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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 (16 - 18 of 47 Reviews)A Holiday Tradition
At our house, Judy Garland musicals have become part of an annual cycle: Easter Parade in Spring, The Harvey Girls in Summer, and, of course, Meet Me in St. Louis in Winter. Despite the title and the progression of the narrative over the course of a year, this is essentially heartwarming family Christmas story that provides us with a glimpse into a world long past. The casting is superb, and the interweaving of traditional music and the Martin & Blane songs written for the movie is seamless. We loved our VHS edition to death and replaced it with the DVD version which offers better sound and crisper scenes. The bonus interviews are fascinating, too. It was quite interesting to learn that "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" originally had a somewhat morbid tone. In short, I highly recommend the movie and the Two-Disc Special Edition. Meet Me In St. Louis
A lyrical, nostalgic Valentine to our country at the turn of the century, Director Minnelli brings his flair for color, costumes and setting to create a sumptuous visual treat. Film is extremely nice on the ears too, as young Judy (never more luminous) sings "The Trolley Song" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and more. A timeless treat for the whole family. not as good as I remembered
I watched this movie all the way thru for the first time on TCM. I then put it on my list of must-have dvds. Well, I bought it and watched it beginning to end. Am I the only one who thinks the character of Tootie is slightly hysterical (re, the crying jag that precedes her beheading the snowpeople)? Kind of weird. Maybe I think this because she was playing a brat and was doing a good job of being really irritating, as brats will. Anyway, Judy Garland is terrific....as is Mary Astor, one of the greatest actresses ever; too underappreciated generally.
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