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Yar, you be here: Third Man on the Mountain > Customer Reviews Third Man on the Mountain Customer Reviews (1 - 3 of 6 Reviews)great movie, but do not throw out your vhs copy yet
Let me start off by saying that if you are looking to buy a copy to upgrade your old vhs copy of the same film, SAVE YOUR MONEY. Seriously, the Disney Studio has once again shown that they are one of the only studio on the planet that regularly releases old movies at a premium price without improving the image or sound. When other studios do it they sell them for less than $5 in the discout bins. Since they decided not to remaster the film and it has been poorly preserved, the new dvd version of the film has scratches, bad sound, bad color and was in full screen rather than wide screen. No extras even though there are tons of footage that could have been used. I would have liked to see the trailer, footage of Walt talking about the film, and from his trip to Switerland, the original 1955 Disney "People and Places" travelogue on Switzerland, and maybe a piece on the Matterhorn ride at Disneyland. So hold onto your vhs copy, or buy a used on here at Amazon rather than encourage Disney to keep up this butcher job on such great films. The movie itself is terrific and held a special place in the heart of Walt Disney. It affected him so much he recreated the mountain in 1/100th scale at Disneyland. He took his family on vacation to Switzerland, and fell in love with the mountian and the book the story is derived from, "Banner in the Sky". Released in 1959 it has endearing characters are brought to life as Rudi (by James MacArthur - son of Helen Hayes, look for her cameo - he also acted in Kidnapped, Swiss Family Robinson, and The Light in the Forest), Lizbeth (played by cheery Janet Munro who also appeared in Darby and the Little People, Swiss Family Robinson, the Horsemasters), and Michael Rennie as Captain Winter. The climbing scenes are very well done. Basically, young Rudi is the son of the best climbing guide in his village, who died tragically climbing the yet unconquered Matterhorn, or as they call it the Citadel. The sons mother refuses to let her son climb, and he is going crazy for it if it were not for the love and understanding of Lizbeth. Rudi is always in trouble for sneaking away to climb area mountains on his own. But the village is beginning to be shamed by the fact that the other guides have been afraid to climb the mountian in the 16 years since the tragedy. When a famous British climber arrives, Rudi and the town get their big chance. Very enjoyable story, dramatic wholesome family fare. My 9 year old loved the suspenseful climbing scenes. The episode was released on the Wonderful World Of Disney television show in 1963, under the name of the original book. Great for Michael Rennie fans!
This Disney film, based on a true story of a young man's quest in the mid-1800's to conquer a mountain in the Swiss Alps that claimed the life of his father 16 years earlier is visually stunning, realistic, and an exciting story. For those of us who are Michael Rennie fans, we get very few films in which Rennie has a featured role. In this one, as famed British mountain climber John Winter, who takes a liking to the young man and who helps him (James MacArthur) to reach his goal, Rennie shines and makes this 1959 movie a must for his fans. The combination of Rennie, a rollicking adventure story, and the location filming in the Swiss Alps make this film a treat all around. save money , keep your old vhs copy of this great movie
Let me start off by saying that if you are looking to buy a copy to upgrade your old vhs copy of the same film, SAVE YOUR MONEY. Seriously, the Disney Studio has once again shown that they are one of the only studio on the planet that regularly releases old movies at a premium price without improving the image or sound. When other studios do it they sell them for less than $5 in the discout bins. Since they decided not to remaster the film and it has been poorly preserved, the new dvd version of the film has scratches, bad sound, bad color and was in full screen rather than wide screen. No extras even though there are tons of footage that could have been used. I would have liked to see the trailer, footage of Walt talking about the film, and from his trip to Switerland, the original 1955 Disney "People and Places" travelogue on Switzerland, and maybe a piece on the Matterhorn ride at Disneyland. So hold onto your vhs copy, or buy a used on here at Amazon rather than encourage Disney to keep up this butcher job on such great films. The movie itself is terrific and held a special place in the heart of Walt Disney. It affected him so much he recreated the mountain in 1/100th scale at Disneyland. He took his family on vacation to Switzerland, and fell in love with the mountian and the book the story is derived from, "Banner in the Sky". Released in 1959 it has endearing characters are brought to life as Rudi (by James MacArthur - son of Helen Hayes, look for her cameo - he also acted in Kidnapped, Swiss Family Robinson, and The Light in the Forest), Lizbeth (played by cheery Janet Munro who also appeared in Darby and the Little People, Swiss Family Robinson, the Horsemasters), and Michael Rennie as Captain Winter. The climbing scenes are very well done. Basically, young Rudi is the son of the best climbing guide in his village, who died tragically climbing the yet unconquered Matterhorn, or as they call it the Citadel. The sons mother refuses to let her son climb, and he is going crazy for it if it were not for the love and understanding of Lizbeth. Rudi is always in trouble for sneaking away to climb area mountains on his own. But the village is beginning to be shamed by the fact that the other guides have been afraid to climb the mountian in the 16 years since the tragedy. When a famous British climber arrives, Rudi and the town get their big chance. Very enjoyable story, dramatic wholesome family fare. My 9 year old loved the suspenseful climbing scenes. The episode was released on the Wonderful World Of Disney television show in 1963, under the name of the original book.
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