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Reviews - Little Women |
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Little
Women
(Collector's
Series)
(Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment)
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| DVD
Release Date:
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August
28, 2001
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Length:
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118
mins.
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| Rated:
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PG
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Widescreen (1.85:1)
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Languages:
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English, Spanish, Portuguese
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| Subtitles:
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n/a
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Audio Commentary, Theatrical Trailers, Making-of Featurette,
Deleted Scenes with Commentary, Isolated Music Score, Costume
and Production Design Gallery with Audio Commentary, Trivia
Games, Historical Timeline
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You know, I think I'm a sucker for these
emotionally charged period pieces. Though reminiscent to me of a
majestic Merchant Ivory film due to lovely performances and designs,
the characters here didn't have complex problems. Instead, everything
was quite simple and straight forward. The plot moved quickly and
never lingered. This, of course, was due to the source material's
target audience, young girls. However, even I liked it. And most
appealing was the epic nature of the story. It transcended the
homespun romance and delivered an almost nostalgic feel. Well done.
On this disc were a few nice extras. Besides a wonderful, though
brief, making-of featurette, there were, two nice deleted scenes, a
simple time-line following the influence of the book, a short look at
costume and production designs, two crude trivia games, trailers for
this and other films, some cast and crew information, and an optional
audio track that carried only the beautiful Thomas Newman score. Also,
director Gillian Armstrong provided an informative commentary, though
unfortunately she did become silent at times.
I had never read the book, but if this film was any indication, it
deserves to be a celebrated family classic.
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9/10 |
| The Extras: |
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5/10 |
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| Recommendation: |
One
For The Library |
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