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Summary: Tour de Farce
Review: Take the British Nanny with a voice of gold, sprinkle in the uproarious comedy from the inventor of Inspector Clouseau, add the bright patter of the Music Man, and you have the recipe for one of the finest musical comedies ever filmed. It's all there in stellar performances by the likes of sexy Lesly Ann Warren (highly underrated for her hilarious additions to the film); straight-man James Garner who in his gut knows his attraction for a guy MUST mean she's a girl; Robert Preston, as straight as any man, but playing an aging queen who sees his final chance to grab the spotlight, and some of the gold; and finally, our beloved Julie Andrews, whose magnificent voice is toned down to Alto, to sing the show stopping, "Le Jazz Hot", just one of the songs from the brilliant and bouncy score of Mancini and Bricusse. Based on an original story by German screenwriter, Reinhold Schunzel, this brassy bedroom farce is one of the funniest movies Blake Edwards ever put on film, and a must for any serious collector.
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Summary: OUTSTANDING
Review: One out of many great films by miss andrews. stylish, sheek, and GAY? Julie is a cross dresser who is a woman pertending to be a man pertending to be a woman. weird 4 u? than watch the movie
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Summary: GREAT! FANTASTIC! WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY?
Review: I can say this --- I never saw the whole movie back in the early 80's when it was on cable t.v. I had seen bits and pieces, and it appeared very odd to me.
Now that I am older, wiser and have more control over the clicker, when I found this on PBS this past Sunday night, I couldn't resist it. Who can resist Julie Andrews singing? She is just utterly stunning in this movie. I also feel that for her take this part was a very bold statement on her part. It is such a departue from roles like Mary Poppins and Maria, and even the fair Eliza Doolittle, which she originated on Broadway. I'm sure her being married to the film's director, Blake Edwards, had something to do with her being in this movie, and I am so glad she did it!
"A woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman"..this pretty much sums up the generality of the films' premise. She is Victoria, a down on her luck singer in clubs in Paris. It's when she meets up with Drag Queen, Toddie, played to the hilt by Robert Preston, the the scheme falls into play -- Enter Victor, the man role she plays. Toddie comes up with the idea.
King Marchand, played coolly and quite humorously by the charming James Garner, is the man who falls for Victor. It really isn't as confusing as it sounds. I am pretty sure Marchand knew it was a woman all along. Victor becomes quite a showstopper in Paris. Eventually, Victor/Victoria, tells the truth. Watch to see what happens in the romance category.
The acting all around in this film is awesome. Andrews, Preston, and Lesley Ann Warren, who plays the ditzy blond character, Norma, were all nominated for Oscars. And deservantly so!
The music is great. The era was jazz, and Andrews really shows off her amazing vocal range here. The woman is such an amazing and talented entertainer. Preston and Andrews have a great chemistry on screen and stage together. Even if he is a drag queen, and she isn't really a man, they still shine together.
Let's remember this is a Blake Edwards' movie. He brought us the Pink Pather movies, and "Ten". These were all very funny films, and this is very funny too. This is a fun, comical, musical film that stars very talented performers.
It's great fun!
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Summary: One of my 2 favorite musicals! Ever!
Review: As I'm writting this I literally have the movie playing in the background. This is a fabulous movie taking place in Paris in the 1930's. It really isn't a musical, if you think of musicals as plays where people burst into song every five minutes. Victor/Victoria is a woman pretending to be a man who makes a living as a female impersinator. She, after meeting a fellow person down on his luck, Toddy, takes his advice and takes up the game and goes for the gold, so to speak. She sings at a night club and becomes a star over night. The only problem is a man, naturally. King, as he's called, is determined to prove her a fraud and a female after, disbileavingly, finding himself attracted to her.
It puts a hilarious spin on the twists and turns life can have, even if its only on the movies... I hope you enjoy it if you don't well that's your misfortune. Thanks for reading this, bye. I gotta go watch the movie.
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Summary: A Marvelous marvelous story
Review: I have watched this movie since i was a kid. back then i just liked it, for who knows what reason. as i have watched it growing up, i found it to be a wonderful tale. plus, one of my favorite songs is in this film, "Le Jazz Hot!"
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Summary: Julie - 'Hot'.
Review: To the point:
There is music, dance, comedy! What more could you want from this Blake Edward's classic! The more I see this film, the more I appreciate how cleverly the Broadway team changed this film into a Broadway show or how certain lines or scenes were fit into the Broadway musical like a seamless work of art. In addition to Julie, in this film there was Robert Preston and James Gardner, Lesley Ann Warren, all of whom contribute to this film's successful chemistry.Oh how I love this crazy film!! And Robert Preston! What an actor! What a voice! We will so miss you!! Check out Robert Preston in The Music Man.
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Summary: Wonderfully Done
Review: I couldn't stop laughing after watching this film. I LOVE Julie Andrews. She did such a good job in this. I just get stuck watching the Sound Of Music over and over because its all I have to watch with her in it. I can sing all the songs by heart! Get Victor/Victora it so well writen.
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Summary: DAZZLING!!!
Review: I saw this movie on TV a few years ago, and found it really weird at first. But since it was a musical with Julie Andrews, i figred I had to give it a chance. And a I glad I did; I taped the movie, and every tme watch it, I find it funnier. This truly is one of the greatest musicals ever made. Julie is perfect for the part of Victor/Victoria. Many people have summarized the story so I won't go into details. Lesley Ann Warren was wonderfully funny, and Robert Preston is a riot, especially in the last scene. If you may have prejudice about the story, as I did, don't stop watching it. It is undeniably hilarious and this new DVD release is just on time. Enjoy!
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Summary: One of Blake Edwards' best films
Review: This film has it all : Comedy, music, choreography and an all-star cast. It is about time this movie made it to DVD, and I am already on the waiting list for it's release. I would like to point out that Leslie Ann Warren's number was not "King's Can-Can", it was "Chicago, Illinois". I wonder how someone who has seen the movie could make such a blatant error in a review, especially a critic! I have both the remastered soundtrack and the Broadway DVD version, which is, to say the least, not even half as good as the movie. But it does have it's own flair, and I appreciate it just for that. There is nothing I can say that has not already been said so I will say this. Hollywood could learn a lot from this musical comedy and get back to the roots of film making.
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Summary: Julie Andrews- she sings, acts, dances, delights and dazzles
Review: "Victor/Victoria". Practically everyone has heard of it. Whenever it comes up in a coversation I'm in, atleast three people say "Victor/Victoria? That was a really funny movie". Believe me, that's happened to me so many times. And it IS a *REALLY FUNNY* movie. It's hard to get funnier. But that's just Blake Edwards' style. And playing the title role is the amazing Julie Andrews. And no one knows Blake Edwards' style better than Julie Andrews. Julie and Blake have been married since 1969. And since this was made in 1982...well you get the picture. Julie was up for an Academy Award for Victor/Victoria (she'd won Bes Actress previously for 'Mary Poppins' in 1964) to honor her stunning performance. She is absobloominlutely (see Julie's 'My Fair Lady') fabulous. As they say in England, she's "Ab Fab".
No one else could have mastered Victoria as well as Julie or even at all.
*~This movie is catergozied as MUST-SEE~*
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