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Gone With the Wind (1939)

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Average Rating: 8.7/10
Reviews Counted: 69
Fresh: 66 | Rotten: 3

Filmed and presented on a scale not seen in modern productions, Gone with the Wind is, if not the definitive Hollywood film, then certainly near the top of the list.

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Average Rating: 8/10
Critic Reviews: 18
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 2

Filmed and presented on a scale not seen in modern productions, Gone with the Wind is, if not the definitive Hollywood film, then certainly near the top of the list.

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Gone With the Wind boils down to a story about a spoiled Southern girl's hopeless love for a married man. Producer David O. Selznick managed to expand this concept, and Margaret Mitchell's best-selling novel, into nearly four hours' worth of screen time, on a then-astronomical 3.7-million-dollar budget, creating what would become one of the most beloved movies of all time. Gone With the Wind opens in April of 1861, at the palatial Southern estate of Tara, where Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh)

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Mar 7, 2000

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Critic Reviews for Gone With the Wind

All Critics (69) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (77) | Rotten (3) | DVD (35)

Gone With the Wind endures and deepens with the passing of time because Scarlett and Rhett are as modern as its open ending.

February 24, 2013 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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One of the truly great films, destined for record-breaking boxoffice business everywhere.

February 19, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety
John C. Flinn Sr.
Variety
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A critic-proof movie if there ever was one: it isn't all that good, but somehow it's great.

December 12, 2006 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comments (2)
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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What more can one say about this much-loved, much discussed blockbuster?

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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The film that perhaps defines Hollywood.

December 7, 2004
Douglas Pratt
Hollywood Reporter
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'It' has arrived at last, and we cannot get over the shock of not being disappointed; we had almost been looking forward to that.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times
Frank S. Nugent
New York Times
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Brimming with colour and passion, it pulls its emotional kick from tremendous performances, not least from Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable as the love-hate lovers.

February 24, 2013 Full Review Source: Total Film
Jonathan Crocker
Total Film

The cast, in the main scenes as in the episodes, is excellent.

January 18, 2013 Full Review Source: The Nation
Franz Hoellering
The Nation

[VIDEO ESSAY] ...a closer reading finds a cutting commentary on the South's hypocritical, opportunistic, and racist attitudes that continue to infect American culture.

August 11, 2012 Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

The golden standard for classic Hollywood bombast, this one.

July 9, 2011 Full Review Source: Film and Felt
Gabe Leibowitz
Film and Felt

If ever the phrase, "They don't make 'em like they used to" could fit a film, this is it.

June 27, 2011 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

The epic film that to this day stands as the benchmark against which all other epics are judged.

January 7, 2010 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | Comments (3)
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

One of the ten best home video (re-)releases of 2009

December 31, 2009 Full Review Source: Orange County and Long Beach Blade
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Orange County and Long Beach Blade

Still one of Hollywood's best sweeping epics.

December 15, 2009 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
Sandie Angulo Chen
Common Sense Media

It looks magnificent in its Blu-ray debut, with color that looks as if it's lit from within, a particular kind of warmth unique to this era of Technicolor...

December 6, 2009 Full Review Source: Seanax.com
Sean Axmaker
Seanax.com

Gone with the Wind is still dated, but it's a dynamite kind of antiquity.

November 21, 2009 Full Review Source: PopMatters
Bill Gibron
PopMatters

Gable's Rhett Butler is among the screen's most enduring heroes. (Blu-ray Ultimate Collector's Edition)

November 16, 2009 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis
John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis

Coordinating six filming units at once and presiding over 50-hour editing sessions, [Selznick] subsisted on a regular diet of thyroid extract, Benzedrine, and B-12 shots.

August 21, 2009 Full Review Source: City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Rob Nelson
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It's impossible not to be carried away by the rich arterial force of this storytelling.

February 19, 2008 Full Review Source: Guardian [UK]
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

Grand old Hollywood at its most magnificent and melodramatic. Say what you like about the soapy characterisation and plotting, the spectacle flattens all in its wake.

February 19, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4
Film4

A lost Hollywood art: the epic melodrama.

October 14, 2007 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
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Audience Reviews for Gone With the Wind

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Yes, it is 'Gone with the Wind'. But I will not give in to public opinion because of the film's mere reputation. Instead, I will be honest in review. The film is still incredible to witness, but never easy to sit through. The truth is, I was thoroughly entertained throughout the first half of the film, but became bored thereafter. The epic appeal of the backdrop of the story and the South is lost once Scarlett claims she'll 'never go hungry again'. The famous lines are still famous for a reason and Clark Gable will always be fantastic in the lead role, but the truth is that I would not want to watch the film again anytime soon. Yet I am very glad I was able to witness this epic piece of cinema. That will never be a regret.
April 20, 2011
Kase Vollebregt
Kase Vollebregt

Super Reviewer

What else can I offer that hasn't been already said a million times before? Any film that can run 3 hours and 42 minutes without ever failing to hold the viewer's interest, is an achievement in itself. Then there's the cast, everyone deserving of an Academy Award for their emotionally involving work. Add to that the costumes, music, set design that make up the grand historical sweep and you've got a story that astonishes. To watch this spectacle is to witness the textbook case of how to render an epic. It dazzles in its breadth, and yet at its core, it remains the simple tale of a woman resolved not to lose her Tara, the cotton plantation she calls home. Enter the charming rogue, Rhett, she beguiles and is beguiled by. Watching these two, it's impossible not to get caught up in their situation. Yes Gone with the Wind is an account on the grandest scale imaginable, but it's also a story about compelling people. At heart, that is what truly engages in a film that became a cultural phenomenon. It's the kind of artistic display that makes you truly "give a damn."
June 15, 2008
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Mark Hobin

Super Reviewer

Gone With the Wind Quotes

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    1. Scarlett O'Hara: As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again.
    – Submitted by Dutch E (2 months ago)
    1. Scarlett O'Hara: After all, tomorrow is another day!
    – Submitted by Dutch E (2 months ago)
    1. Rhett Butler: Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.
    – Submitted by Dutch E (2 months ago)
    1. Scarlett O'Hara: Rhett I'm so sorry, for everything.
    2. Rhett Butler: My darling your such a child, you think by saying 'I'm Sorry' all the past can be corrected.
    – Submitted by Adam O (4 months ago)
    1. Scarlett O'Hara: As God is my witness, I swear I`ll never be hungry again!
    – Submitted by Franzisko R (5 months ago)
    1. Scarlett O'Hara: I'll think about that tomorrow. Tomorrow is another day.
    – Submitted by Frances H (7 months ago)

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