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The Moon-Spinners Movie Streaming.
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Once again, Disney misses the price with an noxious DVD release. Why do we crave seeing our approved stars on DVD? Describe clarity, extra features, restored prints, optional commentary… none of which are evident on this abominable release of a extraordinary Hayley Mills film. Disney’s inexplicable inconsistency becomes evident when awful efforts such as this one are compared to stellar, awe-inspired efforts such as “The Parent Trap” and “Pollyanna”, multi-disk sets released with quality and features on par with Criterion Collection releases. I give up on buying Disney. Next time, I’m going to rent the DVD first. Why kill money on novel Disney DVD’s that are base in quality to the VHS versions I already have! Hey Disney, wake up!
UPDATE: The web space did not let me change the stars so withhold in mind the DVD is 1 star and the movie itself is 4 stars.
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DVD 1 star
The DVD release that is listed at this page at the time I am reviewing this… It is not in the modern widescreen, or remastered. The sound has not been improved from the VHS version. It lacks any extras at all. Set Aside your money and support your VHS version for now.
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FILM REVIEW 4 stars
First off this is a incredible movie, and very new in its pleasing Island setting of Crete. It is a fun mystery. Directed by James Neilson, produced by Bill Anderson. Released in theatres in 1964, it starred Hayley Mills, Eli Wallach, Joan Greenwood, and Peter McErney. It is the snappily paced memoir of two tourists that accidently tangle with some murderous jewel thieves. Hayley plays Nikky, on vacation with her Aunt Frances in a shrimp Greek fishing village. They stop at a remote sleepy tiny inn, and tag that a dashing young man that Nikky is falling for from England suddenly dissappears. Romance, drama, mystery, action, and humor are in this film. The actors all work hard to do the film believable and do a expansive job. Pola Negri who had not made a film in 20 years was convinced to near out of retirement, and does a astounding job as the treacherous Madame Habib. She lives on a yacht and has a cheetah on a leash for a pet. Young MCEnery went on to appear in “the Fighting Prince of Donegal” for Disney.
There is some superb cultural stuff, the greek wedding dancers costumes were from a musuem, and the dancers were local professionals. Filming on place, Disney spent a fortune rebuilding the village that had been ravaged by WWII. They broken-down 25,000 feet of walk and 2,000 sheets of plywood. The myth was taken from a book by Mary Stewart, suggested to become a movie by Mrs. Lillian Disney, but the finished film is ravishing far from it’s new legend. Kindly mucical earn by Ron Grainer, title song written by Terry Gilkyson.
It eventually aired on “the Astonishing World of Disney”, in 1966, ‘67, and ‘82. It even aired in 1975 in conjunction with the “Saturday Night at the Movies with Disney” specials. Released on video the first time time in 1985. If you like Disney films of the period, you will indulge in this one too. It is nice to leer Hayley Mills in her more passe role.