girl by locker says: Mae West is the queen of great one-liners. Here are a couple of my favorites from I'm No Angel:
* I see a man in your future. What? Only one?
* How are you mixed up in this? Like an olive in a dry martini.
* Don't worry. I ain't gonna hurt him. I'm just gonna feel his muscles.
* When I'm good, I'm very good. When I'm bad, I'm better.
* Beulah, peel me a grape.
The movie revolves around Mae West and her character as Tira, a woman with a plethora of gentleman suitors. Mae West is fabulous and Cary Grant is completely dashing when he finally makes his screen appearance around the middle of the film. 77 years later and Cary Grant can still make my heart go pitter-patter!
Considering the evolution of film that we have seen since 1915, I'm amazed at how risque this movie is. In Way Down East, the main villain, Lennox Sanderson, couldn't control himself around Anna when he saw her ankles. In just a relative few short years, we have Mae West completely flaunting her sexuality and shimmying around onscreen as a complete tigress...or lion tamer as is her role in the movie. She rocks hard!
I was also amazed at how funny I found the film and thought it was cool how the humor could still translate. I definitely recommend the movie and give it 4 out of 5 stars on Netflix.
Juror #3 says: I'm going back and forth in my head about this film. Mae West is clearly a character we haven't seen thus far in cinema; a woman proud and unafraid of her sexuality. I found myself excited to see her next move, and hear what sultry line would ensue. At first I wondered if Mae West was playing a character "out of her league" but she quickly won me over with her unabashed personality. The downside of the film was its plot. It was weak. I just didn't find myself caring much about the resolution. I wanted to believe Mae West was enormously hurt and would have difficulty moving on with her life after Cary Grant leaves her. But we are never let into that side of the character. Even though the script could have used a re-write or two, I give the film 3/5 stars - but only because I can't rate it a 2.5.
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Welcome! My friend and I decided to create a film study designed to expand our knowledge of film history, production and performances. We hope you will join us in celebrating our passion for cinema.
How this works
We will release a movie every ten days beginning with Birth of a Nation (1915) and then jumping to the 1920's where we will release one new movie for each year within the decade. Our goal is to work our way from the 20's to the present while gaining insight into the evolution of film. All the movies we choose will be available through Netflix. The basic idea is to build a community of like-minded film fans and connect them with a forum for discussion. Without futher ado...it's time to Cinema Cram!
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