SunnyHello
Nice effects though.
Siflutter
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
Derry Herrera
Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
disdressed12
this sequel,made thirty pus year after National Velvet is nowhere near as good,in my opinion.it lacks the warmth,charm and magic.it's also too long and has a melancholy feeling running throughout it.i could have done without the voice over narration,which i found irritating.i also found the music to be overly dramatic,hitting those inspirational notes at all the right moments.the original film has none of that.it was simple well told,well acted movie.one other thing i have to mention is that the main character her isn't particularly likable,or even very sympathetic.honestly,except for the final fifteen or twenty minutes ,i was bored out of my skull.for me,International Velvet is a 3/10
C.K. Dexter Haven
This flop never stood a chance of succeeding without Elizabeth Taylor's involvement, and if Liz ever saw this script she probably read 10 pages and winged it out the window with a noxious chuckle. What is meant to be a continuation of National Velvet, one of the best movies of the 1940's, is really a typical piece of slapdash 70's cinema. Any ties this story has to the original National Velvet, you feel, were contrived in re-writes to try and cash in in on some kind of marquee recognition. A film about equestrian riding starring Tatum O'Neal circa 1978 was only going to appeal to horse lovers and 12 year old girls.The story is hardly even or focused. The running time of 127 minutes could have been trimmed by at least a half hour to get rid of a pointless would-be romantic subplot, a potential gang rape, and about 15 minutes of endless riding shots (supposedly set at the Olympics of 1980, but the producers use footage from the 1974 opening ceremonies in Munich).Nanette Newman is adequate as Velvet Brown but her involvement in the story offers little more than comforting moral support for the first half of the film. She and beau Christopher Plummer are pretty much left behind when trainer Anthony Hopkins comes on the scene. Hopkins does a decent job with his role but still doesn't manage to breathe into the production more than a flicker of life. O'Neal is utterly cold and unsympathetic as the plucky teenage heroine. And like the pseudo-named author he creates in the film, Plummer phones his over-cheery performance in from long distance to collect a pay check. The only thing this film has really going for it other than Hopkins is the scenery.
heatherdmg
I absolutely love this movie, I cry every time...maybe because as a girl, I always wanted to ride in the Olympics, I don't know. Of course it isn't the same as the original, (another movie I love), but it's set in a completely different time...The riding sequences were great, the references to the original were good, and overall, the acting was pretty good. Christopher Plummer was a surprise, and I loved Anthony Hopkins in his part as the taskmaster coach! I own the video, and have shown it to my young daughters...they love it too!A piece of fluff definitely, but for a girl who had a dream...it's awesome!
filmbuff1970
This is an americans idea of England. All Posh Voices and not a poor person in sight.This is a different world to the slum housing,Ethnic minorites dont get a look in.instead the cast mostly do a Prince Charles Voice.Real England does not get a look in.Rubbish most foul.1 out of 10
