Hans Brinker

I have loved this movie since the first time I saw it while recording it from the TV to a VHS. A long time! It is a Christmas movie, to me, so I've only watched it once a year. Every year, the video has gotten more and more degraded.Every year, my favorite Christmas movies do not get played, nor are they available on my streaming services for free. I decided that, for the price of the rental, I could buy most of them and they will pay for themselves in just a couple of years. Looking for the others, I found this treasure! It was considerably more than a couple of years rental, but it is special to me and I wanted it!The audio was perfect and the video was great considering the kind of cameras they must have used when this was made. For me it IS superb quality, compared to old, fading VHS. I am very happy to have it. As far as I could tell, there are no scenes missing. A great find!

This version of the classic tale has become a holiday favorite in our house. While it's a musical, it's not at all slick & over-produced; instead, it has a rough-hewn charm & simplicity to it that's far more engaging than a professional polish so bright that nothing sticks. Yes, the actors aren't "real" singers by any means ... but I like them all the more for that, as Hans & Annie sound like actual young people on the verge of first love, their voices straining & creaking just a bit with all the emotions inside them. And the adult actors are very good, from Richard Basehart's gruff but compassionate doctor, to Cyril Ritchard's wonderfully eccentric innkeeper, to Eleanor Parker's beautiful & strong Mrs. Brinker, worn by sorrow but still filled with love & hope for her family. Add to that the pleasure of songs like "Proper Manners" and you can't go wrong!English films of the late 1960s/early 1970s had a particular look to them, a certain lighting & tone, that sets them apart. Whether it's the film stock, the lighting, the age of the source material, everything has a sort of burnished glow to it. There's an artificial atmosphere in the best sense of the word, the beauty of an unreal Victorian confection. It's the same with the stage sets, intercut with location footage: it has a fairytale quality, an otherworldliness that even puts me in mind of Cocteau at times. There's a certain simple magic here, completely devoid of cynicism, that never melts down into mere mawkish mush. And that's no small feat!Highly recommended!

I remember watching this film as a kid when it first was shown on TV in the 60s. I was pleased to find it on DVD. The shopping experience was fine, the disc is in good condition, but the original quality of the film isn't terrific. That said, I enjoy the film and am happy to have it on hand for the holidays.

This is based on the Mary Mapes story of Hans Brinker or actually a small part of it, dealing with a race in Holland. Where this film exceeds is not so much the acting, but the story telling and the plot. Also it takes us back to a place, time and era that is quite exquisite. It's an honest story and the characters themselves are quite colorful to watch. In a rare sense, this is one of the best movies that will leave you feeling great. It is just that well written. More over it is rare in another sense too. Both Adults and Children alike will love this flick. Male, female, almost all genres of people all walks of life will generally love this flick. It is an honest and great little story and should carry on a cult following for decades to come. It also stars the late Richard Bashart of VTTB fame, and his performance of a father looking for a lost son ties in a neat subplot, all with a very very happy ending. You will enjoy this title every year.....!

We bought this film for our children because my wife read the book growing up and really felt this was a special story and a great book. Our children are a little young still to really apprecaite the detail of the unabridged book, so we thought seeing this film may spark their interest and incline them toward reading the book someday. It seems to have worked! The children enjoyed it very much, but bear in mind that our children are adopted (from a foreign orphanage at ages 8-9) and are sensitive to struggling families, which this story is about. That probably predisposed them to liking this film. That said, I believe that anyone who enjoys musicals and classic stories will appreciate this film.

I remember watching this film on video as a little girl. They did an awesome job with the costumes and the scenery, as I'd expect any movie set in the Victorian era to be. However, the songs were a bit corny in my honest opinion. But it's a Christmas musical, so I'll let that pass. Cyril Richard was hilarious as the inn keeper ("It's a wonder they didn't eat you!" You'll have to watch it to understand what I'm talking about). The guys are really cute too.

It may be that I grew up with this movie but I love this adaptation of Silver Skates. My children love it also. I like the songs and the story line. This is the second copy I have purchased because unfortunately my first copy got scratched. That is how much I love this movie.

Lots of very talented ice skaters in this Family movie about never giving up on each other.

lovely Musical for any age group and as close as possible true to the original story !Some nice skating scenario and landscape footage .

A nice movie, although the songs don't seem to fit in with the rest movie. These songs and their choreography also are quite corny and I wonder if they weren't already in 1969. This movie would be a lot better if the songs were left out, because the story is quite nice and the acting is ok.

Good film delivered on time

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