Comments on: TCM Pick O’ The Day: Wednesday, January 28th

By: FriendlyGrizzly

FriendlyGrizzly — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:28:10 +0000

I saw the The Apartment when it first came out. My mother had the presence of mind to treat my brother and me as capable of seeing adult movies while still relatively young. Everything about the movie is "right". Even the theme music was so good I hear it in my mind as I type this.

By: John McClain

John McClain — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:15:06 +0000

Call me crazy but “The Apartment” is one of my Christmas movies that I watch each year. It might have been Christmas time eons ago that I saw it for the first time. Also, Fred MacMurray played the bad guy so well that he had to run back to Disney. People did not like him being the heavy.

By: Chrees

Chrees — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:43:42 +0000

The Prisoner of Second Avenue has some fun cameos with Sylvester Stallone and F. Murray Abraham. Enjoyed their brief spots.

By: onparkstreet

onparkstreet — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:36:10 +0000

I love that photo. I haven’t seen this film – it’s like I’m taking a blog tour of books and films, lately.

*For me, The Apartment is just the best. I love everything about that movie, all the actors, the look of it, the sheer, well, desperation and adultness of the thing.

By: soupcon

soupcon — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:33:13 +0000

He was soooo hammy.He had the slouch, the stoop, the kvetching, the endless whining over life’s speedbumps, and if he ever showed a moment of toughness, I can’t recall.It was torture to watch “That’s Life”, and his acting style gave us Diane Keaton and all her silly,neurotic mannerism.

Put him up against a William Holden and he fades into the backdrop.

By: Carole H.

Carole H. — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:12:51 +0000

Amazing movie–it’s hard to say who is better Bancroft or Lemmon–together, they were brilliant! My favorite part is where he decides to assert himself and chase down a would-be mugger, played by a young, Sylvester Stallone (“Oh, God, I mugged a kid!”)

By: gp

gp — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:58:51 +0000

“Days of Wine and Roses,” “GlenGarry Glen Ross” are outstanding must-see films showcasing Lemmon.

By: Bill Shears

Bill Shears — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:01:48 +0000

Even Lemmon can be victimized by poor project choice. His problem in Branagh’s Hamlet may have been Branagh. Who was it decided the guy would be this generation’s interpreter of Shakespeare? Maybe we’re now due for a CGI update. Michael Bay’s Hamlet, with Jack Black.

RE the 25 lbs of fat gal, though I’m not in line with fiftyfoot, I’m glad to see confirmation of the suspicion that there were such folks out there. And she lost it in more than 25, and in more than one place, I can tell you that.

By: astorian

astorian — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:40:20 +0000

I almost never liked Jack Lemmon. Heresy, I know, but there you are.

One of the very few movies in which I thought he gave a splendid performance was "Glengarry Glen Ross," in which he played down-on-his-luck real estate salesman Shedon "The Machine" Levine. For much of that movie, he got to be the typical, comical, hapless schmuck that he seemed to specialize in playing. During that portion of the movie, he's so convincing as a sad sack that you find yourself rooting for him to make a big sale (even though you KNOW he'd be pawning worthless land off on gullible customers.

But it's his scenes late in the movie, just after Levine THINKS he's made a big sale, that make Lemmon's performance so brilliant. Levine has been such a pitiable loser for so long that, when he THINKS he's finally succeeded, he shows what a miserable, smug, S.O.B. he must have been in his prime. And we see exactly why the vindictive office manager (Kevin Spacey) loathed Levine so much.

By: Annette Orban

Annette Orban — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:14:34 +0000

And don’t forget Glengarry Glen Ross. Jack Lemmon is wonderful with a fine ensemble cast.