My Man Godfrey (Color + Black-and-White)
Starring: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick, Jean DixonDirector: Gregory La Cava
Studio: Legend Films
MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release: July 1st 2008
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DVD Review
My Man Godfrey is one of the top Screwball Comedies of all time. The story of a wealthy New York family in the 1930's that brings in Godfrey, a destitute and Forgotten Man as their butler. William Powell plays the leading role brilliantly, and gives the family a madcap ride they will never forget. My Man Godfrey was the first film to receive Oscar® nominations in all four acting categories, including stunning performances by William Powell and Carole Lombard. Presented in color for the first time and beautifully restored, this is the definitive DVD edition of My Man Godfrey.
User Reviews
The best "Godfrey" I've seen yet! - Rating: 5/5
We all know the movie. Cute, funny, a comic morality play. But, the most important thing is the quality. This is the best version of both the color, and black & white that I've ever seen. A must have for that reason alone. And besides, it's a great movie!
My man Godfrey - Rating: 5/5
Product received in very good condition, most likely to purchase from this merchant again. thanks.
great classic movie - Rating: 5/5
A hilarious and enjoyable comedy from when hollywood was actually putting effort into making movies. have not watched the "color" edition. I didnt buy the movie for that extra perk and I'm really not interested in it
My Man Godfrey 1936 - Rating: 5/5
This is a typical 1930's situation comedy, brilliantly remastered in B&W and possibly the best colorised version of a B&W movie that I can recall.I viewed it on my 127cm NEC plasma screen and was delighted with the colorised presentation. The acting by all the cast was tops. I have not seen Universal's 1958 version with David Niven and June Allyson to be able to compare the two. It is not yet available on DVD.
William Powell is a very polished actor with a very pronounced speaking voice. He is always a delight to watch, especially in Mr Roberts. Carole Lombard, his co-star, carries out her role admirably and together with the supporting cast make this a very memmorable movie.
Ignore irrelevant reviews---get the glorious 2005 Legend restored version--perfect in B&W and great computer-advanced color too! - Rating: 5/5
The "First Time In Color" cover of MY MAN GODFREY from the Legend company is the very BEST-----better than the Criterion version, believe it or not---in part, because on Legend you choose to watch color or black and white. In fact, the Legend version is just tremendous and even the color version is miles ahead of the old colorization processes of the 1980s. But you do not see this information ANYWHERE except at the very end because Amazon has loaded up all these ancient and out of date reviews of OTHER PRODUCTS---not the one listed and shown in the picture. It is terrible confusing. Luckily, I did order a copy of the Legend version with color and B&W and was thrilled, but you might never figure it out based on the utterly confusing mess of reviews of all sorts of different versions mushed together in the same place here.__________
I had seen this film at least twice over the years and thought it pretty good but came across this 2005 remastered version from LEGEND films. I was astonished. It is wonderfully crisp and fresh in it appearance and tripled my appreciation of it. Also, I am not one of those hidebound purists who think computer colorization is an absolute horror. Done well---and this one is done VERY well indeed--it can add a new freshness and insight to its watching. (Granted, it is not the same work of art of its original creators, but one can choose freely between the two versions, as it should be.) I found that by tweaking the color manually and altering the brightness and contrast slightly, with a hint greater saturation, one can get a superb if just slightly antiquey color. Not exactly full Technicolor (it never was--originally filmed in black and white) but a surprisingly great color experience. I can't believe people who whine about colorization. I am as big a film fan as they come, and know all about artistic integrity, but this is part of a living, usable past. (No, I don't add diet Coke to my pinot noir.) In any event, color or not, the film is a treasure and should be seen by everyone.
