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Yar, you be here: Meet Me In St. Louis (Two-Disc Special Edition) > Customer Reviews Meet Me In St. Louis (Two-Disc Special Edition) Customer Reviews (13 - 15 of 47 Reviews)"We can dance the hootchy-cootchy/You can call me tootsie-wootsie!"
Gag me. This is everything I hate in a musical. A family in the suburbs of St. Louis are living their life happily while their two eldest daughters, Rose and Esther, contemplate love and marriage. The beginning sets off the tone nicely: "How is this ketchup?" "Oh well it's too sweet..." "What do you think?" "Oh, much too flat." Indeed, the movie was nice enough to use its own device to describe what's wrong with it: sickly sweetness and flat tones. I haven't a problem with Technicolor or sweetness, but these people look like they're made out of marshmallow peeps and St. Louis looks like Candyland. Even the muddy street looks edible! Even when worries come up, there's never really any conflict, just a bunch of stretches to try to find a good way of fitting another song in; basic musical conceit, keep setting up songs and it's fun for the whole family. Now the singing is absolutely excellent, I'll give it that, but the music isn't particularly remarkable and the lyrics are terrible. However, it's all in the name of good family entertainment. Honestly, if it wasn't for the singing and the relatively compelling character of Tootie, who despite her cutesy name and her cutesy image is something of a fledgling sadist, it'd be hard to really care about the plot... wait a minute, plot? You mean the thing where these characters fall in love, then fear a move, then don't move, then just go back to being in love? Oops, looks like we forgot something. Something else is a bit confusing about this movie... it's set in 1903... so why does nothing about it feel like 1903, at all? It's so incredibly anachronistic it's appalling. But see, we're not supposed to focus on any of these things, we're only suppost to feel happy and lovely that everything works out in the end, or something. It's dated escapism; very little of it seems really appealing or even important theseadays. I'm sure if you're looking for a way to "fall in love all over again" or something, this could be a good movie to cosy down to, but then again, there's a lot better out there for just that same purpose. --PolarisDiB A Great Movie And A Great DVD
I have many favorite movies, but Meet Me In St. Louis is the one that I watch most often. This particular film is very special. It packs a lot of great entertainment in one production. It is a musical, a comedy, a love story, and a nostalgic look at simpler times. Few movies can be all these things and be so wonderful as each. My favorite character in the film is that of little Tootie (Margaret O'Brien). She adds a depth of mischievous fun to this movie. It's hilarious listening to her lines and trying to imagine anyone actually behaving in that manor (especially at her age). Truly funny! Yes, this movie is fantastic. I won't spoil the movie but will say that the transfer to DVD is incredible. I could not have asked for a better DVD package. The movie is clear and the extras are fun. Five Star Bonanza
This digitizing of a film Blockbuster is perfect in every way. While plot seems a little shallow, the entertainment value of the production cannot be denied. Anyone watching this movie will be removed from the day to day stresses and come away happier. There may be some insight into a bygone generation as well.
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