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Summary: WONDERFUL! SEAWORTHY MUSICAL!
Review: THIS MOVIE HAS GENE KELLY, FRANK SINATRA AND KATHRYN GRAYSON (BEAUTIFUL LIPS SHE HAS, LIKE LITTLE BOWS)! THIS HAS WONDERFUL SONGS AND DANCING BY KELLY, (SINATRA) ALSO DANCED, NOT BAD FOR THE CROONER! THE STORY IS ABOUT WINNING THE LOVE OF KATHRYN AS BOTH SAILORS ARE IN LOVE WITH HER! I WON'T GIVE THE ENDING AWAY BUT YOU WILL LOVE THIS GAY AND COLOFUL MOVIE. GOOD JOB BY A VERY YOUNG DEAN STOCKWELL AS KATHRYNS BROTHER. I GAVE IT 5 STARS! LOVE KELLY DANCING WITH ANIMATRD JERRY MOUSE. IT IS SO CUTE!
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Summary: Gene and Frankie, together? It's a beautiful thing...
Review: Two heart-throb's in one setting? You'd think it were impossible. But it happened. Gene, the ladies man who thinks he knows exactly what women want, and how to go about getting them. Frankie, the little nerdy guy who has trouble with the ladies, wanting tips from Gene and always screwing up his plans. It was FUNNY. Especially when Gene over slept when he was supposed to meet Lola and Frankie didn't wake him up and Gene chased him around the room ready to bust his head in. Them singing together reminds you of how great they really are. You just wish singers today had voices like that. And the dancing is fun too. There's absolutely no beating Gene in that category. Of course if you haven't seen it, you've had to of heard of the scene with him dancing with Jerry Mouse. Kathryn Grayson did a good job, but her singing voice, personally, (NOTICE: This Is My OPINION!!) made me wish I didn't have ears. Now some people might like her voice, don't just base it off what I say, but yeah, each time she sang I would hope it was a short song so I wouldn't have to listen to it for long. It's not like Debbie Reynolds, her voice was beautiful and strong. Kathryn was on the verge of a Snow White voice. It just wasn't high enough. I sometimes couldn't understand what she was saying. But all that was made up for by Gene and Frankie. ::sigh:: Makes me wish I lived back then so I coulda seen it when it first came out. Oh well, it's a great movie, everyone should watch it.
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Summary: Anchors A Snore
Review: We bought this movie because we liked Gene Kelly in "Singing in the Rain" so much. While not expecting something quite as wonderful we were indeed surprised at how truly awful it was. The characters annoyed us and the plot was not believable. For a long, long time, we kept hoping for more dancing... or singing... or something... but eventually we went to bed and haven't even finished this movie. The kid was cute, though.
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Summary: Anchors A Snore
Review: We bought this movie because we liked Gene Kelly in "Singing in the Rain" so much. While not expecting something quite as wonderful we were indeed surprised at how truly awful it was. The characters annoyed us and the plot was not believable. For a long, long time, we kept hoping for more dancing... or singing... or something... but eventually we went to bed and haven't even finished this movie. The kid was cute, though.
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Summary: One to watch over and over and over and over
Review: What a great family movie -- with even enough of a plot to keep the adults interested. The dancing is terrific and Frank holds his own, even beside Gene Kelly. I could do without some of Grayson's singing, but the men were phenomenal. Sinatra should have released "Braham's Lullaby" - what a voice!!
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Summary: Heartwarming, Corny, but Great Musical Fun
Review: When I took the time to actually think about the plot of Anchors Aweigh, I wondered how anyone ever took the movie seriously. Two sailors on leave hope to find love, or at least a girl, accidentally meet a small orphan being raised by his aunt, both sailors fall in love with the aunt and also act as surrogate fathers for the boy, but never fight over the aunt, and promise to arrange an audition for the aunt with Jose Iturbi, the great Hollywood conductor and arranger. One sailor finds the girl of his dreams, another falls in love with the aunt, and everyone is happy, and of course the very talented aunt is on her way to stardom. This movie should not work, but somehow it does work and works well. Why? Because the two sailors are Frank Sinatra as Clarence Doolittle and Gene Kelley as Joseph Brady and Kathryn Grayson plays the aunt. This very talented trio created magic in the musical numbers, and since Gene Kelley is involved, the dance numbers are naturally amazing.
Though the most famous highlight of the film is Gene Kelley dancing with Jerry of Tom and Jerry fame (mixing animation and live action, quite a fete in 1945), perhaps the best dance scene is when Kelley dances with a small Mexican immigrant girl. As in so many Kelley dance sequences, Kelley compliments those who dance with him and seems to never let his ego get in the way.This movie is more than a far fetched story with great musical and dance numbers. It also says a great deal about America at the end of World War II. Victory was imminent, but the country was tired and needed hope. Movies such as Anchors Aweigh provided such hope, and for this reason alone it deserves praise. And let's face it, who can resist a corny musical with an implausible story that can capture our hearts and imaginations? P.S. If you don't want to spend more money, avoid the bonus tracks advertising other great MGM musicals, but if you can't resist, don't say I did not warn you!
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Summary: A terrific musical though not my most favorite of all
Review: When two sailors, Joe Brady (Gene Kelly) and Clarence Doolittle (Frank Sinatra), get 4 days of leave, Joe decides to woo his girl Lola while Clarence decides to tag along to learn some tips. Instead they are waylaid by a young boy named Donald Martin (Dean Stockwell) who tries to leave home to join the Navy. So Joe and Clarence take him home to meet Donald's gorgeous aunt, Susan Abbott (Kathryn Grayson). But as the two sailors become closer to Susan and Donald, they try to help Susan get a meeting with Jose Iturbi (Himself!). Instead they get trouble as they lie to Susan so Clarence can go out with her. But can Joe keep out his own feelings for Susan from surfacing as he finds himself falling in love with her? "Anchors Aweigh" is the classic MGM musical starring the two greats together, Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra. Gene Kelly will dance his way into your heart as Frank Sinatra sings into your heart with great dance and song numbers. Kathryn Grayson will also charm you with her amazing soprano voice. And of course Jose Iturbi will astonish you with his piano skills. Some of my favorite musical numbers are: 1) Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra performing to their fellow mates on board. Very funny! 2) Kelly dancing with Jerry the Mouse. Pretty good mixing real-life and animation. 3) Kelly as the dashing matador. His tap dancing masterpiece for "Anchors Aweigh". 4) Kelly and Sinatra singing "If You Knew Suzie". You'll laugh, laugh, laugh! 5) Kathryn Grayson's audition song. Her voice is amazing! 6) Jose Iturbi playing the piano with all the other pianists of all ages. The reason for my 4 stars is because though "Anchors Aweigh" is fun and a great musical, in my opinion it's not my absolute favorite since I have many other favorites. If you liked the Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra team-up, I recommend "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and "On the Town". Other terrific musicals are "Cover Girl", "Silk Stockings", "Singin' in the Rain", "Guys and Dolls", "Holiday Inn", and "White Christmas".
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