Hello Dolly! Reviews

Irene, played by Marianne McAndrew, is a sweet but lonely woman, who sings the lovely son "Ribbons Down My Back". The other plotline has Cornelius Hackl and Barnaby Tucker, Vandergelder's employees, escaping small town life and wooing Miss Molloy and her helper.

All in all, quite corny and old fashioned, not for everyone, but some fantastic dance scenes and great instances. Streisand is wonderful. And I must mention that I was laughing all the way through at the thought that Michael Crawford, who played Cornelius, eventually played the sensuous, horrific Phantom of the Opera. In Hello Dolly, he is a gawky youth with a funny little voice, while in other instances (mostly later) Crawford has a beautiful, sweet singing voice. Nevertheless, I thought he was real cute and comical in Hello Dolly.

Hello Dolly is not a deep or fantastic movie, but is definitely entertaining and nice.

Rating: 5 - A Beautiful High
Hello, Dolly! is one of the best musical films I've ever seen. It is filled with high exuberance and is incredibly lavish. Of course it is silly and light hearted. It is what it should be. Everyone in it seems to be having a grand time. Barbra makes a wonderful Dolly Levi and I'm so glad she did this film despite her own misgivings. It has brought so much joy to millions. I can't imagine anyone else in the movie role. Gene Kelly directed this film and did a marvelous job.

Michael Crawford and Danny Lockin are hilarious in their roles of Cornelius and Barnaby. Marianne McAndrew and E.J. Peaker as Irene and Minnie Fay are charming and delightful. To top it all off, what a finale! A location of a beautiful white chapel with green lawns stretching out for miles is the setting for the end medley and wedding. Streisand makes her way down the bridal path framed by hundreds of beautifully dressed attendants. The camera pulls back to reveal a scope of magnificence. Perfect.

I certainly can't wait for the widescreen DVD version to be released. If you've never seen it in widescreen you are in for a rare treat. This movie is gorgeous. The musical number, "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" is dream and of course the title tune with Streisand and Louis Armstrong is magnificent.

Rating: 5 - Wonderful Trip Down Memory Lane
My 11 yr old daughter is going to be in a Hello Dolly school play. After searching around fruitlessly in local stores to find that the movie is out of production and quite rare I came here to get a used copy for my daughter to watch. I had to pay an arm and a leg but after watching it again after over 2 decades I think it was worth every penny.

Definitely a trip down memory lane and great to see the young (I think 28 yr old)Barbara Streisand, Walter Matthau and Michael Crawford. I had forgotten how breathtaking some of the scenes were such as the entrance of Dolly into the Harmonia Gardens in that stunning gold dress. For someone that has seen it before a long time ago and liked, buy it, it is a real feelgood movie.

For new viewers, this is a musical done in the old style that was popular 3 decades ago. It might be hard to get used to it unless you like old musicals. There is a lot of singing and dancing that nowadays looks a little out of place in a movie. The movie cost over $20 million to make which was a lot in those days, it is reflected in the quality of the sets and costumes which are absolutely beautiful.

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