Comments | spitcurl: It is a crime...

spitcurl

It is a crime...

Mar 21, 2009 20:02

...that it has taken me this long to finally see MAME ( Read more... )

Comments 6

magneticwoman March 22 2009, 02:53:53 UTC

what's a crime is that you saw the Lucy version before the R. Russel version, which is the original and is sooooo much better!! ( I'm very opinionated about my Mame, it's my favorite movie)

spitcurl March 22 2009, 14:46:50 UTC

I really did not know which one was the better, but Lucy and Bea Arthur with singing was too tempting to pass up.

Actually, it may make seeing the original last even better, as it would be a crime to be disappointed in Lucy!

julishka March 22 2009, 15:49:16 UTC

i LOVE the rosalind russell version. it is so full of fabulous! i thought i had a copy of it, but apparently i don't, or i'd drop it off post haste!

spitcurl March 23 2009, 01:35:21 UTC

you are welcome to come over to watch when it arrives. :)

"So I lived a little... NOW what?" marmota March 23 2009, 00:18:15 UTC

The Russell version is much, much, better. I'd almost go so far as to say the Ball one is a travesty, but it does still have its moments. The 1958 one is a bit heavier handed though in pointing out that you can only really get away with living life that large if you're of a class to always have (or at least blithely assume you'll always have and thus impose on others for) the resources to do so.

Re: "So I lived a little... NOW what?" spitcurl March 23 2009, 01:34:53 UTC

can't wait for it on netflix!