Great movie
Added 11/13/2009
love this movie. Topol does a great acting job. Plan
to see him in person this coming June.
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Disappointing Excess
Added 11/13/2009
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is a VERY long film of the musical. It's 181 minutes long. That, friends, is three hours. Enough! The acting is good; the musical adaptation (by John Williams) is good; the choreography (by Jerome Robbins by way of Tom Abbott) is good. What isn't good is the uncomfortable incompatibility of style: You can't mix photorealism with the intrinsic theatricality of song and dance. People in the middle of a bone-chilling Russian winter will not burst into song at a moment's notice with full (though invisible) orchestral accompaniment. And, of course, these Russian Jews wouldn't be speaking (and singing) in English. The success of such a film depends too much on our willing suspension of disbelief. That's why a musical like THE MUSIC MAN is so much more successful, stylistically. (Even the otherwise brilliant WEST SIDE STORY suffered from this dichotomy.)
These comments, of course, won't change anybody's mind about the show. It's been a classic for how many years now? But I do wish a better film could have been made of it.
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Great collector's edition with special features!
Added 10/26/2009
A previous review stated that this set includes the movie plus a CD with unrelated songs. What I received was a two-DVD set including many great special features. I have uploaded a customer photo of the case showing what is included. The deleted song is outstanding and the interviews of the actresses who played the three oldest daughters is a real treat. The segments with Norman Jewison get old quickly though - he seems to like to hear himself talk. Regardless, I highly recommend this two-DVD set!
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Wonderful Classic Movie!
Added 10/1/2009
I enjoyed revisiting this Classic Movie of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. I wanted it for my collection.
Smooth transaction with the Seller. A+++
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Best Musical Ever!
Added 9/29/2009
I think the title is self-explanatory. This movie is deep, funny, educational, entertaining...with wonderful songs! This might be better than the Sound of Music.
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Great movie
Added 11/13/2009
love this movie. Topol does a great acting job. Plan
to see him in person this coming June.
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Disappointing Excess
Added 11/13/2009
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is a VERY long film of the musical. It's 181 minutes long. That, friends, is three hours. Enough! The acting is good; the musical adaptation (by John Williams) is good; the choreography (by Jerome Robbins by way of Tom Abbott) is good. What isn't good is the uncomfortable incompatibility of style: You can't mix photorealism with the intrinsic theatricality of song and dance. People in the middle of a bone-chilling Russian winter will not burst into song at a moment's notice with full (though invisible) orchestral accompaniment. And, of course, these Russian Jews wouldn't be speaking (and singing) in English. The success of such a film depends too much on our willing suspension of disbelief. That's why a musical like THE MUSIC MAN is so much more successful, stylistically. (Even the otherwise brilliant WEST SIDE STORY suffered from this dichotomy.)
These comments, of course, won't change anybody's mind about the show. It's been a classic for how many years now? But I do wish a better film could have been made of it.
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Great collector's edition with special features!
Added 10/26/2009
A previous review stated that this set includes the movie plus a CD with unrelated songs. What I received was a two-DVD set including many great special features. I have uploaded a customer photo of the case showing what is included. The deleted song is outstanding and the interviews of the actresses who played the three oldest daughters is a real treat. The segments with Norman Jewison get old quickly though - he seems to like to hear himself talk. Regardless, I highly recommend this two-DVD set!
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