Movie Review #4: Some Like It Hot, 1959
Number 22 on the AFI 100 Movies list, this movie left me and Brian laughing! I tried to rent this at my local Family Video store, but it was checked out every time I looked. Now I know why.
The movie was lighthearted and gave me belly laughs at times. At every turn, you could see how this movie led the way for others to create such characters as Mrs. Doubtfire and definitely Ginger and Mr. Howell, the millionaire from Guilligan's Island...classics from my earlier years. I think the funniest scene in the whole thing is where the character played by Jack Lemmon begins to forget he's not really a woman, and starts talking about his engagement to the millionaire. Hilarious!
Marilyn Monroe won an Oscar for her performance of her "dumb blond" routine. I have to say I've not really watched a great deal of Marilyn, but she really did steal the show, playing the more serious of roles compared to her two co-stars. I kept thinking throughout the movie, boy, her hips look big...can that be, or is it just this wide-screen television? So, I looked it up. Yes, they were actually big. By some accounts she was a size 16, and by others a size 12. Neither of which are thin by today's super-thin beauties. So, I have to say that I kind of like that about her and this movie. Go curves!
As far as recommending this film...it gets a thumbs up for me. It would be a good one to start out with if you are looking to start your own top 100 movies review!
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