BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

SunnyHello Nice effects though.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

musicjune-957-115337 I just saw this Glenn Miller release on my own computer and it is superb. The VHS I have is fine but the DVD which arrived today is a must have for any collector or lover of great music. Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson are superb choices as are all of the musicians. Do your self a favor and get this DVD. The sound, the color, the clearness is a knockout. So many Hollywood musicals are lacking in sound and musical arrangements but not this one. I knew many of the musicians in this film and they were all nice people. Love this film. Jimmy Stewart made 79 films and in every one of them he performed as a kind, warm hearted person and in this great film he certainly performs that way. June Allyson is lovable as always. Just a nice person also. Get this one, it is a must have.

sky-115 Saw this movie on TV last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. Some great music, especially the scene with Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa and others jamming at a night club (and was that Cozy Cole dueling with Krupa on the drums?) The story is rather sentimentalized, but Stewart, Alison and Morgan (who played the Colonel in M*A*S*H) act their roles very well - although I would have screamed if Mrs Miller had said "well honestly!" one more time.Watching the movie I had some suspicions that a lot of dramatic license was being taken with the story, e.g. when Glenn summons his future wife to drop everything to come to New York and get married. However, on checking some biographical details it appears that the New York episode and, broadly, the rest of the story, were quite close to the actual events.Well worth watching.

lastliberal Glenn Miller suffered from the same criticisms that jazz musicians (Hancock, Turrentine, Hubbard) I listened to in the 70's suffered: he is too commercial. Jazz is supposed to allow for improvisation according to the "purists." Miller's heavily orchestrated music left little room for that.No matter, he dominated the charts and jukeboxes of the 40's just as Elvis and the Beatles would in the following decades because he developed a new sound that the kids went for.This film, starring the great James Stewart (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Philadelphia Story, It's a Wonderful Life) and June Allyson (Too Young to Kiss, The Stratton Story), with superb support by Harry Morgan ("M*A*S*H", "Dragnet") shows the struggles Miller went through to achieve his sound and his final success as a band leader up to his death in a plane crash (a la Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and Jiles Perry Richardson).The film not only has great music by Miller, but some of the big stars of the day in Frances Langford, Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa, and Ben Pollack.A well deserved Oscar for Sound, and nominations for the musical score and the screenplay.Trivia: Like Amelia Earhart, Miller has never been found.

cougarblue I doubt that any role Jimmy played, was any more natural than to portray bandleader Glenn Miller. He takes the role and runs with it. June Allyson playing Jimmy's wife a role that became very natural for her is also very effective. These two must have had such a strong friendship because their ability to take on a married couple role is sweet and convincing. The music is fantastic, Frank Morgan is excellent in the buddy role, and while the life of Glenn Miller ended abruptly at 40, adding a sad ending to the movie, there is a bittersweet quality since we know the music will go on forever. It's been more than 50 years, Major Miller died long before I was born, yet my iPod is loaded with 72 great songs by the band. Don't miss this great film, and while you're at it, follow-up with the other big band portrayals, (Orchestra Wives, Benny Goodman Story, Tommy Dorsey Story, etc). You will be humming and tapping your heels to Moonlight Serenade for a long time.