guenzeld One can only agree with most of the reviewers who found this film so utterly delightful. Which, of course, it is. I note that some sort of DVD release of the film is scheduled for September, 2008 but I am apprehensive that the quality of this release might not be that great. I hope I am wrong, of course.Contrary to the opinion of one writer this film was beautifully photographed in the original, wonderful Technicolor process, not in black and white, as was erroneously stated. Those lucky enough to see an original Technicolor print are lucky indeed for the colour cinematography was one of the best things about that movie. Nowadays that the old Technicolor "imbibition" process is no longer used (it ceased in 1977) we are mostly left with pale, washed-out poor colour prints of this great movie. That is why I fear this upcoming DVD release may be a sad disappointment.It is a pity that the original studio (British Lion/Columbia/Sony) doesn't spend a few dollars by going back to the film negative and giving us a nice restored version, as is done with so many other older films. Look what Warner Brothers recently did restoring the old 1937 Technicolor "Robin Hood" for DVD: it looks like the film was shot yesterday. And the same thing could be done to nearly every old Technicolor film, if the studios would make the effort."Wee Geordie" is a terrific film, so let's hope it one day gets a new lease on life with a proper transfer to DVD.

rlw-9 What a delightful movie, with a positive story that promotes the power of hard work and following your dreams, but without trampling on everyone else. It is interesting how political issues of the time are intertwined rather naturally into the storyline. The plot stopped well short of being twee (which I expected) and I loved the line about Helga being less into heather than "come heather".Two things that struck me: the way Geordie showed us what the Scotsman was wearing under his kilt when he fell backward in the row-boat; and I may have been mistaken, but did the first aid given to the car accident victim include a cigarette???? There was a brief glimpse of him being attended to and I am sure I saw something hanging out of his mouth. Perhaps it was a thermometer.

loza-1 First I will answer Irvin of Santa Monica who said "One curiosity: "Geordie" is a term of endearment of the name, George, in the city/district of Newcastle. I haven't been able to reckon out why a Scots lad should bear such an English name. --Any suggestions?" The Northumbrians are almost Scots - indeed Northumberland once belonged to Scotland. In Scotland, if your name is George, your friends will call your Geordie. Further south in England they will more likely call you Georgie.I read David Walker's novel many years before I saw the film. It is simply written, and has a great deal of charm. Central to the plot of the book is the romance between Geordie and Jean. In the book it is pretty intense. In the film it is all but glossed over.Another difference between the book and the film is that in the book Geordie is not a hammer thrower but a shot putter. I shall not feign outrage. I realise that the hammer throw will look more spectacular on film.But the way the central characters interact with one another in the book is not handled very well in this film.You would be better reading the book.

justaskkus saw this movie as a child in scotland and loved it. it popped up on tv a few years ago and i taped it but the quality was not great. if it ever came available as a vhs or dvd i would buy it in a heartbeat. a simpler time told in a simpler way. "come away ma wee geordie" was a classic line that reverberated in my head ...nostalgia...