Thoroughly Modern Millie
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Movie Reviews of Thoroughly Modern Millie
Movie Review: One of my favorite films
Summary: 5 Stars
When I was very young, I saw this movie on television when it was aired very late at night. It was way past my bedtime and had missed the beginning, but I was drawn in by the campiness of this movie and had to watch the whole thing. The next morning I had to go to school (college) and I was remarking to a classmate of mine about this really funny film that was so sixties about the twenties. He made an audible gasp, this was before the phrase "Drama Queen," which he was and still is, and asked me about certain parts of the film. He hadn't seen it in years and told me the title. Well, at that point I had to find this movie on tape, I'm embarrased to say laser disc hadn't been invented yet. I found a used vhs copy and played the thing to death. I recieved the laser disc copy as a birthday gift, the transfer isn't much to brag about but the introduction and intermission had been restored as it is still. I bought the dvd version not too long ago and the picture is cleaner but like a reviwer stated before me, the picture seems a bit grainy, this is due to the dvd's higher resolution. I think this print is as good as it's gonna get, this movie is 35 plus years old now and for it's age, it's not bad. The slapstick, the silent-movie cards placed at Julie Andrews thoughts, my favorite is her complaining about her full fronts ruining the line of her beads, and the overall sixties interpreting the twenties. Look at the makeup and hairstyles of the extras. Mary Tyler Moore as an airhead and virgin is a delightful step out of character and Carol Channing looking like she had a ball. The great Beatrice Lilly and her henchmen Jack Soo and Pat Morita spewing fake Chinese "Oh, Pook!" Opium Dens and fireworks, it's all here beautifully choreographed and scored, fun!!!Movie Review: The Epitome of the Jazz Age!
Summary: 5 Stars
Thoroughly Modern Millie is an excellent reminder of all of the fun of the 1920s in America. It features all sorts of tributes to the era from the style of music, the costumes, homages to silent films, and the overall feeling of fun. The story is silly, but never in a way to alienate its audience. Millie (Julie Andrews) has come to New York to become the stenographer of a rich man and to marry him. She bobs her curls and wears knee length skirts. Soon she meets Miss Dorothy (Mary Tyler Moore) who has come to New York to become an actress. She has no family or friends in the world, which makes her the perfect target of Mrs. Mears (Beatrice Lillie), the owner of the hotel that Millie and Miss Dorothy stay at. Mrs. Mears is involved in a slavery racket in which she kidnaps young girls with no ties to the world. However, Mrs. Mears has no luck in getting Miss Dorothy, and Miss Dorothy has plenty of time to meet friends including Jimmy (James Fox), Muzzy (Carol Channing), and Millie's boss, Trevor Grayden (John Gavin).
This film features standards like "Baby Face" and "Do It Again" as well as modern songs written for the show like the title track and "Jimmy." However, every song sounds like it was written during the 20s, so each suits the film well.
This movie is very long, but that doesn't seem to matter. The performances are excellent, the music fits in very well, and there is constant action. The film never drags. Film makers often have trouble capturing the spirit of an era when doing projects like this one, but Thoroughly Modern Millie is a surprisingly accurate and fresh tribute.
Movie Review: For Jazz Babies Everywhere!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Thoroughly Modern Millie" is a thoroughly wonderful movie! With stars like Julie Andrews, Carol Channing and Beatrice Lillie, how can you lose?. The answer: You can't! Splendid songs, dances and a sometimes hilarious script blend into top entertainment. Julie Andrews stated she took the role because she didn't have much longer to play ingénue parts. And she couldn't have chosen better. She is perfect as Mllie, the Kansas innocent (with a forgivably British accent) who comes to the Big City (circa 1922) to land a rich husband. At the same time, she meets "Miss" Dorothy Brown (an appealing Mary Tyler Moore), a self-described "rich orphan" out to experience life among the working girls. A chance meeting with Jimmy Smith (James Fox, currently in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") leads to a meeting with fabulously wealthy playgirl Muzzy Van Hossmere (Carol Channing) and a series of delightful mishaps. Along the way, Millie becomes enamored of her handsome boss, Trevor Graydon (John Gavin) and learns the REAL occupation of her mysterious landlady, Mrs. Meers (Beatrice Lillie). All of the performers are "just swell", but inevitably, Lillie and Channing (who got an Oscar nomination) stand out, and there is a terrific turn by Cavada Humphrey as a formidable office manager. A typically polished Ross Hunter production, original songs by Sammy Cahn And James Van Heusen, and a musical background of standards by Oscar-winner Elmer Bernstein make this "Thoroughly Irresistible!" [phillindholm]Movie Review: Wonderful!
Summary: 5 Stars
I haven't enjoyed a movie more in a long time than watching "Thoroughly Modern Millie." Julie Andrews was just wonderful in this film as well as Mary Tyler Moore with the added bonus of Carol Channing playing Muzzy. I was browsing on amazon for any Julie Andrews movies and this gem came up. I had never seen or heard of this film, and after watching it was not dissapointed!
Set in the "Roaring 20's", Millie (Julie Andrews) whom is looking for a husband Trevor Graydon (played by John Gavin) goes and lives in New York city at an all girls boarding house run by Mrs. Meers (Beatrice Lillie) a front-lady for an oriental white slavery ring. Miss Dorothy (Mary Tyler Moore) leaves home to find "her way in the world" also comes to New York city and meets Millie at the same boarding house. The two girls together create quite a pair in their zany, wacky ways in this madcap of a movie. The antics that happen will leave you falling off the couch with laughter!
This is a movie that the entire family would enjoy. It is funny, heart-warming, suspenseful, and thrilling. I would encourage anybody who wants clean, quality entertainment in their home to purchase a copy for their DVD library. It's a classic! Format: Color, Widescreen, 2hrs 32 min. Thoroughly Modern Millie
Movie Review: No "Raspberries" here - - a WONDERFUL film!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Thoroughly Modern Millie" is a wonderful movie musical. It's an old-fashioned homage to the 'Roaring 20's' and it sends up that period beautifully. The cast is first rate. Julie Andrews, one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the 1960's, stars as "Millie Dillmount". Fresh from her global triumphs in both "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music", Julie makes her third movie musical appearance with this film. Ably supporting her are Carol Channing, Mary Tyler Moore, James Fox, John Gavin and - what would be her last film - the amazing Beatrice Lillie. The score is comprised of standards from the era or original songs written specifically for the film and they are all a treat for the ears. Its' direction, by the ever-talented George Roy Hill, is simply terrific. The film was both a critical and commercial success. It would receive 7 Academy Award nominations, ultimately winning one for "Best Score". It ended up being one of the top grossing films of 1967 and Universal Pictures' biggest hit up to that time (until "Airport" took that spot 3 years later). Despite an Amazon reviewer of the film (one Gary F. Taylor on 12/30/09) claiming it was not financially successful (without showing any proof to backup his claim), the film was a FINANCIAL HIT. And it remains a movie musical classic today. They don't make 'em like this anymore. Our loss.