The Jazz Singer
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 "DVD SET OF THE YEAR!!!!!" | 2009-05-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3F31WV27FJMFM | |
| Al Jolson, "The World's Greatest Entertainer", has yet to get his due on DVD. This is a good start with The Jazz Singer. Of particular note is the marvelous gem "A Plantation Act". The documentaries are quite informative about early sound history. Some of the Vitaphone shorts might seem a bit slow, but are all historically interesting. There are some really fantastic shorts in there. The Gold Digger excerpt problem has been mentioned before. I did appreciate the explanations when there was a problem with a short. The PC police only marred this set once with a message inside the booklet reproduction(rendering it into an altered reproduction that is now no longer original). Fortunately, they left the discs alone. "Everyone" in a movie is a stereotype. | |
 "More Than Just A 'Curiosity Piece'" | 2009-03-03 |
| - Reviewed By ccthemovieman | |
| An historic film, billed as "the first talkie," this was a surprise because many of the lines are not verbalized, only when Al Jolson sings or just before or just after his songs. Otherwise, most of it is still a silent film with the words shown on the screen as in the other silent films. This is a powerful story with interesting characters and good songs, to boot. It was different to see Warner Oland as somebody else besides Charlie Chan. He played Jolson's father and I never would have recognized him had I not read the credits. Nor would I have recognized William Demarest. Jolson, however, is the man who dominates the film. Some of this songs wound up being classics, ones played for years and years, such as "Toot, Toot Toosie" and "Mammy." Faced with a very tough decision on what to do with his life, Jolson's character does the right thing in the end, which was nice to see. Overall, it's entertaining. | |
| "You ain't heard nothing yet." | 2008-06-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3KDZA2MRC39CG | |
| The disc of shorts is worth the price alone. But with the booklet and wonderful restored film and commentaries, just a great package. | |
 "awful movie, incredible extras" | 2008-05-28 |
| - Reviewed By disneylandman | |
| The movie "The jazz Singer" would have been forgotten long ago had it not been the first film to be released with some dialogue and songs. Don't order the this for the film, order instead for the 3rd disc which is a true gem. Vitaphone which was a subsidary of Warner Brothers filmed and released short subjects of popular dance bands, singers and vaudeville acts. The third disc contains about three and a half hours of beautifully restored vitaphone short subjects. Many of these shorts haven't been seen for years and we all owe a great deal of gratitude for the restoration of these gems. They truly are worth far more than the film, and show us now a forgotten world when Americans packed vaudeville houses to see what was then the most popular form of entertainment, just years before movies, the depression and cultural changes ended it forever. | |
| "Vitaphone is like a vitamin" | 2008-02-08 |
| - Reviewed By User: AJQHOVOB1OTOK | |
| Why is it worth buying this set of dvd's if you already have "the Jazz singer " which has been released numerous times? Just for the vitaphone shorts, the reason I bought it. These shorts alone are worth the cost of the set. If you want to see what vaudeville was really like this is the set for you. Some of the names you won't recognize, for obvious reasons but this is what was entertainment back then. I remember my father telling me about Van and Schenck and now I know what he was talking about. Van had a club in Brooklyn and my uncle belonged to it so seeing them on the screen gives me a different perspective and recognition. | |
| "Jazz Singer DVD" | 2008-01-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3MF9NZ6B05ZTT | |
| Very timely delivery and the product was exactly as described. Very responsive vendor. The DVD is a must for anyone interested in Jolson. Mostly silent (with subtitles) except for the music. | |
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