http://warmovieblog.com/archives/252-mister-roberts-1955.html#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed War Movie Reviews and News Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:58:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://warmovieblog.com/archives/252-mister-roberts-1955.html/comment-page-1#comment-415 Jack Marshall Sat, 29 May 2010 16:27:35 +0000 http://localhost/~chris/wmb2/252-mister-roberts-1955.html#comment-415 I have to say, an opinion like this is so off the mark that it raises doubts about your basic taste and judgement. The film is about boredom, and what it does to men: it is about what real military service involves. It's not a conventional comedy at all, and the ending is one of the most famous and most imitated death scenes in movie history. Ford directed a spectacular quartet of stars, and let old pros---well, one new pro, Jack Lemmon, who became a star with Pulver---just do wonderful things with rich characters and great dialogue. You have right to your opinion, but anyone who can't enjoy Fonda, Cagney, Powell and Lemmon at their best isn't going to convince me of much. I have to say, an opinion like this is so off the mark that it raises doubts about your basic taste and judgement. The film is about boredom, and what it does to men: it is about what real military service involves. It’s not a conventional comedy at all, and the ending is one of the most famous and most imitated death scenes in movie history. Ford directed a spectacular quartet of stars, and let old pros—well, one new pro, Jack Lemmon, who became a star with Pulver—just do wonderful things with rich characters and great dialogue. You have right to your opinion, but anyone who can’t enjoy Fonda, Cagney, Powell and Lemmon at their best isn’t going to convince me of much.

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