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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
This set contains 3 of my favorite movies with Tracy and Hepburn (who happen to be my favorite onscreen couple) -- Woman of the Year, Adam's Rib and Pat and Mike. Keeper of the Flame is different than any other movie they've done, but interesting nonetheless -- not your typical George Cukor picture to say the least. The first three films give me the greatest laughs every single time I watch them and I'm very grateful for this special release. You are in for a delightful treat -- two of all-time greatest movie stars, foils of each other who create a unique chemistry. Enjoy!
22 of 26 people found the following review helpful
I guess if you're young you've never heard of Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracey. So buy this box set and give them a go. But there are certain conditions. You'll have to do without your usual dose of American sentimental sludge. You'll need to be reasonably intelligent. You'll have to get used to a film moving at a sensible pace. There will be no explosions and arms blown off. You'll need to familiarise yourself with Americans who can act.
These were movies made when Hollywood turned out some great movies among the dross, rather than unwatchable movies among the awful. Don't get me wrong. The Americans have made some fantastic films for children. It's just unfortunate that they were intended for adults. 'No, no, no!' you cry. 'What about FORREST GUMP?' Well, there are exceptions to every rule.
The key to Tracey/Hepburn movies is the amazing chemistry between them and the perfection of their on screen relationship. It's born of course of intimate friendship and great love - which oddly rarely transfers itself to screen but in their case produced something quite extraordinary. Total understanding of each other's characters and how they relate, brilliant quickfire reactions, fabulous little comic techniques, superb moments of truth, completely believable effortless performances and great comedy - you can never spot them 'acting'. And all this in the days when many actors were either stiff as pokers or rattled their lines off like toddlers on jellytots.
PAT AND MIKE is my favourite. Hepburn is stunning in it. And in some ways it's a film like no other. But Tracey and Hepburn were never poor in any film - and they got lumbered with some stinkers. The films they made together were movie gems. And you have a bunch of them here for silly money. It was a sublime acting partnership, a friendship made in heaven.
These were movies made when Hollywood turned out some great movies among the dross, rather than unwatchable movies among the awful. Don't get me wrong. The Americans have made some fantastic films for children. It's just unfortunate that they were intended for adults. 'No, no, no!' you cry. 'What about FORREST GUMP?' Well, there are exceptions to every rule.
The key to Tracey/Hepburn movies is the amazing chemistry between them and the perfection of their on screen relationship. It's born of course of intimate friendship and great love - which oddly rarely transfers itself to screen but in their case produced something quite extraordinary. Total understanding of each other's characters and how they relate, brilliant quickfire reactions, fabulous little comic techniques, superb moments of truth, completely believable effortless performances and great comedy - you can never spot them 'acting'. And all this in the days when many actors were either stiff as pokers or rattled their lines off like toddlers on jellytots.
PAT AND MIKE is my favourite. Hepburn is stunning in it. And in some ways it's a film like no other. But Tracey and Hepburn were never poor in any film - and they got lumbered with some stinkers. The films they made together were movie gems. And you have a bunch of them here for silly money. It was a sublime acting partnership, a friendship made in heaven.
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