Great White Christmas
A great movie with a great cast and, of course, great music! Having said that, I must agree with another reviewer who feels the 'Choreography' number is out of place. Still, all in all, a wonderful way to spend an evening as Christmas approaches. I have the 2000 release DVD and had not intended to buy a newer version until it finally comes out in high-def, but I noticed that while the 2000 version has an aspect ratio of 1.85 this edition is 2.35. Perhaps now the entire letter written by Betty will be viewable onscreen instead of the bottom line being missing. I haven't had an opportunity to see it, so I don't know. As beautiful as the colors are in this movie, I can't wait to see it in full 1080 resolution on my big TV! I do hope it is released that way soon. I don't know whether HDDVD or BlueRay will win the war, but whichever format this movie is released in is the one I will buy.
Now for the Blu-Ray. I purchased this over Christmas, 2010, in hopes it wouldn't be another one of those transfers that looks the same as the one being replaced. I'm glad to say it isn't...in fact, White Christmas finally looks the way it should! Having bought each previous release starting with VHS and progressing through every DVD release, I can tell you that the studio never made the previous releases look really good. White Christmas always had a picture quality that was below what I expected from a DVD and I took a leap of faith with the Blu-Ray. This time I was rewarded with a picture that is absolutely gorgeous! During the 'Sisters' routine you can see the individual strands of the feathers and it gives you the sensation of being there in person. On board the train when the bar-tender is making the drinks, the glasses and drinks look real. This is one time I can confidently say there is no comparison between the DVD and Blu-Ray versions...Blu-Ray wins hands-down all across the board. I think you can tell that this is one of my cherished movies by how many releases I own, more cherished now because it finally looks great. I can recommend this version whole-heartedly without worrying that someone will buy it and not see any improvement over their older version, and I do recommend it. If you love 'White Christmas', then this is what you have been waiting for...you won't be disappointed!
Is it going to be a white Christmas in the UK... Birmingham to be more precise. I really want it to. Please only answer if you have something constructive to say. I will choose the best answer!
ReplyDeleteIm trying to get a detailed history on a White Christmas in Arkansas.
ReplyDeleteI just took my artificial white Christmas tree out of storage only to find that it had turned yellow over the year. So I was wondering if there was any way to make it white again?
ReplyDeleteI could SWEAR I've seen it on TV called Holiday Inn, but all the internet research I've done says it's always been known as White Christmas, and that Holiday Inn is a 1940's movie with Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby. I'm SO confused!!!! Thanks for you help.
ReplyDeleteI saw an ad offering tours to Canada for a white Christmas. Is there a place where there is always snow at Christmas time.
ReplyDeleteI have a white Christmas tree, and every year I have a different combination of colors on my tree. Since I've had it, we've had blue and silver...purple and silver....red, gold and red, silver.....candy cane.....silver and gold. This year, I want something different. I did see a section of black and silver decoration. What do you guys think?
ReplyDeleteI am from Australia currently living in London. I would love to experience a white Christmas with traditional customs. Open to anywhere !!
ReplyDeleteThe idea of the White Christmas is really big in american culture. There are songs and everything about it. In Austrailia it is warm at Christmas. Do people there ever envison a white Christmas like in the songs?
ReplyDeleteI read in the paper today that its to get progressively colder for the rest of the year here in Ireland so we might be having a white Christmas!! YEY!
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