Amazon.com: Customer reviews: The Longest Day (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

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"Well, gentlemen, there it is . . .it's a go!"

ByMike Powerson October 2, 2000

"The Longest Day" is one of the greatest war films of all time, and one of my personal favorites! Produced and directed by Darryl F. Zanuck, it was originally made to save the Twentieth Century-Fox studio from the financial ravages of the over-budget "Cleopatra," which was being shot at the same time. "The Longest Day" set a standard of excellence in war films that is unsurpassed even now, thirty-eight years after its theatrical release. It remains one of the most popular and successful war movies of all time.

This is the story of D-Day, June 6, 1944. Based on Cornelius Ryan's book of the same name, the film accurately chronicles the strategy, tactics, frustrations, triumphs, and failures of both the Allied and German sides on the day that marked the turning point of World War II in Europe. There are excellent performances all around by a star-studded international cast headed by John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton, (a young) Sean Connery, Robert Ryan, and Eddie Albert. Occasional snippets of silliness rear their head throughout the movie, but are not distracting. Filmed in black-and-white, "The Longest Day" has a documentary flavor and a wonderfully authentic feel that made it a film to view and savor time and time again. Highly recommended.

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Source print for Blu Ray not pristine.

ByTelstaron September 21, 2011

The Blu Ray version has very high contrast, which simply makes the source print flaws noticeable. There are a lot of stripes and noise along the right third of the print, particularly at the start.

A better source print and more care would have saved this from mediocrity.

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B & W Disc has factory flaws that affect normal playback

ByAlan Bedillion Trahernon May 15, 2016

Format: DVDVerified Purchase

There appears to be a built in flaw in the black and white DVD. I purchased two copies and on both disks, the main menu language selection feature does not work. It just hangs and locks up the disk in limbo. You have to eject it and restart. Furthermore, there is a major blooper in the opening when Field Marshall Rommel is issuing orders to his commanders in front of an ocean backdrop. Right in the middle of his pacing from the right to the left, he vanishes, and all you see is the ocean. His voice continues and so do the subtitles. Then poof! About five seconds later, he rematerializes in front of the ocean just like Barbara Eden in I Dream of Jeanie. This isn't a fluke associated with my copy. I played both DVDs in multiple machines and they performed exactly the same. Language Selection menu freezes, and Field Marshall Rommel pulling a Samantha Stevens (Bewitched) thing. The Rommel blooper is also in the Amazon digital version, so that must be an original film flaw.

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Only one disc played

ByAlexon May 6, 2014

Format: DVDVerified Purchase

I received this two-disc collector's edition of the title "The Longest Day" via Amazon. The second disc played fine, yet, the first disc that contains the movie, did not play when I put it into my dvd player.

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I remember seeing a version that changed the Germans language ...

ByAmazon Customeron March 3, 2016

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I remember seeing a version that changed the Germans language to English early in the movie. Distracted to read the subtitles.

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Two Stars

ByFARROKH KHAMBATTAon April 22, 2016

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Poor quality of sound and too many interruptions.

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Two Stars

ByAmazon Customeron June 13, 2016

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It cut off and on

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BEWARE OF EXTRA STUFF

ByBERT JAMESon January 16, 2007

Format: DVDVerified Purchase

I am a fan of WWII movies. I was looking forward to the arrival of this two disk set. The Film is of course magnificent. I was looking forware to the addition stuff that now comes with DVDs, commentary, interviews, making of films, featurettes, etc. Afterall, there are lots of historians and others who will add to the filmit self. I was wrong. the commentaries are so bad I could hardly make myself finish them. Neither commentaters was prepared. The other matterial was also very poorly done as commpared to what is available on the History Chan and other sources.

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NOT THE COLORIZED VERSION!! VIEWER BE WARNED!!

BySamuel B. Kingon May 4, 2014

Format: Blu-rayVerified Purchase

I already have the black and white blu ray and and ordered it because it is advertised as being in color. I had the VHS colorized version at one time and really liked it (I know, I know, but love being Politically incorrect, especially if it offends the film arts people). I was disappointed. It is in Black and White. FALSE ADVERTISING, Amazon!! The cheaper B & W version out there is just as good. Buyer beware!

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Al old classic

ByMike - WK3Ton June 7, 2016

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An old classic but dated by today's technology. The landings do not nearly depict reality.

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it is in black and white. the cir must ...

ByRichard Lon June 12, 2016

Format: Blu-rayVerified Purchase

it is in black and white. the cir must mean circular disc and not color. the blu ray seems not true remastered but upscaling. not very sharp image.

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never saw it

ByRenee Vollenon January 16, 2014

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There was no information that the movie could not be streamed in France, where we were. There was a charge and no way to chancel after I got a notification that it could not be streamed where I am. That notification came without any cancellation ability.