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Reviewed by UK Guest, 2nd Mar 2004. |
| Review Summary: Entertainment at it's best |
Overall Score: 5/5
 
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Review: I first came to love Fred and Ginger films when first Fred, and then Ginger died, and all of the films they made together were shown on television. I was looking forward to the release of some of their films on DVD and have not been disappointed with this collection. The Fred and Ginger Collection contains four of their nine films (Top Hat, Shall We Dance, Follow the Fleet and Carefree), chosen by Ava Astaire, Fred's daughter. Each film has an introduction from Ava, telling a little about the production of the film - which I found very interesting. It was of course for the films that I bought this collection, and an excellent selection it is too. I confess I was hoping that my favourite Fred and Ginger film, 'Swingtime', would be included in this collection, so I'm now hoping for The Fred and Ginger Collection II to be released some time. The picture and sound quality is very good on the DVDs and the songs and dances are wonderful. With such classics as 'They Can't Take that Away From Me' 'Cheek to Cheek' and 'Let's Call the Whole Thing Off', you can't complain. Never mind what the various plots are, I just love to see Fred and Ginger tapdance together - perhaps my favourite routine being the one after Ginger's solo song 'They All Laughed' in 'Shall We Dance.' Good clean fun! |
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5 |
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5 |
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Yes |
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