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A Sort of Review or Something: Anchors Aweigh

Feb 18, 2011 21:42

There are some older movies that are an absolute joy to watch, that keep you totally riveted. After they're done, you turn to your partner and say, "Why don't they make movies like that anymore?"

This is not that kind of movie.

Anchors Aweigh. Oh, Anchors Aweigh. I first realized we were watching something truly stupendously special during the ( Read more... )

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azewewish February 19 2011, 06:08:10 UTC

Dear God, I haven't seen that movie since I was a kid, and all I remember were the songs & Gene Kelly dancing. With the mouse.

Clearly, I need to rewatch this with *ahem* adult eyes.

thefourthvine February 19 2011, 06:44:24 UTC

You are happier this way. Trust me. I mean - yes, slashy. Slashy like you took Lex Luthor and Clark Kent (early seasons of Smallville) and distilled them to their purest fuck-me essence and then mixed them with Starsky and Hutch and Kirk and Spock and then threw in a giant buttplug for good measure.

But. The skeeviness. Oh god. It's - it's BAD.

azewewish February 19 2011, 08:02:49 UTC

I'm sort of laughing in horrified bemusement by your mental image, especially since I remembered that Frank Sinatra was ALSO in the movie, which means he's got to be Gene's BFF/Lover.

And that right there is worth putting up with the annoying kid.

imkalena February 19 2011, 15:59:55 UTC

and then threw in a giant buttplug for good measure

I spit on my monitor.

You win Anchors Aweigh!

laughingacademy February 19 2011, 06:17:02 UTC

I had the pleasure of seeing Dean Stockwell and Scott Bakula at DragonCon this past September, and I can vouch that they are totally hilarious and charming people when dealing with a hall full of Quantum Leap fans.

...Okay, wow, I just looked up Anchors Aweigh. You did not mention that Clarence is played by Frank Sinatra. Which, just, wow. Really? As a naïve choirboy? Really, Hollywood?

thefourthvine February 19 2011, 06:47:35 UTC

I'm sorry. The trauma must have addled my brain. Yes, Clarence is played by Frank Sinatra, who, I must tell you, does not make the most convincing naive choirboy ever. But he really sold the part where he was asking to have a threesome with Joe and Lola, I tell you what.

gwynevere1 February 19 2011, 22:34:50 UTC

IMDB tells me that Anchors Aweigh was child actor Dean Stockwell's second film, so that might explain the poor quality of his performance. I've seen other films with him in them (still pre-puberty), and he was quite likable and good, just two years later.

amproof February 20 2011, 01:30:23 UTC

You should watch "Take Me Out to the Ballgame", too. Another Gene/Frank/the other guy movie with all of them in parallel roles, so more innocent!Frank. The women might be the same, too, but I don't remember.

vanillafluffy February 19 2011, 06:23:30 UTC

This sounds so amazingly...camp...that I just reserved a copy online from my local library and am chortling with anticipation. OMG, vintage subtext, bring it on! (I had the same reaction to watching the original "The Day the Earth Stood Still", especially the train scene....)

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thefourthvine February 19 2011, 06:50:07 UTC

I - you noticed that is was also a BAD movie, right? I mean, it's camp, yes - I would submit that it actually transcends camp - but. BAD. Let me repeat: BAD. The absolute best part is a man dancing with a mouse.

vanillafluffy February 19 2011, 06:58:37 UTC

Hey, it's not costing me anything---free is good, even if it's a crap film.

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kelly_girl February 19 2011, 06:35:33 UTC

The slash is coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE, people.

At this point I almost choked on a sunflower seed shell. I need to see this for the subtext that is not really subtext.

Let me know when the expedition to get the two fangirls in the past gets going.

thefourthvine February 19 2011, 06:51:35 UTC

I am not sure anyone needs to see this. And I say this as a person who a) watched it and b) sincerely appreciated the we-forgot-to-put-the-sub-in-our-subtext parts.

I say we start now. Who has a TARDIS?

ariadne83 February 20 2011, 05:45:35 UTC

I disagree. From your description Clarence is clearly the sub.

norabombay February 19 2011, 06:37:25 UTC

There is a new commercial. Featuring Donald O'Connor & Fred Astaire dancing in the back of a Jetta.

Or possibly Gene Kelly. The point is, this movie is even gayer than that commercial, where they extole the virtues of a big back seat.

thefourthvine February 19 2011, 06:54:40 UTC

I just googled it, and it's definitely Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor. I can't recognize anyone, but I know that anyway, because I recognize the DANCE. How sad is that?

But, yeah. This movie - so much gayer. So, so much gayer.

norabombay February 19 2011, 07:00:18 UTC

It hurts my soul. It really does.

But if the movie is gayer than this, I don't even.