Singin' in the Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Buy This Item Singin' in the Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition) by Warner Home Video  Available from Amazon  $19.99  on 11-15-2008     Decades before the Hollywood film industry became famous for megabudget disaster and science fiction spectaculars, the studios of Southern California (and particularly Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) were renowned for a uniquely American (and nearly extinct) kind of picture known as The Musical. Indeed, when the prestigious British film magazine <I>Sight & Sound</I> conducts its international critics poll in the second year of every decade, this 1952 MGM picture is <I>the</I> American musical that consistently ranks among the 10 best movies ever made. It's not only a great song-and-dance piece starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and a sprightly Debbie Reynolds; it's also an affectionately funny insider spoof about the film industry's uneasy transition from silent pictures to "talkies." Kelly plays debonair star Don Lockwood, whose leading lady Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen) has a screechy voice hilariously ill-suited to the new technology (and her glamorous screen image). Among the musical highlights: O'Connor's knockout "Make 'Em Laugh"; the big "Broadway Melody" production number; and, best of all, that charming little title ditty in which Kelly makes movie magic on a drenched set with nothing but a few puddles, a lamppost, and an umbrella. <I>--Jim Emerson</I> Reader Reviews This is one of the best movies ever made. With a talented cast consisting of Gene Kelley, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor you can't go wrong. There are so many unforgettable scenes in this movie that no one could ever touch. Gene Kelley singing and dancing his way thru the neighborhood to Singin in the Rain, and all three companionably working their magic to Good Mornin.

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