Bette Davis is on fire in this film.

@billolsen4360

2 жыл бұрын

So, fasten your safety belt.

I just finished watching this movie again. I truly didn’t want it to end.

@TheCinematicPackrat1

2 жыл бұрын

I don't blame you. It's a really good movie!

The reason why Addison DeWitt actually ends up being lovable is that he never beats up on someone who can't take it. He cuts despicable folks down to size. He becomes heroic.

I had watched this film many times over the years. And I just love the screenplay, the dialogue, the actors and their give and take. I also saw this onstage at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in LA.

….I know why I like Sander’s DeWitte character so much : Even though his cynicism is extreme, and his take on human nature less than charitable, he is well-acquainted with his flaws-and openly acknowledges them…. It’s this disarming honesty regarding himself that draws one in-that, and the fact that he injected a certain pathos into his portrayal of DeWitte; one senses past pain behind the cynical facade, and a fear of being vulnerable…. It was a spectacular & disarming performance from an actor who was deemed competent-but who hadn’t been placed on the “Watch this Actor” list by the Academy, prior to Eve. This performance really showcased Sander’s ability….

@TheCinematicPackrat1

9 ай бұрын

It's also always fun to see a horrible person take down a worse person. Eve comes up against someone who's way to smart for her lies.

I just LOOOOOVE what the women wore!!!! SUCH CLASS!!!!

An incredible piece of film history.

I love the way Addison Dewitt takes Eve out of her lies and drags her through the muck. "Why I should want you now strikes me as (something) absurdity". Why did he want her? He says they're both the same or something like that. George Sanders was a completely underrated actor, imo. I've seen him in other movies and he's just as good as in this movie. Check him out in "Rebecca" and "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir". Although "Rebecca" is another favorite. He was so good at being the smarmy know it all, completely superior to everyone else.

@billolsen4360

2 жыл бұрын

He was a real bas*ard in "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" one of my favorite actors on the villain side.

@flenif2247

11 ай бұрын

George is also great in Portrait of Dorian Grey.

This is MY favorite movie of all time! Followed by From Here To Eternity, Casablanca, L.A. Confidential and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon !!

There are no flaws in this movie at all, except for Thelma Ritter's Birdie disappearing without explanation. And the movie is so well done, that I wonder if there really IS a reason and it's flying over my head somehow? Everything else is utter perfection. Bette Davis's performance is sublime - I like it even better than Dark Victory. And George Sanders as Addison DeWitt is the epitome of inspired casting. I can watch this movie again and again, it never gets old. I wish movies still aimed so high. For the most part, we're expected to be dazzled by CGI and drawn in by feigned sex these days, and it comes at the expense of plot, dialogue, and script. Contemporary films can't touch this one.

@humbleharry3871

4 жыл бұрын

Birdie rang the alarm bells about Eve in the first two scenes of the movie. By the time Margo caught on, Birdie's job was done.

@nancydemoss7904

2 жыл бұрын

Birdie is there for Bill's birthday party. She tries unsuccessfully to get Margo to sober up a little. She also has that great line in Margo's bedroom when she looks at all of the furs and says it looks like a dead animal. Love it!! Thelma Ritter was one of the best character actresses in history.

@TheJayden3977

9 ай бұрын

There is actually a reason I think for Birdie’s disappearance. Margo was struggling with fading as she aged, Birdie was that. It was implied she was an actress when she was younger, but as she got older the spotlight faded. Birdie’s disappearance represents older actresses disappearing away from the spot light to make way for younger actresses.

*At the **6:34** mark, I'll point out a little known detail that was brilliant on a subconscious level... The scene shown is right after the big reveal in the Ladies' Room that Eve IS a scheming backstabber..., and as she walks out in that black dress..., with a collar shape reminiscent of bat wings..., the restaurant's band just happens to be playing the classic standard, **_"That Old Black Magic"._** And while they play it slow and instrumentally, the unsung 1st verse lyrics are, **_"That old black magic has me in its spell... That old black magic that you weave so well..."_*

@nancydemoss7904

2 жыл бұрын

I never noticed that! Now I have to watch it again!! No problem since it's high on my favorites list.

You were right on point. If you watch All About Eve as a companion piece to 2014's Birdman, back and forth, *man,* it's an awwwwesome experience.

It is probably one of , if not the best movie ever made!

@TheCinematicPackrat1

Жыл бұрын

It's certainly a great film about the theater and what it's like to have the arts be your life.

Nope this film is perfect no flaws whatsoever

Bette took the moves of Tallulah!

Hey there! I'm an aspiring cartoonist and a fellow film buff from India. I've just finished watching all your Oscar reviews so far (from Wings to this one) in a marathon and it was SO SO AWESOME, as though I was watching a TV series!!!!! It felt like I was moving through time and history! I REALLY REALLY can't get enough of these, and I only wish you increased the frequency of your videos (who am I kidding, I take two weeks to make a one page cartoon- I am a goddamn control freak!). I really can't wait to hear of what you think about Best Picture winners such as The Bridge On The River Kwai, Lawrence Of Arabia, In The Heat Of The Night, The Godfather Part 2, Gandhi (my all time favourite!) and Amadeus. About myself, I haven't had a single thing published yet, and I am working on a graphic novel which details my struggles as a law student/misfit. I see it as a character piece, and movies (not comic books!) like The Kid, All Quiet On The Western Front and Taxi Driver have influenced me a great deal when it comes to the shaping of narratives and characters. Music too has influenced me a great deal, and the graphic novel I'm working on is my "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band" album, in the sense, that I'm trying to expose my feelings in a raw fashion, in a way that I've never exposed before. Your review of All Quiet On The Western Front has influenced me to take up a challenge while drawing the novel- to show more and tell less, as comics like films are a visual art form. I thank you wholeheartedly for educating me the pros and cons of these "Best Pictures", as you have given me a sense of what to do and not to do in my graphic novels and cartoons. You do seem like a tough guy to impress, but it is guys like you who keep us artists on our toes and provoke us to do better! I hope I complete my novel in the shortest possible time, and it would be a privilege to have you review it....Only please do go easy on me! I hope we keep in touch and discuss about the forthcoming Best Picture winners to come once you review it. You've got yourself a fan! Keep up the great work, and do increase the frequency of your videos...Just can't wait for them!

@TheCinematicPackrat1

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all the kind words. You're really sweet. I'm glad you enjoyed all the videos. That you felt they took you through history means a lot to me, because one of my aims is to take people on mini-journey through film history with each of these videos. That I appear to be successful with at least one person is a big, happy deal for me. As always, I am working on getting reviews out quicker. I have gotten to the point where I can do the average Oscar video in about a week (barring real life stuff and problems that may arise). My new goal is to get two Oscar videos and one podcast video out a month. If I can get more done, great. Real life stuff (just got a new house) and, honestly, laziness and procrastination has gotten in the way of that. But starting in May, I'm going to get back on course. So look forward to that. One of the films I've been looking forward to the most is Bridge on the River Kwai. It's a film I've been wanting to see for a VERY long time but have never been able to for one reason or another. Amadeus is even higher on my must see list (though, I have seen it performed on stage). You're work sounds really interesting. I dig character driven comics. So best of luck with your work. I'm excited to see your work put out there some day. Just keep working at it. By the way, I'm glad my critiques have been useful to you in your own work. And, haha, I don't think of myself as a tough guy to please, but maybe I am. Haha. I don't have any current plans to review any non-film related books, but when your finished with your graphic novel, I would love to read it and give you some feedback in a informal capacity, if that's alright. Thank you for being so nice. I am truly blessed to have a fan like you. Cheers!

Good review! It's amazing how this movie draws one in to watch terrible people in action, and you actually sympathize with them.

@TheCinematicPackrat1

7 жыл бұрын

Dave Glo Thank you! Glad you liked it. I'm curious, why do you think they're bad people? I mean, obviously Eve and Addison are terrible people, but I never found the waste to be bad.

@amyclarke41

6 жыл бұрын

i think they are complex we are not all nice 😣

@davidbroughall3782

4 жыл бұрын

Not sympathize, so much as understand and appreciate.

Well done.

@TheCinematicPackrat1

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Its a crime the Bette didnt win an Oscar for this or Now Voyager or Baby Jane. An absolute crime!!!!!!

Anyone else out there ever believed that Eve comes back from Hollywood? Yeah, I guess she would have. She had just the audacity to believe she could get away with it.

Good review. It’s a real shame how Sanders ended up.

@TheCinematicPackrat1

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And, yes, Sanders went out in one of the worst ways.

never seen it through out 😣

It's unfortunate Claudette Colbert fell and broke her back. She'd have set that part on fire too.

Everything butt the wolves snapping at her rear end.

@JamboVidz

10 ай бұрын

bloodhounds

@joebeeler990

10 ай бұрын

Thelma was as great as Bette. Two she wolves circling a fresh meat.@@JamboVidz

This is nitpicking, but Celeste Holm delivers a line in Margo's apartment. "I guess I'm what the French would call de trop." Except she says "de trawp" rather than the proper way a Radcliffe educated woman would say it who most definitely would have studied French.

@BillofRights1951

3 жыл бұрын

I'm old...you'd say 'de trawp' back then as a joke. My parents used to refer to hors d'oeuvres as "horses ovaries" as a joke. Her character was making a joke. Or instead of saying quel dommage, they'd say quel fromage ...no one has a sense of humor anymore !

@davidbroughall3782

3 жыл бұрын

@@BillofRights1951 I'm not old enough to get all these subtleties. The only time I ever heard "horses ovaries' was from an episode of All in the Family from Archie Bunker.

@danielstanwyck2812

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidbroughall3782 your youth, or something, belies you. give it another listen.

@davidbroughall3782

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielstanwyck2812 I've watched this movie several dozen times. I don't need to to give it another listen.

Early in the film, Margo says, "They hang around in packs like coyotes." However, coyotes don't travel in packs.

@BillofRights1951

3 жыл бұрын

yes they do...in our suburban neighborhood you'll see a dozen of them sauntering down the street together late at night.

@davidbroughall3782

3 жыл бұрын

@@BillofRights1951 Never seen that. back then that wasn't typical coyote behavior. maybe they've cross bred with grey wolves. Hear of a cross breed called coywolves.

@billolsen4360

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidbroughall3782 In our neighborhood I've seen the "husband and wife" taking their adolescent offspring hunting with them. But that goes away when they're fully grown. So, David & Bill are both right.

Its a crime the Bette didnt win an Oscar for this or Now Voyager or Baby Jane. An absolute crime!!!!!!