The Women (Keepcase)
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Movie Reviews of The Women (Keepcase)
Movie Review: If I could give this movie six stars...
Summary: 5 Stars
I would! What can be said about "The Women" that hasn't already been said? The one-liners come zinging out of the screen so fast that you find yourself rewinding while you think, "Oh no, she didn't say that!"
Some of my favorites include:
"And spend the afternoon with Edith Potter? I'd rather have the itch!"
"He's a Borgia! An absolute Borgia!"
"It's wrong - shockingly wrong!"
I guess there are a couple things here and there which could be better - for one thing, this was the age when nobody could write for children. And that "little Hanes brat" moaning "Mother darling... Daddy dearest" really needs to be put out of her misery.
Paulette Goddard's timing is often clunky, and she has trouble with that Hollywood-American-British accent, but really, everyone else is spot on.
Movie Review: The Women
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this movie. The fast talking, cut-throat women in this movie were very entertaining. It was hard to believe there wasn't a single male character in the whole movie but the whole movie was all about men. Norma Shearer was a new, welcome addition to my old movie library and Joan Crawford as "the other woman" couldn't have been cast better. This movie is chock full of leading ladies, each one more interesting and funnier than the next. The very last scene was rather dated and silly but the overall movie was just plain enjoyable. My favorite scene was when Norma Shearer's character has a conversation with her mom about her cheating husband. Her mother's response really dated the movie and made me shudder and laugh at the same time! All in all, this is a great Saturday/Sunday rainy afternoon movie.Movie Review: Original is better
Summary: 5 Stars
In this case, old is definitely better! I had seen this movie several times on TV, but had missed scenes that had been cut for commercials (i.e., fashion show in color, while the rest of the movie was in b&w). Although the new version of this movie is up-to-date in its views of women, the original was definitely more "catty." Also, the new version missed out on the triumphant face-to-face scene between the wife and the other woman at the end of the original. Finally, the scene in the new version, with Meg Ryan's character eating the stick of butter, contained a line that simply ruined the movie. I say that because the message of a woman being able to survive without a man was lost with that one line and no mother (Meg) would want her daughter to think that's what it takes to "keep" a man...Movie Review: A Comedy for Both Sexes
Summary: 5 Stars
You don't have to be female to get a kick out of this comedy, but if you are, you'll recognize many of the archetypes portrayed in this over-the-top send-up of romances of the '30's. Virtually every female actress who WAS anybody in Hollywood at the time was in this thing, and it's fun to watch for your favorites.
The plot is stereotypical (on purpose!) but the wisecracks are crisp and delivered with that unmatched speed that keeps the viewer thinking.
Nary a boring moment in the whole film!
The joke is: while there are no males at all in this film, the whole thing is about the MEN in their lives!
It's great fun, and well worth adding to your film library.
(PS. Don't miss the incredible, jaw-dropping fashion show. I was on the floor!)
Movie Review: Fun Reno divorce movie
Summary: 5 Stars
A fun Reno divorce movie. In the scenes on the Reno divorce ranch, the women portrayed in the movie could have been any of the guests who stayed at the Flying M E divorce ranch where I worked in the 1940s.
Another fun Reno divorce movie is CHARLIE CHAN IN RENO. Charlie Chan Collection, Vol. 4 (Charlie Chan in Honolulu / Charlie Chan in Reno / Charlie Chan at Treasure Island / City in Darkness) (4DVD)
-William L. McGee, Former 1940s Nevada dude wrangler on the famous Flying M E divorce ranch and Author of "The Divorce Seekers: A Photo Memoir of a Nevada Dude Wrangler"