Pros: Burl Ives' performance, Paul Newman and Liz Taylor at their best looking Cons: Confusing story that does not ring true
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) "I've got the guts to die. What I want to know is, have you got the guts to live?" Big Daddy All the bad jokes about southern guys dating their sisters will come echoing back to mind if you watch Cat on a Hot ...
Pros: Paul Newman, Burl Ives..The remainder of the cast Cons: Plot may be confusing for some
Film making isn’t what it used to be. Without the technology and budgets available to studios today, strong character studies were often a popular form of movie making. In comparing with modern films, would nearly two hours of domestic turmoil keep us ...
Pros: The acting !! Cons: The cop out on Brick's sexuality.
The word that leaps to mind most intensely upon my recent rewatching of this 1958 masterpiece is.. HEAT-- and not for title-pun reasons. It seems that heat is the driving force and indeed the total gestalt of this whole script and the iconic ...
Pros: Fabulous cast, excellent story - a little of everything entertaining. Cons: Melodrama is an understatement.
It was six in the morning, and I hadn't slept yet. Nonetheless, for some reason, I turned on the television. Bad move. Never, ever, turn on the television when you should have been asleep eight hours ago. Never, except when something wonderful like...
Pros: cast, cinematography, direction, script Cons: exaggerated characters, sometimes melodramatic
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" was originally a successful play by Tennessee Williams, who had earlier created a sensation with "A Streetcar Named Desire". For the film adaptation, some changes had to be made to get past Hollywood censors,...
Pros: script, Taylor, Newman Cons: there is no stand-out scene or major climax
Cat On a Hot Tin Roof stars Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, and Burl Ives. I've said it before about other movies I've liked, and I'll say it here. The acting is great, and so is the movie. Taylor alternates between sexy and annoying as only a few...
Paul Newman possessed the qualities that made him a star: athletic build, cool presence dancing right on the edge of insolence, and the famous eyes. He is the Method archetype:the adolescent who refuses to grow up, a variation on vulnerable youth roles...
Alcoholic won’t have sex with his wife. Rich old man wants a woman. Everyone lies to everyone else. Doesn’t sound like the "Leave it to Beaver" 50’s, does it? Yet, in this Tennessee Williams play, the saccharine sweet Cleaver family is passed...
Pros: Based on a cool play, Elizabeth Taylor! Cons: Altered(I think)ending...
Hey, kids! Nothing to do? Can't afford any more Pokemon trading cards? Well, pop Cat on a Hot Tin Roof into the VCR and start learning something! For example, you'll learn why it's a bad idea to jump hurdles when you're drunk, how to hide test...
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" is a classic from the play by Tennessee Williams. The casting of Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie, the cat, was superb. I can't even imagine anyone else in that role. Burl Ives and Paul Newman add to the overall greatness of...
Pros: Great acting, great story Cons: Some might think it's soapy.
"Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" is a steamy, movie brought together by some of the best talent in Hollywood during it's time. Take Elizabeth Taylor who plays Maggie, the estranged wife of Paul Newman. Her husband's got a secret and she's about to let...
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