And so far it's very antiquated, I laugh out out loud in disbelief during the musical numbers. Not only are they poorly staged and the girls not really all that talented, the musical numbers are far too frequent and get in the way of The Marx Brothers. With things like this it's quite easy to see why the movie flopped (Or do I have the wrong movie?).
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I own 111 of 150 John Wayne movies on DVD!
I finished watching it last night and it got a little better as it went on, but the musical parts were poorly staged. And the cinematography wasn't all that great either. But it's possible that I am being unfairly harsh on the movie, after all it's one of the early sound films.
Over all I give it a 5/10 for the Marx Brothers and the forever bewildered Margaret Dumont. Groucho and Dumont have excellent chemistry together, and always bring the laughs.
Also I just started Animal Crackers and so far it is more entertaining, with the songs seeming to be part of the lunacy of the Marx Brothers instead of being an intrusion.
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I own 111 of 150 John Wayne movies on DVD!
With things like this it's quite easy to see why the movie flopped (Or do I have the wrong movie?).I think you are judging it by a 2013 standard, when in 1929 the musical parts and stagy cinematography were barely noticeable.
You don't watch Marx Brothers movies for the dancers. Or the plot for that matter, lol.
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