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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I grew up with this film and it was not until much later that I realized that Sean Connery ...Michael McBride was the 007 guy. Everything is so fascinating when you are young. And the special effects are superb for the time. However I did have to take time to get over the banshee.
62 of 66 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Somebody in the Disney Organisation should be absolutely ashamed of themselves.
DARBY O'GILL and THE LITTLE PEOPLE must rank as one of the very best Disney feature films ever. It was one of the top grossing movies of 1959, with stunning special effects, long before computer technology, that are amazing to watch even today. The Director of LORD OF THE RINGS has publicly stated that he got his inspiration for many of his special effects from this Disney Classic.
It was Sean Connery's first Hollywood movie, and the part that led to his career as 007 in the Bond movies.
Although thought by the public to be generally a "Children's Movie" , it is anything but, and the Banshee sequence is guaranteed to chill the spine of the most hardened Horror fan.
So why is the long overdue DVD disappointing..?.. Because Disney missed a golden opportunity to capitalise on this magnificent feature by failing to include a single Special Feature. No commentary (and Sean Connery or Kieron Moore, both would have been excellent choices), No Stills, No Lobby Cards, No posters, No Cinema Trailer, ...in fact..No Nothing..JUST the basic movie...
Another gripe.....is the tampered with sound track...The original voices of Albert Sharpe (Darby), Estelle Winwood (The Widow Sugrue), Jimmy O'Dea (King Brian of Knocknasheega) and Jack MacGowan (Padraig Og) have all been dubbed with replacement voices..and badly so. Even in the opening scene Estelle Winwoods "old Hag" voice has been replaced by one that sounds like the Queen of England's cousin.....too posh. And in this scene the "dubbed voice" refers to her son Pony Sugrue as TONY Sugrue.
The dubbing takes away much of the charm and originality of the the 1959 cinema released DARBY O'GILL.
Hopefully the Disney Organisation will have come to its senses before the release of the USA version of the DVD in August 2004, but unfortunately they have made a mess of the UK version.
Nevertheless...a NOT TO BE MISSED movie....even with all the faults.
DARBY O'GILL and THE LITTLE PEOPLE must rank as one of the very best Disney feature films ever. It was one of the top grossing movies of 1959, with stunning special effects, long before computer technology, that are amazing to watch even today. The Director of LORD OF THE RINGS has publicly stated that he got his inspiration for many of his special effects from this Disney Classic.
It was Sean Connery's first Hollywood movie, and the part that led to his career as 007 in the Bond movies.
Although thought by the public to be generally a "Children's Movie" , it is anything but, and the Banshee sequence is guaranteed to chill the spine of the most hardened Horror fan.
So why is the long overdue DVD disappointing..?.. Because Disney missed a golden opportunity to capitalise on this magnificent feature by failing to include a single Special Feature. No commentary (and Sean Connery or Kieron Moore, both would have been excellent choices), No Stills, No Lobby Cards, No posters, No Cinema Trailer, ...in fact..No Nothing..JUST the basic movie...
Another gripe.....is the tampered with sound track...The original voices of Albert Sharpe (Darby), Estelle Winwood (The Widow Sugrue), Jimmy O'Dea (King Brian of Knocknasheega) and Jack MacGowan (Padraig Og) have all been dubbed with replacement voices..and badly so. Even in the opening scene Estelle Winwoods "old Hag" voice has been replaced by one that sounds like the Queen of England's cousin.....too posh. And in this scene the "dubbed voice" refers to her son Pony Sugrue as TONY Sugrue.
The dubbing takes away much of the charm and originality of the the 1959 cinema released DARBY O'GILL.
Hopefully the Disney Organisation will have come to its senses before the release of the USA version of the DVD in August 2004, but unfortunately they have made a mess of the UK version.
Nevertheless...a NOT TO BE MISSED movie....even with all the faults.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
If you like Irish Folklore then this is the video for you, with Leprachorns, Banshees and not forgetting the Irish Music. This video is a good all rounder, and is suitalble for children of all ages.
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It's just lovely.
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Published 10 days ago by Spike Owen
Very Enjoyable
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Old memories
My husband was reminiscing about fulms he watched when he was young and he said he had really liked this film So I said I'm sure we can get it from Amazon and we did. Read more
Published 3 months ago by mrscp
poor sound
I bought this dvd for my grand children to watch when they come to stay,What a waste of money,i don't know if anyone else has had the same trouble but the sound is so poor we had... Read more
Published 4 months ago by linda
classic 50s Disney
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Published 5 months ago by Egmont
Me dear me darlin one
Ah! the bold Sean Connery before he was fully growed, singin in the land of the leprechauns. Begorrah! and Bejapers! and Top of the morning to ye! Read more
Published 6 months ago by Paul
Excellent
The DVD quality of this movie is much better than the equivalent old VHS format.
I was very happy with this product.
I was very happy with this product.
Published 7 months ago by Mr. J. Wilson
Great film
This film as, others have said, is enchanting and brilliantly made.
A couple of extra points for discussion:
I read somewhere that Cyril Cusack turned it down... Read more
A couple of extra points for discussion:
I read somewhere that Cyril Cusack turned it down... Read more
Published 7 months ago by David A. Edwards
Oh, it's that Film!
From childhood I remember the fiddle playing in the cave and the little people dancing and then riding off.
Almost dream-like. Read more
Almost dream-like. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Renzo
additional language audio info
The disc also includes French and German audio! All audio is 2.0 Mono.
There are no extras on the disc, not even a trailer.
The transfer though is pretty good.
There are no extras on the disc, not even a trailer.
The transfer though is pretty good.
Published 10 months ago by mobo36
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