Alvin York and his mother were played by two great actors. This movie is an art piece. We love it. It doesn't beat around the bush like many war movies. I really get into it and feel his sadness, and his concerns about killing in this war. I'm glad I have this film in my collection.
What's great about it: Gary Copper is one of my favorte actors on screen
Lilies of the Field features one of the best black-and-white DVD transfers of recent years. The images are bright and clear, with an excellent level of sharpness. The transfer comes in the 1.66:1 nonanamorphic widescreen format, and it helps to accentuate the power of this story. Even the nicer black-and-white discs usually contain a significant amount of dirt and slight blemishes on the print. Virtually no defects exist on this transfer throughout the entire running time. Despite being nonanamorphic, MGM deserves some recognition for giving this enjoyable film a fine digital treatment. Dialogue covers much of this story, but a few moments do utilize more elements of the audio transfer. The best scenes involve the singing interludes with Homer and the nuns. Even within the limits of the mono track, their harmonized voices sound excellent. While the audio obviously remains fairly centralized, it once again improves over many of the transfers from this time period. This bare-bones release from MGM includes the theatrical trailer as the lone extra on the disc.
Customer Rating
5
best family movie of its time
on March 5, 2008
Posted by: 1koolpop
from California
This great innocent movie shows what it was like back in the days, to help one another without prejudice against race or religion. "Amen" is a great song to sing to.
What's great about it: kids can also watch and enjoy this great classic.