had the backbone to have said "hey we made a mistake" I woudl respect that and say well atlet they know they messed up. But to blaitantly lie and try to defent themselves is not only an insult to this film, it's producers, cast and crew, it's fans and to those of us who do work in the area of film xfer!
Fox, I challenge you to prove this is the only possible xfer that you can do! And you will be proved wrong!
DVD Review: Nice, Old-Fashioned Fillm But Too Long
Summary: 4 Stars
I really liked the first part of this movie, with all the famous songs and great color that looks even better on DVD....and just a great feel of old-fashioned wholesomeness.
The rest of the film doesn't live up to that first part as the songs aren't as good and the thin storyline is stretched out too long. They didn't need to make this 145 minutes. Two hours would have been plenty.
The story is just about two romances: the main "contest:" Gordon McCrae and Rod Steiger both vying for Shirley Jones, and the minor one with Gloria Grahame and two suitors. Grahame, with her humor as "Ado Annie Carnes" is the best character in the film, at least to me. Eddie Albert also chips in with some humor as the "peddler" and Charlotte Greenwood was good as "Aunt Eller."
Jones and McCrae are about as "All-American" as you can get and Steiger is the lone "villain" of the film. The most colorful segment of the movie was the dream scene that featured a great set. The dancing didn't do much for me, but the bright colors sure did.
Overall, a refreshing nice old-fashioned musical and a visual treat as well. If it's a little long, well, so be it.
DVD Review: More than OK!
Summary: 5 Stars
You just can't go wrong with an Oscar and Hammerstein musical! Great music, great cast, great fun! One of the best of the best in musicals. Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae made the cutest couple in this film. All the supporting cast is wonderful. If you haven't seen this musical (and you love musicals) -- what are you waiting for?!DVD Review: Great, speedy service - will buy from again!
Summary: 5 Stars
Great, speedy service! I will definitely buy from them again! Also, the product was in fantastic shape!DVD Review: "Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry..."
Summary: 5 Stars
This glorious Rogers and Hammerstein musical is set in turn-of-the-century Oklahoma, where cowboy Curly (Gordon MacRae) is in love with farm girl Laurey (Shirley Jones), and she thinks he's pretty special, too. They tease each other but can't seem to speak their real feelings, which leaves Laurie going to the big box social with the odious ranch hand, Jud Fry (Rod Steiger).
The movie is full of beautiful stars and songs with a wholesome, romantic story. Gordon MacRae was a dreamy hunk o' man and he could sing great, too. He definitely made the perfect singing cowboy hero. Shirley Jones, making her movie debut at just 21, was the perfect fresh-faced innocent and what a voice! She and MacRae had great chemistry. Menacing Rod Steiger balances their idealism with his bitterness and even sings and dances.
The songs have become familiar over the years because they're just so happy and easy to sing; "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning," "Surrey with the Fringe on Top," and "People Will Say We're in Love" are gorgeous and "Oklahoma!" is bursting with pride and joy. There are some beautifully-filmed ranch scenes, but also some outdoor scenes filmed on a soundstage that look stagey, and the ballet sequences go on a bit too long for my taste. But those are small quibbles; it's a fun movie the whole family can enjoy.
Description of Oklahoma!
The hit Broadway musical from the 1940s gets a lavish if not always exciting workout in this 1955 film version directed by old lion Fred Zinnemann (High Noon). Gordon MacRae brings his sterling voice to the role of cowboy Curly, and Shirley Jones plays Laurie, the object of his affection. The Rodgers and Hammerstein score includes "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'," and "People Will Say We're in Love," and Agnes DeMille provides the buoyant choreography. Among the supporting cast, Gloria Grahame is memorable as Ado Annie, the "girl who cain't say no," and Rod Steiger overdoes it as the villainous Jud. --Tom KeoghClassics DVDs
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