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Stuart G

(38,403 posts) Sun Jun 5, 2022, 10:29 PM Jun 2022

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You Want a very funny movie...."Some Like It HOT."..(1959)..Is the one to see.

On cable, at the library, or on NETFLICKS.................

FOR ME........The funniest movie ever. ...........and not just me...

Some Like It Hot (1959) was voted the best comedy film of all time in a poll of 253 film critics from 52 countries conducted by the BBC in 2017.

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You Want a very funny movie...."Some Like It HOT."..(1959)..Is the one to see. (Original Post) Stuart G Jun 2022 OP

A classic! PJMcK Jun 2022 #1

I saw it in 1959, went with a group of 13 year olds. We laughed so hard... Stuart G Jun 2022 #3

Could not finish it. Didn't think it was funny.n/t applegrove Jun 2022 #2

Sorry.. I guess there are different tastes on comedies. Stuart G Jun 2022 #5

Vive the differences!!! applegrove Jun 2022 #6

It's the best wendyb-NC Jun 2022 #4

Nobody's perfect. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2022 #7

I can never have children . . . . . no_hypocrisy Jun 2022 #8

Certainly one of the all-time greats, possibly the best comedy Walleye Jun 2022 #9

One of my favourites. I loved seeing the gallery of photos in the Hotel del niyad Jun 2022 #10

The best final line in all of cinema. malthaussen Jun 2022 #11

PJMcK

(21,984 posts)

1. A classic!

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 10:31 PM

Jun 2022

Love it. One of the best movie musicals to my taste.

Stuart G

(38,403 posts)

3. I saw it in 1959, went with a group of 13 year olds. We laughed so hard...

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 10:33 PM

Jun 2022

and I remember that movie...all in all...you will laugh too.

applegrove

(118,430 posts)

2. Could not finish it. Didn't think it was funny.n/t

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 10:33 PM

Jun 2022

Stuart G

(38,403 posts)

5. Sorry.. I guess there are different tastes on comedies.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 10:34 PM

Jun 2022

applegrove

(118,430 posts)

6. Vive the differences!!!

Reply to Stuart G (Reply #5)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 10:37 PM

Jun 2022

wendyb-NC

(3,294 posts)

4. It's the best

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 10:34 PM

Jun 2022

I need to watch it again. Good suggestion, thanks Stuart G.

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,811 posts)

7. Nobody's perfect.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 10:39 PM

Jun 2022

no_hypocrisy

(45,991 posts)

8. I can never have children . . . . .

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 10:54 PM

Jun 2022

Walleye

(30,908 posts)

9. Certainly one of the all-time greats, possibly the best comedy

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 11:02 PM

Jun 2022

But I really like Tony Curtis. And Marilyn Monroe was never more Marilyn

niyad

(112,947 posts)

10. One of my favourites. I loved seeing the gallery of photos in the Hotel del

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Jun 5, 2022, 11:35 PM

Jun 2022

Coronado where the "florida" resort scenes were filmed. The Hotel del is one of my favourites.

malthaussen

(17,174 posts)

11. The best final line in all of cinema.

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Mon Jun 6, 2022, 11:19 AM

Jun 2022

Well, on the short list.

-- Mal

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