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Apr 20 '06
Pros: great melodrama, great colour, etc.
Cons: James Dean is one oddball (see review)
Summary: In terms of appearance, East of Eden (1955) is certainly my kind of movie. It's a widescreen melodrama in bright colourful hues. If I were a filmmaker with access to lots of money, I’d shoot every single movie this way, possibly even if the story didn’ ...
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Apr 18 '10
Pros: Forces one to think deeply about good and evil.
Cons: Artistic twists keep one off balance.
Summary: § A family affair: In California's Salinas Valley, 1917, Adam Trask (Raymond Massey)—“not a worldly man”—works the land with his two sons Caleb ( ...
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Jul 15 '09
Pros: Everything about the movie!
Cons: NONE!
Summary: East of Eden is the best of the 3 movies Jimmy made and of all the Kazan movies I've seen this is the best.The book goes into much further detail than the movie but the movie picks up on the most dramatic part.You get to know Cal as a ...
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Jun 15 '04
Pros: James Dean is in it, Camera work, and that one scene with daddy is epic.
Cons: Camera work, and sometimes other actors get in the way of James Dean.
Summary: I saw East Of Eden purely for James Dean's appearance. I have no prior knowledge of any books titled East Of Eden other than there hazy existence, and nor do I care, for me it is all about Dean. There may in fact be other actors involved in this film, ...
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Aug 05 '02
Pros: Cast, cinematography, direction, writing.
Cons: Method acting may not appeal to some.
Summary: Elia Kazan is one of America’s greatest and most controversial directors. His best films are always so close, so personal to him. They are intensely acted and full of emotion. On the other hand, he has stirred controversy because he squealed when he...
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Jul 14 '01
Pros: The setting in Monterey County, a distant relationship to the book.
Cons: Screenplay hindered by what the producers thought the Code would allow.
Summary: This review is the Nineteenth in a series that commemorates the Laser Disc and provides us with an opportunity to revisit our film collection on this now forgotten medium.
The review:
EAST OF EDEN
Released 1954,...
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Mar 17 '01
Pros: Good Movie, very entertaining.
Cons: Not quite like the book, could have explained more of the story
Summary: The East of Eden movie was very good, if you judge it without reading the book, and if you've read the book then you realize that there is a huge part missing. I wish that they would have put all of the story from the book into the film, I'm sure that...
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Dec 06 '00
Pros: Acting, scenery, well adapted from book
Cons: Too short!
Summary: Prior to entering the 10th grade, one of our assigned summer reading books was East of Eden. I read the entire book in a couple of weeks (hey, it was summer after all) and loved every bit of it. Not long after finishing the book, I saw that a movie...
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Nov 08 '00
Pros: Great acting and story
Cons: None
Summary: This is one of my all time favorite movies. It is a drama with little of what you would call action, yet it is a classic unlike any other film I have seen. I saw it on TV several years ago and watch it whenever it is on again.
James Dean...
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Oct 02 '00
Pros: well acted, great characters
Cons: none
Summary: When I was in high school I was fortunate enough to take Drama and have a great teacher. One movie he had us watch was "East of Eden" and to this day it is still one of my favorite movies. I think James Dean as Cal Trask was an inspiring...
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Jul 05 '00
Pros: good acting
Cons: a bit lengthy
Summary: From the beginning, the audience realizes that this story will chronicle Cal’s emotional life. A close-up of Cal’s face is shown. When he sees his mother, who doesn’t know him, his face is distorted by the agony of seeing her. Although the film is set...
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Apr 29 '00
Pros: Great story and Performance by Dean
Cons: None
Summary: "East of Eden" is the film version of the John Steinbeck's incredible novel. It is the modern day tale of Cain and Abel, of good and evil, and mostly of the competition between brother's for their father's love.
Raymond Massey is...
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Feb 26 '00
Pros: James Dean
Cons: only the last third of an incredible novel
Summary: This 1955 movie based on the last third of the Steinbeck novel of the same name is a true cinema MASTERPIECE! I'm not just saying that because I am a huge James Dean fan.
I did initially see this movie strictly for the James Dean factor....
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