Starring
Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Natalie Wood, Porter Hall,
William Frawley, Jerome Cowan, Gene Lockhart, Philip Tonge, Harry
Antrim. Directed by George Seaton. (1947, 96 min).
Holiday
movies don't get much better than this. In my humble estimation, it's
really only been surpassed by A Christmas Story (and, okay,
maybe Die Hard) as the greatest yuletide treasure ever made.
Even seven decades later, the film still hasn't lost any of its charm.
Miracle
on 34th Street is one of those rare classics where, if you actually manage
to bump into anyone who hasn't seen it, you tend to
do a double-take and go, "Huh? Really?" After all, it's
damn near unavoidable on television during the holidays. One would
have to make a conscious effort to avoid catching at-least part of it
while channel surfing. So if it's all over TV in December, why buy
the Blu-Ray?
 |
| "...and the body was never found!" |
Uh...because
it's Miracle on 34th Street. Because it's the original 1947
charmer in all its black & white glory, not an inferior remake or
a blasphemous colorized version. Because it looks better on Blu-Ray.
Because its inclusion on every movie collector's shelf is required
by-law in most U.S. territories.
But
if you've already purchased the previous edition, you're covered,
because this 70th Anniversary re-issue features the exact same
picture, sound and bonus material. This one does include a digital
copy, though.
I gotta say, though...it was weird watching this in October. Then again, Christmas decorations are already on store shelves, so maybe I'm lagging behind.
EXTRA
KIBBLES
"Hollywood
Backstories: Miracle on 34th Street" ("HB" was
an AMC series back when they were still focused mostly on movies);
"Fox
Movietonews: Hollywood Spotlight";
"Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade: Floating in History"
AUDIO
COMMENTARY: By Maureen O'Hara
PROMOTIONAL
SHORT
POSTER
GALLERY
DIGITAL
COPY
KITTY CONSENSUS:
MEE-OW! LIKE A STOCKING FULL OF CATNIP
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