Auntie Mame
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Movie Reviews of Auntie Mame
Movie Review: You'll be maimed from side-splitting comedy! (recommended)
Summary: 5 Stars
Where do I begin? AUNTIE MAME traverses so much subject matter within 2 hours and 36 minutes that if you get up for a snack you are likely to believe a different movie came on when you return. Get prepared to laugh from the moment gregarious AUNTIE MAME (Rosalind Russell) meets her articulate queer sounding nephew Patrick Dennis (Jan Handzlik). Through the years she redecorates her New York apartment, changes careers, reels from untold wealth to the depths of the Great Depression while keeping her chin up. No matter how far she falls, Mame Dennis seems to always land on her feet (which can't always be said for her accomplices). Don't drink any liquid beverages as Mame makes her on-stage theatre appearance or vies for a Texas suitor by feigning horseback riding proficiency.
Russell is no stranger to comedy. She adroitly traded barbs with Cary Grant in HIS GIRL FRIDAY and chattered incessantly in THE WOMEN. However, AUNTIE MAME is the funniest performance I've seen yet!
Movie quote: "That's a B. It's the first letter of a seven-letter word that means your late father."
Movie Review: Great Movie!! DVD could of had more extras But Great DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
I say more Rosalind Russell movies need to be released on DVD!There aren't enough!
"Auntie Mame" is a great feel good movie and this DVD does it justice with a fantastic transfer by Warner Home Video.
It would have been nice if more extras were included for this timeless classic but it's still worth every penny.
The only extras included are a music only track that may confuse buyers unfamiliar with the two different movie versions one being this non-musical and the other musical.
Two trailers one for this film and the other for the very campy "Lucy" musical "Mame" version.
As for the hate for that Lucy version people have, I will agree with the fact that Lucy, even though I do love Lucy, Is a horrible version and Lucy doesn't have enough energy to play Mame Dennis. She seems tired and tries too hard to bring her to life. But I will say I do like Lucy's version in a much different way, In a Campy way.
But the real energizing Mame Dennis is the late great Roz!!!... She could have done the musical herself!
I want to know is when is roz's "Rosie" being released!
This is a film that never seen any light on video in any form EVER!
Movie Review: I want her to be my Auntie Mame!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the Mame movie! I will review the Lucille Ball version under that movies heading. For anyone that has read the book this is the version for you. Rosalind Russell is perfectly cast in this roll. She is the quintessential Mame. Her clothes and overall attitude is just perfect. Forrest Tucker is the perfect southern gentleman to see the misplacement of Mame in the department store. While I liked Coral Browne as the "First Lady of the American Stage" I will admit that Bea Arther was better (alas for this movie she was a bit young to play the part as she was only 35). Peggy Cass made for a lovable Agnes Gooch. Roger Smith played a very good looking and very believable "Aryan from Darien." The sets are just right, grand but "real." All in all this movie held true to the feel and tenor of the book. Read the book and you will find several situations that Rosalind Russell would have been wonderful at pulling iff but it NEVER would have made it past the studio censors! Watch Auntie Mame enjoy it... do not compare it to Mame... its like watching West Side Story and saying its better then Romeo and Juliet. They are different movies and can be enjoyed separately!Movie Review: A Banquet of Fantastic Possibilities
Summary: 5 Stars
Based on the biography by Patrick Dennis, Auntie Mame follows the madcap adventures of Patrick and his screwball aunt. She's a free spirit with an edge, caught in the great depression and several lurid romances that round out the plot. One thing remains strong throughout this film, young Patrick's great love and admiration for the woman who ultimately raised him. It's so nice to see that there are some grateful children around who appreciate an adult's influence in their lives.Warner Home Video has done an outstanding job of remastering the film. Image quality is sharp. Colors are vibrant. There is some fine film grain present and the occasional chip or blemish on the original camera negative but over all this is one humdinger of a visual experience. The audio is stereophonic and presented with great clarity and sweeping expanse, particularly in its orchestral scoring. Presented in its original Technirama (2:35:1) aspect ratio and enhanced for 16X9 televisions. Unfortunately there are no extras, save a few isolated music cues and theatrical trailer. Oh well, the quality of the film transfer more than makes up for that. A definite must have.
Movie Review: Life is a banquet--and most poor suckers are starving to death.
Summary: 5 Stars
By far my all-time favorite movie, Auntie Mame is rich with heart, love, character (and characters), setups and throwaway lines that are funnier than anything in any recent comedy, and other jokes that will make you laugh out loud. "Right out loud," to quote Agnes Gooch. It's a classic that represents the epitome of what moviemaking can be: a work of art that helps us understand why we're here.
Maybe one of the funniest scenes ever in a movie ends with the punchline "Jackpot!" Or maybe it's the scene where Patrick explains what he learned about how fish make babies. Or maybe....
Obviously I'm far too close to this movie to provide a structured review, but maybe the most useful thing I could say is this: I've never met anyone who's seen this movie who didn't speak of it with love and reverence.
It's a great one, and a perfect example of what we mean when we call a film "great": it speaks to us, to our hearts and lives.
I sincerely hope that Rosalind Russell is rolicking in heaven simply because she made this movie. If she isn't, God bless her, she deserves to be.