Hottoceame The Age of Commercialism

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

gilligan1965 This movie is an example of how and by whom children, world-wide, should be taught to act when in the presence of authority; and, how people of respect, like Mr. Chips, should be respected.I don't believe that most people nowadays would even understand a movie like this; and, the youth of today would most likely laugh at it as they're taught few manners and believe that they can go around acting as they please in any company they may find themselves in, as, there are never any consequences.Mr. Chips earned every bit of respect he was shown; but, in order to be respected, one must be around those who were taught respect.This is a really great movie about a really great man who was devoted to his profession.

InigoDeMontoya After Peter O'Toole's death, I read his obituary wherein it was noted that he received an Oscar nomination for his performance in this film. As he's one of my favorite actors, I felt compelled to acquire the DVD, expecting a treat.O'Toole's performance is good, though in my book not in the same league as "Lawrence of Arabia," "A Lion in Winter," "The Stuntman," or even "My Favorite Year." But there is absolutely no chemistry between Petula Clark and him and many scenes are played as if they are merely blocking them. Furthermore, what in God's name possessed anyone to make a musical of this? (Fair Disclosure: I've never seen the 1939 original with Greer Garson but it's *got* to be better.) The music is insipid but the lyrics are excruciating...whoever wrote them should spend time in the Lyubianka.I was stunned to read some of the other reviews on this site. Did we all watch the same film?

Tad Pole . . . not with a whimper! Peter O'Toole makes a convincing pedantic school teacher as title character "Mr. Chips," but an otherwise perfect film is marred by fairly forgettable songs (most of which are recycled a time or three too many) and producers who keep tacking on weepier and weepier "bonus" endings, as if they're running a Kleenex concession on the side. Repetition seems to be the name of their game, as many parallel scenes and lines of script repeated verbatim are peppered between all the reprized songs throughout this musical remake of GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS. That being said, this movie persuaded me and many others AGAINST considering a career as an educator. What could be more depressing than repeating the same stuff year after year to an audience that annually gained a collective year of life, compared to yourself? GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS essentially is a slow-motion version of the Bill Murray movie GROUNDHOG DAY. With CHIPS' multiple endings, 1969 film-goers may have been drawing comparisons to Sartre's NO EXIT, too. Still, it deserves high marks for warning teachers to ask not for whom the school bells toll--they toll for them.

jeepsdude I first saw this in the theater in 1969 when I was 9 and immediately fell in love with it. I'm sad that Sony has not seen fit to release this on DVD ("but one day, one day..."). I recently obtained a VHS copy of this on eBay and sat down to watch it 39 years later. I'm happy to report it still stands the test of time. The acting is spot-on, John Williams' orchestrations are lush and Leslie Bricusse's songs memorable ("When I Am Older," "You and I," "Fill the World With Love," "London Is London" are just a few of the standouts. And not enough can be said about Peter O' Toole, Petula Clarke, Michael Redgrave and Michael Bryant's acting. Terence Rattigan deserves an A+ for his update of the James Hilton story. There really is nothing not to like about this film. It's a good cheer-me-up selection. Glad they have released the original soundtrack as a three-CD set with lots of extras. Wish Sony would hurry up and do the same with the film.