A Star Is Born

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Isaiah Y Nov 26 One of the most beautiful musicals ever made, A Star is Born features amazing performances from both James Mason and Judy Garland. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 30 Success in 2 hour and 56 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed in 1954 in color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Jay W Aug 11 This movie is incomplete. I can only judge the movie that I have and not try to give credit to the potential it has. What I mean by this is that there are several scenes of which we don't have footage. For those scenes they will just hold up a set photo and give the audio of the characters saying their lines. After the intermission, they stop having those missing scenes, but it would be wrong not to knock down points accordingly. Judy Garland puts in another great performance. She sings like an angel, and she is the best in the business at delivering her lines while she is crying. There is such raw emotion on display from her. As good as Garland sings, some of these songs could be cut and nothing would be lost. This movie is overly long, and if you are looking for scenes to cut, those are the ones I pick. See more Edward L Jul 23 One of the all-time great movies driven by Mason and Garland and one of the few remakes that better the original.. Don't waste your time with either the Streisand or Gaga remakes. The 1937 version is worth watching though. See more David F Jul 20 This movie was interminable. While I appreciated the backstage Hollywood story of a young woman whose star was on the rise even as her husband was falling due to the shifting interests of audiences and his out of control alcoholism, I didn’t feel like Garland and Mason had that much chemistry and the movie just went on and on. See more Rob G Apr 21 So I just completed a marathon of all 4 “A Star is Born” movies. Here is my assessment of each in oder from Best to Least good. In all 4, a young, talented woman is discovered by an older, declining male star. They fall in love, marry, and her career rises while his falls due to addiction. Tragedy strikes when he dies by suicide, prompting her emotional tribute at the end. 2018 – The best version starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Deals with the modern music industry. The music is really good in this one. Not sure I really buy the chemistry of the two actors. Cooper plays his role as a complete mess really well. 1954 – This could have been the best had it now been for some minor flaws. Stars Judy Garland and James Mason. Very good production and both actors do a great job. Seems overly long and the musical numbers are dated by today’s standard. Had they not committed so much to the musical numbers, I would have rated it the best version. Also, minor annoyance comes from having the longer restored scenes added as some of the video is lost and replaced with still photos while the audio continues which is very annoying. 1937 – Stars Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. This is the shorter of the group. They could have made it longer and developed the characters more but, hey, it was 1937. 1976 – Stars Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. Kristofferson does a good job in his role. However, I wish they had got a really Outlaw Country or Rock artist to portray the female lead. Streisand’s music just doesn’t cut it for what they were trying to pull off. As a result, it’s a little hard to watch. Also, does he commit suicide in the end or just have an accident? See more Read all reviews

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