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Release Date: 19 June, 2001 Retail Price: $14.95 OUR Price: $9.97 You SAVE: $4.98! Cast: Complete Cast (5 total) |
Marty Reviews
Perhaps the best true-to-real-life romance on film.
This review is for the 2001 MGM DVD.
Ernest Borgnine stars as Marty Piletti, a 34 year old marginally overweight bachelor who has no shortage of male friends but has yet to meet Mrs. Right. He still lives at home with his mother who keeps brow beating him into finding a nice girl and getting married. Marty has gotten so tired of the singles hangouts that he seems to be giving up any hope of getting married. Finally, he decides to go to the Stardust ballroom with one of his pals and his fate changes when he meets a plain looking girl named Clara Snyder (Betsy Blair). This sets up the rest of the film for a very memorable evening between Marty and Clara.
The movie is a no-frills production filmed in black and white in various parts of the Bronx in the mid-1950's with very plain, and at the time, mostly unheard of actors. The movie is a radical departure from typical Hollywood romances where the men are strong, witty and handsome, while the women are beautiful and charming, while both are usually impeccably dressed and typically members of high society. This movie doesn't have any of that and is enormously effective as it shows an honest depiction of how true romance is in real life. I thoroughly enjoyed this film and highly recommend it.
The DVD quality was just OK due to intermittent tiny specs of film deterioration throughout the movie plus a few scenes didn't have that sharp, digitally restored look to them. The sound is fine and the only bonus is a trailer hosted by Burt Lancaster.
Movie: A
DVD Quality: B-
A real favorite
I'm only weighing in here to wonder about the missing scene that is mentioned by a couple of reviewers. I love this movie, and I have seen it numerous times on TV starting in the 70s and have never seen the missing scene with Clara and her parents. Now my mouth is watering to see it. Is it for real? What happens in the scene? Please tell us.
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