What a disappointment. Couldn't they afford actual actors? This was endlessly noisy, pretentious, boring. The characters are not appealing. This must be Robert Zemeckis's ego trip. Or his Jewish revenge on Christians. This is not a Christmas classic, this is not heart-warming, this is really crummy. No amount of huge orchestration can make up for a good script. It only proves that good actors (Tom Hanks) are not good without a good script. No wonder it made no money. No wonder I got it for free. No one else would buy it or wanted it. Yachhh. I can hardly come up with my ten lines of script to comment on this, because there is nothing to this movie but noise, noise, noise.
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The Girls on the Beach
(1965)
A poor attempt to combine a beach party and Beatles movie
3 January 1999
This is not only a very bad "beach party" type movie, it attempts to cash in on the Beatles craze at the same time in the plotline. Silly, gyrating girls in swimsuits think they are going to raise money by getting Beatles to play at their benefit held at the beach. This was 1965 folks, teens were not wearing bouffant, ratted hairdos anymore, the clothing was outdated (high heels and a demure frock? - I think not). The girls are silly and prudish (except for their gyrating when they dance) and the boys are typical on the make studs in sports jackets, short haircuts- this is not 1965. Only bright spot is Lesley Gore's singing. This movie is too awful to even be considered good camp.
The Seven Year Itch
(1955)
My favorite movie of all time-Tom Ewell is superb.
28 December 1998
Although this movie was a perfect vehicle for Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell steals this movie and it is his best acting role of all time. He never went on to any other roles worth mentioning, but his comic portrayal of the husband tortured by the beautiful girl who spends the summer in his building while wife is away, is classic. One of the best acting jobs I have ever seen. Marilyn Monroe also at her most beautiful.
The Gift of Love
(1958)
It was like a train wreck, yet I could not stop watching.
22 December 1998
This story was so unbelievably corny, this is one of the worse pieces of crap I have seen from the fifties. The dialogue was brightly phony, Lauren Bacall and Robert Stack must cringe at the thought of their appearances in this movie. And the opening title song, Vic Damone crooning as they show various scenes of Lauren Bacall massaging Robert Stack's shoulders and neck! What was that all about??? The film was beautifully done in color (for 1958) but the storyline so bad- what was she doing, trying to train the adopted girl to become her husband's concubine after her inevitable death? I could not stop watching, it was like being at the scene of a disaster. This is definite high camp from the fifties.
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