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List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $9.99 You Save: $4.99 Features • Anamorphic • Color • Dolby • Dubbed • DVD-Video • Subtitled • Widescreen • NTSC In Theaters : 21 March, 1967 DVD Release : 03 June, 2003 |
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Thoroughly Modern Millie description Julie Andrews is at her peak of adorability in this enjoyable (and surprisingly sarcastic) spoof of the 1920s. It has every trick: occasional silent-movie intertitles, flapper lingo ("Oh, banana oil"), and a laughable plot about women being sold into white slavery by the scheming manageress (splendid Beatrice Lillie) of a Hotel for Ladies, aided by a c ... review details |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | THOROUGHLY DELIGHTFUL FUN... IF A BIT TOO LONG |
| "THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE" is one of the funniest films I've ever seen-- right up there with the screwball classic "BRINGING UP BABY" (1938) and the Best of the early Shorts from THE THREE STOOGES (1934-1936) in terms of pure, silly. film farce.
I find it hard to believe that this wild and wacky spoof of the 1920's is cause for a small debate. Yes, the depiction of the Oriental characters is terribly stereotypical; but, remember, this is a farce, and NOTHING in it should be taken SERIOUSLY. How serious can things be when Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moore foil a white-slavery operation run by dragon-lady Beatrice Lillie? I saw the stage adaptation and it is god-awful TERRIBLE. There is no way to top the film's dream comedy cast. Carol Channing is completely over the top as Muzzy. Simply run to the kitchen and grab a quick snack while Channing "sings." Mercifully, she only sings two songs. Vivacious flapper Millie provides Julie Andrews with one of her best film roles; showcasing her skills as an excellent comedienne. Beatrice Lillie is a hilarious hoot as Mrs. Meers. So, don't think about it too much. Just sit back, relax, and laugh with this old-fashioned and very funny film farce. |
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