On Saturday we watched Dinner at Eight where the upper class Manhattanites, the Jordans, attempt to plan a dinner party to honor friends from England. Both hysterical and sad, this was a fabulous movie starring two Barrymores - John and Lionel, the latter playing a part very sadly biographical of his own tragic life. It also stars Billie Burke as Mrs. Jordan and Marie Dressler as Carolotta Vance, an aging star of the cinema. It also stars Jean Harlow playing a smart sex-kitten. This star-studded cast did an excellent job talking about the Great Depression, growing older, being young or old and in love and especially, disappointments.Based on a Broadway play with the same name, as the dinner party gets closer we learn that each invited guest has much going on in their lives and each is seamlessly connected with another member of the dinner party. We laughed and cried, but you must listen and process quickly or you will miss the humor!
Sunday's feature was Niagara, a drama featuring Joseph Cotton and Marilyn Monroe. While
some scenes of Marilyn Monroe being serious are almost laughable as she pouts her lips and wiggles her behind, it was an interesting story of a couple on their honeymoon at Niagara Falls that gets involved with the un-trusting, interesting couple of Cotton and Monroe. The movie was really a simple story with predictable plot twists. The real star of the movie was the Niagara Falls! There were plenty of shots of the falls at all times of the day including them lit at night and daytime shots of the mists and people on boats wearing raincoats. You felt as wet as the vistors in the movie looked. By the end of the movie, you feel as if you had indeed visited the entire Canadian side of the Falls. Was the cheapest vacation I ever had!Nausea rating: Dinner at Eight: 0
Niagara - 1 for seasickness
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