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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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muppetmollystargleek — 12 years ago(January 25, 2014 09:32 PM)
First time I watched this, I was alone. Second time, it was showing in an old movie house and there were a LOT of people there.
Energy. A crowd gives it energy. In fact, I think on the first test screening of this Billy Wilder was asked to change it because the laughs weren't coming; he refused. When the film was then presented to a large audience, the theater was an uproar of laughter.
I don't know. I found Jackie funny, at least; "I'll THROW UP!" hehe, just the way he said that line. XD
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rogueforte — 11 years ago(May 09, 2014 08:00 PM)
To a certain extent, the OP is right. Compared with, say, the Marx brothers best, this isn't very funny. But it is entertaining and watchable, in the romantic comedy way, and there are some great action with the gangster sequences. So, it's an entertaining movie that is a classic, particularly when it was released in 1959. It just hasn't aged all that well. For a lot of people, one viewing is plenty.
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hansenmv2002 — 11 years ago(May 22, 2014 01:30 PM)
I found this on a list of movies to watch/discuss for a film class. WOW. "Ok" is being gracious. Curtis is horrible - i've never gotten MM as being some "Cultural Icon" - this did NOT help.
All girl bands? Seriously? Dated is charitable - a 50s flick set in the 20s - THAT is the definition of dated.
Could barely watch it first time thru - 2nd time i started to skim - before it popped out of the DVD player. Oops.
It's on TCM fairly often - no wonder i never watched.
ALL the lists - this is WGA #9 - i can agree with most of the others
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coolbrett — 11 years ago(September 12, 2014 05:56 AM)
Serious people wouldn't enjoy this movie. To enjoy it you've gotta be laid-back and be open to a bit of fun. If you over analyse and judge it it's no wonder you didn't like it. I liked it because I found their energy infectious, so it was a joy watching it, which made me more prone to laugh than I usually would. Today's humour is a lot different to the humour usually going around in the 50s/60s. I usually hate older generation movies, but I watched this with an open mind and tried to enjoy it, and I did, once I got used to the style. Maybe I'll enjoy more 50s/60s movies now.