Clevercell Very disappointing...

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Verity Robins Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

elvircorhodzic AUNTIE MAME is a funny romantic comedy about growing up and maturing. This movie is not only a good Christmas party for the high society. Serious social and family reviews are presented through a series of virtual sketches and comic situations.An eccentric bohemian from New York gets custody of her nephew. She has tried to raise her nephew as a liberal-minded man. However, one uptight aristocrat has crouched in him...Except for some absurd situations and mild exaggeration, this comedy is one „tireless" fun. The rich and ruthless society has been presented with a certain irony. The story, in certain moments, has a sentimental character, but these moments usually end up with a banal phrase. Costume design is very appropriate for the theme in this film.Rosalind Russell as Mame Dennis is a talkative woman, who lives carelessly in luxury with her own whims. Her nephew has made a change in her character. One reckless innovator and spendthrifts becomes a traditional housewife. One egomaniac becomes a caring person full of love and generosity. Roger Smith as Patrick Dennis (older) and Jan Handzlik as Patrick Dennis (younger) are interesting characters between a curious boy and mature man. They will allow their aunt to show them the freedom of life. However, she will turn their lives upside down.Their support are a rich and witty oil man from the south, a sly and arrogant banker, a myopic secretary, tipsy actress, a family pair as the embodiment of petty bourgeois, unwanted bride, maid with good reviews and servant with the "most beautiful" smile in the world.One crazy and somewhat unconvincing comedy, which has the strength, defiance and heart in the right place.

capone666 Auntie MameEccentric family members are usually less so once they've taken their meds.However, no pill could quell the verve of the outlandish aunt in this comedy.Sent to live with his free-spirited Auntie Mame (Rosalind Russell) in Manhattan when his father dies, Patrick (Jan Handzlik, Roger Smith) is exposed to her lavish parties and eclectic friends.But the trustee to Patrick's inheritance (Fred Clark) insists he go to boarding school, only visiting on holidays.One Christmas Mame meets a millionaire at Macy's and is whisked off around the world, when she returns she's troubled to find a fully-grown Patrick is engaged to a vapid debutante.The 1958 film adaptation of the book that also inspired the musical Mame, this somewhat seasonal gem forgoes the Broadway ditties in lieu of a life-affirming performance from the voguish Russell. Incidentally, boarding school will turn you gay faster than any flamboyant aunt ever could.Green Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

mmallon4 It's hard for me not to be complete enamoured by a movie and a character like Auntie Mame. Two and half hours of zany histrionics with a central character who is a fee thinking, non conformist and constantly has a joyous, optimistic outlook on life; oh, and did I mention she is a total screwball. Few other fictional characters seem to led such an exciting life that I as the viewer am actually is jealous off ("Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are just starving to death!"). If I ever amass a huge fortune then perhaps I can try to emulate the lifestyle of Mame. OK even with a huge fortune that probably wouldn't be possible in this mundane realm that is reality but I can at least try. Auntie Mame is one of the most liberal movies to come out of the 1950's. Mame's carefree, flamboyant, free thinking and non conformist lifestyle clashes with a decade which is thought of as being the most conformist of the 20th century. It should come as no surprise this movie has a huge gay following as the title character is essentially a drag queen. At the beginning of the movie we see Mame throwing a party full of bohemians, intellectuals and champagne socialists ("Karl Marx, is he one of the Marx Brothers?"), essentially the predecessors to the modern day hipster. During the first 50 minutes of Auntie Mame the liberals are the one's having fun while the stuffy, puritan conservative Mr Babbock is being driven mad by Mame's antics and instance that her nephew be sent to a be sent to a progressive school over a conservative prep school, a school with ancient Greek principles, has no uniforms and as the movie's implies, teaches sex education in a very odd manner. However Auntie Mame isn't a total demonisation of conservatives. In the middle portion of the movie she does end up getting married to a southern gentleman and an oil tycoon of whom lives lives on a plantation and goes fox hunting, which does show you that love can overcome ideology. Likewise when Mame returns to her apartment after the death of her husband, the next few incarnations of her constantly redesigned apartment as well as her outfits are not as camp, possibly suggesting her husband's influence on her. Well at least until the second last incarnation of her apartment which is very avant-garde.With the movie's references to sex and homosexuality among other things, Auntie Mame falls into the category of "how did they get away with that?". Yet as liberal as the movie is for its time (and in many respects still is), the liberal of today is the conservative of tomorrow. Some of Mame's actions wouldn't rub with the modern left such as her desire to settle down with a man and her motherly instincts.The Kaleidoscope opening credits set the stage for a film which is a feast for the eyes and ears. They really put effort into these early widescreen era title sequences in one of many attempts for film to compete against television. Likewise Mame's lavish apartment is a masterpiece of set design as it evolves throughout the movie, with each incarnation being as impressive as the last. The movie doesn't lose its stage roots which each act ending with the dimming of the lights with the spotlight on Mame before completely going to dark.I am a huge Rosalind Russell fan and I know it's a cliché expression but it usage couldn't be any more adapt here: this is the role she was born to play! How is it possible of a human being to talk at such a voracious rate? I do wonder how long the script for Auntie Mame must have been. There are probably more words in this movie than the Encyclopedia Britannica. Whenever there is a moment free of any dialogue I have little think to myself, "oh yes, silence, I forgot what that feels like". When Roz's motor mouth isn't running, she's pulling at my heart strings; there are times when I wish I could just go into the screen and hug her. I can't stress enough my love for the actress, the performance and the fictional character. Auntie Mame is an encapsulation of pure unmitigated joy. When I'm feeling down, I know what movie I'll be turning to.

gavin6942 Mame Dennis (Rosalind Russell) is a wealthy older woman who has earned her fortune by marrying well-off men, each of whom have met deadly fates. She cares for her nephew, but a problem arises when he sets his sights on marrying a wealthy, very conservative woman. Mame is a bit loose in her morals and does not approve.This film was based on a play, and interestingly enough the creative forces behind the movie decided to keep it very much in that style. The scenery is relatively minimal, with characters walking in and out of a large apartment's main room. Also, after each scene, the lights noticeably dim, giving the character of that scene a few extra seconds in their own light. I liked this approach.The film's lesson is pretty simple: stay true to your roots and be true to yourself. Whether or not the main character learns that... well, you have to watch to find out.