Judy [Blu-ray]

Apart from some make-up effects, there is nothing in this film which captures the artistry, the humour and talent of Judy Garland The gestures and mannerism are inaccurate. The singing just plain awful. One wonders why they didn't have the decency to let the woman rest in peace. The play upon which this is based had a manipulative foul mouth troll version of judy' s last weeks. That was beyond offensive. This cleaned up version despite what the star actress's claims is not a tribute to a great talent. It made Valley of the Dolls seem like a minor masterpiece. I suspect it has made no money and I hope nobody awards the wooden artificial performance by its lead actress. And to end the film with two fey gay men leading a chorus of Over the Rainbow for poor snivelling wrecked Judy is a total lie and never happened. Shame on the filmmakers .

I'll go out on a short limb here and say I'm pretty sure Renee Zellweger will at least be nominated for an Oscar for her lead role of Judy Garland, In "Judy". I saw the movie tonight on opening day and Zellweger's performance - singing and acting - is excellent. She seems to inhabit her character of Garland; actually doing her own singing which sounds very like Garland's voice and mannerisms.The movie is a competent look at the last year or so of Garland's life, with flashbacks to a teenage Garland. The movie is based on the play, "End of the Rainbow", by Peter Quilter. By taking a relatively short period of her life - the end, spent in London on a comeback attempt - director Rupert Goold is able to hone on the sadness of Garland's life. By this time, she is having trouble earning enough money to provide for her two young children, Lorna and Joseph, and they go to live in Los Angeles with their father, Sid Luft. Judy goes off to London, to a proposed five week singing stand at the "Talk of the Town", a musical venue. The flashbacks serve to show how the teenage Judy was treated, with up and down drugs to work at MGM.All the actors in the movie were good in their parts, but Renee Zellweger shone as Judy. Alternately sad, hopeful, and even happy when she's with her children, Zellweger "becomes" Judy Garland. As with any biopic, the viewer just has to trust that the story on the screen is close to the real story. The movie at almost two full hours is long, but certainly enjoyable. And I'm sure we'll see Renee Zellweger at the Oscars on February 9, 2020.

"Judy" (2019 release; 118 min.) is a bio-pic about Judy Garland. As the movie opens, we are on the set of "The Wizard of Oz", and Judy is getting lectured by creepy ol' studio boss Louis Meyer. We then go to the present (i.e. the late 60s), where Judy can't afford her Hollywood hotel suite and is in essence homeless. Out of sheer desperation, she and her 2 kids end up at Syd, one of her ex-husbands (yes, she has multiple). When a lucrative offer arrives for a series of shows in London, she reluctantly accepts, as her kids are left with her ex... At this point we are 10 min. into the movie, but to tell you more of the plot would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out.Couple of comments: this movie is a multi-country co-production, and directed by British director Robert Goold, best known for his stage work in London, but he did direct the excellent film "True Story" a few years ago. Here he and the production team are bringing a Hollywood legend's waning years and youth to the big screen, so in certainly isn't covering Garland's entire life. Only 2 eras are covered: when she was 15-16, and her London 'comeback' in early 69. In that sense this is not a traditional bio-pic. Is everything that we see on the big screen an accurate reflection of July's life? I haven't the faintest idea. Most of the film plays out in London, and what we see is a frail woman who is world famous yet ever so lonely. She doesn't know who to trust as people left and right are riding Judy's coattails. And what about her youth at MGM? Even then she was manipulated, intimidated, abused, and taken advantage of (the scenes with Louis Mayer are revealing. Of course, we are watching a movie, with full of performances, and hence it needs to be pointed that Renee Zellweger is absolutely astonishing (and almost not recognizable) in the title role. She IS July Garland. Now age 50 (and hence perfectly well place to play the then-47 year old Garland), Zellweger brings a career-defining performance, period. On top of that, she does all of her own singing, and does it quite well. I am gong on record that Zellweger will get a Best Actress Oscar nomination for this, I have no doubt about it."Judy" premiered at the recent Telluride film festival to immediate acclaim, and the film opened this weekend on not one but two screens of my local art-house theater here in Cincinnati. I couldn't wait to see it. The Friday early evening screening where I saw this at was PACKED, I am happy to report. In some of the more moving scenes of the movie, you could hear a pin drop in the theater. If you have any interest in Judy Garland, or are simply a fan of Renee Zellweger, I would readily recommend that you check this out, be it in the theater, or Amazon Instant Video, or eventually on DVD/Blu-ray, and draw your own conclusion.UPDATE Renee Zellweger won the Best Actress Oscar. Well deserved!!!!

One thing Judy Garland knew, was how to deliver a song. Why anyone would cast an actress who is neither a singer, nor a dancer, to portray the consummate iconic performer that was Judy Garland, is beyond comprehension. There is one affectation after another from beginning to end. Don't waste your time. Watch any old movie musical of Judy's or purchase a CD: Her concert at Carnegie Hall was fabulous.

Tardó un poco en llegar, pero valió la pena. La calidad del Blue Ray es excelente. Independientemente de que la película es excelente, cuenta la historia de los últimos años de la gran actriz Judy Garland; y la actuación de Renée Zellweger es maravillosa, por algo estuvo nominada al Óscar.

Película que representa la triste vida de la actriz Judy Garland protagonista del Mago de OZ interpretada por Renee Zellweger. La película la compré para mi madre, está entretenida.

El único pero que le pongo es que la mandaron sin el slip cover, deberían de mandarla completa ya qué son películas qué no salieron a la venta en México y por lo general son muy padres los slip covet qué manejan en esas ediciones

arrived on time home use

La calidad de la caja es muy mala, y lo que me llego no es lo mismo que anuncian, en ninguna parte la publicación dice que la presentación puede variar como lo avisan en otras películas. Además trae un calificación de la pag de tomatoe y arruina la portada.