Miracle on 34th Street reminds us One Kris Kringle, a department-store Santa Claus, causes quite a commotion by suggesting customers go to a rival store for their purchases. Very misleading as it is in b/w not like the cover picture in colour. Just a heads up. This adaptation of the 1947 Miracle on 34th Street is a classic in its own right. BEWARE !! This review is for the excellent "Miracle on 34th Street" Two-Disc-Special-Edition, which includes the following: Not a Colorized Version - Black & White only, Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2018. The B&W version is always there for those who prefer it. This made for TV movie was originally broadcast on December 14, 1955. This is only a black & white version. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. Miracle on 34th Street was first released on VHS and LaserDisc in 1987. Miracle On 34th Street (1947) - DVD (colorized) - Review, Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2019. Also available in two computer colorized versions. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. 0 bids. His mentor is a hero Lawyer that defends him and although his love interest doubts him, her daughter comes to believe in him and in the end he wins them over in an epic Court Room scene where the USPS comes to his defense with tons of mail addressed to him. I ordered this after reading some encouraging customer feedback right here on this very page advertising the Blu-Ray version. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. Learn more about DVD region specifications. I didn’t read the fine print & was fooled by the photo. The whole show is a throwback to different times: department stores with mega Christmas displays and in-house Santa's workshop, children who want dolls and toy guns, lots of smoking and drinking. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Also included is an amusing promotional short that shows how 20th Century Fox cleverly marketed Miracle on 34th Street to appeal to all age groups, including what could very well be the earliest use of the word "groovy" (in this case "groovie") in a movie promotional trailer. Very beautiful film; I like old films. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at eBay.com. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2021. Little Natalie Wood is great, and a nice change from the bratty “adult” kids that are usually found in modern films. Sold by BetterBrandDesigns and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. O'Hara's comments are not heard throughout the film, but her silences are relatively brief, and it's a real treat to hear O'Hara reminiscing nearly 60 years after the film was made. This is without doubt the best ever Christmas movie and to now have a colourised version is wonderful. The title of the product says "Miracle On 34th St bw". The title of the product says "Miracle On 34th St bw". This obviously had not been filmed in color but the colors don't over saturate everything to where the picture is soft. Two-Disc Special Edition is great with both colorized and B&W versions and lots of extra documentaries, commentary, and features, Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2017. On disc 2, an episode of the American Movie Classics "Backstory" series is devoted to the writing, production history, and lasting impact of Miracle on 34th Street, featuring clips from several later remakes created for movies and television. Last time, I started noticing some slight blurring as I've gotten used to blu ray movies. --"AMC Backstory: Miracle on 34th Street" featurette--"Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Floating in History" featurette--Movietone News: Hollywood Spotlight--Promotional short The colorized version is very well done and adds sharpness and pleasure to the images. Only in TINY LITTLE PRINT you can barely read does it say black and white version only included. Sold by ZBK Group and ships from Amazon Fulfillment. title: Miracle On 34th Street company: 1993 Fox Video, 8505 description: The original Christmas classic from 1947 starring young Natalie Wood (Rebel Without a Cause, West Side Story), Maureen O'Hara (The Parent Trap), etc.This colorized version was released in 1993 as a Fox Video Christmas Classic.This is a NTSC VHS tape, manufactured for North America, etc. Both versions offer the same commentary track by Maureen O'Hara, recorded at O'Hara's home in Ireland on August 24, 2006. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Alternate Versions. Prints came with a disclaimer: "It has been altered without the participation of the principal director, screenwriter and other creators of the original film." --"AMC Backstory: Miracle on 34th Street" featurette--"Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Floating in History" featurette--Movietone News: Hollywood Spotlight--Promotional short The colorized version is very well done and adds sharpness and pleasure to the images. Showing one item. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. You'd have to be the world's biggest Scrooge to dislike a holiday classic like Miracle on 34th Street, but genuine movie lovers will insist on watching this perennial favorite in its original black-and-white theatrical release version. Last time, I started noticing some slight blurring as I've gotten used to blu ray movies. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2018. $3.50 shipping. Directed by George Seaton. old turner colorized version on an equally old beta tape and sony beta machine This is without doubt the best ever Christmas movie and to now have a colourised version is wonderful. The arguments in the court scenes are exactly what you would expect to hear if someone making those claims were to end up in court, and the battles between the competing department stores in New York are amusing. - Order by Phone 1-800-336-4627 Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2018. This is only a black & white version. It advertises multiple formats, but colorized is not one of the perks. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Miracle on 34th Street (VHS, 1993, Colorized) at the best online prices at eBay! - BLACK & WHITE ONLY VERSION !! It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Cover in colour but blu-ray does not include colourised version! So I had to upgrade. You can’t believe the written description! Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! And just for the record, this p*sses all over the 1994 Richard Attenborough remake. An adwoman's lawyer boyfriend proves Macy's Santa Claus is the real thing. I ordered this after reading some encouraging customer feedback right here on this very page advertising the Blu-Ray version. Miracle on 34th Street is a 1947 Christmas comedy-drama film written and directed by George Seaton and based on a story by Valentine Davies. --"AMC Backstory: Miracle on 34th Street" featurette--"Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Floating in History" featurette--Movietone News: Hollywood Spotlight--Promotional short The colorized version is very well done and adds sharpness and pleasure to the images. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, No Import Fees Deposit & $11.98 Shipping to Czech Republic. A dream of the little girl who is non other than Natalie. It has both realism (wanting to put the old man who thinks he is Santa in an institution) and magic (maybe the old man is Santa after all). I was very careful to find the version that said it was the “special edition” with a description that said it included two discs, with disc one containing the colorized version, and disc two the original black and white. --"AMC Backstory: Miracle on 34th Street" featurette--"Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Floating in History" featurette--Movietone News: Hollywood Spotlight--Promotional short The colorized version is very well done and adds sharpness and pleasure to the images. This review is for the excellent "Miracle on 34th Street" Two-Disc-Special-Edition, which includes the following: Not a Colorized Version - Black & White only, Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2018. It’s not an idle question when you’re converting the classic 1947 Christmas movie ″Miracle on 34th Street″ from black and white into living color. Free shipping for many products! The 1947 film comedy Miracle on 34th Street starred Edmund Gwenn as a bearded gentleman named Kris Kringle, who was convinced that he was the genuine Santa Claus. What came was a single disk version labeled “disc one” and not even any room for a second disc. A group of technicians called "colorists" have been working three shifts a day in a Hollywood office building turning the 1947 black-and-white movie classic "Miracle on 34th Street… Ending Apr 7 at 2:13PM PDT 3d 16h. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2020. George Seaton writes and directs this classic drama starring Edmund Gwenn and Maureen O'Hara. Baltimore, Maryland 21211. BLURAY IS BLACK & WHITE - NO COLOR - MISLEADING, Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2018. The film was first colorized in 1985 by Color Systems Technology, Inc. and again in 2006 by Legend Films using much-improved technology. First...spell it out...black and white, not "bw". Please try again. Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2018. Second...ALL the photos on the box are in color. The arguments in the court scenes are exactly what you would expect to hear if someone making those claims were to end up in court, and the battles between the competing department stores in New York are amusing. Cover in colour but blu-ray does not include colourised version! Fast & Free shipping on many items! That is what the little letters "bw" are after the title. Here is the opening to the 1993 Exclusive Color Version laserdisc of the original 1947 version of Miracle On 34th Street from 20th Century Fox. Please try again. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn. Why misleading? Maybe the best Christmas movie of all time, Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2018. Price Match Guarantee. It stars Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn. This is a little note to anyone who looks at the cover of this bluray and thinks, as I did, that it includes the colourised version of the film. Miracle on 34th Street (VHS, 1993, Colorized) $3.99. Don’t let the cover fool you. The film never actually says he is Santa, and is all the better for it. I was very careful to find the version that said it was the “special edition” with a description that said it included two discs, with disc one containing the colorized version, and disc two the original black and white. His mentor is a hero Lawyer that defends him and although his love interest doubts him, her daughter comes to believe in him and in the end he wins them over in an epic Court Room scene where the USPS comes to his defense with tons of mail addressed to him. 5 Stars overall for this 1947 cherished Christmas classic family movie. This year however, the convictions of both mother and child are challenged when a kindly old man (Gwenn) is hired as the store Santa and insists that he is in fact the real thing. Very misleading as it is in b/w not like the cover picture in colour. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Great movie and a holiday classic. The B&W version is always there for those who prefer it. See other DVD options under “Other Formats & Versions”. The answers to such questions were found in Macy’s archives, by examining color movies of the time and by hiring an Academy Award-winning art director to color the film by computer. The B&W version is always there for those who prefer it. I was particulary interested in seeing the colourised version as well as the B&W one. Great movie and a holiday classic. Please try again. Doris Walker (O'Hara), an executive at Macy's department store, believes in taking a common-sense approach to life and is consequently raising her daughter Susan (Natalie Wood) not to believe in Santa Claus. It is 4.3 screen so does not fit the television screen. --"AMC Backstory: Miracle on 34th Street" featurette--"Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Floating in History" featurette--Movietone News: Hollywood Spotlight--Promotional short The colorized version is very well done and adds sharpness and pleasure to the images. A heart warming classic about the true meaning of Christmas starring a kindly old bearded gentleman that thinks he is Santa, Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2017, A heart warming story about a kindly old man from the mental care facility that spreads Christmas Joy and happiness to everyone at the big Department Store that employs him. 2 disc special edition DVD includes the Colorized version and the original Black & White version. Multiple Formats, AC-3, Black & White, Dolby, Dubbed, Full Screen, NTSC, Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Gene Lockhart, Natalie Wood, View an exclusive clip from Miracle on 34th Street, Two-Disc Special Edition is great with both colorized and B&W versions and lots of extra documentaries, commentary, and features, Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2017. Miracle on 34th Street (2-DVD) - DVD (1947) for $9.98 from OLDIES.com Holiday & Seasonal Capture the spirit of Christmas with this timeless classic! With Macdonald Carey, Teresa Wright, Thomas Mitchell, Sandy Descher. First...spell it out...black and white, not "bw". Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. The film was delivered very quick. Miracle On 34th Street VHS Digitally Remastered 20th Century Fox. Maybe the best Christmas movie of all time, Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2018. I didn’t read the fine print & was fooled by the photo. Best supporting Oscar for Gwenn. --Jeff Shannon, Miracle on 34th Street (Double Feature 1947 / 1994), Miracle On 34th Street (1947) / Miracle On 34th Street (1994), Christmas Favorites Collection (Miracle on 34th Street / Deck the Halls / Home Alone 2: Lost in New York / Prancer), White Christmas (Diamond Anniversary Edition). It is highly recommended! It's great to compare the two and, for those that haven't seen the original, a double delight as the original is packed with vintage, period detail. The B&W version is always there for those who prefer it. Did you know that there are four remakes of the movie, "Miracle on 34th Street" as well as a Broadway musical? The film was delivered very quick. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. This is a little note to anyone who looks at the cover of this bluray and thinks, as I did, that it includes the colourised version of the film. 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