Road House (Fox Film Noir) | |
 enlarge | Director: Jean Negulesco Actors: Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm, Richard Widmark, Charles Flynn Studio: 20th Century Fox Category: DVD List Price: Buy New: $7.58 You Save: $7.40 (49%) New (37) Used (12) from $7.19 Rating:  20 reviewsSales Rank: 4687 Format: Black & White, Subtitled Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) Rating: NR (Not Rated) Region: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 95 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1 Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 MPN: D2252860D UPC: 024543528609 EAN: 0024543528609 ASIN: B001CC7PM6 Theatrical Release Date: 1948 Release Date: September 2, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Brand New and Factory Sealed Item Fast Shipping |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews... JEAN NEGULESCO, OPUS 9 November 11, 2008 wdanthemanw (Geneva, Switzerland) **** 1948. Directed by Jean Negulesco. When Lily Stevens is hired by Jefty to sing in his bar/bowling, everybody knows that Lily will soon be his mistress. But she's rather attracted by Jefty's friend and employee Pete Morgan. Jefty will imagine an ingenious scheme to get his revenge. ROAD HOUSE is a film I've always enjoyed very much for years. I particularly like the first part of the movie until Pete Morgan's trial. Ida Lupino clearly overshadows Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm and Richard Widmark then with her hoarse voice and her sexy wardrobe. I also like a lot the bowling lesson given to her by Cornel Wilde. The last part of ROAD HOUSE is more outdated and the final game hunting reminded me at times of The Most Dangerous Game - Criterion Collection. But, all in all, I highly recommend ROAD HOUSE, a film that will defintively stay in ma library. Great movie, great commentary! November 10, 2008DrSpecter (United States) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful Let me first say that this is an extremely enjoyable film. Ida Lupino is perfect as the hard-bitten nightclub singer, and dominates the early part of the film. But it's watching Richard Widmark's character Jeffty's smoldering jealousy slowly build, finally erupting into full-fledged psychosis at the end of the film that makes this a movie worth re-watching, and owning. But the reason I'm writing this review is as a kind of counter-weight to a prissy pseudo-intellectual response to the commentary another viewer has posted. Eddie Muller and Kim Morgan know and give a lot of insightful back-story on the production of Road House, and the life and careers of the cast and crew. The problem this Stellhorn character seems to be having is simple: they're actually watching and enjoying the film! And yes, they'll be telling a story about Widmark or Lupino, and stop to say something like, "Oh, look at THAT!" To me, the biggest sin one can commit while doing a commentary is simply not watching the movie. And, unfortunately, noir has been subjected to an endless parade of academics sitting there and reading from their long-winded notes, and just never looking up at the screen. They're more interested in their own Theories and Opinions about why the film is important to "the noir cycle" than they are in the movie. I suspect most of them would never have become interested in the films themselves in the first place if the French hadn't legitimized them. Noir Directors and actors are notoriously cynical about these critics and their pet theories. More often than not, these critics were busilly taking notes the first time they saw the films. There are a number of levels to most noirs, and Road House is no exception. Far from creepy, Muller is just enjoying Lupino's performance on exactly the level that it was meant to be taken on. And both he and Kim Morgan are not above savoring the deliciousness of the film's innuendo. In fact, I would say Eddie Muller's excellent 1998 book, Dark City, The Lost World of Film Noir spearheaded a renewed interest in these films that is much more legitimate than the dissecting the genre was subjected to in the late 60s and 70s. A lot of pompous windbags achieved tenure by unsuccessfully trying to emasculate what has always been an intelligently made, but essentially visceral genre. I highly recommend both the commentary and the documentary on this disc to anyone who is actually capable of enjoying the film itself. And I also recommend Eddie Muller's books, especially these two... Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir Art of Noir: The Posters And Graphics From The Classic Era Of Film Noir  Road House November 2, 2008Ms. Karen K. Cockrum I love the older movies. This one is what I refer to as a Fifty Dollar Budget Movie  I loved Ida Lupino October 24, 2008H. Shaw 1 out of 1 found this review helpful I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Ida Lupino was a revelation of inner strength and beauty. What would this movie be without Richard Widmark? For that matter, what would many movies be without him? Can we say boring together. Richard Widmark is always priceless. The consummate bad guy that you just love to hate. I could watch this movie over and over and over. Excellent Film Noir October 19, 2008Douglas Meny Wonderful Film Noir movie. Four great performances from Ida Lupine, Richard Widmark, Cornel Wilde and Celeste Holm | |
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