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Release Date: 03 July, 2001 Retail Price: $19.98 OUR Price: $17.99 You SAVE: $1.99! Cast: Complete Cast (11 total) |
Annie Get Your Gun Reviews
So Many Great Songs!
I saw "Annie Get Your Gun" again this weekend live on stage. I had forgotten just how many great songs Irving Berlin wrote for this masterpiece! --"You Can't Get A Man With A Gun", "The Girl That I Marry", "Doin' What Comes Naturally," "Anything You Can Do I can do better," "They Say falling in love is Wonderful," "I Got the Sun in the Morning and the Moon at Night," and the classic anthem "There's No Business Like Show Business."If you haven't seen or heard this musical, please do yourself a favor and get this film on tape or DVD.
Afterthoughts: I just read several negative reviews about Betty Hutton's portrayal of Annie Oakley. DO NOT BELIEVE THEM. DO NOT EVEN READ THEM! Some people are "the glass is half empty" type of people and negativity is contagious! Betty Hutton's portrayal was, of course, probably directed by the director of the film. So it is "the director's portrayal"; the director is responsible for what Betty Hutton did on screen. And, this is not meant to be a "realistic" portrayal of a "real" person anyway---no one alive remembers what Annie Oakley was really like. So the portrayal by Betty Hutton (as directed by her director) is as good a "shot at it" as any other---including Judy Garland's portrayal. So, I suggest you just accept Betty Huttons portrayal as "one among many possible" and enjoy what the portrayal does have---alot of comedic verve and vivacity! Yes, "the glass is half full"..and even more than half.... in this case.
And then there are some reviewers who criticize the show because Annie pretends to be a poorer shot than Frank near the end to "get her man" by letting him win and thus showing his "shooting prowess" some respect to make him feel better. I suppose for some people it is "politically incorrect" to "play the male ego game". But, isn't "playing the male ego game" what it takes sometimes to "get the man you want?" So, wasn't Annie in the play just being "realistic"? Isn't criticizing this aspect of the play "nit-picking". Ask yourself, could you even come close to writing a "masterpiece" like the musical, "Annie Get Your Gun"? If you couldn't do it, then what gives you the right to "nit pic" the show?
And the Indian issue. Some people feel Indians were disrespected in the show. But, the show I saw has Chief Sitting Bull portrayed as giving good advice to Annie and being an intelligent person. In my opinion, whichever way the Indians were portrayed in the movie doesn't change anything about all the positive aspects of the show.
My suggestion is to forget about all the nit-picking and ENJOY THE SHOW! And there's alot to enjoy! :o)
Annie Get Your Gun 1950
A Sure-as-shooting musical favourite makes it long-awaited debut ! . Betty Hutton (1921- ) as Annie Oakley (1860-1926) and Howard Keel (1919-2004) as Frank E . Butler (1850-1926) Star in this sharpshootin? funfest based on the 1,147-performance Broadway smash boasting Irving Berlin (1888-1988) beloved score , including " Doing what comes naturlly" , "I got the sun in the morning" , "Thre?s no Business like showbusiness" . As Produced by Arthur Freed (1894-1973) directed by George Sidney (1916-2002) and seen and heard in a new digital transfer from restored elements , this lavish , spirited production showcases songs and performance with bull?s-eye precision , earning an Oscar for their adaption scoring . The story is a brawling boy-meets-girl meets-buckshot rivalry . But finally triuphs when Annie proves that , Yes , you can get a man with a gun ! . Think you do not need more info that this is a Super movie in High quality transfer and that this movie are a joy to watch many times , alone or with your family , Highly recommended !
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