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Jules Verne's Rocket To The Moon [DVD]

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  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 9 Jan 2012
  • Run Time: 101 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B006DFQWBM
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 27,962 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Fleeing his creditors back home, showman Phineas T. Bsrnum (Burl Ives) sets up shop in England in 1875, and sets about persuading a syndicate of Brits to fund a rocket ship to the moon. Headed by the wealthy Lord Barset (Dennis Price), the group set about constructing their ship with the intention of blasting it into orbit froma gigantic gun barrel, but the interference of foreign spies and saboteurs ensures that the crackpot project is doomed before it has begun...

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Picture Quality 21 May 2013
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The new Studio Canal release of "Rocket To The Moon" is a big improvement over the previous Momentum DVD. The Studio Canal DVD looks like a new transfer with excellent colours. The Momentum release was quite badly faded and looks rather cropped compared to the new DVD. The Studio Canal DVD also has a 114 minute runtime compared to the Momentum's 104 minute runtime. Both DVD's are 2.35:1 anamorphic.

As to the film itself, I really like it, though its not as a good as "Those Magnifcent Men" or "Monte Carlo or Bust". I'd love to see this film in HD.
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By Trevor Willsmer HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER
You can usually tell how unsuccessful a film has been from the number of alternate titles it has, and this lavish period comedy has more than it's share - as well as (to give it its full title) Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon, P.T. Barnum's Rocket to the Moon, it's also known as Blast Off and Those Fantastic Flying Fools. The latter is the real giveaway, with producer Harry Alan Towers aiming for the kind of success that Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines enjoyed by poaching a couple of its stars (Terry Thomas and Gert Frobe) for a comedy about the space race set in the Victorian era, with a bankrupt P.T. Barnum's attempts to finance a rocket being undermined by caddish Terry-Thomas and various other would-be comical characters with a vested interest in seeing him fail. It's all rather twee and very predictable, but in an undemanding and slightly comforting way - while it's rarely particularly funny, it's oddly difficult to dislike even if it often feel more than a little similar to The Mouse On the Moon. With surprisingly lavish production values and a jaunty score from John Scott it's certainly not essential viewing but if you don't have too high expectations it's strangely likeable.

As with the previous release of this title, it boast an acceptable transfer in its original 2.35:1 widescreen ratio.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Terry Scott 12 Feb 2013
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I'm a Terry Thomas fan as he just makes me laugh without saying anything bit like the great Tommy Cooper, very colourful film and I enjoyed it and will watch again soon.
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