10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another great film plagued by manufacturing defects, December 27, 2009
"Never Too Late" is a cute little film about a 50 year old woman (Maureen O'Sullivan) and her 60 year old husband (Paul Ford) who find out they are going to be parents a second time. Their first and only child is a 25 year old married daughter who, along with her 27-year old husband, lives with her parents in their large home. Her husband works for her father in his lumber supply business. This was produced by the team of Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin, and you can't help but feel they were warming up for "All in the Family" with this one, there are so many similarities. The middle-aged wife is named Edith, and prior to the pregnancy being discovered, she is running around the home at a manic pace doing housework. The son-in-law is constantly being kicked around and disrespected by his father-in-law, and the daughter is constantly bursting into tears. All that's missing is the social commentary of All in the Family.
There is a trailer on this one, and it's funny to see how even as early as the 60's advertising for films would try to mislead to draw in younger audiences. The trailer puts the emphasis on the young couple and only mentions the middle-aged pregnancy at the end, when in fact the emphasis of the film is on the older couple.
This film looks and sounds very good, and is presented in its original widescreen aspect ratio. The manufacturing defect is pixelation toward the middle of the film that is not too distracting - but it is definitely there. Careful inspection of the disc revealed "the blue ring of annoying pixelation" rather than the more serious "purple ring of death" found on the Hot Millions Warner Archive DVD-R, and Warner Brothers will exchange it if you call them, but the point is I shouldn't have to call them. Any company charging this much for a film with absolutely no frills should at least get the quality right - the first time. Looking at various chat logs on this subject, I see that several people have had the same problem I have with this particular product, so beware. That's why I'm knocking my rating down from 5 to 4 stars.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quite entertaining!, June 24, 2000
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This review is from: Never Too Late [VHS] (VHS Tape)
The comical story of a couple beyond having children getting surprised! Along with this, their spoiled daughter and her irresponsible husband are living with them under the same roof. Although the movie could have done without a few scenes, it was cute and heartwarming seeing how the family learned to deal with the surprise!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
never too late, October 19, 2009
This review is from: Never Too Late [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I love this movie !!! Can no t get enough of it . My mom love's it too . Needs to be released on Blu-Ray
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