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First of all, knowing me, you know I'm gonna lead with the correct American spelling of Frederick Loewe . . . I never thought much of the movie. I guess I'd always "bought the hype" about it being a big, bloated Josh Logan mess that served as one of the major "nails in the coffin" of the movie musical. The truth is, it was always a comparative success overseas, and didn't lose as much money on the whole as it was perceived to have lost. What finally sold me on it being a pretty good, entertaining movie, damn-the-critics, was the rare chance I was lucky to get to see it with an appreciative audience on the big screen at Lincoln Center, during a Lee Marvin retrospective series a few years back. I had a really good time and appreciated the humor, slapstick and otherwise, in the form it was meant to be seen. Don't give up on this movie until you've given it this kind of a fair chance, is all I can say. As a score, I think I still prefer the original Broadway cast album, although I do appreciate the interesting things Nelson Riddle did with the songs, and the newly-written-for-the-movie songs by Lerner and Andre Previn (also his collaborator on the Broadway score of "Coco") are pleasant too.
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Add me to the list of those who love this movie. It has aged well. I watched it again not too long ago and it is a very entertaining movie with a gorgeous soundtrack. Josh Logan knew what he was doing This film and CAMELOT , were NOT the disasters they were accused of being. That horrible book by Kennedy about the Roadshow movies continues that lie.
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Add me to the list of those who love this movie. It has aged well. I watched it again not too long ago and it is a very entertaining movie with a gorgeous soundtrack. Josh Logan knew what he was doing This film and CAMELOT , were NOT the disasters they were accused of being. That horrible book by Kennedy about the Roadshow movies continues that lie.
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