Product Description

Includes That's Entertainment That's Entertainment Part 2 and That's Entertainment III with special footage offered exclusively in the giftset for a total of more than five hours of exciting extra footage including three great documentaries premiere night coverage and salutes to the great behind-the-camera talents TV specials making-of featurettes plus an extensive video jukebox of rare star-packed musical outtakes from classic films and more!Running Time: 377 min.Format: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: MUSICALS/MUSICALS UPC: 012569798526 Manufacturer No: 1000019053

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41855 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2007-12-18
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 3
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 377 minutes

Amazon.com
In an era when we have an unprecedented number of movies and other diversions at our fingertips, is there still a need for a clip show like That's Entertainment? Certainly, because the film series, beginning in 1974, was an unabashed peddler of glorious nostalgia, not only collecting many of the most memorable moments in the magical history of the MGM musical--and therefore in the history of film--but bringing in many of the original stars to introduce them decades later. And another few decades after the series was released, the nostalgia is that much greater since many of those stars are now gone. In addition, the sheer number and variety of clips (though they're often too short) would be hard to match in any collection or in the span of an evening's viewing. Where else could you enjoy Gene Kelly singin' in the rain and also James Stewart crooning "Easy to Love"? Or follow fun trends like the Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland "let's put on a show" pictures, of which Rooney says "only our names seemed to change"? Following the surprising box-office success of the initial film, Part 2 was released in 1976 and it still had plenty of famous and obscure clips (remember Bobby Van?), and even a nod to the nonmusical films of the era such as the Hepburn-Tracy pictures. It topped everything off with the irresistible pairing of hosts Kelly and Fred Astaire, who share a dance--for only the second time in their careers--at the ages of 64 and 77, respectively (and a more graceful 77-year-old you never will see!). The third film wasn't made until in 1994 (host Kelly is strikingly older), but it offered more of the usual fare plus a variety of cut numbers by such stars as Judy Garland, Lena Horne, and Debbie Reynolds. A half-century later, Hollywood's valentine to the movie musical was still shining strong.

The DVD trilogy set offers all three films with the choice of widescreen anamorphic or full-screen formats (don't worry, the clips are in their original aspect ratio). There's also a two-sided fourth disc with supplemental material, most interestingly the "musical outtakes jukebox," a 16-song, 49-minute collection of numbers that were cut from musicals of the era. None of the selections are Great Songs, but it's hard to discount any musical number from the MGM vaults, for example, three selections by Garland and two by Horne (only one of which, Garland's "Mr. Monotony," appears in TE3, and there in a slightly shorter form). The rest of the content is behind-the-scenes documentaries, the most significant being "That's Entertainment: The Masters Behind the Musical" (37 minutes, profiling the talent behind the films such as Arthur Freed and Michael Kidd), "That's Entertainment III: Behind the Screen" (1994, 53 minutes), and vintage black-and-white footage of MGM's 25th anniversary celebration (10 minutes). Not included in the set: the 1985 compilation That's Dancing, which was released separately in 2007. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews

Region Code for Thats Entertainment
Could someone please confirm the Region Code for Thats Entertainment Blu-ray. Most Blu-rays made by Warner Bros are Region Free but Amazon has Region 1 for it. I live in Australia and for some reason Warner pulled it from lists before it was released here saying " No Release date available".

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That's Entertainment - The Complete Collection [Blu-ray]

That's Entertainment (3-box DVD set)
A great trilogy for older folks who remember the great MGM musicals. Has snippets and scenes that will bring back fond memories of great musicals. Younger people will find these "documentaries" an interesting and enjoyable introduction to some of the finest musical films produced in the past.... in these days of CGI, there's a lot more to offer with real people.

I agree: fantastic collection
So we can see how can be great the old films in blu-ray: fantastic! Yes, some have a little grain, but for the most part the quality is stunning. We WANT more, more old films in blu ray!