I wanted to Strangle Susan

I just saw it all the way through and am glad I'm not alone in this opinion. All the pratfalls and dumb things she did would mandate meds today.

I only saw it because I read that it was supposed to be the epitome of slapstick. I love humor, but I didn't care much for this film.

I do appreciate those that like it though; their future star wattage is undeniable.

Why ain't you at the garden party you heathen?

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I'm glad it wasn't just me. I kept screaming if now was a time for those slaps they delivered to women in movies back in the day for disagreeing with them..this would be the time.

And the fast talking was just not needed. I kept up just fine just seemed so forced.

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You have to view her in contrast to the woman he was to marry, who made it clear that sex wouldn't be part of their relationship. It's the castrating woman vs the liberating one. He needed a woman like that to take him out of his comfort zone.

We could have high times
if you'll abide

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Ok, I just saw this film for the first time.

would a guy really want to marry a girl who never lets you talk, has nothing in common with you, and insults you constantly?

I'd say that it can happen from time to time. Although from a personal standpoint -- no to the first two, and I like feisty women so I'll most likely let point #3 slide.

Susan is abrasive, domineering, egotistical, and self-entitled. She thinks so incredibly highly of herself that she has no compassion for the destruction that she bears on everything else as a consequence of her actions and her reactions. She's so in tune with satisfying her own condition and her basest impulses that she most likely perceives herself to be immune to faults. In short, she's a walking catastrophe.

She's certainly crafty enough to manipulate and coerce Huxley into agreeing with her whims, which change at a moment's notice. Stability? Nope, not with her. Do this, do that, let's go here, let's go there. What a spoiled, entitled brat. Even worse, she manifests this trait by blatantly laughing and brazenly flaunting her massive ego for the glorification, of, well, her ego, law enforcement officials be damned. She steals for her own sake. Where does it end, where are the limits, where does it stop? Now, this could be construed as her mischievousness which, frankly, can be alluring and fascinating in small doses as long as it's occurring within the boundaries of a lawful sphere, but I'm in the position as a viewer to conclude that she takes it too far.

I'm not thrilled with the ending either. So we're supposed to believe that after all the hijinks and the adventures, the culmination is that they love each other? Sure, Susan had established this earlier, but I found Huxley's to be rather rash; it seems that Huxley's fascination with Susan blossomed almost as quickly as the brontosaurus skeleton fell to it's fateful demise. And please don't tell me that Huxley's had some time to ruminate upon his escapades with Susan, I'm not buying it. He might be in lust, not in love. He succumbed to her charms rather quickly that I'm not sure if it's viable. I mean, does he even know her? Quite unbelievable, but I suspect that that Hollywood ending exists to accommodate the theater-paying audience and to leave them a-twitter as they leave the room. It just doesn't sit straight with me.

As feisty as she is, I'd say she's not worth the trouble when assessing all her negative traits against her positive traits into the final analysis of her persona.

Pass.

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Inochi-kun, Inochi-kun, ikiteiru ~ d^_^b
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