Not only is this movie still the best Christmas movie - perhaps not only despite of being in Black and While, but BECAUSE of being in Black and White. After seeing it again for the first time in many years but also first time with my 8 year old, I feel in love with it all over again. I noticed that - just like how a great Black and White photograph brings out the dramatic and edge in a good photo image, the black and white made the dramatic segments of the movie all the more "edgier" and more dramatic. And with the current movies that are filled with all the bells and whistles of 3D animation, non-stop special effects, it was a great, tight story that leaves you with a poignant message that really touches us.

How much I wish everyone could be given a chance like George was to see what the world would be like if they'd never been born. This world would be a much happier place. Think of the terrorists who'd been given the wrong interpretation of the Q'uran on 9/11 for example, and instead followed the book the way it was meant to be understood--wouldn't have ever even have happened. Everyone would look at their lives and realize how much difference they and their lives really meant to the entirety of the people they grew up loving and in turn, how much those people's lives were enriched by knowing them. I was not one of the fortunate who saw this film in their childhood, and instead, didn't see it for the first time until I was in my 30's--locked in a horrendous marriage--and was in my 30's--now in my 60's and single but living a much more contributive and peaceful, loving life

This is one of the greatest movies we have ever watched and worth every penny for it!! The movie features the main character learns about how his own good doings affect others and he is much more important than just the money he misplaced. Nowadays we can all sometimes tend to focus too much on ourselves. We work hard to make a stable living and severely punish ourselves for failing to do so. This movie is not just a movie but rather a moral story teaching us that there is a much more important aspect to one's life than just making the money. We can all influence others' lives in our everyday life and sometimes our existence creates huge influence in them beyond our imagination. So don't overlook how we treat each other in everyday life in our work; how we treat each other and provide the influence on others is actually what we exist.

This felt like a risk since so many older movies lack the pacing to intrigue the modern mind but I and our daughters were deeply engaged by the film, laughed out loud at the comedy and were all moved in the end, despite their ages and the fact I'd seen it years ago multiple times. Frankly I was surprised but that's silly because this is truly a masterpiece of story telling and great acting. I'm glad they still charge to own this. It's worth it.

First of all...why is there a colorized version of this? Blasphemy.

Second, it's just a great movie. Though Potter is right in one respect. You should have to show the ability to repay a loan before being granted one. Other than that, the movie is a classic. Potter should have also reported the $5000 he found in the newspaper. I always did want to see the Saturday Night Live ending to It's a Wonderful Life when the towns people figured out where the cash was

It's been a few years since I last viewed "It's a Wonderful Life," but it still retains all the magic I recall from when I first saw it as a child in the early 1960s, a few years before it gathered a cult following.

Every time I see it, I am reminded that life is worth living, regardless of what life tosses at you. And that you can touch many more lives than you ever realize.

George Bailey is part of the liturgy of my life, and I'm glad I was able to purchase an online copy from Amazon for my viewing this year.

We love to see this movie every year at Christmas. This is the best black and white we have seen because Amazon Prime offers it in HD. We enjoyed it without commercials and it was great. We can now watch it anytime we want!

It's A Wonderful Life is my "must see holiday movie. It movie was made the year I was born. It gives me a sense of cultural history of that time which would be helpful to know in today's world. The message of the movie, which is that we are all interconnected and interdependent, is still relevant and important. My only frustration with it is that women were stereotypically portrayed as being dependent on men.