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Title: Quit all the singing!
Review: I got this at the library, because we wanted to see how it compared to the 1937 version with Fredric March. Well, we didn't think much of this movie. First of all, there was too much singing. I don't mind singing in some movies if it is good ( as in The Sound of Music, Elvis' King Creole and Jailhouse Rock, etc.), but I do not care for Judy Garland's singing. Secondly, I felt Judy was too old for the part. I think she would have been much better in her younger days when she was fresh and beautiful. Thirdly, I didn't see much chemistry between Judy and James Mason. I still feel the 1937 version is best; while I like James Mason (and he is the reason I give this film 2 stars), I felt Fredric March was much better in the Norman Maine role. I was a bit bored throught the viewing and was glad when it was over and it is a film I will never watch again.
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