I have never seen so many gigantic curtains in my life.
At first I thought this movie peaked when Frank Morgan (aka the Wizard of Oz) demanded that a woman named Lil Egypt "wiggle!" and then, after two seconds of requisite wiggling, swiftly snapped "That's sufficient!"
But then we got to the scenes where a guy lifts two indifferent, befeathered horses on a giant scale.
Then Louise Rainer shrieked, "I WILL TELL THEM I NEVER IN MY LIFE TOOK A…
I never expected there to be so much tension and passive-aggression around cheese. Also the second Best Picture winner so far where someone actually died??
#8 for Every. Best. Picture. Oscar. Win. Ranked.
One for ⚓ the ultimate list of boat media ⚓.
These two were on each other like fanfiction werewolves and you KNOW which one is the alpha bc Toula imprinted first.
Why would anyone pay money to see two sisters sing about having the same boyfriend, while one tap dances to the ukelele and the other just wiggles floozily around in place?? And the one who just bobbles around is somehow considered the catch??
Did enjoy the effeminate costume designer getting hit on by that business guy though. Good for him. I really needed a pre-Code thrill like that to get me through this one.
