tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post313895800764495899..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Is THE OPPOSITE SEX worse than THE WOMEN (2008)?Jaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-85791444114969719412009-10-26T18:35:10.214-04:002009-10-26T18:35:10.214-04:00Wow - how can you miss the mark so hard! "The...Wow - how can you miss the mark so hard! "The Women" (1939) was boring and too damn long with unneccesary characters and plot. "The Opposite Sex", however was a streamlined and polished version of the same story with some great musical numbers. MGM made a smart little "B" movie with likable protaganists and villians alike. "The Opposite Sex" is fun and extremely watchable. I can't wait for it to be released on dvd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-85598829340567926422008-10-18T21:36:00.000-04:002008-10-18T21:36:00.000-04:00Amendment to above:"having the grace to be what sh...Amendment to above:<BR/>"having the grace to be what she is...a woman."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-41006508582008934202008-10-18T21:34:00.000-04:002008-10-18T21:34:00.000-04:00You people are nuts! "The Opposite Sex" is a great...You people are nuts! "The Opposite Sex" is a great example of manners and mores of the middle 1950's. The performances are great kitsch, but the clothes are the real stars of this flick. Tight, sculptured, immpeccable, gorgeous! Joan Collins is deliciously evil, June Allyson is plucky, and Agnes Moorehead has an elegant supporting role as the much-married Countess. There is a great bit of dialogue, where the best friend of June Allyson is describing her as "having the grace to be what she is...a wowan." And when asked "Well, what are we?", she says bitingly, "Females. The forgotten sex..." <BR/><BR/>And, no, I'm not gay. I'm a rather frumpy female boomer, who finds escape in Vogue magazine, and dear old movies like this.<BR/><BR/>JaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-59930071691060148862008-09-19T16:51:00.000-04:002008-09-19T16:51:00.000-04:00I don't disagree with your assesment of Cukor but ...I don't disagree with your assesment of Cukor but he did at least make one of the few good-looking MGM 'scope movies in the 50s: "Les Girls," which contains one gorgeous shot after another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-14442120266586605372008-09-19T15:42:00.000-04:002008-09-19T15:42:00.000-04:00I saw the new "Women" (it was a screening -- I wou...I saw the new "Women" (it was a screening -- I wouldn't pay for it) and trust me, it's worse. In fact, considering the cast it's amazingly bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com