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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Lewis Gilbert (II) |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 21 September, 1983 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Sony Pictures |
| MPAA RATING: | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Comedies & Family Ent., Comedy, Comedy Video, Feature Film-comedy, Movie |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 043396078987 |
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Customer Reviews of Educating Rita
Excellent This is on the top of my favorite movie list. It is a touching story of a working class woman trying to "better" herself by becoming more educated. Julie Walters is perfect with her heavy English accent, teamed with Michael Caine who can play any character without flaw. The two hit it off on an adventure of discovery about each other. Both are flawed and easy to relate to. I have waited a long time for this movie to come on DVD. Glad it finally made it.Enjoy!
Great movie
This film holds up remarkably well after all these years because of Michael Caine's and Julie Walters' brilliant portrayals as the two main characters. Walters shows the evolution of Rita without seeming to act at all, she's so natural and comfortable in the role. Michael Caine is, well, Michael Caine, playing a role here that could have been written for him. The other characters are also well cast, even though they have relatively little screen time. The movie does have something of the feel of a stage play, but the director keeps it from feeling claustrophobic by inserting some beautiful outdoor sequences that fit well with the story and also open things up a bit. The soundtrack is really the only thing about the film that seems dated; all of the music is done with s synthesizer, which at the time of the film's release was probably considered quite trendy, but now just sounds sort of cheesy. However, once you get used to it, you forget about it and it does not interfere with enjoying the film.
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>The video transfer is simply not up to today's standards, with a washed-out image that I do not recall noticing even when I watched it on HBO years ago. It looks to me as if nothing at all was done to clean the image up before the transfer was made.
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>There are no extras at all, which is unfortunate. Walters and Caine are still both active and it would have been interesting to hear their commmentary.
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>Still, this is a classic and the movie itself more than compensates for the marginal transfer and lack of DVD extras.
Does it really deserve FIVE stars?
The truth is, this movie doesn't deserve the five stars I am giving it. But there are those movies (and books and moments) that have a sentimental significance which outweigh their cinematic value.
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>I identified with the main character, Susan/Rita, and ached for her every step of her journey towards self actualization and awareness.
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>I read the script for the play and in my head I heard the actors' voices, so ingrained were their performances in my mind.
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>So I know . . . this is not a five star movie. But for me it is. It is five stars and really so much more.