Wednesday 14 September 2005
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Yes the original movie, not the Richard Attenborough remake. Repeat after me: some films should never be remade, even if they are in black and white. While this is as much a traditional Christmas movie as "It's a Wonderful Life", I felt like having some pre-Christmas feelgood cheer today and believe me, I was smiling thoughout. I don't suppose that the film is unknown to many of you, but to recap briefly, an Oscar-winning Edmund Gwenn believes that he is Kris Kringle; the State of New York thinks he's a nutter. Natalie Wood is the little girl who has been told that there is no Santa Claus and very winning she is too. The romance between her no-nonsense mother played by Maureen O'Hara and the lawyer next door (John Payne) is a little on the draggy side, but the remaining cast of character actors help propel this fantasy to a blissful level.
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One I've seen.......oooooh trilians of times and enjoyed it every time. It appeals to the child in me wanting everything just so at Christmas.
Each re-make has an endearing quality, but in originals they normally put that stamp on them that means re-makes are good but not quite on the mark. No-doubt I'll be seeing it again lolol and again. xxRache
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