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4.0 out of 5 stars
Moving, but I also struggled with it,
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This review is from: Life Is Beautiful [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
This violently divided critics, some of whom saw it as a masterpiece of humanity,and others who saw it as trivializing the holocaust. I'm with those in the middle. There's a lot that's enjoyable and touching in the film, but also a certain amount that's too cute for the circumstances, or that screws up the story logic. I like the basic idea that Benigni tries to protect his child's innocence by convincing him that the concentration camp they're in is some kind of psychotic summer camp. And when the convention works it's very powerful. But when it gets hard to believe (as when the Nazi's fail to discover the boy over a long period of time) it takes a lot of the power out of it's punch. Still, some of the comic moments in the film's first half are gems, and while the dark 2nd half doesn't all work, it certainly gets points for trying. A film that's complex and emotionally confusing enough that I will re-see it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Much better than I expected,
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This review is from: Life Is Beautiful [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Alliance in particular and Canadian special Blu-ray releases in general have a poor reputation but this is a welcome exception. The English subtitles do not appear when German is spoken but otherwise are excellent. If you choose the dubbed English audio, (which is surprisingly good with entertaining Italian accented English), then the subtitles do not fit too well as they have obviously been done from the Italian original. These are minor points however. Considering the age the transfer is quite strong and a big improvement on the DVD. The featurette is not really about this film but about Roberto Benigni. It is SD 4x3 and one viewing will be enough. The cover is reversable English / French, I presume Canadian French but could not say for sure. This is an excellent value disc. The price is cheap and Canadian post is brilliant. I got my disc in Australia in 5 days! Do not hesitate, strongly recommended.
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one of my all time favorites,
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This review is from: Life Is Beautiful [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
This product was shipped from canada as it appears to not be available in the US, but the quality of the picture is great! Love this movie!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Flawed but moving,
By K. Gordon - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Life Is Beautiful / La vie est belle (Collector's Edition) (DVD)
This violently divided critics, some of whom saw it as a masterpiece of humanity,and others who saw it as trivializing the holocaust. I'm with those in the middle. There's a lot that's enjoyable and touching in the film, but also a certain amount that's too cute for the circumstances, or that screws up the story logic. I like the basic idea that Benigni tries to protect his child's innocence by convincing him that the concentration camp they're in is some kind of psychotic summer camp. And when the convention works it's very powerful. But when it gets hard to believe (as when the Nazi's fail to discover the boy over a long period of time) it takes a lot of the power out of it's punch. Still, some of the comic moments in the film's first half are gems, and while the dark 2nd half doesn't all work, it certainly gets points for trying. A film that's complex and emotionally confusing enough that I will re-see it. 2 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sub Titles,
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This review is from: Life Is Beautiful [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Although this is spoken in Italian(??) with subtitles, I do believe it's needed for the effect of what and how things are portrayed. Even if I feel the subtitle sometimes flashed too fast for me to read, I don't think I would want the movie any other way. Such a touching story.
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