Donovan's Reef
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Features
• Anamorphic
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• DVD-Video
• Subtitled
• Widescreen
• NTSC
In Theaters : 12 June, 1963
DVD Release : 05 June, 2001 |
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Donovan's Reef Customer Reviews
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NOT A GREAT MOVIE, JUST ONE OF THE BEST EVER!!!
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Save the critical eye, ear and mind for the 20th viewing of this story.
It is a multiple love story, POSSIBLY with the greatest love story involving a dead South Pacific princess and her still-devoted husband.
There is the polygamous masculine love story of "The Duke's" title character and his two old WWII shipmates.
There is the raucous relationship of an incredible Lee Marvin-created character and a somewhat bawdy Dorothy Lamour, who yearns for Donovan, but is perfectly happy settling for Marvin and his new toy train.
There is the love story of the new arrival from Boston, the real hero's daughter by a Boston shipping aristocrat. She arrives on a commercial venture intended to boost her own selfish economic position, quickly learns to love the father and her father's three children with the princess.
But first she must wander through the smokescreen generated by shipmates determined to protect their old friend, wander through the spectacular beauty of a tropical island and see through the "cover identities" of half the cast.
This is one of the best temporary ensemble creations ever. Thinly disguised as a comedy, clearly a true John Ford morality story, a hell-raising Wayne/Marvin and Aussie Navy saloon brawl, with a dutiful nod toward the self-sacrificing roles of good men answering the call to where they are needed, deeply respectful of primitive traditions and religions, and dripping sweet, wild honey from every scene.
Not a bit of sacahrin to be found. Just pure wild honey.
Again, leave critiques for the 20th viewing. By about the 15th viewing, you will begin to understand all the sub-plots and the truly fine acting of genuine professionals.
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