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Post by smith on Nov 26, 2005 21:49:08 GMT -5
I think Sylvia Scarlett is pretty weird . Katharine was hilarious in the RKO documentary when he described the opening night
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Post by Sherry on Nov 26, 2005 22:32:53 GMT -5
Sylvia Scarlett was ahead of the audience and is really a very interesting film because of the gender- bending at the heart of it. Plus, because of the gender-bending, it has a Shakespearean feel to it cause he loved to have characters who dressed and acted as the opposite sex as part of the plot.
IMO Kate's strangest film was "Spitfire". What were the people who made it thinking? Kate as a scruffy, religion-spouting hillbilly! She could do the tomboyish antics and even in the sadsack clothes she wore, she looked great BUT no backwoods kid from the Ozarks ever had a Bryn Mawr-accented twang.
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Post by Cate on Nov 27, 2005 2:01:00 GMT -5
I'm dying to see Spitfire just to see why everyone -- including Kate -- thought it was horrible. Sylvia Scarlett was, like Sherry said, ahead of its audience. By today's standards, it wouldn't be strange at all. It was risque and full of gay undertones which people still have problems with.
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Post by karina on Nov 27, 2005 4:15:40 GMT -5
Yes, Sylvia isn't all that strange - and I don't think it's strange that Kate would have agreed to play the role either. Like others have said, it was just a bit ahead of its time.
I think The Iron Petticoat is both a strange film and a strange choice for Kate - the plot was minimal and Kate didn't really have much to do other than react to Bob Hope's gags, which were for the main part totally unfunny.
Garbo's Ninotchka was better - just - and didn't really need a remake.
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Post by Shaun on Nov 27, 2005 8:55:23 GMT -5
Didn't Kate say that The Iron Petticoat was the only film she regretted doing?
Catherine, you have got to see Spitfire, it's such a stinker. After watching it, your appreciation for her other films will soar!
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Post by HollywoodHepcat on Nov 27, 2005 13:33:29 GMT -5
TIP is something to see just for the experience of hearing Kate speak with a Russian-Bryn Mawr-Russian-Bryn Mawr accent. It kind of alternates between the two. That's some good times. As for Spitfire..you guys..don't hit me..but, is there something wrong with me that I sort of/kinda liked it? *ducks* I mean, it was bad, but bad in an adorable way. She did the best job she could do. I'm not defending the accent, though. No, they weren't her strong point. When she called someone an "ol' good fer nuthin' doodle-bug" I almost wet myself laughing. Also there are many quotable quotes for women who are bitter about men ;D "I don't trust no man further'n a shotgun can hit." "I ain't carin' nuthin' about ya, ya old catfish-face...ya can't take a joke, none of ya what wears britches" When she discovers Young's character is a slimy two-timer she tells her cat that he's lucky because "When ya catch a rat ya can eat it." I don't know.
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Post by Shaun on Nov 27, 2005 16:24:40 GMT -5
Yes, Kate is adorable in the movie, as she is in any movie, but the story stinks.
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Post by isis on Mar 27, 2006 11:25:26 GMT -5
I didn't really like the rain maker : Kate is perfect as always, but the screen play is not very good, the affair with the sheriff is too fast ... well the film isn't convincing.
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Post by Shaun on Mar 27, 2006 16:19:26 GMT -5
I liked everything about the Rainmaker except for the ending. I too found it a little unconvincing.
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Post by isis on Mar 27, 2006 16:38:45 GMT -5
absolutely, the movie is unsteady and the end seams bared, it's a pity because it could save the movie. It's a little desappointing
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Post by HollywoodHepcat on Mar 27, 2006 18:47:37 GMT -5
I liked The Rainmaker. I thought the scene in the barn was really moving. I think it was the 3rd Kath film I saw. It does have its moments.
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