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Zoomorph — 16 years ago(February 02, 2010 08:37 PM)
This movie is 50 years old. It cannot be viewed in the same way as a movie made in 2009. You might not find it funny just because the jokes were copied from it and have become cliches by now.
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Jessica-656 — 16 years ago(February 11, 2010 11:34 AM)
Your statement that it's "wierd" that a 50-year-old movie should get so much "hype" makes me wonder whether you, like so many people, are prejudiced against old movies just on general principles (black and white movies - blech!). Of course, you have a perfect right to your opinion, but the trouble with a lot of popular "best movie" lists these days is that so many of the voters seem to have no clue that there were any movies being made before their adolescence. Perhaps the official critic's lists are weighted the other way just to compensate?
Someone else mentioned that nowadays it's so easy to throw cheap sex jokes and body function jokes into a film. One overlooked advantage of the "bad old days" was that only the best could get around the censors, and they had to use wit, finesse and a certain subtlety to do it.
You mentioned a couple of comedies that you rate higher than SLIH. I'd be interested to hear more about the ones you like, and why you like them, instead of just saying "Some Like It Hot - ick!" -
pharmakon — 15 years ago(September 30, 2010 09:09 AM)
you saw it as an adult when it first came out???? you must be in your 70s at least, congratulations on being able to use the internet
ebert's review
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20000109%2 FREVIEWS08%2F1090301%2F1023 -
cluvonj — 15 years ago(October 04, 2010 01:48 PM)
Everyone needs to read that review. Its wonderful and on the money. I think that the ones who feel this movie is overrated or not as funny as it was made out to be just dont get the humor of this movie. The brillancy of the writing and the delivery by the actors plus the things going on in the scenes that are not dialogue. Its one of those things that one gets it or they don't and if one can't see it they just won't be able to. It's the same way about people getting Marilyn and others don't. It is understandable to those who do "get it" why it has been voted the funniest comedy even if the humor is not the rip roaring roll on the floor stomach hurting kind of funny, that is not what it is about. It doenst have to be over the top funny like that to still be one of the funniest comedy movies ever.
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clivey6 — 15 years ago(October 06, 2010 11:48 AM)
This is a near perfect movie imo, a bona fide classic but it has to be said that like just about any movie, you still need to get into it, have your own personal take on it.
When I was a teen I took my mate to see it, feeling sure he'd love it as much as I did. He didn't get it. The only joke he laughed at was the one about the woman band conductor Sue saying all her girls were virtuosos 'and I intend to keep it that way' (wink) which, okay, is a good joke, but not really where the film is at in terms of humour. She's not really a humorous character.
One problem is the slow start. It's maybe five mins before anything that funny happens. I would even go so far as to say it might kill the movie for the uninitiated. The movie did badly in test previews and I would suggest this is the reason why.
But it also has that Jewish (but also British) complaining humour where everything is about to go wrong and Lemmon is complaining about it all. Some like that stuff, others don't. If you don't suspend disbelief and think the gangsters are really out to get them, that's a problem too. You're meant to be in that world. -
dmnemaine — 15 years ago(October 19, 2010 08:03 AM)
I think what may be a problem for some people with this movie (especially men) is that it doesn't treat masculinity seriously. A lot of males take their masculinity very seriously, and don't find it humorous when it's made fun of. There is also a definite homosexual undertone in the Jack Lemmon/Joe E. Brown subplot that I would not be surprised turns off some people (again especially men). Western society is too rigidly divided in what is considered "masculine" and "feminine", and that's what this film is poking fun at, and it does an extremely good job at what it does because it apparently makes some people uncomfortable.
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madbandit20002000 — 14 years ago(August 29, 2011 07:51 PM)
You're right, dmenemaine. The thing about "Some Like it Hot" is that it's not just a slapstick comedy, but a challenge of genders.
Do you have to be ruthless and violent like "Spats" Columbo and his goons in order to be a man or is it being footloose like Joe and Jerry, before they meet with Sugar and Osgood?
When they cross-dress and join the all-female band, Joe wants freedom from the wrath of Spats, but Jerry wants all the girls. However, Joe gets to know Sugar better when he's a girl and realizes that being a traditional alpha male hurts people, both intentionally and unintentionally. He knows when Sugar sings "I'm Through With Love" (Spoilers: when he "reveals" himself, it's kinky and hysterical and romantic).
As for Jerry, he gets "security" with a old, lovelorn horndog billionaire. There's definitely a homosexual undertone, since both of men love women too damn much.
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jfegley1 — 14 years ago(July 18, 2011 06:00 PM)
Just because one laughs out loud while watching a movie doesn't make it a good movie. If you are judging and rating movies on how funny you think they are, you need to re-assess that. Many movies made the past 20 years are very funny, but that is all they are and were meant to be. Stupid funny movies are not good. Some Like it Hot is a masterpiece and deserves the good ratings it has.
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robaz — 14 years ago(September 15, 2011 03:20 AM)
I was thinking of starting a thread about this after I saw it
I really liked this movie, I was entertained throughout the whole film and thought the screenplay was heaven sent but I just don't understand what all of the fuss is about
Maybe being a teenager, the type of comedy went over my head or I have just been desensitised by modern comedy
I just didn't think it was as good as some other films on the AFI list or one of the greatest films of all time
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Quest_Shield — 14 years ago(January 06, 2012 08:16 AM)
I watched it last night for the first time, and I'm not a teenager by any means, yet pretty much felt the same as you. Fairly enjoyable, I smiled a few times, but wouldn't really want to watch it again. Except for Marilyn Monroe, she's damn hot. Even if she was pregnant at the time.
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christophe92300 — 12 years ago(August 23, 2013 10:59 AM)
If there is one thing I can't disagree on with the OP, it's the fact that critics tend to be more indulgent with older productions: I feel that a lot of older movies are highly regarded mainly because they were pioneers in their time and paved the way for newer (and often better in my opinion) movies.
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cultfilmfreaksdotcom — 12 years ago(September 08, 2013 05:00 PM)
I have to agree, I felt this movie was really overrated.
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