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Rating:  - GONE WITH THE WIND (2 disc. edition)
I purchased 3 copies of the video; one for my mom, one from my daughter-in-law, and one for myself. My mom is 85 & wanted a copy for herself so that she could watch whenever she wanted & pause whenever she wanted. My daughter-in-law was born in New York, grew up in Mass.; now living with my son in Atlanta. She one day told me that she thought she was the only person living in Atlanta who had not read or seen GONE WITH THE WIND. For her 29th birthday, I purchased the video and the book from Amazon. She, like my mom & I, loves both the book & video. I have read the book 3 times & will continue to watch the movie over and over. It is timeless...and we who love the book and movie keep hoping and praying that Scarlett will somehow "see the light" & love Rhett as much as he loves & adores her. We cry with her as she struggles to survive the Civil War, Carpetbaggers, and hunger, applauding as she vows that she & her family "will never be hungry" again. I recommend this video to anyone who enjoys historical romance, and a video that can be watched with the entire family...no matter how young or how old! BUY TODAY & ENJOY OVER AND OVER!!!
Rating: - Great
Movies arrived in great condition, packaged well, and fast shipping. Couldn't be happier with my purchase.
Rating: - For Heaven's sake
It is Gone With the Wind, what in Heaven's name can I add to that?!?
Rating:  - Better Than Expected
It opens by telling us that the South exists no more, except in books. I believe this particular version of the South never existed at all except in this book. But even so, it's more watchable than I expected. It may be idealistic and melodramatic, but I'm still glad I've seen it. Does anybody remember that, in this movie, Jesus took a bullet? Rhett Butler's a great character, plus that's Clark Gable. But Vivian Leigh also did a great job with the growth of Scarlett O'Hara. A little bit of Mitchell's actual prose made its way onto the screen, leading me to believe it's every bit as syrupy and unreadable as most folks who have read it claim. Apologies to those who think it's the greatest book and/or movie of all time, but I'm not one of you. However, at the end of this four-hour epic, when Rhett Butler walked out, I was sad. It is moving. I think she'll get him back. What about you? After all, tomorrow is another day.
Rating: - A worthy epic
Wow. This is quite possbily the longest film I know of. But for once, that is a good thing. In fact, I did not mind the length in the least except the minor inconvenience of switching the dvd's halfway through.
I only recently watched this and I must say I was quite happy with it. First off, I must say that the quality of the restoration is incredible. It looks like it could have been made recently as opposed to decades ago. I was in awe of it. It must have taken them months and months of painstaking computer work to accomplish this. I wouldn't watch it any other way.
As for the film, well, it really is unique. So much goes on and its quite a journey. Rhett Butler has got to be one of my favorite characters anywhere. Clark Gable was simply wonderful in this. I adored the bickering between Rhett and Scarlett, it was really a joy. I can't believe I waited so long to watch this. I understand some liberties had to be taken in regards to the book. I know that they didn't include 2 of Scarlett's children. I did not read the book so I don't know how important they really were to the movie. I know purists argue this but since I am only basing this review on the movie, I didn't feel that it felt like something was missing from it. It felt complete and thorough. It really is a masterpiece as far as films go.
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