Tom Jones (1963) [VHS]

Tom Jones (1963) [VHS]
by Tony Richardson

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Actor: Albert Finney, Edith Evans, Hugh Griffith, Joan Greenwood, Susannah York
Director: Tony Richardson
Cinematographer: Walter Lassally
Producer: Tony Richardson
Producer: Michael Balcon
Producer: Michael Holden
Producer: Oscar Lewenstein
Writer: Henry Fielding
Writer: John Osborne
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Original recording reissued
Running Time: 128 minutes
Release Date: 2000-07-05
Audience Rating: Unrated
Publisher: Lopert Pictures Corporation
Studio: Lopert Pictures Corporation

VHS Movie Reviews of Tom Jones (1963) [VHS]

Movie Review: Tom Jones
Summary: 5 Stars

This film is still a delightful romp through English countryside and the eighteenth century. Entertaining and enchanting.

Movie Review: Tom Jones
Summary: 5 Stars

Funny movie, even if dated (1963). I was a senior in high school and vividly remember the times. Good acting and clear video. I'm very pleased.

Movie Review: Oh Tom, You Devil
Summary: 5 Stars

What a fun movie. Great cast. Costumes really add to the atmosphere. And the music is terrific. "Tom Jones" is in my top ten movies I have seen, what a rush. And a great story line. You can't help rooting for this rake. Love the scene with the oysters.
Buy this flic, you cannot go wrong.

Movie Review: It's a delightfully good time...
Summary: 5 Stars

It has charm and humor to spare, that is for sure, and it is rich with wonderful performances and witty dialog but calling it the best movie of the year seems like a stretch. I so adore it, which goes without saying, and I enjoy every minute, but it is just a good movie that provides a good time, and it never feels like more than that.

Does that make any sense?

The film follows Tom, the adopted son of a British squire. He's a lady-charmer of sorts, planting his seed wherever he may lie and loving every minute of it. When Tom falls for the beautiful Sophie, the daughter of a neighboring squire, things begin to heat up for Tom. Jealousies within the family cause Tom to eventual flee only to get himself in more and more trouble. He's a kindhearted and well intentioned young man who just doesn't know when to stop.

`Tom Jones' is a very funny movie that sports a stellar cast of comedic performances, as well as some touching and sincere ones. Albert Finney received his first of many Oscar nominations for this film, and he was definitely deserving (it was such a good year in this category). He is charming and witty, enough so to make even Tom's most reprehensible of actions forgeable. High Griffiths and Edith Evans ham it up in their roles, providing an abundance of comic relief, and Susannah York is stunning and beautifully tempered as Sophie.

There isn't a sore spot to be found within the acting at all.

The script is also delightfully written, engaging and funny throughout, sporting some very memorable moments and some intriguing character development. I loved the voice over narration, which provided the film with a literary feel that complemented its comedic tone. It is very well constructed and wonderfully put directed.

The fact remains that while I cannot find a single flaw I just cannot name it the best of the year. I think when you consider the films that were provided to us in 1963 `Tom Jones' kind of falls towards the middle of the list. Films like `Hud' or `This Sporting Life' were much stronger works and much more poignant and influential. `8 ?' is another example of a film that is much smarter and much more technically proficient than `Tom Jones'. This film is splendid and entertaining but its well does not run as deep as some of the years other offerings. Top ten maybe (I'd give it an A-), but not top five and definitely not number one.

Oh well, it is till a wonderful film and one that I will continue to watch and enjoy for years to come.

Movie Review: Tom Jones
Summary: 5 Stars

A very good print of the original movie. A classic effort for foreign film during the 60's. Outshines many current efforts at period comedy.

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Summary of Tom Jones (1963) [VHS]

Winner of four Academy Awards including best picture, director, screenplay, and music, this 1963 adaptation of Henry Fielding's classic novel is a rousing, bawdy comedy about a young man's ribald adventures in 18th-century England. Albert Finney is splendidly hilarious in the title role of a charming womanizer who was discovered as an abandoned infant in the bed of Squire Allworthy, a wealthy landowner who named the child Tom Jones and raised him as his own. As a young man, Tom yearns for the comely daughter (Susannah York) of a neighboring squire, but his amorous adventures (including an extended food orgy that becomes the film's funniest scene) lead him to London and to a duel with a jealous husband. He's sentenced to hang, but fate intervenes. A hit around the world, the film was expertly written by noted playwright John Osborne, and director Tony Richardson uses a variety of old-style movie techniques to heighten the lusty, good-natured fun. Don't miss this one! --Jeff Shannon

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