The Lemon Drop Kid
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Movie Reviews of The Lemon Drop Kid
Movie Review: Hope at his best
Summary: 5 Stars
As Mighty Mouse's heroine, Pearl Pureheart, once remarked in the face of Oilcan Harry's buzzsaw, "I'll never give up hope...he's my favorite comedian." Thank God we don't have to give up hope, either...Bob Hope, that is, as we have this American icon forever preserved on video and DVD. And "The Lemon Drop Kid" is pure Hope at the top of his comedic game, surrounded by a five-star cast including Jane Darwell, Fred Clark and William Frawley (who later gained his own icon status as Fred Mertz on "I Love Lucy"). Adding to its luster, Hope introduced the Christmas classic, "Silver Bells", in the film. Buy it and enjoy it, because you'll treasure this cinematic gem over and over, especially during the Holidays!Movie Review: Great Chrismtas Comedy!
Summary: 5 Stars
This review is for the movie only, not the DVD quality.Bob Hope portrays a lemon drop eating race track hustler who hustles a local crime boss out of $10,000. Hope is given until Christmas to get the money together. Hope goes to NYC and cons his girlfriend, friends and local thugs into dressing up in Santa suits and collecting money for a senior citizens home for "old dolls." Hope intends to make off with the donations and pay off his debt to the crime boss. However, a NYC crime boss figures out what Hope is up to and blows the whistle on Hope and takes over the Santa donation scheme himself. Hope then redeems himself by entraping the two crime bosses, making sure the senior citizen home gets the donations and he gets his girl back. It would seem that Hope's character has finally learned the Christmas message, that it is better to give than to receive.
This is probably my favorite Bob Hope film. He is excellent as a scheming hustler type. It seems to come natural to him. The film makes great use of character actors from the 30,s 40's and 50's in the films various supporting roles. Marilyn Maxwell is a real treat to look at and has great chemistry with Hope. The song Silver Bells is beautiful and fits the film perfectly. I think my favorite scene is where Hope is dressed as an elderly woman trying to describe what he is knitting to the other elderly woman. It was a mop that goes so well with his argyle scrub bucket.
If you like Bob Hope, Christmas movies or comedies than you'll probably like this film.
Movie Review: Great film Terrible disc
Summary: 1 Stars
This has long been one of my favorite Christmas movies. For years we watched the VHS version. Then in early 2002, when I saw that it had been "digitally remastered" and issued on DVD, I ordered the DVD. It arrived in February 2002. Of course, we didn't watch it until the Christmas season returned this month. And we were shocked by how bad the disc looked. The image had a "washed out" look - - grey even. The sound was muddy, with pops and clicks and occasional lipsync problems. The tape looked much better and, indeed, since we gave away our copy of the tape, I have reordered it. Perhaps some day there will be a remastered version of this very funny film on DVD. Meanwhile, stay clear of this one.Movie Review: DVD a big disappointment...
Summary: 2 Stars
First of all, let me start by saying that I love this film. A true classic: very funny, great songs and wonderful characters. But the DVD looks terrible. Scratches, and even awkward skips in the transfer. Picture is often blurry and sound is muffled. I wish I could say that they had restored it, but it looks more like a bootleg transfer than a legitimate release. The old, out-of-print VHS version had a much better film transfer on it. At least that one didn't frame-skip in the middle of the dialogue like this DVD transfer does! Maybe someday this film will get the DVD treatment it so richly deserves. Oh, by the way--for those who care, there are NO extras to speak of on it.Movie Review: "A must see at Christmas"
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Lemon Drop Kid", is one of a half dozen movies I watch every year at christmas! I never tire of the old movies, nothing can ever replace the innocence, humor, or charm that these movies have. Bob Hope is one of many actors that will leave you laughing, crying, and touch your heart in a way you'll never forget! If you have'nt seen it you don't know what you're missing. The classics are meant to be saved, and shared with our children; so they will know the wonderful movies we grew up with!!!