After a four year absence Judy Garland returned with the film that was probably the most personal. In a sense manufactured by the studio system with hardly any say in it whatsover she lived a great deal of her life tumultously. This tragic tale shows how hollywood can destroy a human being (James Mason's character) just as it had done to many of its stars in actual life. A job well done by director George Cukor and great performances by its leads. A true classic. Highly recommend!!!
How Judy did not win the Oscar for this performance, I’ll never know. She was amazing in this movie. However, I’m not a big fan of how they tried to reconstruct the missing scenes with the surviving audio and stills. It was distracting and would have worked better as a DVD extra than part of the film. Plus, at three hours, it drug in places. But it’s still a good movie with unforgettable acting by the star.
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I would have loved to have given 'A Star is Born' 5 glowing stars but whoever had the crazy idea of inserting those lost scenes and stills destroyed the entire flow of the story. Judy gets a full 5 stars for her spectacular performance - the directing and cinematography was top notch - the music was a treat and the entire cast - James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford, et al, were fabulous. Edit out the 'film 101' stuff and you're back in business.
A Star is Born is a great story, spawning 2 remakes besides the original 1937 version. This is the 1st remake, and like most it just leaves you kind of flat. This is by far the worst of the 3 versions, with the original being a better movie, and the 1977 version with Streisand/Kristofferson being far and away the best. Now I'm not saying this is a bad movie, it's not. Infact it has some very good music in it. it just doesn't measure up to the other 2. Judy Garlands acting abilities, in my opinion, were always suspect, peaking early in her career with "The Wizard of Oz", and declining rapidly thereafter. Basicly, it's worth a watch if you have nothing better to do, and have already seen the 2 good versions of this movie. If you haven't by all means, go there first! The WildmanRead full review
The ending itself is worth seeing the whole story. How can you beat the actors in the film???????? NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!
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