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Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

richard-1787 I just watched MacDonald/Eddy's other 1940 movie, Bittersweet, before this. It's really a study in contrasts. I found Bittersweet to be long and, largely, tedious. It took itself too seriously, didn't have very interesting music, etc.The movie, however, while I wouldn't rank it with the best early MacDonald/Eddy movies, was still a lot more fun, and certainly had a lot better music.The end left me with a question. A French ship arrives on the island where the rebels/pirates and the women have created a successful colony. It turns out that it brings news of the French Revolution. The King has been overthrown and France is now a republic. (It didn't happen that fast in reality, but this is not a History Channel documentary.) Eddy speaks of "Liberty, Equality, and Brotherhood." We then see a band of pirates/rebels with their firearms over their shoulders marching off. To what? Why? Was this meant to strike contemporary audiences - the movie opened in New York on July 18, 1940, but was of course in production before that - as a reference to the French marching off to war against the Germans, who had invaded Poland in September, 1939, and would arrive in France in May, 1940? If so, it must have seemed very strange, as France had capitulated just a month before the movie opened, when Marshall Pétain requested an armistice on June 17, 1940.

David Allen New Moon (1940 MGM) starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy is by far the best movie these two super star operetta singers provided for the USA and world public in the years before World War II during the Golden Age Of Hollywood.It is one of the last and best of the black and white movie costume musicals, and is dazzling in every way. Every film buff should obtain and screen this incredible movie often.The two stars, Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, appeared in two widely and justifiably honored movies before this one......Naughty Marietta (1935 MGM) and also Rosemarie (1937 MGM), and were incredible in both.They managed to turn the unusual trick of skillful acting combined with singing music in the range and with the obvious ability of true opera stars (Nelson Eddy later provided wonderful singing of famous opera arias in "The Whale Who Wanted To Sing At The Met" sequence part of the Make Mine Music [1946 Disney] animated cartoon show.)In addition to wonderful singing, MacDonald and Eddy provide actor performances comfortable and delightful to watch, the kind of acting people from all backgrounds could feel comfortable with and enjoy. They were natural actors of high talents and also singers of unparalleled gifts. The entire history of world cinema never saw their equal before or since.The chemistry between MacDonald and Eddy is breathtaking....at times understated and amazingly carefree considering the pomp and glamor always part of their costumed and sumptuously decorated surroundings, and at times intimate to a level of sexual believability almost "x" rated. but it never occurred to the censors to object to their movies or performances or for the public, even the most conservative part of it, to object to the acting and love duet singing these two super stars provided. They were in a class by themselves, never to be forgotten, always to be cherished, probably never to be duplicated at any time in the future.....they were to musical performing arts what Shakespeare was to dramatic play writing....the best of the best.The camera work includes many night time scenes and moving scenes tracking marching men, galloping horses, and sumptuous dances and walks in formal gardens in New Orleans mansions part of it all. So, too, are wonderful special effects sequences showing a storm at sea which wrecks the large sailing ship which takes the main characters away from New Orleans, deposits them on a lonely island, and is wrecked by a storm which somehow does not drown or harm the endangered boat passengers.Somehow, it is all believable, and one can never take one's eyes off of the screen, or stop being interested and believing in the story, rooting for the main characters as they face and overcome one travail after the other.New Moon (1940 MGM) starring Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy is the sort of movie one knows will end happily from the start, and no matter what the characters face, the audience knows it will all come out all right in the end, and a splendid and enjoyable story is always ahead, well presented and scripted, witty and charming, wonderfully costumed, supplied with one beautifully furnished and designed setting after another....the sort of movie which could and was only provided for American and world audiences during the fabled Golden Age Of Big Studio Hollywood in the years immediately before World War II, perhaps the high water mark in movie history.See this movie and these two actors (and the other two movies of fame they did before this....Naughty Marietta [1935 MGM] and Rosemarie [1937 MGM]}. Everything about it is good in all ways------------------Written by Tex Allen, SAG-AFTRA movie actor. Visit WWW.IMDb.Me/TexAllen for more information about Tex Allen. Tex Allen's email address is TexAllen@Rocketmail.Com.See Tes Allen Movie Credits, Biography, and 2012 photos at WWW.IMDb.Me/TexAllen. See other Tex Allen written movie reviews....almost 100 titles.... at: "http://imdb.com/user/ur15279309/comments" (paste this address into your URL Browser)

Neil Doyle MacDonald/Eddy fans will appreciate the similarity between this and NAUGHTY MARIETTA, but will probably notice that the story here is a lot weaker and even less plausible, with Nelson noticeably heavier than he was in the earlier film. Not that that is going to matter much, when the camera is clearly in love with Jeanette's luminous close-ups. She is, as usual, costumed in an array of lavish gowns and hair-styles and holds the attention in all their scenes together.The Sigmund Romberg score is an excellent one as far as operettas go, and they are both in excellent voice whether singing solos or duets. Jeanette is particularly lovely singing "Lover Come Back to Me" and "One Kiss" while Eddy does his famous "Stout-Hearted Men" with manly gusto.Time has not been kind to this sort of musical entertainment, so I can recommend it only for fans of MacDonald and Eddy. It's not their best effort, but the Romberg score is worthy of their singing talents.

cecimino This movie is lighthearted and a joy to be "lost in" for an evening. The music and singing perfectly complimented an intricate plot. The quality of Nelson Eddy's and Jeanette McDonald's is incredible, and they take you from the depths of sadness and loss to triumph and joyful reunion throughout the show. Nelson Eddy is as dashing and handsome as any leading man in the 21st century, and Jeanette McDonald's beauty is unrivaled. Both have central roles in a plot that twists and turns, and play them well, intelligently, believably. All the supporting cast is enthusiastic and funny, and add to the energy and drive of the story. The story is clean and innocent which was very refreshing. At the same time it is compelling, engaging and will remain in one's mind for days afterward. A wonderful surprise of a movie, one that I will keep in my movie library for years to come.