Supreme epic of lust and passion!

Rating: 10/10 (16 April 1999)

I put off seeing "Gone With the Wind" for a long time, because I thought, "Who cares about some Civil War epic?" Well, when I reluctantly sat down to watch it, I soon became mesmerized by the passion of this movie. My second favorite film of all time (only behind 1959's "Imitation of Life"), this is supreme epic drama. What an amazing work this is! Scarlett (Vivien Leigh) is a pain-in-the-butt spoiled brat who loves Ashely (Leslie Howard), but Ashley loves his cousin Melanie(Olivia De Havilland). Ashley leaves Scarlett to care for Melanie(whom Scarlett despises)when he goes off to war. Enter the heroic Rhett(Clark Gable)who saves Scarlett and Melanie from a burning Atlanta. Rhett begins to find Scarlett attractive in a strange sort of way. Tragedy soon unfolds for everyone in this film. Your tears will flow and you,too, will fall in love with this picture! Plus, Olivia De Havilland, perhaps out most underrated performer, is the real stand-out in this cast.