tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post3668619681628603943..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Garbo Laughs!SJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-82745394738374070822016-06-14T22:22:20.676-05:002016-06-14T22:22:20.676-05:00I can see this, but I'm genuinely having troub...I can see this, but I'm genuinely having trouble picturing Garbo as Margaret Dumont. I don't think she could play the straight woman for Groucho's...or anyone's jokes. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-889912487970558432016-06-13T16:35:28.498-05:002016-06-13T16:35:28.498-05:00I can definitely see Groucho saying "I see yo...I can definitely see Groucho saying "I see you bending over a hot stove ... but I can't see the stove" to Garbo and it's hilarious.<br />Or Garbo in the card game in <b>Animal Crackers</b>: Ees thees a game of chanzz?Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-1791651912282143072012-06-01T10:39:20.634-05:002012-06-01T10:39:20.634-05:00That's awesome! Two of the guys don't fit,...That's awesome! Two of the guys don't fit, but I can definitely see Groucho in the middle.<br /><br />I'm not sure if Garbo with the Marx Brothers would be supremely incredible, terrible, or so terrible it would be awesome.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-61017419920048098202012-06-01T09:39:49.706-05:002012-06-01T09:39:49.706-05:00Shop Around the Corner is a good one.Shop Around the Corner is a good one.annie_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276818830419446453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-21867344577559027762012-06-01T09:39:29.066-05:002012-06-01T09:39:29.066-05:00hahaha crap, I saw your picture at a glance and th...hahaha crap, I saw your picture at a glance and thought it was Garbo with the Marx Brothers and was furious at myself for never having heard of this one.annie_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276818830419446453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-66492479091789132882012-06-01T09:10:07.587-05:002012-06-01T09:10:07.587-05:00I haven't seen The Shop Around the Corner, but...I haven't seen <i>The Shop Around the Corner</i>, but I've been tempted. I think you may have just given me the push I need to watch it very soon.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-19118915008567112362012-05-31T21:23:25.607-05:002012-05-31T21:23:25.607-05:00I adore Lubitsch! This one is my most recent watch...I adore Lubitsch! This one is my most recent watch, and I loved it. You're very right - there are lovely moments of sublime humour here. Garbo was just adorable! I still think The Shop Around the Corner is my favourite Lubitsch film though :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175638828147935702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-73297950203167393582012-05-31T19:04:16.283-05:002012-05-31T19:04:16.283-05:00I liked her better here at the start of the film i...I liked her better here at the start of the film in a lot of ways. She was funnier in general, and it's a good bit of acting from her in the sense that she was funny, but the character wasn't trying to be funny. <br /><br />That said, while it's not that hard for me to dislike a Garbo movie, it's still kind of hard for me to dislike Garbo in her heyday.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-84272489349565297162012-05-31T18:11:13.873-05:002012-05-31T18:11:13.873-05:00Good review. I actually saw the 50s remake - Silk...Good review. I actually saw the 50s remake - Silk Stockings - years before I saw this film. The remake was a little lighter in tone, and as you would expect in a film with Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse, it had more dancing. I admit that I was curious to see Garbo loosen up in the film. At first it felt a little unnatural, but I suppose that was the point of her character.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-70730718718943799652012-05-31T14:11:59.519-05:002012-05-31T14:11:59.519-05:00I can't possibly agree with you more on this. ...I can't possibly agree with you more on this. I found <i>Camille</i> to be more of an annoyance than anything. Everyone was self-absorbed and essentially not worth my time. <br /><br />This one, though, I understand why Garbo was so popular in her day.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-59958924652561898052012-05-31T12:26:46.375-05:002012-05-31T12:26:46.375-05:00I watched this one recently as part of a Garbo box...I watched this one recently as part of a Garbo box set. I had been watching Queen Cristina and Camille as part of the 1001 project. Ninotchka was just some extra stuff in the box that I watched as some in-between filler. But this was actually much more entertaining than the others and I wondered why this was not on the list. Only to find out that indeed it is on the list, I was just ahead of myself and had not checked properly. <br />I find Garbo much better here than in Camille, which was hard to see. In Camille the flirtatious young woman character just did not fit Garbo, but that is exactly the character Ninotchka becomes and it fitted her perfectly. Maybe that is what the Lubitch touch is about...TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.com