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List Price: $24.99Amazon.com's Price: $19.99 You Save: $5.00 (20%)Prices subject to change.
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0014381105728
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 18, 2003
Running Time: 180 minutes
Sales Rank: 4467
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
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Editorial Review:
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When Mary Rodgers, daughter of the composer Richard Rodgers, was reported as saying she never wanted to see another Oklahoma!, it was her way of paying the highest tribute to Trevor Nunn's production at the Royal National Theatre which was subsequently taken into the studio and filmed. The camera follows the playgoers into the auditorium of the Olivier where in their company we watch the show and applaud the numbers as the real thing. Nunn treats Rodgers and Hammerstein's first collaboration with the utmost seriousness, restoring the full text so that it comes across as a drama indebted to Eugene O'Neill. Although Oklahoma! unfolds at a leisurely pace, it is extraordinary how one is drawn into the drama under Nunn's direction.
There's seldom a wish for true locations as the pace picks up and we move into the claustrophobic company of Judd Fry in his riveting encounter with the cowboy Curly. The close-up camera work affords an experience the theatre can't bring and also pays handsome dividends in appreciating Susan Stroman's intricate and lively choreography. Her dancers are a fine team, notably Jimmy Johnston who is outstanding as Will Parker leading the Kansas City ensemble. Hugh Jackman (X-Men) as Curly matches him in vocal prowess and looks, and Shuler Hensley sings the tricky role of Judd Fry very well. It's harder to place Peter Polycarpou's Pedlar, a considerably larger role than in the film version, whose accent strays from London's East End to the plains of Europe. Maureen Lipman, rightly deemed the lynchpin of the musical by Nunn, is a joy to watch as Aunt Eller. Laurey (Josefina Gabrielle) and Ado Annie (Vicki Simon) are good but not special. Aside from an abrupt start to Act Two and the occasional voice off microphone, the production sounds good with a larger orchestra present than in the theatre. An Oklahoma! on an epic scale. --Adrian Edwards
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I loved this production of the play and the filming was unusual in that after a while, I forgot I was watching a play.
The best Curly, Aunt Eller, Jud and Will Parker ever done! I have loved the movie done with Shirley Jones and Gordon McRae all my life, but the acting in it is outdated.
Hugh Jackman was outstanding. He brought depth and distinction in Curly's character that I did not know were there. Then, there is Jackman's voice. It made me forget Gordon McRae forever. So rich, ... Read More
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This version of oklahoma was ok. The only thing I like about this version was Hugh Jackman; he was wow. And Jud Fry gave an excellent Tony Award Performance. The big bummer was Laurie. As another reviewer said, I can't think of Laurie in overalls either! And she is unattractive and so old; Hugh Jackman and Laurie so did not fit. I didn't see a real connection between them. I sensed an undercurrent of acting with their affection towards each other. Gordon and Shirley did have that(which was proved by ... Read More
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For those who are familiar mainly with the innocent, lavish film version of Rogers and Hammerstein's musical OKLAHOMA!, this 1998 West End revival starring Hugh Jackman, Josefina Gabrielle and Shuler Hensley may come as a bit of a shock. There is not a hint of syrupy sweetness or camp to be found in Trevor Nunn and Susan Stroman's masterful reinterpretation of the material. Here, the characters are earthy, dirty, sweaty, and delighfully natural, and the actor's portraying them are all suberb (with ... Read More
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Saw the original. As good and even better. Wish this could be done for all the great Broadway shows of the past (and present).
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How dumb am I? I thought this was actually done on a stage with a live audience until I got to the extra material and saw how it was put together. Seamless!
I also thought it was true to the original movie script until I was told differently. Brilliant!
My wife and I loved it! It is much better than the original movie (a matter of changing times, tastes, and techniques) and it makes the musical bright and shining as a new penny. Excellent!
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