Giant
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Manufacturer: Warner Studios
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085393613532 Retail Price: $27.82 Avg. Rating:
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In Stock. Usually ships in 1-2 business days Just 1 Left! Special Edition Box Set includes Widescreen vhs Giant and George Stevens A Filmmaker's Journey Both are Brand New and sealed Also included is an 80 page book. Free Delivery Confirmation In stock immediate shipping Original uncut box and tape NOT a Ren |
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Giant Specs:
| Product Name | Giant |
| Manufacturer | Warner Studios |
| Retail Price | $27.82 |
| UPC | 085393613532 |
| Specifications | |
| Release Date | 1956-11-24 |
| Format | VHS Tape |
| Actor(s) | Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Rock Hudson |
| Director(s) | George Stevens |
| Num. of Items | 2 |
| Deal first added on: | 4-March-2004 |
Latest 6 Reviews
Here is what people are saying about the Giant
 "Review Of The 1956 Epic 'Giant' (2003 WB)" | 2009-10-24 |
| - Reviewed By paul_nn |
1.) The audio is pretty good (some of the music is so famous such that anyone born and raised in Texas in the
past 50 years probably knows it without even realizing it) but the picture image quality has not fared so
well. Another reviewer theorized that the DVD was made from a 3rd or 4th generation copy. About that I don't
know but the result is that some of the imagery is not as good as it should be. (Example : In the opening
shot a watering pond for cattle (in Texas it's known as a 'tank') is shown. The color is faded and not clear
making one wonder how the opening scene looked to theater audiences 50 years ago.)
2.) I think that some of the acting is overdone and the attempt to 'act like Texans' causes some of the scenes
to be almost comical (you have to 'stand back' and think about how the scenes strike you). Now, having said
that, I will also say that some of the scenes are so 'classic' that they make up for shortcomings of other
scenes. (Example: When James Dean shows-up covered in oil after his first well comes in, it seems exactly
what anyone would do when everyone else figured that he would 'lose-his-shirt'.)
The overall 'look-and-feel' of 'Giant' is so much larger-than-life that its strenghts overcome its shortcomings.
If heroic music gets you excited, and the thought of a horizon that stretches further than seems reasonable
makes you want to get in your car and 'head west', then you've got to see 'Giant'.
- Paul Nix (Oct 2009)
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 "Jim's Review" | 2009-10-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3GS7UR0EM5RUS |
| The item was in perfect shape and the vendor was very quick in getting it to me. |
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| "Beautiful CLASSIC movie" | 2009-10-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3LIGXIMUD24CF |
| Elizabeth Taylor is STUNNING. This movie is captivating, you won't be able to turn away. Great story and perfect characters |
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| ""Bick, you shoulda shot that fella a long time ago. Now he's too rich to kill."" | 2009-09-08 |
| - Reviewed By annievan54 |
In GIANT, the last entry of James Dean's motion picture trilogy, he portrays Jeff Rink, an oil rig worker who acquires a piece of land, sets out on his own, strikes oil and eventually becomes a petroleum multi-millionaire. On the night of the triumphant opening of his magnificent airport/hotel complex some years later, Rink boozes himself into oblivion and shocks the attending crowd with an incoherent podium speech. (Note: Dean's inebriated ramblings were dubbed by Nick Adams.)
Here, Dean enthusiastically chews scenery and everything in sight; thus he's the best-remembered part of a story that's primarily about the Benedicts, 'Bick' (Rock Hudson) and Leslie (Elizabeth Taylor), and the contrasts between their old money elegance and the nouveau riche vulgarity of Dean's.
A sweeping Edna Ferber melodrama as big as the Lone Star State itself that's directed by George Stevens, "Giant" unfolds more slowly than most newer films. Despite great scenery, cinematography, sets, a strong cast and fine music score, because of its leisurely pace this epic hasn't held up as well (in my opinion) as Dean's penultimate effort, REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955).
Recommended:
Liz Taylor's meaty performance as 'Maggie the Cat' in the screen adaptation of Tennessee Williams' CAT ON THE HOT TIN ROOF (1958) may be the pinnacle of her legendary career. Co-stars Paul Newman (as inattentive husband 'Brick') and Burl Ives (as the unforgettable 'Big Daddy').
Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 imdb user poll rating.
(7.7) Giant) (1956) - Elizabeth Taylor/Rock Hudson/James Dean/Carroll Baker/Jane Withers/Chill Wills/Mercedes McCambridge/Dennis Hopper/Sal Mineo/Rod Taylor/Earl Holliman/Paul Fix/Alexander Scourby/Sheb Wooley (uncredited: Kermit Maynard/Nick Adams-voice) |
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| "The Movie "Giant"" | 2009-08-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: AT5VNCFHVUECT |
The movie "Giant" is merely the best from start to finish!
The screen play, acting, direction and photography is set aside
for none to compare!
To witness James Dean's transition from youth to middle age
was a masterpiece!
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 "Why?" | 2009-08-13 |
| - Reviewed By katycorner |
| In all fairness, I would rate this film 5 stars and the transfer 1 star. At a time when almost every film issued in widescreen is also 'enhanced for widescreen TVs' (or anamorphic meaning the same thing) Giant comes out LBX. This means that unless it is expanded (which ruins both the color and the clarity) the picture will be crunched. Many older films (Gigi for one which came out around the time of Giant) have been issued in an anamorphic format, so why not Giant? An anamorphic format can be played on a 4 by 3 TV or a widescreen TV equally well but an LBX can be played well only on a 4 by 3 TV. So I am waiting, hoping for an anamorphic issue or - wouldn't it be great! - Blu ray. |
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