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Summary: roar kitty roar
Review: For a film Taylor didn't want to make she sure did a damn good job!! This isn't a Newman or Taylor film, the best job of acting goes to Ives. He commands the screen from the first words out of his mouth; you have to stand back and truly acknowledge his presence as "big daddy". Wow I still cant believe he lost the oscar that year. The film is all about life and after watching it you will take a step back close your eyes and replay a word in your mind over and over again from the films many meomorable lines but it's one word that starts with... Newman detests Taylor for having an affair with his bestfriend and goes into a drinking binge as they visit the family as they all learn of Big Daddy (Ives) illness. The family then begins to fight for control of the mansion, each other, Big Daddy's afections, and the inheritence-everyone except Newman. Taylor plots and schemes so much in this tale of a steatmy rainy weekend in the south gone awry, that the atmospehere is so realistic you can smell the rain on the hot southern fields! As teh night grows to a close and Ives condition becomes more apparent teh family members schemes pick up the pace until Newman and Ives lock themselves in the basement for an all out confrontaion of each others fears while upstairs the rest of the family are forced to admit their own! Just all out natural film making where it seems you are in the house as a family member who nobody pays attention to. just an amazing movie!
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Summary: Hot Stuff
Review: How did they do it back then? No nudity, no cussing, not much in the way of explicit anything, yet this has to be one of Taylor's sexiest roles. Everybody in the piece does a good job. Guess all they had was a good story and a lot of talent and effort in telling it.
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Summary: You won't regret buying this.
Review: I do agree that Liz Taylor outdoes herself in this film....but the real star is undoubtedly Newman. His brooding southern boy routine steals the show - fine acting at its very best. And not only that. The entire cast is outstanding. It's an overall well-made film.
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Summary: Incredible Piece of Filmmaking!!!
Review: I don't think there is one bad thing I could say about "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof"! I love everything about it! The film revolves around a wealthy family in the south and how they are coping with the impending death of "Big Daddy," the family patriarch. The two main characters are Maggie (Elizabeth Taylor) and Brick (Paul Newman). Maggie and Brick's marriage is on the rocks because of demons in the past. Brick, who has a drinking problem has just recently broken his leg while trying to run hurtles and is confined to the big house while the family awaits Big Daddy's return from a special clinic. At first, the family in convinced that Big Daddy will be fine and that there's nothing to be worried about, but soon the truth (in everyone's lives) starts to come out and the family is turned upside down. Each of the cast members gave incredible performances in this film. You can't help but get caught up in the interesting lives of this large southern family. I would highly recommend this film to anyone, period. It's one of the classics that everyone should watch at least once in your life! You won't be disappointed!!!!
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Summary: Paul Newman is sooo [gorgeous]!
Review: I glanced through the other reviews for this movie, and everyone seemed to be raving about the powerful emotions and all that. I haven't read the play yet, so maybe that will help me appreciate the movie more. I mean, it's great and all, I just don't see what other people who are more familiar with Mr. Williams' work see.
However, Paul Newman was sooo hot when he was younger. Josh Hartnett ain't got nothing on him!
Even though they didn't get along much in the film, I thought Liz and Paul looked good together...two of the best looking actors of that time! (Of course, Paul and Joanne Woodward are adorable together!)
Anyways, sorry for the rambling. I guess it isn't as great of a review as the others. I just wanted to say I liked the movie, and I LOVE Paul Newman.
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Summary: ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES I HAVE EVER SEEN
Review: I had just seen this movie for the first time, and I probably played it 8 times before I had to take it back to the video store. This movie is a story about love and "so-called" betrayal. It leaves you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens in the end. It's a story that you'll want to see over and over again. Paul Newman is gorgeous in this movie! Elizabeth Taylor portrays so much class and elegance. I walked away wanting to be just like her. You have to see this movie. It actually has a plot that you can't figure out in the first 5 minutes of the movie.
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Summary: Excellent film! Dramatic, intense.
Review: I had watched the orginal movie 'Streetcar Named Desire' with Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh, and honestly loved it. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, is just as great. The characters move the story along, and simply put it is the characters basically who are the ones that are dramatic and intense, sometimes self-destructive, tragic and pitiful, comic, but mostly searching, as the plot acquires the same somber feel and mood. While you watch it you become glued to the screen and this strange, rather mixed-up Southern family and as in other Tennesse' plays, it is the characters essentialy that are all important, with their strengths and many weaknesses. Great performances from both Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman.
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Summary: One of the greatest!
Review: I saw this film for the first time in my life today and I could not get over Williams' brilliance! Big Daddy's philosophies of mendacity are wonderful and the struggle for the relationships of the family members is challenging and yet indefintely rewarding! I am not a very emotional person, but this film made me cry and appreciate my family. A powerful masterpiece!
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Summary: The Great Movie!
Review: I watch movies all the time. I have seen many of Elizbeth Taylor movies. And I believe this is her best one, although she did very well in GIANT (with rock hudson). I enjoyed this film for various reasons. One I like Burl Ives he was so true and was great to see him come alive in this wonderful movie about truth, love,passion,and how much the truth means. THis movie was facinating. With the wonderful story about a woman determined to get back "the man she married and loved" but Brick ( Paul Newman) will not forget the awful "truth" Brick becomes drunk and injured wand he has to stay at his fathers house while his dad (burl Ives) is returning from the doctors. Brick does not care for his father on the outside. But with the surrounding stuck up and greedy Sister -in-law and brother who try to steal everything away from brick and maggie( Liz Taylor) But Maggie refuses to go down without a fight. Brick becomes closer to his fatehr who later recieves the truth that he only has a short time to live. Brick and Big Daddy ( Burl Ives) learn to len oneachother for help. They help eachother through what is really tourmenting them. For the rest of the story you will just have to watch. But this is truly a classic to watch. This movie is not a movie about something unreal such as ALiens or not human behavior. This movie seems real. It deals with serious problems that affect people everyday. This is truly a live "living" film.
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Summary: Family Feud
Review: I'll begin by saying I have neither read nor seen the play version of this story, so I cannot compare them. But I have read and seen other Tennessee Williams plays, and I have always been impressed by how richly the characters and conflict are drawn, and this story is no exception. The one thing that stands out the most for me in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof is the character of Maggie as played by Elizabeth Taylor. She's incredibly beautiful and sexy in her role as the frustrated Maggie, and it is one of her greatest performances. But she's not the only one that delivers. Paul Newman is excellent as her alcoholic husband Brick, Burl Ives as Big Daddy fills the screen with a powerful performance, Judith Anderson as Big Mama is also strong, and Madeleine Sherwood as the very fertile sister-in-law is so good at being catty and greedy you'll hate her. The story explores the lies, the rivalries, and the greed that tear apart a Southern family. The way they talk about each other is very pointed and often humourous, but the way they hurt each other is painful, and Williams and the screenwriters manage to walk a fine balance between the two. This is one of the screen's great dysfunctional families, and also one of its most memorable.
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