great movie
Added 10/26/2009
great move but as usual very poor packaging it don`t come in a dvd case
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Nation Velvet
Added 8/21/2009
I wish to say this is a great film based on good moral values.
A very enjoyable movie for all to enjoy, despite the year of production this is and still will remain a great classic of Mickey Rooney and the beautiful Elizabeth taylor.
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A true CLASIC
Added 7/18/2009
Along with all my other favorits this was on the top! i loved watching it as a kid and i love watching it now. it never gets old :)
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National Velvet DVD
Added 3/14/2009
I bought this for my Grandaughter, who loves to ride. Since I think this is a timless Movie and suitable for all ages, I am sure she will enjoy it.
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Breathtaking Film for All Ages
Added 2/13/2009
This treasure deserves a far better DVD package (for heaven's sake get Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney for some commentary before they leave us) but it's still a film anyone age five and up can watch and fall in love with. It's almost as old as Keith Richards but its age barely shows. You'd have to be hopelessly hard and bitter not to get caught up in Velvet Brown's determination to enter the crazy, talented horse she wins in a raffle in the Grand National, the greatest steeplechase in the world. Yes, it's from a more innocent time, but there is plenty of humor for adults to enjoy. The acting is uniformly excellent. Mickey Rooney has one of his finest roles. Ann Revere and Donald Crisp delight as Velvet's parents. A very young Angela Lansbury plays Velvet's boy-crazy sister. Arthur Treacher of fish-and-chips shop fame plays a race fan. Elizabeth Taylor was never more vibrant, passionate and lovely. (She probably should have stuck with horses.) Unfortunately, with World War II raging in England in 1944, the filming had to be done in California, where the ever-present sunshine undermines the credibility of the English village setting, but that's a minor quibble. For its era, the film's depiction of what girls and women can accomplish with work and determination is remarkable. Highly recommended for the whole family.
Humane/animal rights activists take note: The ASPCA did not monitor animal action in films 64 years ago, and CGI did not exist. Many horses take some nasty falls during the Grand National. I have never been able to find out, but it would not surprise me if some became permanently lame or had to be euthanized after filming was complete. You have to be able to tolerate this in view of the less-evolved habits of the time in which the film was made, or avoid the movie.
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great movie
Added 10/26/2009
great move but as usual very poor packaging it don`t come in a dvd case
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Nation Velvet
Added 8/21/2009
I wish to say this is a great film based on good moral values.
A very enjoyable movie for all to enjoy, despite the year of production this is and still will remain a great classic of Mickey Rooney and the beautiful Elizabeth taylor.
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A true CLASIC
Added 7/18/2009
Along with all my other favorits this was on the top! i loved watching it as a kid and i love watching it now. it never gets old :)
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