The mother of all movies!

Rating: 9/10 (11 February 2006)

You can easily Gone with the Wind is the Mother of all movies. Glorious Technicolor, magnificent cast who make their characters their own, wonderful landscapes, excellent, beautiful costumes, rich and warm music, true and believable acting. And the beauty of this movie that it could have been made yesterday - it truly looks like it. Sometimes I just watch it and not pay attention to the characters, just look at the landscapes, decor and dresses, however that is hard to do because the characters are so darn interesting. I find Rhett and Scarlett hard to hate. Rhett because obviously he is very attractive and kind, despite going to prostitutes. Scarlett has been through so much and can be very kind sometimes, but on the other hand she is a manipulative, difficult so-and-so. After you see this movie, you cannot imagine anyone else in these roles. Thanks to the Four Disk Special Edition, you can see who came very close to claiming the roles (the special edition DVD is a must for any devoted Gone With The Wind fan - the special features are wonderful!! The only thing that I was disappointed with is that there are no outtakes! Outtakes are the best! But it is a very valuable, informative DVD.) I love Gone With The Wind. It is one of the most memorable, tragic, hopeful, glorious, extravagant, wonderful, explosive, sultry, sad, bittersweet movies I have ever seen, and I shall carry the experience along with me for the rest of my life.