Because of a recent post on this here on the board I borrowed it from the library, having only seen it once 40 years ago. I found it entertaining but tame and predictable. The poitier character is just too "perfect" for there to be any tension. But Tracy is a marvelous actor, isn't he?
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Topic - "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" - rico 07:30:04 06/05/06 (22)
- Re: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" - patrickU 07:55:40 06/06/06 (0)
- The film is a kaka - Victor Khomenko 07:36:09 06/05/06 (20)
- Re: The film is a kaka - jamesgarvin 13:20:39 06/05/06 (3)
- True, but that points at another fault - the Hollywood obsession with high class life - Victor Khomenko 13:39:36 06/05/06 (2)
- Again it would have defeated the point. - Analog Scott 19:19:35 06/05/06 (0)
- Re: True, but that points at another fault - the Hollywood obsession with high class life - jamesgarvin 15:10:41 06/05/06 (0)
- maybe if Kate had bigger "cans" you would have liked it better - Analog Scott 09:34:21 06/05/06 (15)
- "The movie is a classic. " And that is a shame... ain't it? - Victor Khomenko 10:09:25 06/05/06 (14)
- No - Analog Scott 11:28:50 06/05/06 (2)
- LOL! At least we agree on one out of two! - Victor Khomenko 11:41:50 06/05/06 (1)
- You might be surprised at how often we actually agree on movies nt. - Analog Scott 11:53:44 06/05/06 (0)
- I left the cinema during the film ...... - willy 10:58:14 06/05/06 (10)
- Re: I left the cinema during the film ...... - Analog Scott 11:30:16 06/05/06 (1)
- Re: I left the cinema during the film ...... - willy 13:16:57 06/05/06 (0)
- That is true, it was patronizing in the worst possible way - Victor Khomenko 11:09:53 06/05/06 (7)
- It's common knowledge amoung sophisticated film lovers that American film makers simply don't know what they are doing. - Analog Scott 11:34:46 06/05/06 (6)
- I don't care what they were trying to say - Victor Khomenko 11:39:16 06/05/06 (5)
- Re: I don't care what they were trying to say - jamesgarvin 13:28:25 06/05/06 (2)
- Re: I don't care what they were trying to say - Victor Khomenko 13:35:23 06/05/06 (1)
- So which would you have preferred... - Audiophilander 13:55:04 06/05/06 (0)
- But would you think It Happened One Night was a classic... - Audiophilander 12:43:47 06/05/06 (0)
- Re: I don't care what they were trying to say - Analog Scott 12:00:42 06/05/06 (0)