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Summary: Cute Classic Romance
Review: From the time the subtly sexy Ellie Andrews (Claudette Colbert) falls into the witty Peter Warne's (Clark Gable) lap on the bus you know this is going to be just an adorable romantic classic. Especially when Clark Gable says: "Next time you drop in, bring your folks." A reporter needs a story and an heiress is running away from her controlling father. She is not even used to being alone in the same room with a man, let alone sleeping in his pajamas. (so cute) If you can make it through the "flying trapeze" song you will be well rewarded. The singing in this movie probably seems a bit cheesy even to those of us who are not jaded and love old movies. There are many laugh-out-loud moments that catch you completely unawares. Like the time Peter gives Ellie a good smack. Don't know why, but it is quite funny. I mean, he is carrying her across a river in a precarious position, hands her the suitcase, then gives her a smack on the butt and then continues on as if nothing happened. Another reviewer made this sound like abuse, but it really is just funny. These days the woman would hit back as in "Buffy" or be offended in some way. It is difficult not to watch the entire movie with a silly grin on your face because the characters are just so endearing. You have to love how Colbert stops a car and how Peter protects her from his prying eyes by putting up a blanket between them in the hotel room. Where else was she going to sleep? She was broke and hiding out from her millionaire father (Walter Connolly). I love the scene where she tells Peter he can leave if he wants and then is terrified when she finds him gone. Fortunately, he just went to look for carrots because she was hungry. A movie I could watch over and over again, but would forward through the singing! Cute sassy innocence with an undercurrent of desire. If you doubt that this movie is better than most modern romantic comedies, be ready for a real surprise. It will really capture your attention. The acting is incredibly good and is it just cute! Cute! CUTE!
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Summary: If you love the classics
Review: This one is a must for any old movie buff.
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Summary: An absolutely wonderful & priceless period piece
Review: This is truly a great movie. The only glaring weakness I could find was her 'all of a sudden' love of him - it felt too fake. Other than that, it has aged incredibly well. It kind of goes to show that you don't need all the gee-whiz-bang hollywood goodies to make a great movie. And truly how many movies will last as long as this one? Precious few is my guess.
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Summary: The Father Of All Screwball Comedies.
Review: If you like screwball comedy, and the ever popular (notorious) battle of the sexes, this is the one that started it all. Directed by Frank Capra, this film started the category of "Screwball Comedy". Winner of the big 5 acadamy awards (picture, actor, actress, director, screenplay) for 1934, it is still as fresh and alive today as it was then. Clark Gable is refreshing to see as a drunken, down on his luck newspaper reporter who may lack money, but not common sense. Claudette Colbert as the spoiled brat of a millionare father comes off very well. There are so many hilarious moments in this film that I can't really get into them all, but the way that Claudette stops a car without using her thumb (after Clark fails) is classic. The reproduction of the film & sound is excellent. There is enough supplemental material here to make it more than worth it. I highly recommend this film for anyone who wants a good laugh, and/or wants to see where the "Screwball Comedy" originated.
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Summary: A timeless classic!
Review: Ellen Andrews (Claudette Colbert) is a rich, young woman who escapes from her father to be with her husband in New York. On the train on her way, she meets a charming newspaper reporter, Peter Warne (Clark Gable). They don't get along at first, but they quickly become friends. When he finds out that Ellie is running away from her father, Peter decides to help her and also to make his journey with her into a news article. Soon, they find themselves falling in love with each other. A hilarious and romantic movie, It Happened One Night is one of the best classics ever. The writing, the acting -- everything about it is excellent. You know a movie is something special when nearly seventy years since it's release, it is still as cherished as ever!
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Summary: Break of the Edgecrusher!
Review: I decided to buy this movie after seeing Cleopatra, and I knew Claudette Colbert was the ****. I've now watched it two nights in row and it's great. Claudette and that guy look great on screen together. I agree with the previous coments, the chemistry on screen was off the hook. I really apreciate the character development, and Claudette Colbert is just so fine. I think I'll watch it again and again and again, untill my mind is blasted. The quality of this movie is smack. The DVD is crystal clear. I really can't say enough good things about this movie! Boom!
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Summary: Gable & Colburn are delightful
Review: Transfer was fine as far as I remember (I watched it a month ago), and the set of special features is good, with an interview and a commentary by Frank Capra Jr., as well as subtitles in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai. :-) Won 5 Academy awards in 1934: Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.
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Summary: THE BEST OF CLARK GABLE!
Review: This movie is far yet my favorite of Clark Gable's. I liked the way he portrays a drunkin' news reporter, yelling at his boss over the telephone while his drunkin friends cheered him on. I also liked what he said when claudette colbert was standing up over him on the bus as it started to leave the station. The bus moved and jerked her back; down on his lap. He told her, "Next time you drop in bring your folks." That was pretty funny. It's a comedy, and a romance that everyone in the family could enjoy. I recommend it.
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Summary: A classic and magical romantic comedy!
Review: Made in 1934 by Frank Capra, It Happened One Night was the first romantic comedy that would later be put into the genre of "screwball comedy." It is also one of the best screwball comedies ever made (actually, I think it is one of the best comedies ever made, in general)! Anyhow, It Happened One Night is basically the story of a willfull heiress named Ellie Andrews, played by Claudette Colbert, who escapes her father's protection to find and marry the man she loves. Along the way, however, she meets a reporter named Peter, played by Clark Gable, who sticks with her in order to eventually write a story on her adventures. Both Colbert and Gable give excellent performances, and the dialogue between the two characters is really sweet and funny. So, if you haven't seen this - what are you waiting for? It Happened One Night is a perfect example of the kind of movies that have pretty much disappeared today: movies with captivating and original plots, good dialogue, and great acting - and without obscene language or inappropriate scenes. The DVD is great - I don't know how else to recommend this! Get this DVD, and enjoy watching an enchanting and heartwarming classic comedy.
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Summary: mr. moore's feminist pretensions aside...
Review: ... this is still a good film... ...and mr.bogart was not known for his "gentleness " to women. And the "attitude" to women hasn't changed. The attitude to bullying has -- and the realization has come to the fore that it comes from women as well. PLease mr. Moore, clean up your upper-middle-class liberal clap-trap... In the mean time, let us enjoy a 30s PERIOD PIECE, and be a bit more INFORMED, and less pretentiously fashionable, in our estimations of its content. By the way , it's on my top dozen American comedies list. I dont need many words to say, that this means you'll watch it more than a few times. So own it, please; 'Capra-corn' or no.
-moosbrugger
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