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MGM's past, brilliantly introduced by their greatest, 17 May 2005
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martyndwsmith from Coventry, England
Compilation movies usually get right up my nose, as you submerge
yourself in the scene you are watching only to have some guy (or gal)
talk over it minutes later and then link to another scene where the
circle starts again. This is where, That's Entertainment II is
different. It is just as enjoyable as the first installment if not
better.
The formula has been messed about with in as much as the first That's
Entertainmentfocused solely on the musicals that made MGM the top dogs
of the genre in the 1940's & 1950's whilst this episode casts the net a
little wider and includes features on other styles of films such as
comedy (The Marx Brothers/Laurel & Hardy/Abbott & Costello), Melodramas
(Garbo) and movie teams Hepburn/Tracey. But the majority of the movie
is still concentrating on the song & dance aspect and back in those
days there were two types of musical. The run of the mill and instantly
forgettable Musical,and an MGM Musical (a league of their own).
What also makes this episode stand out is that Gene Kelly and Fred
Astaire share the stage and dance their way through some newly created
sequences performed gracefully by the two aged hoofers replacing the
inevitable unwelcome links between segments found in all compilation
movies. This gives the movie a refreshing change. Another change is
that this time Astaire & Kelly introduce the entire feature alone as
opposed to having many guest presenters as in the 1st film.
Highlights are the aforementioned new sequences by Astaire & Kelly, The
fantastic Frank Sinatra feature, Gene Kelly's Roller skating dance from
'It's Always Fair Weather' and Fred Astaire and Judy Garland's 'Couple
of Swells' sequence from 'Easter Parade' Low Points, I have to go with
the majority of posters and say Bobby Van's Ants in Pants jumping
dance, and the boooooooring French segment of Kelly's.
But those low points aside, this is a treat for all fans of that long
defunct yet much missed genre, The MGM Musical.
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