Jack Lemmon was up for the Tom Ewell role in Seven Year Itch and it's a shame he didn't get it because he'd have been perfect.
About the dress: It's not of interest because of the movie but because of the uber-famous still of Marilyn over the subway grate. I daresay millions (maybe billions) more people have seen that photo than ever saw the movie. It's come to represent everything that was Marilyn Monroe. One of the few times the over-used word "iconic" really applies... Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Neil Jaworski To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 6:10 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] A possible conversation starter Well, The Seven Year Itch was mid-50s rather than late-60s. To be honest, last time I saw that film (admittedly 5 years ago) I quite enjoyed it. The main problem for me was that all the available versions in the UK were horribly panned & scanned with a shocking image quality. That said, Tom Ewell's performance was definitely over-ripe and he can't carry a film. He always struck me as being very much a supporting player in the Gig Young / Ray Walston mode who rather lucked out by being over-promoted to male lead. Certainly there are better Wilder films and a better Wilder/Monroe film. Cheers Neil PS Good thread. --- On Tue, 28/6/11, Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> wrote: From: Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] A possible conversation starter To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 28 June, 2011, 22:59 It seems to me it is the sexy films of the late 1960s that have aged the worst of all. They are not really sexy by today's standards, and they are so massively dated in their values that I would say most of them are almost completely unwatchable (although there are of course exceptions). For example, I know that dress is worth millions, but have any of you tried WATCHING The Seven Year Itch lately? Let me know what you thought of it! Bruce On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Neil Jaworski <[email protected]> wrote: I agree with Dave that Charade is virtually unwatchable. I checked it out recently after having fond memories and couldn't believe how SLOW it was. And with that cast! Dave's correct to say that the entire enterprise looked as if it'd been made super-cheap. In contrast, every time I see it (must be a dozen plus now) North By Northwest, from 5 years earlier seems even smarter, funnier and better than ever. Still in my Top 5 of all time with The Apartment, To Be Or Not To Be, Sweet Smell Of Success and Sunset Boulevard. --- On Tue, 28/6/11, Dave Rosen <[email protected]> wrote: From: Dave Rosen <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOPO] A possible conversation starter To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, 28 June, 2011, 13:49 There have been quite a few, but the one that comes immediately to mind is Charade. When I re-watched it a few months ago I found the whole production cheap-looking and the acting wooden, to say the least. (Matter of fact, I can say the same for a lot of movies from the mid-sixties.) The best thing about it was the theme music. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Hershenson To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 8:35 AM Subject: [MOPO] A possible conversation starter MoPo has been quiet of late, so I thought I would ask a question that has been on my mind of late, as I have been re-watching some classic and not so classic movies. I find some of them are about as great as I remembered them, but others seem to have changed drastically (or maybe it is I who have changed) because some are barely watchable at all! So my question is, are there movies you once thought classic that you later re-watched and found they are not nearly as good as you had once thought? -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 29 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. 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