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This video is a review of the classic Christmas film "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) starring James Stewart. The reviewer shares his positive opinion of the movie, highlighting its enduring appeal and annual broadcast on NBC. He discusses the film's plot, acting, production details, and provides a rating of four and a half out of five stars, recommending it as a must-watch during the holiday season.
- The film is considered a Christmas classic.
- The reviewer gives the film a rating of four and a half out of five stars.
- The reviewer recommends the film as a must-watch during the holiday season.
The reviewer introduces "It's a Wonderful Life," a Christmas movie from 1946 produced by Liberty Films. Despite his mother's reservations, he considers it a timeless masterpiece and a Christmas classic, annually aired on NBC. The film's story revolves around George Bailey, who, contemplating ending his life on Christmas, is shown by his guardian angel Clarence what his town would be like had he never existed, highlighting the impact of his good deeds.
The reviewer shares his positive opinion of "It's a Wonderful Life," disagreeing with those who find it strange. He emphasizes its status as a beloved Christmas classic from the 1940s, regularly broadcasted by NBC during the holiday season. He considers it one of the best Christmas movies ever made.
The film was directed and produced by Frank Capra and stars James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, and Donna Reed. The reviewer praises the acting, particularly James Stewart's performance. He also mentions Lillian Randolph, who played Annie in the film and voiced Mammy Two Shoes in Tom and Jerry cartoons.
The DVD is released by Paramount, though Liberty Films and Republic Pictures were also involved in the movie's production. Originally shot in black and white, a color version is also available on the DVD. The reviewer estimates that if the film were rated today, it would likely receive a PG rating.
The DVD includes a behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of "It's a Wonderful Life." Overall, the reviewer gives the film a rating of four and a half out of five stars, recommending it as one of the best Christmas movies to watch during the holiday season.
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0:07 come on hey guys this is mr a chrissy here and in today's movie review we're we're going to be doing a movie review today on this very old christmas film this is actually a christmas movie that came out a very long time ago way back in like way back between like 1946 and like 1947 but this is mostly a 1946 film so so it's a very old movie made by this company called liberty films that features like a you know like almost like a liberty bell and so
0:53 and of course it's also it's also an alt it's also a masterpiece it's not only a christmas masterpiece but also a christmas classic as well i i know my mom doesn't i might i know like my mom doesn't really like this movie but i mean i respect her her thoughts and opinions on this film but i don't really care what anyone says i think i think this i think this movie is an all-time classic from to watch on christmas and even nbc also airs this movie every scene every every single year the way when christmas comes like and so and so the the 1946 movie i'm going to be reviewing today is going to be on it's a wonderful life it's a it's a wonderful life it's a christmas movie and it's a christmas movie starring james stewart and so the story of it's a wonderful life is about this it's about a guy named george
1:39 bailey who has who has so many problems he is thinking about ending at all and it's christmas as the angels discuss george we see his life in flashback as george is about to jump from from a bridge he he ends up he ends up rescuing his guardian angel clarence who then shows george what his town would have would have looked like if if he hadn't been for if he hadn't been for all all his good deeds over the years and of course we all know we all know the line from it's a wonderful life every time every time a bell rings angel and angel gets his wings yep so that's that's the story of it's a wonderful life so what do i think of it honestly i don't really care what my mom says even though even though my mom doesn't really like this song like she calls this movie like the weirdest christmas
2:24 movie of all time but i don't know if you guys have the same opinions as her but but i i've seen a lot of people i've seen a lot of people on social media on the internet that it's like most of them pretty much love this movie because i gotta say it's a wonderful life it's definitely it's definitely an all-time christmas classic from way back in like the 40s like 1946 when this movie first came out and and like i said nbc usually airs this movie every single year yeah during the during the holidays and and i gotta say it's a wonderful life it's definitely one of the best christmas movies ever made in my opinion i will say it's definitely a great film and definitely one of the best christmas movies of all time and and it's a wonderful life it's also directed by this guy named um the back of the dvd says it was produced and directed by frank cobra yeah copra
3:12 yeah whatever you want to pronounce that name and this movie also stars lionel barrymore and yeah lionel barrymore yeah he's also in this film and and yeah and of course oh oh yeah it's a wonderful i almost forgot donna reed is also in this film too so and the acting itself like the the acting is something the acting itself is pretty good like i think i think james stewart did did a great job in this film james stewart donna reid and there's also lionel barrymore also i also i also a long time ago i recognized this one actress who was in it's a wonderful life and her name is like lillian randolph like lillian randolph actually plays andy and it's a wonderful life and and and i know she's done some voice acting roles like on
3:58 miami two suits and some of the tom and jerry cartoons like you know like where her face is not really shown and you know it's like you know you know she's like she's like one of the human characters like without without her face shown because you know like you know lily and rained off like and and i thought she did good in this film i thought she did pretty good in its wonderful life and and and i know she and i and i think she was pretty good as mammy two shoes from tom and jerry as well and of course this dvd was also released by paramount like the paramount like paramount actually releases phil on dvd like the the dvd i own is from paramount oh yeah because not only liberty films made it like you know but there's always like republic pictures also is also was
4:44 also involved in this film too like republic pictures i think it's the one with the eagle in the sky i think and and plus and plus it and and and probably because since this movie came out like a long time ago back in like 1946 and the movie was shot in black and white i mean i think it says there's also i think it says there's also a color version of the film but but i i usually see the movie in black and white oh yeah because the dvd here the dvd here also includes a a brand new color version as well as the restored black and white version and this movie is actually not rated but if this movie did have a rating by by the motion picture association of america i would have assumed i think
5:31 it's a wonderful life would have been pg-rated or i don't know maybe g-rated i mean it doesn't really matter because this movie could be for all ages or maybe or maybe it could be like maybe it could be like a pg-rated film or something like that but maybe pg-13 or something i'm i'm just gonna say pg that's all so here are the discs yeah this dvd also includes a documentary which is like that which just like a little behind the scenes documentary about the making of it's a wonderful life yeah so so overall it's a wonderful life is is a
6:18 christmas classic from 1946 and i'm gonna give it's a wonderful life um i'm gonna give it four and a half out of five stars so if you if you haven't seen it's a wonderful life yet if you haven't watched it yet then i definitely recommend it i i think it's one of the i think it's one of the best christmas movies to watch during the holiday season so there you have it guys that's gonna be it for my movie review on it's a wonderful life and that's gonna be it for this video so make sure to give this video a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel if you haven't yet and as always thanks for watching and until next time this is mr a chrissy saying goodbye everybody and that's about it
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