Gone With The Wind DVD > Reviews

Advantages: Fantastic, Vivien Leigh
Disadvantages: A little long

- and I'm not just saying that because I always wanted to be Scarlett O'hara. Although I did. Especially with those frocks.. It is sad but true that they don't make movies like this any more. I can't think of a single modern film that can hold a candle to this sweeping and unashamed epic romance. It's a true classic, with two of the performances of the century playing the leads - Scarlett and Rhett. If you don't know the story I won't spoil it ... Read review

Advantages: Truly epic with a breathtaking cast.
Disadvantages: Not everyone's cup of tea.

It's amazing how fresh this movie still is when other 'epic' Hollywood productions of its era have long since faded. There is no doubt, however, that this one still shines, and oh boy how it shines. At four hours it is certainly long, but every minute of those four hours is packed with good things. For a start there is Vivien Leigh as the feisty heroine you just love to hate and Clarke Gable as Rhett Butler, who loves to hate her just as much as ... Read review

Advantages: A true emotional rollercoaster from the most enthralling Hollywood Epic ever made.
Disadvantages: There are few faults in this film, but one may be the forced intermission.

This film has so many stories woven into its American Civil War era drama and so many strong characters that you need to watch it several times to appreciatte all the nuances. If you enjoy great stories told with passion you will treasure this film forever. Now on DVD and fully restored to it's original colour and sound it's hard to remember that the film making commenced in 1936. David O Selznick's production of Margaret Mitchell's Pullitzer Prize ... Read review

Advantages: A tremendous story
Disadvantages: Racist and sentimentalised in a lot of ways

...Oscar, could not have normally gone into the theatre where the film was premiered because she was black. However, like some other films, it works despite all its faults. You would be hard hearted indeed not to identify and sympathise with Scarlett as she cuts a wilful, selfish, charming, desperate dash through Georgia in search of what she thinks will make her happy. We thrill to Rhett - surely the most romatic hero ever. We admire (but I think ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent believable story!
Disadvantages: can't think of any!!

Where can I start about how I like this movie? Alot of people focus on the fact that it is a romantic story but I think it is so much more than that. It shows how this young girls stubborness and situation in life always determines her future path until she realizes that she got it all wrong. It's a fantastic movie, to see her progression as young girl with no worries to one who has to toughen up to keep the family and business together. The ... Read review

Advantages: Everything about it
Disadvantages: maybe a bit too harsh with those Greys

One of the greatest films ever made, a sweeping epic, visually majestic, brilliantly acted, masterfully told, finely produced US civil war soap opera chronicles the emotional and financial problems before, during and after the war for beautiful Southern Belle Scarlett O'Hara (Leigh), who loves Howard, who before enlisting marries De Havilland, with whom Scarlett becomes friends with, while rich Playboy Rhett Butler (Gable) knows her secret, loves ... Read review

Advantages: Generations have watched it and loved it.
Disadvantages: Allow a big space in your day to watch it.

Gone with the Wind was made in 1939 in Colour and starred Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh. It was a big budget film, which showed the in way the days of the American civil war and the towns and farms of the time were lovingly recreated to every detail. The main story of the film revolves around a self centered vivien Leigh who has grown up as a rich land owners daughter in the deep south, whos life style dramatically changes when the civil war breaks ... Read review

Advantages: Great story, a powerhouse performance from Viven Leigh
Disadvantages: None!

So many people dismiss Gone With The Wind because they think it is "just a love story". Anyone who is a fan of this film knows that the love story, although central to its storyline, is not the ultimate theme of the film. In Scarlett O'Hara we have a strong heroine - a woman who ran her own business', had her own money, and defied convention whenever possible - and a character who, by the end of the movie has fought death, war, destruction of her ... Read review

Advantages: fantasic love story have u laughing and crying
Disadvantages: maybe to long for some

...thus beginning the story of gone with the wind. Scarlett and Rhetts relationship starts of stormy, scarlett marries different men for different reasons non of them being for love but Rhett is always there in the background. He declares his love for her only to be rejected. Finally after many ups and downs they Rhett convinces scarlett to marry him. You would think now that everyone would be happy but that is just not true. Scarlett still loves ... Read review

Advantages: classic film
Disadvantages: length of film but it's not bad

Gone With The Wind, could you say anything wrong about it. It is a classic everyone that has seen it admires the film and the famous Scarlett O'hara for her powerful personality. I had never seen it before until my friend got the book for her birthday and then bought the video. I then went over to her house and watched, it lasts 4 hours though so give yourself time to watch it. The film starts off with Scarlett and her family living in the town ... Read review

Advantages: wonderful story
Disadvantages: long

Gone With the Wind is an epic tale of the Civil war in the United States as seen through the eyes of a Southern woman,Scarlett O' Hara. The book was hughly successful for Margaret Mitchell, who lived in Atlanta, Georgia. As you read the book, or watch the movie, you will be fascinated by the heroine, Scarlett, played by Vivien Leigh, and by the deviishly handsome Rhett Butler, played by Clark Gable. Visually, the photography is astouding, covering ... Read review