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Sometimes a Great Notion [VHS]

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starring: Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Lee Remick, Michael Sarrazin, Richard Jaeckel directed by: Paul Newman See Larger Image Price: $52.95 as of 03/22/2010 03:10 EDT Used Price: $21.95 Collectible Price: $95.00 Third Party New Price: $52.95 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9781558800854 Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC ISBN: 630018188X Label: Universal Studios Languages: EnglishUnknown Manufacturer: Universal Studios Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Studios Release Date: January 01, 1998 Running Time: 114 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: 1971 Related Items: Sometimes a Great Notion (Penguin Classics) Heaven Knows Mr. Allison Spencer's Mountain The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean The Timber Tramps see more Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Paul Newman, an American original, would seem to be the perfect choice to direct a film adaptation of the second novel by another American original--Ken Kesey. But Kesey's novel, written under the influence of both LSD and growing fame, was a mishmash, and Newman's film can't rescue it. It also seems strange to see the ultraliberal Newman starring as a strike-busting logger who honors a contract on principle, rather than observe union concerns, bringing all sorts of misery down on his family. Henry Fonda is interesting as Newman's father, but the film never finds its footing. One killer sequence, however: Richard Jaeckel, as Newman's brother, trapped under a log in a river, slowly drowning despite Newman's best efforts to save him. --Marshall Fine Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - A forgotten masterpiece I first saw this movie before there was VHS or CD so it loses a little visual impact on the small screen, (just sit close to the set)but still it has one of the most gripping, tense, horrible, scenes ever and that loses nothing even when you know it's coming. The movie may be a little non-pc these days, not very eco-friendly or union friendly but there are lines that could have been written just with today in mind. If you're a stubborn individualist, this is for you. Rating: - English Audio: Problematic I ordered a copy of this film, assuming that the PAL version (by Bach) would provide a reasonable English language audio. Unfortunately, with my copy, the dubbed French worked fine, but the "English mpeg" required that I turn my AV receiver (Pioneer Elite 07) volume up as far as it would go, and it was still difficult to hear some of the dialogue. [I communicated with the seller, and they assumed (like I did) that this problem was probably due to the mpeg encoding.] The widescreen video, however, ... Read More Rating: - Loggers A wildcat family of loggers set everyone against them when they break a strike. On of only a few films that Newman directed it has a cast that has him as Henry Fonda's son, Michael Sarrazin as his son, Lee Remick as his wife and Richard Jaekel as his brother. Not a BAD film it's just nothing great. Nice title song by Charlie Pride. Rating: - Read the Book I saw this movie at the theater in 1971 when it was first released. I enjoyed it immensely. Fonda's Henry with his cast still sticks in my mind. My older brother mentioned it was based on Ken Kesey's book and that contained quite a bit more depth than the movie. Since I am an avid reader and know that the book is always better than the movie, I'm surprised it took me 38 years to get around to it. (Too many books, too little time.) I'm now about half way through the book and soooo sorry I waited ... Read More Rating: - Sometimes a Great Notion DVD Now Please I saw this movie when I was a kid and read the book a few years later in college. Enjoyed both. Got my hands on the VHS tape about 20 years ago and my VCR finally ate it a few weeks ago. I've been pining for the DVD for a long time. I related to the movie in part because I mostly grew up in an Oregon mill town and did part of first grade on the southern Oregon coast. The characters in the movie reminded me a lot of the older guys I knew. My favorite scene is when Neuman cuts the local ... Read More see more

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