A Trip to the Moon: In Its Original 1902 Colors Dual-Edition Format

We enjoyed it. Ages 6-41.

Came on time. Haven’t used it yet

is a wonderful movie, good actor cantinflas good movie to watch with the family

This movie is a real masterpiece that makes very optimal use of the vibrant colour and abilities of the Todd-AO process to provide a visual feast to showcase the natural beauty of various locales across the world. The camera angles for many of the scenes were simply inspired and the clarity and overall picture quality is stunningly beautiful making me a believer in the Todd-AO system. This was and still is a good family entertainment film. I enjoyed the transitions from stodgy old Victorian England at the start, to the Flamenco and bull-fighting scenes in Spain, the jaunt in Hong Kong although the scenes with the ostriches are clearly factually incorrect, the beautiful scenes at Yokohama with the giant Buddha statue and the exotic costumes, the wonderful Wild West scenes in San Francisco with the Native American adventures to the brilliant ingenuity on the Henrietta on the voyage back to London.The abundance of cameos must have been a real hit with movie fans at the time although the effect will be blunted today due to the unfamiliarity of today's audiences with the stars of that time although it was nice to see Frank Sinatra and my favourite Buster Keaton in action. Keaton, together with Charlie Chaplin were the kings of the silent era and while Chaplin was able to adapt somewhat to the advent of sound in films, sadly Keaton wasn't as lucky but like Chaplin, Keaton was a comedic genius.The dvd is also a great treat as the sound quality that comes in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround is simply fantastic! Excellent sound and the best for an older film that I've ever heard to date. This shows how well a properly undertaken job at sound quality restoration can rejuvenate the older classic films if only the studios take the time and effort to do a good job. They should use this dvd as a guide in the future as to the great potential of giving new life to older films through the use of enhanced sound quality.The picture quality using the Todd-AO process was also very, very good and the clarity is breathtaking however there are still too many white spots in much of the film for my liking. Hopefully with the advent of Blu-ray they should take the opportunity to really do a proper frame by frame clean up to totally remove as much as possible all these picture quality imperfections.The special features are also very good with an excellent documentary on the life of producer Mike Todd whose life resembled that of the film's protagonist Phileous Fogg as one who is resourceful and willing to risk all to achieve his dreams. Another entertaining extra is the television broadcast of the "little" party that Todd threw at the Madison Square Garden to celebrating the anniversary of the success of the film.This dvd represents excellent value but I would like to see a better restoration job on the picture quality although again the sound quality is simply brilliant. Having watched both the "Giant" dvd and this one, I am personally unsurprised that this film pipped it to the best film Oscar and in my opinion as an overall entertainment proposition, this film is indeed more deserving of the Oscar for that year.Great film, good dvd; although you may want to wait and see if they improve even further on the picture quality for the future Blu-ray version.

We love this movie.

I love this film and consider it a masterpiece. Its an adventure story that takes you around the world and manages to include subtle humor that does not diminish that adventure. It is the perfect blend of adventure and comedy. As a child this movie opened my eyes to the various cuiltures of the world and wet my apetite to learn about diversity.The content is kept pretty clean with only subtle hints at sexuality... Its done far tasytefully than today. Plus Mr. Fogg never takes advantage of the woman under his protection and agrees to marry her before doing anything which is a theme not often shown in today's plotlines.... But for those of us who love marrying true gentlmen its nice to see one presented on tv.The casting of both Mr. Fogg and his manservant was exceptional. It was sheer brilliance to cast a Latino instead of the book's Frenchman as the manservant... And the movie has lasted through time because of it. I also live in a mostly Latino community so the choice better matches the world I grew up in.Yes there are stereotypes in this film. All the characters are in some way over exaggerated, but that is part of the movies humor yet in a way its also why this movie serbes as social comentary and can address real topics. I did not find this film stifling my opinions or ideas about people or ethnicities... But instead a desire to learn more. For every negative person in a particular culture you are also given positive examples. The movie also shows the confussion of cross cultural interactions and instilled in me a desire to understand why those misunderstandings occurred. In fact, I feel I could use clips from this film to bring up and discuss multiculturalism and personal bias with my children.... So in the end, i do not feel the stereotypes are harmful or antagonistic.Lastly, the various cameos by famous personalities like Red Skilton and Frank Sinatra were done very tastefully and added an additional layer of fun to the film.I would have no problem showing this film to an 8 year old even if needed to do so by watching small clips at a time then researching and discussing.

Amazing what a big hit this movie was. Before computers made it possible to do anything and create worlds without reality. A fun ride that seems dated today. Mike Todd was a genius and he married Elizabeth Taylor. He packed enough adventure in his short life for a man who lived twice as long. Worth viewing.

This would have been better as a two-part; "Around Half of the World in 40 Days" and "Around the Other Half in 40 More Days." The film is over 3 hours long with an intermission. There is little story line, as each scene in each country is a new little story. I watched this during our COVID quarantine with all the time in the world, but found myself taking an actual 2 hour intermission half way through to do other things. It's not a bad movie, but it drags on. However, as I said the plot is not exactly existent, so it was easy to walk away from and come back to.

This is a wonderful copy ( 2 discs ) of a great old classic film. Loads of extras included.Great to have in my collection

Film magnifico, la migliore trasposizione del giro del mondo in 80 giorni, affascinante, avventuroso e divertente con un David Niven in gran forma! Film pluripremiato agli OSCAR, ben 5 statuette e numerosi contenuti speciali inclusi nel DVD! Spedizione perfetta e veloce!

1872年、ヴィクトリア朝時代のロンドン。会員制クラブのメンバーであるフィリアス・フォグ(デビッド・ニーヴン)は、クラブの仲間との四方山話の流れから、80日間で世界一周旅行を達成することを賭ける。早速、フォグは、新しく雇った召使のパスパトゥ(カンティンフラス)を引き連れて世界一周旅行に出るが、旅の途中で様々な困難に出遭う…。映画界の風雲児プロデューサー、マイケル・トッドが、ジュール・ベルヌの同名原作を豪華キャストで映画化した大作。1957年のアカデミー賞最優秀作品賞他を受賞。日本劇場公開は、1957年7月20日。映画、文学、スポーツの分野で活躍した(異色の)人物たちに焦点を当てたエッセイ集『スタンド・アローン』の中で、川本三郎氏は、マイケル・トッドのことを「ダイナミックなギャンブラー的気質を持ったショーマンだった」と記している(P105)。また、舞台版で一緒にトッドと仕事をする予定だったオーソン・ウェルズも(リハーサルを開始して間もなく、トッドが破産していることを知り、費用のほとんどをウェルズが工面したという！)、コール・ポーターから「直観力に優れた賭博師」というトッド評を聞いたそうだ(『オーソン・ウェルズ その半生を語る』P146)。そういったトッドに対する毀誉褒貶相半ばする評からすると、確かに一攫千金を狙う山師的、ギャンブラー的な面を強く持った人物であったことも間違いないだろう。しかし、彼のプロデューサーとしての評価はどうあれ、スター俳優たち(それも、数秒だけのカメオ出演が多い)を集めて贅沢に使い、世界各国にロケーションを敢行した、これだけの大作を実際に完成させたことは、素直に称賛に値する。トッドの根底にあったのは、とにかく観客を驚かせ、楽しませたいという夢追い人の純心だったのではないかと思う。そういった意味では、セシル・B・デミル、メリアン・C・クーパー、ウィリアム・キャッスルなどと同列の映画人であったと言えるのかもしれない。前述のインタビューで、ウェルズが「あれだけの主題のものを、あれだけの愚作にするのは楽ではなかったろう」と、本作に対するかなり辛辣な評価を下している通り(前述同書P150)、作品の出来としてはかなり冗漫で大味な仕上がり。とはいえ、フォグとパスパトゥと一緒に世界各国を巡る旅を疑似体験することが出来(例によって、日本の描写はちょっと気になる点もあるが…)、これでもかという人数のスター俳優たちの登場に驚くという、スペクタクル=見世物性に徹したお祭り作品としては申し分がなく、十分楽しめる作品だ。芸術家ではなく、どこまでもショウマンであるトッドの面目躍如たるものがある。フォグを演じるニーヴンの品があり飄然とした紳士ぶり、召使というよりは相棒と言うべきパスパトゥを演じるカンティンフラスの体を張ったコメディ・リリーフぶりがぴったりだ。インドの姫を演じるシャーリー・マクレーンは、『ハリーの災難』や『画家とモデル』では、おでこを隠すショート・ヘアで幼い印象が強かったが、本作ではおでこを出すヘア・スタイルで、エレガントな美しさが際立っている。本作が作られた1956年は、ＴＶが興隆し、映画の人気が急速に落ちつつあった時期。そんな中、大型作品で(内容の豪華さと技術的な面のソフト、ハード両面での)、映画のさらなる可能性を追求したトッドの攻めの姿勢は、残念ながら、1958年の不幸な飛行機事故によって断たれてしまった(享年50)。さらに凋落の一途を辿ることになる1960年代以降も、映画界に殴り込みをかけるような数々の奇抜な企画をたくさん抱えていたに違いなく、風雲児プロデューサーのあまりに早すぎる死が悼まれるばかりだ。本DVDは、ワーナー所蔵の最良のフィルム素材(残念ながら、30fpsの70mmトッドA.O.版ではない)から作成されたマスターを使用。本編を2枚のディスクに収録している。2004年のDVDとしては、丁寧にレストア、カラコレをされ、色調、ディテール表現も十分な高画質だろう。5.1chドルビー・デジタル音声も、大きな問題はない。ただし、まだレストアの余地があるのも確かで、米ワーナーが、新しくレストアして将来的なBlu-ray発売の準備をしているという噂もあるので(2024年現在)、期待したいところだ。特典には、下記のものが収録。【Disc1】:●ブライアン・シブレイによりコメンタリー●イントロダクション(8分4秒)●80日間世界一周の世界・未公開シーン集 (15分28秒)・1956年 オリジナル劇場予告編(4分18秒)・1983年 リバイバル版 予告編(3分10秒)【Disc2】:●ブライアン・シブレイによりコメンタリー●マイケル・トッドの世界・ドキュメンタリー：マイケル・トッドの世界 (50分29秒)・ロサンゼルス・プレミア試写 (1分58秒)・1957年 アカデミー賞 (1分31秒)・1957/10/17 ラジオ放送”プレイハウス90” (46分45秒)・スペインへ(36秒)DVDならではの特典も盛りだくさんの素晴らしいパッケージ・ソフトだ。

洋画ファンとしては懐かしさいっぱい。当然テンポは今に合わぬが、使われているのは誰もが知る名曲であるしTV番組「兼高かおる世界の旅」が浮かんでくる。日本でも今のように自由に世界を旅する時代ではなかった時代に、皆がこの映画を観てインドやアラビア・アフリカはどんな国だろうと想像していた。テレビは1959年から31年間放映された。

Consegna Amazon impeccabile come sempre, con consegna anticipata rispetto a quanto previsto! Il DVD è arrivato ben imballato ed in perfette condizioni. Un bellissimo film, con ottimo rifacimento al capolavoro di Jules Verne. A tratti l'ho trovato però un po' noioso. Comunque, consigliato!