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March of the Wooden Soldiers Streaming

Vendredi, août 13th, 2010
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Movie Title: March of the Wooden Soldiers
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It is sad that Laurel and Hardy fans in North America have been given the short end of the stick for so many years.The rights to all of their shorts(both silent and sound)and their movies(specifically the Hal Roach catalogue)have changed hands more times than I would care to count.It is a sorry legacy of greed,neglect and indifference.Well,I’m happy to report that we finally have something good to celebrate for a change!

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MGM studios has taken the proverbial bull by the horns and have elected to release their own print of “Babes in Toyland”.Yes you heard me,NOT “March of the Wooden Soldiers”(the cover title) but “Babes in Toyland”.This is the original 1934 release we have here with the original opening and closing titles;and it is marvellous.

It is a beautiful print and pretty much complete.There have been alot of pretenders to the throne over the last while,some pretty pathetic ones at that,but finally we get to see the film in its’ original release state,as it was meant to be seen.MGM caught me totally off guard with this one,but I won’t complain in the least because I’m just so happy to finally see it out there.I AM worried a little though that by putting “March of the Wooden Soldiers” on the cover that many fans may give it a pass by thinking it is just another version among many of that film.

It begs the question though,how many more Laurel and Hardy features do MGM hold?They were the distributor for Hal Roach and if they have this movie in their archives it makes some sense that they would possibly have many others,if not all;both movies AND shorts.Unfortunately,not holding the rights to their films,there is little MGM can do but sit tight.

Whatever the answers,we must thank MGM studios for taking the initiative and releasing this film,for all the Laurel and Hardy fans here in North America.

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So accept no substitutes;this DVD is the original release,the real deal;complete and in great condition.Let us give MGM the “Laurels” they deserve and our “Hardy” endorsement by buying the definitive version

of the Laurel and Hardy classic “Babes in Toyland”.

It’s hard to believe that anyone has not seen this movie.

They used to run it every Thanksgiving and we would never miss it.

I purchased it because I don’t see it aired as often as it used to.

It was nice to see a new generation of kids enjoying this movie and the always great Laurel & Hardy.
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Streaming March of the Wooden Soldiers Online

Jeudi, août 12th, 2010
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The Laurel and Hardy classic, March of the Wooden Soldiers (originally released as Babes in Toyland), was the fantastic result of combining two tremendous talents with a childlike, fantasy world and adult situations (Laurel and Hardy, Toyland and an evil landlord’s mortgage conspiracy, respectively). Such rich source material makes for a film of unsurpassed quality: featuring rich and imaginative environments, costumes, sights and sounds. Every fairytale has its day, from Little Bo Peep to the Three Little Pigs to Mother Goose, and even Santa. We all know that the winter months are a time to remember to greatest holiday classics from years past, and March of the Wooden Soldiers is unsurpassed in its genre.

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The holidays are associated with bright and festive colors–bright reds, greens, blues and golds–that set a warm and cheery mood, and the movies that we choose to enjoy during this season are no different. Fortunately, this edition of March of the Wooden Soldiers has been colorized, bringing newfound vibrancy to the events on screen and helping to integrate this classic tale with the traditional warmth of the holiday season. Rather than a visually dull grayscale that reminds one of the dour winter weather, toy soldiers shimmer in brilliant red onscreen, and our two comedian leads are further humanized by their newfound flesh tones and colorful Christmas garb.

As colorization efforts go, March of the Wooden Soldiers is a superlative effort, looking as though it was originally produced in the first generation of Technicolor, rather than decades earlier. The producers in charge of this re-mastering effort clearly thought that we would find an “aged color” appearance more acceptable than attempting to make it look completely modern, and this approach works very well. I’m sure you’ll agree if you see a preview.

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It’s worth noting that this disc also includes the black and white version of the movie, perhaps as a peace offering to those of you who might object to the alteration of a classic film. I would go so far, then, as to call this the definitive purchase of March of the Wooden Soldiers, not just because you’ll have a choice between color and black and white, but because the first step in colorizing any movie is to “clean up” the pre-existing black and white material as much as possible, and it certainly shows in comparison with other versions available.

In addition to both versions of the movie, this disc’s special features really push it over the top. As a media buff, the included classic trailers are a wonderful prelude to the main feature–I like to imagine that I’m getting the same experience as the audiences who first viewed Laurel and Hardy some seventy years ago. And, in keeping with this package’s holiday theme, the animated Rudolph the Reindeer movie is thoughtfully included, ensuring that you and your family get the most value out of a single disc.

For any family or fan of holiday cinema, this package is definitely a must-buy.

I very much prefer this film in color than in black and white, and I have watched both the Goodtimes colourized version and this Legend version. For me it comes down to this:

The Goodtimes has the best saturation, better overall colour, and better contrast without exposing the print too much to bleach out details. It is also a cleaner print. However, it is not exactly in focus (or seems to be a little in “double-focus”), and the beginning is the “March of the Wooden Soldiers” credits instead of the original “Babes in Toyland”. I found that I did get used to the odd focus, but it took a while.

The Legend version is very sharp and clear, has most of the original titles with their snippet of animation leading into “Babes in Toyland” (*). But, it is a washed-out print with highlights burned out, and overall has a greenish-cast, which is unpleasant. (Maybe you can adjust for this on your DVD monitor.) The menus have loud, stupid, disturbing music–a characteristic that I always hate and despise (pure silence is best).

(* The first original title is an approval certificate. Legend replaces this with a title-card that has their own name. No loss folks, really.)

The Legend black-and-white version does appear to be simply the colourized print with the colour turned off. It, too, is a bit washed out, and has a LOT of nicks and scratches that are not on other prints. The recent release of this movie by MGM proves that this film is still in pristine condition; it has superb, glowing sound as well. It also has all the original main titles COMPLETELY intact and restored. This Legend release cannot possibly be from the original negative, and it is NOT “spectacularly restored”. Once again, we have been lied to.
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