gridoon2018 You would think that after two "That's Entertainment!" films (not to mention the more obscure "That's Dancing!"), all the major singing and dancing numbers from the best MGM musicals must have been shown already, but this third attempt comes up with enough material to make it an enjoyable compilation. My absolute favorite part is without a doubt the witty, funny "Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better" from "Annie, Get Your Gun". I also noticed - once again - what absolute knockouts Esther Williams and Doris Day were in their heyday, despite their "chaste" filmic reputations. I loved the pre-code "Clean As A Whistle" number, and almost started singing (not out loud, thankfully for others) alongside Elvis Presley in "Jailhouse Rock". The film also shows that even MGM at its peak could make some blinding errors of judgment: would you believe they kept Joan Crawford's version of "Two Faced Woman" and dropped Cyd Charisse's??? Or that they dubbed over the beautiful singing voice of Ava Gardner in "Showboat"? Or that they cut Judy Garland's leggy "Mr. Monotony" out of "Easter Parade"? Anyway, it's probably for the best they haven't made another one of these compilations - in this one the recipe still works, but a fourth time would be really pushing it. *** out of 4.

LeonLouisRicci The Salute to the Movie Musical, OK MGM Musicals, completes its Trilogy with something Delightfully Different. There is a goodly amount of previously unseen Footage, Outtakes, and other Information Visually Displayed that has a Behind the Scenes Peek at some rather Rare and Remarkable Stuff.Film Buffs can do nothing but Relish this Eye Candy and Gawk at the Privilege of Viewing these Things with Awe and Amazement. Casual Film Fans may find this Third Segment a bit too Insider, but there are enough "Regular" Clips, in fact just as many, to make up for this Venture into the "Weeds" of the Singing and Dancing Film.Aging Stars come on Screen to give Their Modern Perspective and Wax Nostalgic and while most Fans like Seeing this sort of Thing, it does have a somewhat Cringing Effect, such as Gene Kelly barely able to muster enough breath to Speak, a ballooning, hardly recognizable Mickey Rooney, and Ann Miller, well You get the Picture and some more Sensitive Viewers may wish They didn't. Remembering these Energetic and Lively Performers in Their Prime is one way to go, but in most of these types of Things, not usually.But that is a Nitpick, and doesn't really distract from the Awesomeness of this Three Part Retrospective. This is an Immensely Enjoyable and Fitting Conclusion.

mountainkath This is the best of the That's Entertainment movies and that's because of all the extras they packed into this film.My favorite extra was seeing Fred Astaire dance the same number in split screen, but in different costumes and different stages. This one clip alone shows what a true professional he was: he was perfectly in synch with himself throughout the whole dance and it was delightful.The oddest extra was the split screen showing of Cyd Charisse and Joan Crawford "singing" and dancing to the same vocal of the same song. Inexplicably, Charisse's was the one cut by the studio and Crawford's was used. Crawford's version was as horrible (she's in blackface, for starters) as Charisse's was elegant.I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed seeing footage of the Vaudeville acts. While I can understand why they never 'made it big', I'm happy they were included in this film.As some other reviewers have mentioned, it was a bit bittersweet seeing the aging MGM stars who hosted this show (especially those who are no longer with us). This hit home for me while watching Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse dance. Gene, of course, has been gone for 12 years, but we just lost Cyd in the past few months. Seeing them together again made me very grateful that we have all of their lovely dances preserved forever on film.As always, I don't agree with some of the choices the powers-to-be made in terms of the clips they chose. For example, they chose the Gene Kelly/Donald O'Connor Fit As A Fiddle dance from Singin' In The Rain. The Moses Supposes dance from that movie is far superior to Fit As A Fiddle. I would also have liked to see more of Donald O'Connor. We only got one other brief glimpse of him during someone else's segment.As with all of the other That's Entertainment movies, this is definitely worth watching. If you have to chose just one TE film, I would chose this one and that's because of all the extras.

bobtaurus As others have commented, the strength of TE3 is the special, never-before-seen footage, which is very, very interesting. However, the standard MGM excerpts are often less than remarkable, and occasionally downright boring. It makes sense: The original TE used much of the very best numbers available. TE2 used what didn't fit into the original. By the time they got to TE3, they had to settle for some "also-rans." BARELY A SPOILER ***Fred Astaire had a nice way with a song, but when you see an entire number with him singing and *not* dancing, that's a sign that the pickings were slim.*** END OF "SPOILER" Still, there's enough good stuff in here for a very enjoyable viewing. And since you're not watching it in the theater, you can fast-forward to the next number if you're feeling a bit bored.By the way, if you're a "That's Entertainment" fan, you *must* check out "That's Dancin'," which rises to the standard of the original TE.