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Title: I'll stick with HOLIDAY INN
Review: Having seen HOLIDAY INN at least a dozen times, I realized that I'dnever seen its reworked version, WHITE Christmas until it showed up onTCM the other day. Aside from some great musical numbers (esp. thedance sequences) this was an overlong snore. The plot was so convolutedfor such little payoff -- all that secrecy/misunderstanding for theGeneral's surprise party. And nothing says "Christmas cheer and warmth"better than a stage recreation of a bombed-out European landscape! Bycontrast, HOLIDAY INN, had a nicely paced inherent structure in itstelling of an inn open only on holidays and some truly memorable tunesand musical numbers. That film's atmosphere and warmth seemed genuineand not wrapped up in the false sentimentality and schmaltz of theremake. The only reason to buy a DVD of WHITE Christmas would be tohave the ability to skip to the dance scenes.
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