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They just don't make musicals like this any more. There are some who would be grateful for that--the plot is but a flimsy excuse to string together song and dance numbers. Some of us, however, love big, splashy, overdone musical scenes, of which there are many. Glittering stage numbers showcase a commanding Barbra Streisand as Dolly Levy, a New York matchmaker who can find a mate for anyone. Anyone but herself, that is. Determined to marry wealthy Walter Matthau, she lures him out of Yonkers and sets about wooing him.
Don't worry about the lack of a solid story or Gene Kelly's pedestrian direction. Watch instead for the musical numbers and the lavish costumes. Listen to Jerry Herman's score, and dance around the living room when a sequined Streisand arrives in a club as Louis Armstrong strikes up the title tune for her benefit. (Just pull the shades first.) Based on Thornton Wilder's play The Matchmaker, Hello, Dolly! won Academy Awards for best sound, art direction, and musical score. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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Barbara Streisand is a knockout as Dolly Levi, the woman "who arranges things like furniture and daffodils and lives." And Hello Dolly, is the blockbuster musical you'll want to see her in again and again. The famed plot concerns Dolly, a young widow and professional matchmaker who sets her sights, and whatever else she can muster, on conquering tight-fisted Yonkers merchant, Horace Vandergeider, beautifully played by Walter Matthau. How she does it has to be the grandest, singingest, dancingest, marchingest flag-wavingest musical there ever was.
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Mrs. Dolly Levi is inarguably the most endearing film character I have ever encountered. She is beautiful, fashionable, clever, and humorous. One cannot help but wish that Dolly actually existed. Indoubtedly, I cannot imagine anyone other than Barbra Streisand playing the part of Dolly. Her stunning voice and captivating performance make "Hello, Dolly!" a truly wonderful movie.
Besides Streisand's amazing performance, this movie includes some wonderful songs and exciting dancing scenes. However, the dancing scenes do become a bit tedious and long.
What is "Hello, Dolly!" all about? It is the story of a widow who arranges an unimaginable amount of events and places. She assists a couple's elopement, two friends' trip to New York City, and a bored man's romance.
This film features other loveable characters, too, such as a head waiter in a posh restaurant, an orchestra conductor at the same restaurant, and a hatmaker who desires to be "evil."
I would highly recommend this romantic comedy to anyone. Although the dance and song scenes are too long, watch the complete movie. Streisand's performance is extremely wonderful and endearing.
Besides Streisand's amazing performance, this movie includes some wonderful songs and exciting dancing scenes. However, the dancing scenes do become a bit tedious and long.
What is "Hello, Dolly!" all about? It is the story of a widow who arranges an unimaginable amount of events and places. She assists a couple's elopement, two friends' trip to New York City, and a bored man's romance.
This film features other loveable characters, too, such as a head waiter in a posh restaurant, an orchestra conductor at the same restaurant, and a hatmaker who desires to be "evil."
I would highly recommend this romantic comedy to anyone. Although the dance and song scenes are too long, watch the complete movie. Streisand's performance is extremely wonderful and endearing.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By George Dohn
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Barbra Streisand and Walter Matthau are a perfect pairing in this great show.
Some musicals can get bogged down, but this clips along at a great pace, and the entire ensemble add the perfect touch.
Can't imagine anyone else playing the parts.
Some musicals can get bogged down, but this clips along at a great pace, and the entire ensemble add the perfect touch.
Can't imagine anyone else playing the parts.
By Alan L
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I don't watch much musical classic but I like this one because Barbra gave an incredible performance as always & was entertaining.
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Love Barbra!
Finally it's out!! Good movie and she's incredible! If your a fan of musical and Barbra... I recommend it! Buy it!
Published 7 days ago by Stefan Dudda
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A Great Musical !!! It Has it All
This BluRay disc was everything I expected it to be.
I play my copy many times in a month including the DVD version. Read more
I play my copy many times in a month including the DVD version. Read more
Published 24 days ago by R. J. Harwood
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I love this movie
I cannot imagine anyone other than Barbara Streisand in this role, though I know it wasn't written for her. A fun, charming, fluffy musical. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bradley Gould
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My most favorite Musical
If you like Barbara Streisand's beautiful voice you will love this movie. I love the scenery and the music. I could sing these songs over and over during my busy day.
Published 1 month ago by Laila Lunn-Zaoral
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Hello, Dolly
Great movie, excellent quality DVD, prompt service! I would definitely use this vendor again. Who can't use a little Dolly Levi in their lives?!
Published 21 months ago by mainesqueeze
5.0 out of 5 stars
No blue Mondays in your Sunday clothes!
It's 1890, and Dolly Levi (Barbra Streisand) is matchmaking for Horace Vandergelder (Walter Matthau), a well-to-do Yonkers businessman. Read more
Published on Jan 9 2009 by Kona
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Elephantitis
Thornton Wilder's modest little play "The Matchmaker" has been blown up as big as a zeppelin in this out-of-control Streisand vehicle. Read more
Published on July 5 2004
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Tune Vs Crawford: Palpable Onscreen Tension
The tension that erupted between Tommy Tune and Michael Crawford whenever they were onscreen together in this fine film was delightfully electric. Read more
Published on Jun 29 2004
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The Last of the Great Movie Musicals
By Streisand's own admission, she was too young in 1967 to have made a movie about an middle-aged woman making a personal "comeback"... Read more
Published on Jun 29 2004 by classicmoviefan
2.0 out of 5 stars
"I think he's been holdin' out on us."
I would give this film two-and-a-half stars. This mega-expensive film adaptation of the enormously popular Broadway musical really intended to give it's audience a terrific time... Read more
Published on April 5 2004 by Robert Johnson
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