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You Can't Take it With You offers drama, comedy, romance and occasional wackiness. I think that people who don't like it try to pigeonhole it into one category. It is not purely a romance, comedy or drama. If you approach it without expectation and just enjoy the movie, you'll appreciate it much more. The two leads have great on screen chemistry and the comedic timing and lines are hilarious. But the movie has depth, too. Though some of the social constructs are dated, the universal truths conveyed resonate today.
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All that's kept of the Pulitzer Prize winning Kaufman & Hart play is the characters and the basic idea. Scenes, lines, ideas have been left out, and the whole thing has been rewritten (it was one of the team's most successful plays) and watered down until it's just mindless oatmeal. And scenes and one character added. This was a crazy family, not a home open to anyone who wanted to drop in. It is not funny, despite added television sitcom humor (like the "Home Sweet Home" sign constantly falling down, and anyone standing near it putting it back up). These are not people who just live as they please; none of them can do anything right. And what someone thought was the point ("tune in, turn on, drop out") is beaten into your head from the first scene. It is a perfect example of Hollywood's destruction of a successful Bway play. Like what it's famous for doing to musicals. Read full review
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This is an excellent heartwarming film about what is really important in life. Not sure if it is just the disc I have, but sound quality is terrible. This detracted from the overall viewing experience, but an excellent film non the less.
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I stumbled upon this movie late one night and had to stay up to see the entire film! It was a great story with big stars and a lesson to it that is very relevent for today. Grandpa is my favorite character. We are first introduced to Grandpa (who is basically the exact opposite of Ol' Man Potter in 'It's a Wonderful Life') in a big building to talk over selling (or rather not selling) his home. He walks up to a man who is pain-stakingly tic-tacking away at an adding machine and kindly inquires, "Are you having fun? Is this fun what you are doing?" The man replies that it's his job, implying it is not supposed to be fun; it's work. But Grandpa asks him what he would rather be doing. It turns out that he makes little animatronic creatures, cute little things. Then a collegue comes by and scoffs at his creation, which moves his to follow Grandpa into the fun life, of following your dream or at least having fun at trying. The movie goes on from there to introduce us to Grandpa's eccentric family which we fall in love with as fast as we did Grandpa. It is such a great story! I cried at the end because it is ends exactly how you want it to. I had to have this movie to watch when I get down about my job, my bills, or really the routine of life that can sometimes get a little too hum-drum. I recommend this (alond with any other Frank Capra movie) in a heartbeat. "You Can't Take It With You" --What a Classic!!!Read full review
I can't believe this Capra film slipped by me until now. What a delightful movie! I actually laughed out loud... several times!! This is an early film in Jimmy Stewart's career in which he's actually a supporting character, along with Jean Arthur. The story, itself, revolves around the basic theme of rich boy meets poor girl, and the ensuing clash between their family's differing social classes. However, I'd have to say the plot's focus is more on the patriarchs of the two families (superbly played by Lionel Barrymore and Edward Arnold) and their opposing personalities and ideals. As is typical with Capra films, it showcases his favorite themes of unselfishness, compassion, and the basic goodness of human nature. But, if all that isn't enough to entice you to see this film... you should know that it was good enough to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director in 1939.Read full review
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