Finally on DVD and Blu-ray, the restored version of Seven wonders of the world.It was wonderful with Lowell Thomas as the narrator. Where in a small little screen he tells you and I where we are going to see. The surviving of the sen wonder of the world.Then the curtains open up to large smile box screen with the Stereophonic sound of Emil Newman's music and from a plane's perspective showing Egyptian pyramids back on the 1950's.Even a American oil company and an oil pipe in the Saudi Arabian desert,where it pumps 1 million dollars a day for the king of Saudi and American boys are boy scouts,in that country is viewed as one of the seven wonders of the .You see an aerial view of Rio with Rio carnival type music as the back ground with a good beat.What I really enjoyed was the Japanese segment with the Takarazuka Dancers.They do an out door elaborate dance with the use of the fan.Costume in traditional Geisha out fits.This proceeds to the Takarazuka theater where one of the singers in 1950's , in modern pink dress starts to sing ,which proceed to the finishing of the dance on the stage.Then the Cine Crew proceed to Africa,where they meet the seven foot tall Watusi tribe.A dance is performed for the king of the Watusi and his Belgium ambassador and the Cinerama crew by Watusi dancers including a famous Watusi dancer in Africa ,the Nijinsky of the Watusi dance Butera.Pope Pius the 12th shows up the give fellow Romans a blessing from Vatican city.Later on Lowell and the crew go back home to show Americas wonder of the world,like Hoover Dam ,New York City.Lowell goes up to one average women at a picnic area and ask what she thinks is the seven wonder of the world.She points to her seven kids.This proceeds with a chorus singing, "This is my country.What Wonderful 1950's American patriotic propaganda Cinerama classic.11/16/14
Review of Seven Wonders of the World
