The Light of Western Stars dvd movie.|
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List Price: $9.98 Our Price: $9.98 Features • Color • DVD-Video • Original recording remastered • NTSC In Theaters : 1930 DVD Release : 26 July, 2005 |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | Disappointment both for content and presentation |
| I love the novel and of course do not expect the movie version to be comparable to the novel. However, some very important aspects of the novel were downplayed or removed (such as having the actual wedding scene) and the not so important aspects of the novel were emphasized (e.g., the initial drunk scene with the peddler). It appeared that the peddler had to be the comic relief for this movie, which was par for the time but distracts from the plot. The peddler should not be the focus of this story.
The presentation wasn't bad for an old 30's movie that wasn't electronically cleaned up, but I expect more from The Roan Group. The biggest mistake (aesthetically) is that the man on the DVD cover is NOT Richard Arden (check IMDB). Richard Arden was in the "Island of Lost Souls", "Beggars of LIfe" and other well-known movies. The picture on the cover is of a fairly well-known actor of the time, but I cannot think of his name. Maybe someone who has seen this DVD can assist. |
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