On the Town
by Gene Kelly
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Actor: Ann Miller, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Jules Munshin, Vera-EllenDirector: Gene Kelly
Primary Contributor: Frank Sinatra
Primary Contributor: Gene Kelly
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-05-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Reviews of On the Town
DVD Review: ON THE TOWN, DVD, w/ F. Sinatra/ G. Kelly & VERA ELLEN
Summary: 5 Stars
While I like Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, the ONLY reason I ordered this DVD was Vera Ellen danced opposite of Gene Kelly. I have become enamored with Vera Ellen recently - WHAT A DANCER? First saw her in "Happy Go Lovely" (David Niven) and could not believe her different styles of dancing ability. Tremendous! "On the Town" has lots of dancing in it (especially between Vera and Gene) and is just a fun, enjoyable movie ... the whole family can watch! DVD Review: On The Town
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an excellent classic movie. Danny Kaye at his best. A must see movie.DVD Review: On the Town DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
This energizing movie is in the grand tradition of MGM musicals and features singing and dancing that is timeless. There is a corniness to the plot and dialogue that is actually quite appealing compared to today's gritty fare, especially if you grew up in that era.DVD Review: Breathtakingly over the top, give or take a few caveats...
Summary: 4 Stars
There's no doubt about it... fun, exuberant and joyful and definitely words that describe this great musical... and with its breathtaking shots of "modern" NY circa 1949, what can one say other than WOWZERS...
In addition, it is pretty interesting to see a comically inspired young Betty Garrett, who to people of my generation will always be Archie Bunker's wise cracking liberal Italian arch nemesis neighbor Irene Lorenzo... Further, Vaudevillian Song and dance man Jules Munshin does more than his fair part in stealing the show. - - A pre-iconic Frank Sinatra is pretty amazing to see as the young boy-toy song and dance man, and his "Come Up To My Place" routine with Garrett is definitely one of the high points of the film.
My only disappointment is that an hour into the film, the plot is pretty much exhausted and with the ending pretty much apparent, the film starts to fizzle/recoup the fizzle and recoup.... it sizzles, not in the sense of being dull, but rather crossing the fine line between "inspired" and "corny" -- at one point even the song writing even seems a bit emulative (kind of Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate minus the genius) - - however, in the end, after the big car chase, some zany cross dressings, and this and that, things all get sorted out and all is well that ends well.
All in all: a major plus is that although ON THE TOWN deviates from the stage play, it does manage to capture a lot of the edge and excitement of a real musical (great choreography and equally splendid cutting and cinematography practically carry the film at times) - - the downside, considering the writing team of Comden and Green, its amazing that so few of the numbers are actually memorable...
Still, even with a flaw or too, they don't make 'em like this anymore, and this movie is definitely a great evening of entertainment that stands the test of time!
DVD Review: On The Town
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my favorite movies and i was super excited to find it! The DVD was in great condition and i watch it all the time!
Description of On the Town
New York, New York--it's a helluva town; the Bronx is up and the Battery's down; the people ride in a hole in the ground.... Well, you get the idea. Those lyrics (by Betty Comden and Adolph Green), set to Leonard Bernstein's music, have made On the Town a permanent part of the psychological landscape of New York City. The story (inspired by Jerome Robbins's ballet Fancy Free) is pretty slight: Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Jules Munshin play sailors with 24 hours' leave to take their bite out of the Big Apple. When they meet, and then lose, this month's Miss Turnstiles (Vera-Ellen), they scour the town in search of her, bumping into a lady anthropologist (Ann Miller) along the way. Shot mostly in the studio, but with location exteriors all over town, from Coney Island to the Statue of Liberty to Central Park, this 1949 gem was the first of three great musicals codirected by Kelly and Stanley Donen, followed by Singin' in the Rain (1952) and the underrated It's Always Fair Weather (1955). --Jim EmersonComedy DVDs
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