National Velvet (DVD)

If anyone is a Elizabeth Taylor fan, watch this movie. I truly enjoyed it

Elizabeth Taylor began a great movie career portraying the adolescent, Velvet Brown, who has a passion for horses and speed. Like an adult horse whisperer, Velvet Brown has a love affair with the young, but brilliant horse, Pie. The film is complete with terrific English scenery, super performances by legendary actors, wonderful music, and a story that will last as long as classic films do. Filmed in the long past of movie history, National Velvet is as fresh today as it was when it first thrilled audiences around the world. It is noteworthy that long before girls and women received equal status on the screen, National Velvet champions the courage and bravery and whole heart of it women stars. National Velvet is a treasure that should be viewed by each new generation of movie fans. It is a masterpiece!

I LOVE THIS MOVIE! Good clean show.

This is a story of believing in yourself, in a fun package. The 12-year-old kid, Velvet, reminds me of the modern dog trainer, Cesar Millan. I saw him on video explaining his story, and he was a little boy in Mexico who decided he'd go to LA, where they trained Lassie, so he could become a famous dog trainer. At one point, he said he was washing cars in California, barely able to speak any English, and telling people he was going to be famous on TV. He was laughing and said he was naive, but it helped him because he didn't recognize obstacles and he just kept going. He'd probably love this movie, because the character in the film is so similar to him: a determined kid with a dream. There's wisdom in this story; it shows people taking the pitfalls in life with a sense of humor, and treating others with kindness. I didn't like the part where they showed the race, but the horses who tripped on the jumps did get up and trot away, thankfully. This movie left me in a great mood, and after renting it, I decided to buy it. A perk of the film is that Elizabeth Taylor knew the horse and suggested him to the studio, and the actress really did love that horse and owned him for the rest of his life. So the affection in this movie is authentic, and she did most of the riding. This is a movie filled with love, humor, and all that's good about people. Also shows spectacular footage of a gorgeous horse, along with great acting by everyone. Wish I'd seen this fantastic movie sooner!!!

My mom,love horses

A lady friend, I thought, stated that this was hers and her friend's favorite film. So, I rented it, watched it, had heard all about it in the previous years,, and was mildly entertained.The truth is is that this is for the female horse enthusiast, of which there are many. It's not a bad film, but I found it somewhat hard to stick with as it's just not really "my thing", so to speak. Horses are interesting, pretty girls having good times with good looking boys give you a sense that all is right with the world, but I think you really need to have a real passion for not just animals but specifically horses to really get into this film.Seeing the young Elizabeth Taylor and Mickey Rooney play their parts was kind of fun and interesting. I mean you heard all about them growing up, but rarely did you see the movies they were in, just how they were in said movies with a few clips of said films. So, from that standpoint it was interesting to finally see this film after hearing about it for years and years. But, in the end I was hoping for a better ending for Liz Taylor's character. Oh well.Not a bad film, but from a time when films were far more artificial than they are now, although it was refreshing to see a movie that had story as a focus and not some social psychology nor psychiatric strategy trying to pull one over the audience.

i recommend this film for anyone that is sick of the trash HOLLYQUEERHOLE makes today. this is a classic a time when real talent meant something and when actual skill was required.

Excellent

Classic , pleasure to watch

Gostei de apreciar o cavalo e o seu envolvimento com a jovem intérprete. Os cenários acompanham o enredo com poesia e penso que tudo se desenrola com esplendoroso envolvimento dos personagens. Foi a minha mãe que me lembrou este clássico que agora reconheço ser uma boa aquisição que recomendo a quem adora a actriz principal.

National Velvet may well be the very best G Rated movie ever made. The only film I have seen which is as emotionally on a par is ET The Extra Terrestrial.

In my first comment I said that the dvd does not work here, and left it at that. Two days later the company contacted me and immediately refunded my money, including the postage. I was pleasantly surprised. It is for this reason I give them now 3 stars.I am the second person now who has commented on the Land code.

Si`, Gran Premio e` un film del '44: il primo con Elizabeth Taylor tredicenne circa. Una ragazzina che si innamora di un cavallo bizzoso, che lo riceve ad una lotteria, che lo cavalca con l'aiuto costante di Mickey Rooney, un ragazzo di poco piu` anziano che viene adottato.Per il Gran Premio Elizabeth si esercita, spende 100 sterline (somma immensa per una ragazzina di campagna, offerta dalla madre che aveva passato la Manica) che Mickey porta fino a Londra e riesce a non perdere) e intende acquistare un fantino. Quando non riesce prova a chiedere a Mickey che pero` non vuole piu` montare un cavallo (per certe sue ragioni). Allora lei si taglia i lunghi boccoli,si veste da fantino (maschio, le femmine sono escluse) , vince la corsa e sviene. Il medico capisce subito che e` una donna e il cavallo viene squalificato.Per fortuna Elizabeth non viene indagata. Cosi` torna a casa felice; e rifiuta quanto suo padre le propone _(tourmees in USA a 5000 dollari + viaggio, etc). Alla fine Mickey Rooney dice di aver concluso il periodo a casa dei genitor, li salutai e se ne parte; e Elizabeth lo rincorre a cavallo e lo abbraccia teneramente.Un grande film con grandi interpreti: Elizabeth e Mickey ma anche Ann Revere e Donald Crisp. Da tenere assolutamente.