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Arabian Nights (1942)
Corny as it gets
With mediocre acting, sets that appeared to be made out of cardboard and very corny dialogue, I don't see how anyone could recommend this movie. While the story of 1001 Nights (or otherwise called, Arabian Nights) is usually fascinating, this retelling, or rather gross distortion, is totally unbelievable and sometimes even boring. While some of the characters had the same names as some of those from the book or other movies, their resemblance to anyone in the original story is virtually non-existent. There were a couple plot parallels that helped the story, but even those could not save this movie. It's very had to believe this movie was nominated for several Academy Awards. Save your money and get the book or at least another retelling, called Arabian Nights, with Mili Avital, John Leguizamo and Jason Scott Lee.
Rigoletto (1993)
One of the Best Family Movies, Ever!
I bought this movie for my family, on VHS tape, about 20 years ago. My children are all grown and gone, now, with families of their own. When I was updating my DVD collection, recently, Rigoletto was one of the few VHS tapes I replaced with a DVD. It is a great story with heart. Not corny or unbelievable, as some family movies are, now-a-days. The young lady in the starring role depicted character in the face of adversity that is unusual for our times. The characters were believable for Great Depression era people and their desperation became real for me. The scenery, buildings and even the vehicles were right on. I just watched again, after many years, and was so glad I decided to repurchase this movie.