A fun, musical take on the famous Shakespeare play, "The Taming Of The Shrew". The movie is basically about 2 stage actors who were once married and now asked to be in the same production. It's interesting to watch the parellel relationship of the leads on stage and real life. Many funny scenes and Howard Keel often steals the show with his characters booming voice and tendancy to over-act, as stage actors often do. Also contains some excellent dance numbers, courtesy of Ann Miller. The Cole Porter soundtrack is hot!
Funny and musical. I rather wanted the "Petruchio" character to receive a real lesson at the end. I like a romantic film as much as the next person, but he deserved something at the end, before the reconciliation. It just kind of fell into her forgiving him and him realizing he was wrong. Oh well, I enjoyed it overall!
It was entertaining and a creative take to do a movie. But to be honest, I was kinda bored through some of the musical numbers...except when Ann Miller was on.
Kiss Me Kate
Synopsis: An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew", but off-stage the production is rife ex-lovers' quarrels and gangster lookinf for some money owed to them.
Starring: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Bobby Van, Keenan Wynn
Directed by: George Sidney
A hilarious comedy from start to finish, with Anne Miller hamming it up as a notorious playgirl, Howard Keel as the ex-husband trying desperately to win his wife back via the stage play of The Taming of the Shrew, and Kathryn Grayson, the ever lovely coloratura in a blonde and red wig, trying desperately to avoid Keel's advances. Brilliantly performed and sung, with 14 Cole Porter gems of songs, and an unforgettable opening dance number by the talented Anne Miller... Nothing else will let you say "Kiss Me Kate!"
Cole Porter's music and lyrics are genius in this musical comedy adaptation of Shakespears Taming of the shrew. If you like funny, witty, and an all around good time classics then you'll like this one.
It took me a while to buy and watch this one, but it does have some very good scenes in it. I think its more of a drama musical than a comedy one like i like most of all
Cole Porter wrote this musical and Bob Fosse plays a minor role in it. It was this movie were I discovered Tommy Rall and Ann Miller. They are fantastic Tap Dancers.
Synopsis:
Kate Hudson twinkles as the heroine of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, a magazine writer assigned to date a guy, make all the mistakes girls make that drive guys away (being clingy, talking in ...( read more )baby-talk, etc.), and record the process like a sociological experiment. However, the guy she picks--rangy Matthew McConaughey--is an advertising executive who's just bet that he can make a woman fall in love with him in ten days; if he succeeds, he'll win a huge account that will make his career. The set-up is completely absurd, but the collision of their efforts to woo and repel creates some pretty funny scenes. McConaughey's easy charm and Hudson's lightweight impishness play well together and the plot, though strictly Hollywood formula, chugs along efficiently. At moments Hudson seems to channel her mother, Goldie Hawn, to slightly unnerving effect. --Bret Fetzer
About halfway through you can just forget the plot. Instead enjoy some of Cole Porter's best songs. Too Darn Hot, From this Moment On and more. The film is also fun as it was filmed in 3D so you can try and spot the bits where they throw things at the camera!
I love this, and sing along with it all the time, Howard Keel is one of the handsomest actors ever- plus- Cole Porter adapting Shakespeare, lets face it, you can't really beat that as a combination for a script!
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