Well, There were a ton of internet problems yesterday, preventing this post, but I'll make-up for it now :)Happy Memorial day! In honor of the holiday, I watched one of my mother's favorites.
South Pacific was originally a Broadway Musical, but came out as a movie in 1958 starring Mitzi Gaynor as a young military Nurse during WWII stationed in the south Pacific, and the story of her romance with a French Plantation owner, which happens to be much more complicated than it sounds. The movie is a musical, but aside Gentleman Prefer Blonds which had only a few songs, this film is a near operetta, meaning most of the dialog is in songs. The movie is a little slow, and one you'd have to be in the mood for (don't get me wrong, there is a mood for slower movies).
The film won the award for best sound, which is deffinatly deserved the minute you hear the opening. The music is nothing to be trifled with.
The film can get a little cornball, but is still beautifully done. It was remade later on, but I can't imagine it better done than this, despite the corniness.
this is the flick chick, Signing off
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