vhs tape in a very good quality. very happy with the purchase that i made.:)
September 16, 2008This was my favorite film before I bought it, and it is still my #1.
August 25, 2008 |  | Another Great Transaction |  |
As usual my transaction with Amazon was a pleasant experience. The product was ordered, confirmed and received in a timely manner. A tribute to the great service Amazon continues to provide their customers.
August 13, 2008 | | What's wrong with the new version... | |
The undoubted sentimentality of Cinema Paradiso was nicely balanced by the elliptical restraint of the original release; the mundane details of the central tragedy was left unsaid, a teenage love was left unconsummated, (much like the love-stories shown at Cinema Paradiso, thanks to the censoring local priest) deepening Salvatore's loss to the point that it acquired universal application and appeal, and became art.
This courage and restraint has sadly been negated by the addition of the new material, or, more accurately, the material originally deleted. The effect is, to my mind, disastrous, reducing a vibrant, lilting film to a soap-opera which leaves little to the imagination. Now, instead of the poignant yearning of the original we have middle-age stalking, sordid fumbling in a parked car and rehashed declarations of undying love. Fom poetry to tellenovella in one easy step. Che peccato!
August 5, 2008| | | This is the best movie ever! | |
I saw "Cinema Paradiso" more than 30 times. Each time I cry like a baby and each time I like it more. It's the best film I ever saw and I'll be seeing it at least 30 more times. Don't miss it!
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