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Reviews by Gary Geyer
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland can best be described as the two greatest musical talents in cinema history. For those who have anxiously anticipated the release of the Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney musicals, they are finally here in a well-designed box set. The movies themselves are a real treat to watch, as the chemistry between Judy and Mickey is evident. Their talents are nothing short of incredible.
Judy is funny and heartbreaking all at once, as she typically plays the plain-Jane who only gets her man at the last moment of the movie after having to compete with glamour girls. Mickey is his usual frantic form. The Judy Garland Song Book section on the extras disc is just breathtaking and cleverly opens and closes with Born in a Trunk, a song which in so many ways sums up her life and career. As Mickey says in the interview on the extra disc, Judy doesn’t just sing the songs, she lives them.
Mickey’s interview includes wonderful memories of those great MGM days. This set was put together by someone who loves movies as well as Judy and Mickey. It includes, in addition to the beautiful re-mastered films. great introductions from Mickey, a bonus disc with a 40 minute interview with Mickey, a best of Judy Garland performances from the movies, a trailer history of the two of them, a set of beautifully reproduced promo pictures, a hard bound book with terrific pictures produced to the quality of an expensive art book, plus other bonus features on the DVDs for each movie. What more can I say? You gotta have this one.
Gary Geyer is Editor-in-Chief of LetLifeIn.com (Editor@LetLifeIn.com) as well as editor of the People & Entertainment section and the Fun Stuff section. Reach him at Gary@LetLifeIn.com
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