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Nowhere Near as Good as Broadway Melody of 1936!

posted 9 years ago by kelkyl
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More charming than elegant and exciting. Likeable characters, but a juvenile Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland/let's put on a show/must win a horse race storyline.

And Ellie is not presented as well: very good, but no really memorable fantastic dance routines. And she's too masculine in a black tux in the finale -don't even get to see her amazing legs!

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Judy pretty much steals the show. But singing "Dear Mr. Gable"? Doesn't fit.

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And then there is the same unbelievably boring, unfunny geeky guy fr BMof36. He's back - this time demonstrating sneezes instead of snoring. Skip these!

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[–] boxerrebellion 9 years ago

Haven't seen '36 (yet), BUT it's a different style. So what? Variety is the spice of life. I haven't seen the Snores, but I thought the Sneezes were charming; it's from Vaudeville and humour was different then; I much prefer that to the potty humour that is ever-present in any non-Disney children's movie or the coarseness that often passes for humour today.

[–] kelkyl 9 years ago

But you haven't seen Broadway Melody of 1936.

I ask that you seek it out and watch. I wager you won't disagree with my original premise after your viewing.

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