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Pros

beautiful scenery (all)
fine acting (all)
wonderful script (all)

Cons

sometimes hard to understand dialog (all)

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Why horse around when you can watch a movie this good?

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2007

I'd heard about National Velvet for years but never had a chance to see it. Finally, I sat down to watch it a couple nights ago on TCM and was very glad I did.

Made in 1944 and starring a 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor in the role that propelled her to celebrity, National Velvet is easily among the best family films I've seen. Although it is somewhat old-fashioned, its cinematography and editing hold their own against modern films, and the script and dialog are as good as any today.

The story is a classic: Set in England in the 1920s, a horse-crazy girl named Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor) finds...

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Movie Title	National Velvet
Format Type	DVD
Film Genre	Family Movies
MPAA Rating	G
Key Information	Directors Clarence Brown Stars Mickey Rooney Actors Moyna MacGill Genre Action/Adventure Subgenre Recommended MPAA Rating G (MPAA) Available Formats VHS: Slipsleeve UPC 027616661821 Release Date 1944 Running Time 2hr 4min
Languages	Original Language English
DVD Editions	DVD Editions DVD2hr 4minMGM Home EntertainmentSeptember 30, 1997G (MPAA)027616661821Sound Features: Digital
Credits	Screenwriter Theodore Reeves
Professional Reviews	Professional Reviews (10/01/2008, p.175, Angie Errigo): 5 stars out of 5 -- "Top-billed Mickey Rooney was never better as the horse trainer on the...
VHS Editions	VHS Editions VHS2hr 4minMGM Home EntertainmentNovember 07, 1995G (MPAA)027616540430Sound Features: HiFi