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Summary: Will someone please give Nancy...
Review: ...her medication. I think she may need to up her Zoloft prescription. Try not typing in all capitals Nancy, it makes you look even more unintelligent than you probably are. Of course, on reflection, that may not be possible. Highly recommended film by the way.
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Summary: A TALL FISH TALE
Review: A sort of throwback to the screwball comedies of the 1930's. It reminds one of the pairings of Cary Grant and Kate Hepburn such as Bringing Up Baby or The Philadelphia Story. By that as it may, I have watched this film several times over the years and I am repeatedly impressed with the level of comic intensity throughout the narrative. The plot line is simple enough: a fairly solid looking man has great success built on a secret. Rock Hudson has written a well-regarded book on fishing. The secret is Hudson has never been fishing in his life. Along comes Paula Prentiss who corners Hudson into participating in a fishing tournament at her outdoors resort. Of course, in the end Hudson wins the tournament and is exposed for the fraud he is. In spite of being proved to be a fake, Hudson comes out on top and falls for Prentiss as well. As a story none of this is believable but that is never the point. What we have is a story in which silliness is the point. How we get from beginning to end is where the art is. There is no serious message here which is why this film is as light and appealing now as it was forty years ago. It is also startlingly clean as sex comedies go. There is no foul language and the most "flesh" one sees is a smidgen of panty from an unzipped dress. We tend to think ourselves as a bit superior about these old movies in that we know Hudson was gay in real life. "Ha Ha Ha. People back then really believed that Hudson would have fallen for Prentiss. .Ha Ha Ha" Well stuff it. Hudson was an actor who wanted to make us laugh. It would be a real tragedy if all we do is laugh at him.
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Summary: A TALL FISH TALE
Review: A sort of throwback to the screwball comedies of the 1930's. It reminds one of the pairings of Cary Grant and Kate Hepburn such as Bringing Up Baby or The Philadelphia Story. By that as it may, I have watched this film several times over the years and I am repeatedly impressed with the level of comic intensity throughout the narrative. The plot line is simple enough: a fairly solid looking man has great success built on a secret. Rock Hudson has written a well-regarded book on fishing. The secret is Hudson has never been fishing in his life. Along comes Paula Prentiss who corners Hudson into participating in a fishing tournament at her outdoors resort. Of course, in the end Hudson wins the tournament and is exposed for the fraud he is. In spite of being proved to be a fake, Hudson comes out on top and falls for Prentiss as well. As a story none of this is believable but that is never the point. What we have is a story in which silliness is the point. How we get from beginning to end is where the art is. There is no serious message here which is why this film is as light and appealing now as it was forty years ago. It is also startlingly clean as sex comedies go. There is no foul language and the most "flesh" one sees is a smidgen of panty from an unzipped dress. We tend to think ourselves as a bit superior about these old movies in that we know Hudson was gay in real life. "Ha Ha Ha. People back then really believed that Hudson would have fallen for Prentiss. .Ha Ha Ha" Well stuff it. Hudson was an actor who wanted to make us laugh. It would be a real tragedy if all we do is laugh at him.
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Summary: WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE REMOVE THIS OFFENSIVE
Review: IDIOT BELOW FROM THIS WEBSITE!!!!! SINCE WHEN ARE PERSONAL ATTACKS ALLOWED BY THE MODERATORS OF THIS SECTION?
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Summary: A fun film, with great chemistry between Hudson and Prentiss
Review: My wife loves this film and is a great fan of Rock Hudson. I have long admired Paula Prentiss, so I bought the film on VHS video for my wife three years ago. After watching it twice with my wife since, now that it is available on DVD, I soon plan to add it to our DVD library, as well. It is always great, fluffy and lightweight fun. It seems to improve with each and every viewing and just grows on you. The chemistry between Rock Hudson and Paula Prentiss is perfect and she is certainly very easy on the eyes. The supporting cast is also excellent. I can heartily recommend it to anyone looking for a pleasant and entertaining film.
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Summary: JT, quit while you're ahead boy!
Review: Poor JT Boyd. Unable to excel in the world, barely able to use the English language correctly and mentally handicapped to boot, his mutterings are like watching a train wreck. So bad, so terrible you can't take your eyes off them. And, apparently, far too stupid to suffer any embarrasment. Poor JT. But really , JT, please quit using your multiple Amazon accounts to give yourself votes. It's called integrity, try it sometime. Of course that would require a healthy mental state. Hope this helps! ;-)
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Summary: Rock Hudson gives literal meaning to "cast" in the part
Review: Roger Willoughby sells fishing equipment, he has also written a book on the subject. So it was inevitable that his boss would enter him in a major fishing tournament. However Roger has a secret. Watch as his secret unfolds and the unique solution.
Howard Hawks directed. Do not know if it is a Hawks signature but this movie is a little chatty like "Bringing up Baby" ASIN: B00003CX9A and "Monkey Business" ASIN: 6302484448
Roger Willoughby (Rock Hudson) is found in several precarious positions by his fianc?e. Once he has his tie caught in "Easy Muller's (Maria Perschy) zipper. In addition, of course Abigail (Paula Prentiss) is spotted coming from his bedroom in her night attire.
Norm Alden plays John Screaming Eagle, a local Indian who speaks like Tonto, and sells many sacred things such as Custer's scalp.
In the end, they are carried away. You will be carried away also by this great comedy.
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Summary: Perfect Rock Hudson vehicle, except for....
Review: the annoying, irritating, fingernails on a blackboard Paula Prentiss. She's too gangly, too goofy, and too OBNOXIOUS to make this flick work. I can think of about 20 other contemporaries that would have been a better match for Rock Hudson and Paula doesnt provide any spark or chemistry whatsoever. Ironically, she's a walking trainwreck and if you've seen the film you know what I mean. However, in spite of this loudmouth dingbat's presence, the story is very good, full of humor, and great character actors that almost compensate for yet another disastrous Howard Hawks casting call. I guess the thing that struck me most about this movie, aside from Hudson's natural comedic talent, was the excessive drinking that went on throughout the movie. And this hits close to home cause I am drinking excessively as I write this but everybody in this flick always had a drink in their hand....and I mean doubles and triples during lunch and dinner and on until the wee hours! haw haw haw 3 Bass
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Summary: A fun film, with great chemistry between Hudson and Prentiss
Review: The line, above, taken from the movie, reminds me that often I need to have things explained to me. Let me explain.
I am pretty sure, but not certain, that I saw this movie in high school, when it was released in 1964. At that time, it was simply (and simple) fun. The second time I watched, was MANY years later, out of nostalgia.
However, a strange thing happened as I grew older, continuing to watch it now and again. I became aware of, and appreciative of, how much of the humor in the dialog played against the supposed differences between the way men and women use words, and all that implies. I guess it's not very flattering, but I sometimes think that everything I know about women, I learned from this movie.
Some of the obvious strengths of the movie -- goofy physical comedy, Henry Mancini's droll music, and a fine supporting cast, including the pristine 'Lake Wakapoogee' -- brought me back to this movie a third time. Over time, however, I have come to appreciate the gentle, good-natured fun it pokes at men and women. Did the people involved with this movie intend it to be fun AND thought-provoking? I won't hazard a guess; I'll just be grateful for the joke, and the explanation.
Even if you do not think much of this review, watch the movie anyway, and if you are a curious kind of person that likes to think about things, watch it a second time, twenty years later! (That's a joke son....)
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Summary: That's a joke, son....
Review: The line, above, taken from the movie, reminds me that often I need to have things explained to me. Let me explain.
I am pretty sure, but not certain, that I saw this movie in high school, when it was released in 1964. At that time, it was simply (and simple) fun. The second time I watched, was MANY years later, out of nostalgia.
However, a strange thing happened as I grew older, continuing to watch it now and again. I became aware of, and appreciative of, how much of the humor in the dialog played against the supposed differences between the way men and women use words, and all that implies. I guess it's not very flattering, but I sometimes think that everything I know about women, I learned from this movie.
Some of the obvious strengths of the movie -- goofy physical comedy, Henry Mancini's droll music, and a fine supporting cast, including the pristine 'Lake Wakapoogee' -- brought me back to this movie a third time. Over time, however, I have come to appreciate the gentle, good-natured fun it pokes at men and women. Did the people involved with this movie intend it to be fun AND thought-provoking? I won't hazard a guess; I'll just be grateful for the joke, and the explanation.
Even if you do not think much of this review, watch the movie anyway, and if you are a curious kind of person that likes to think about things, watch it a second time, twenty years later! (That's a joke son....)
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