Re: The Red Shoes

[Robb McCaffree <NSRJM@NURSEPO.MEDCTR.UCLA.EDU>]

smithv@USAFE15.ramstein.af.mil (Smith Van PRC) wrote:
>
> 
> Whilst in San Francisco I went looking for KaTe Stuff.  Along
> the way I noticed a Laser Disc edition of the original movie
> "The Red Shoes", but it was exorbitantly expensive.  I had
> thought that this would be a film to not go in search of, but
> the LD looked fairly intriguing.  Should I have bought this
> (is this a worthwhile film) ?
> 
> Van

One man's treasure is another's trash, I guess, but I only semi-liked
this film which is more the story of a girl torn between her dance
career and her love of her boyfriend. The 'red shoes' appear in the
ballet within the film -- the familiar possessive footwear storyline
that Kate uses -- and these segments are quite colorful and visually
appealing. They echo the main storyline, which is rather overacted
and drab. I wouldn't plop down $100 for it...watch your TV guide (esp.
for American Movie Channel, TNT or some other 'old' movie network) and
eventually it will reappear.