tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post3468920789501609196..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Bad Movie Theatre: Magnificent Obsession (1954)Rick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-48211324483761677332013-06-18T09:49:00.348-04:002013-06-18T09:49:00.348-04:00Awww, dreadful, really? (Sigh). I agree it's n...Awww, dreadful, really? (Sigh). I agree it's nowhere near as good as All That Heaven Allows, but I kind of enjoy Rock underacting and Jane overacting, reuniting with each other and Agnes Moorehead for a soapy slide downward into weepy melodrama...I guess you just have to be in the mood, curled up on the couch on a Sunday afternoon, with a pint of Haagen Dazs on your chest to truly appreciate it. angelman66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16471674180789592940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-64011325116412011942013-01-23T09:55:55.381-05:002013-01-23T09:55:55.381-05:00I agree with your assessment of "Magnificent ...I agree with your assessment of "Magnificent Obsession." In revisiting it recently I was particularly struck by the overwrought, profoundly melodramatic music. Aargh! I am, however, glad that another pairing of Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman occurred with "All That Heaven Allows." It is an enormous improvement on the soap formula. Excellent blog, Rick and all!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-47129447244930839532013-01-23T02:36:32.763-05:002013-01-23T02:36:32.763-05:00Rick, I watched the 30s version with Irene Dunne, ...Rick, I watched the 30s version with Irene Dunne, a favorite of mine, awhile back and found it so weak and unbelievable that it killed any desire to see Sirk's remake. It's interesting that in the earlier version Robert Taylor played the role Rock Hudson had in the remake, because early in their careers both were considered strong on looks and weak on acting ability.R. D. Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05045080274131718843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-920912301452086402013-01-22T22:03:03.455-05:002013-01-22T22:03:03.455-05:00I haven't seen this in years, Rick. I know I s...I haven't seen this in years, Rick. I know I saw it in the theater when I was young and probably liked it well enough. Though I'm cringing reading your synopsis of the script. Ha. It really does sound dreadful.<br /><br />I do love ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS though. And I liked the film done a few years ago with Julianne Moore which was a kind of homage to Sirk. Heaven something or other. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-61570443235836604832013-01-22T04:18:59.106-05:002013-01-22T04:18:59.106-05:00http://www.allmovie.com/movie/magnificent-obsessio...http://www.allmovie.com/movie/magnificent-obsession-v100945 Rick...I could not agree more...see the 1935 version by John M. Stahl!!! doctom666doctor sabelotodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753057330165133638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-50714819930001266152013-01-21T18:44:25.413-05:002013-01-21T18:44:25.413-05:00I confess, I don't care for either version of ...I confess, I don't care for either version of 'Magnificent Obsession,' neither the 30s nor 50s one. I wonder if the fault may lie in the original novel (which I haven't read) rather than the adaptations? Or is it that the story just seems too riddled with coincidences and schmaltz to be convincing on screen?Grand Old Movieshttp://grandoldmovies.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-15957051023969723432013-01-21T17:04:53.667-05:002013-01-21T17:04:53.667-05:00Merrick tries to make amends with Helen, but inadv...<i>Merrick tries to make amends with Helen, but inadvertently causes her to be struck by a car...and lose her sight.</i> Zoinks, you weren't kiddin' about soap opera plot! Man, if it turns out they're long lost twins....<br /><br />Interesting review! You've got me intrigued. Nothing like a good bad movie!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532386898201721692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-45026242675054236482013-01-21T13:47:25.608-05:002013-01-21T13:47:25.608-05:00Well, I do happen to be one of those who enjoys th...Well, I do happen to be one of those who enjoys this film. I'm a sucker for sappy/sentimental films...far prefer tearjerkers/melodramas to comedic films. I also like the Irene Dunne/Robert Taylor version. <br /><br />That said, a couple of the movies I completely and totally despise are "Bringing Up Baby," "His Girl Friday," and "The Awful Truth," all of which are very beloved to most classic film fans. So, I am used to being "odd man out."Patti https://www.blogger.com/profile/12931836399684850729noreply@blogger.com