It Happened One Night [VHS] starring
Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert,
Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns,
Jameson Thomas
Fantastic Night
Director Frank Capra (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) took home every
Oscar in the book (well, okay, all the major ones) for this seminal 1934
comedy starring Clark Gable as a hard-bitten reporter who stays close to a
runaway heiress (Claudette Colbert) rather than lose a good story. Funny
and sexy, the film is full of memorable scenes often referred to in other
films, such as the walls of Jericho (a mere bedcover hung on a line down
the middle of a room so opposite-sex roommates can get undressed), and
Colberts famous flash of thigh to stop a speeding car in its tracks. Capras
brisk, urbane brand of wit was a perfect complement to his populist faith in
the common man (in this case, Gables character), and that inspired
combination makes this film both a spirited entertainment and an uplifting
experience. --Tom Keogh
My five stars are for IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, not for this DVD. If I
were rating the DVD quality alone without regard to the movie, Id give it
one star or maybe half a star. I separate the two concepts because Im
buying more than the intellectual property (i.e., the movie) when I buy a
DVD. Id seen IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT on TV a dozen times before I
saw the DVD for sale. Its why I wanted the DVD as soon as I saw it. But I
like to know what kind of value Im getting for my money. I presume you do
too.
Forewarned is forearmed: When you pop this DVD into your player, youll
see that the picture quality is poor. It will be as bad as any DVD you have
in your collection and probably worse. Im telling you this so you wont be
surprised or disappointed.
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT is one of the greatest movies ever made; and
yet the picture quality on this DVD is no better than what you might have
seen on broadcast TV twenty years ago--no better than if youd bought it
from a bootlegger at a swap-meet. It deserves better treatment, and will
no doubt get it eventually. Having said this, I recommend buying this DVD
anyway and heres why. The current copyright date on the package is
2008, which means we shouldnt expect the one we really want, with the
all-new digitally remastered picture and all-new digital transfer, to be
available anytime soon. Sometimes its better to hold out and wait for the
new-and-improved version. For IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, dont wait.
Buy this one now, and buy the new-and-improved version when it
becomes available.
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