Hollywood-ized Our TownOctober 8, 2003 Les Borean(So-Cal) Our Town is a play that brings a simple message in a very compelling way; one of my favorite stories of all time. I can say that the people behind this motion picture version trivialized the ending of the story, and took back some of what the story gives. But that's Hollywood. Despite the ending, this still manages to be a wonderful sensitive rendition of Our Town. Technically, the print is poor quality, but the depth of the story made me forget about the print quality while I was watching it.
Serves me right ...June 16, 2003 ... for not having checked these reviews before I bought the DVD. The technical quality - especially the sound - is just absolutely horrible. What a disappointment. I was unable to sit through the full 90 minutes. The worst DVD I have ever come across. Stay away from it!
5 star movie, questionable transferApril 15, 2003 Mr. M. Looke This movie is terrific. William Holden especially gives a sincere and touching performance as the young George Gibbs. The story is beautifully told despite the tacked on Hollywood ending; I think we all still get the message! My mission now is to find a DVD worthy of the content. I notice that there are at least two editions on the market. Before I shell out any more hard earned cash (I am a poor Film History student) I wondered if anybody out there could let me know of a better quality copy? Also anybody who enjoyed this movie should check out Sam Wood's fantastic KIngs Row.
Its not nearly as bad as they say...February 17, 2003 Don't be afraid of the reviews, while sure its not a "Lucas film" quality DVD, its still a beautiful production. It leads are wonderful its story beautiful, it ending heartbreaking and touching. How could anyone not love this film! Oh of course the stage version is better, and its maybe not something that was meant to be transferred to film but I would say they did a a pretty great job considering the feat of turning some so theatrical and stagey into an epic romance. You will come out of this film the way you should... perhaps a little more appreciative of your life.
Run Away!!!October 4, 2001 Mark Stevens(Fort Worth, TX United States) Our Town is an underrated classic, and I would recomend it to anyone. However, this is without a doubt the worst DVD transfer I've ever seen. To be honest, I'm not sure I've ever seen a truly clean copy of this movie, but I've seen better than this. The audio is the main problem here, as much of the dialogue is indecipherable. I can't believe anyone would have the nerve to release a film in this condition...it's an outrage.
