Review of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) by Maria F — 28 Mar 2009
Normally, I go on a tirade when I review movies. To put it simply; If I had to choose only ten movies to preserve for all time, this 1939 version would be included. DO NOT bother with the Peter O'Toole version made thirty years later.
It's a bastardized film which basically exlipsed this one. Whenever I bring this up, someone responds asking, "Wasn't Peter O'Toole in it?" For those of you literary buffs, the 1969 movie is a musical, which violates James Hilton's novel like Mame (Lucille Ball's movie musical) did to the novel it was based from.
Robert Donat plays Chips and is very convincing. You feel his pain as well as his joy. A bond forms. I don't usually cry at movies, but by the end of this, tears were streaming. It's a great movie for all ages, and it's so very relevant, and will be for all time.
That's very rare to find in film made, today. If you're one of those people who refuses to watch films made before your time, please let your guard down and WATCH THIS! IT deserves more attention and you WILL love it.
This review of Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) was written by Maria F on 28 Mar 2009.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips has generally received very positive reviews.
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