The STINKABLE Molly Brown


I sat through this lumbering, overlong corn-fest yet again today. The
first time I saw it, I didn't care for it and today, I out and out
hated it.

For starters, there's uh - NO STORY! A tomboy gets picked on by her
brothers, so she leaves and meets some singing Paul Bunnion in the
backwoods. He devotes himself to her, begs her to marry him. She
does, then cries because she didn't get a wedding dress and sets his
life savings on fire. No matter. As he leaves to buy booze, his
axe strikes gold and they become rich.

And that's the FIRST half.

Second half, one tedious party after another, as Eliza Doolittle -er, sorry,
Molly Brown learns how to be a sophisticate and win over the snooty
locals. That's in Europe. Then Paul Bunnion feels left out and leaves
Molly. No problem. She jumps on - a drum roll, please - the TITANIC.
As countless husbands and boys drown, Molly "cheers up" their screaming
mothers/husbands. With a Song. Then she goes home and Paul is waiting
for her. In the same mansion. Which was no different than anything
in Europe.

And that's the end of the "movie." Two hours and 15 minutes later.

Sure, there's a few lively musical numbers, where REAL dancers dance
and clumsy Debbie stomps around. There's also the "delight" of
Harve Presnell, sporting eye liner (!) and what looks like a borrowed
wig from Kim Novak! He sounded like Nelson Eddy and looked like one
half of Siefried and Roy.

Would've napped through the whole thing if there wasn't so much damn
noise!

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Sadly, I agree with gbennett5.
I saw Molly Brown many years ago on TV and viewed through the eyes of a child it was enjoyable.
Recently viewed on TCM and I found it to be a bore.
There was no real chemistry between Debbie R. and Harve P.
Debbie R. was a little too over the top, although I understand this was a stage musical before it was a movie.
In Debbie R.'s book, My Life, there is mention that the project was first offered to Shirley Maclaine.
As much a I have enjoyed Debbie R's other movies, I have a sneaking suspicion Shirley M. may have made a better Molly Brown.
Speaking of Molly Brown, Kathy Bates' interpretation of Molly Brown in the 1997 film Titanic was probably closer to the truth.

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It's quite clear that you think that the "Twilight Saga" is great film. Grow UP.

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I got through an hour of it, I don't know if I'll finish it, the plot is unpredictable and it got too simple in the middle.

I'm scrappy and inquisitive.

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I totally agree with you. Horrible musical! No redeeming features at all.

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gbennett5....Yeah, but did you like it or dislike it? You're a little too vague here.

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Thanks for the review, gbennett5 - I didn't even know this film existed until today, so now you've saved me the bother of looking for a DVD of it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAIJ3Rh5Qxs

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She jumps on - a drum roll, please - the TITANIC.
As countless husbands and boys drown, Molly "cheers up" their screaming
mothers/husbands. With a Song.


Thank You for letting the cat out of the bag... I asked about this scene in another thread, since it might be a deal breaker for me to buy the Blu-Ray and see this movie, and all I got was...

"Just Watch The Movie."

For you folks that like this trashy movie, you can keep it. I'm not spending $20.00+ on the Blu-Ray, to see something that will make me sick.

Shameful, how someone could turn a tragedy into a "party"! I seriously doubt the real Molly did that! They could have been more respectful, by singing a church hymn or something like that, but NO...

Even the Grease movies feature sad songs. In Grease 2, Michelle Pfeiffer sang about her "dead" boyfriend! Just one guy. Not 1500 people.

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