Thoroughly Modern Millie (DVD)

Description: Genre: Comedy / Theatrical Release: 1967 / Parental Guidance / Director: George Roy Hill / Actors: Julie Andrews, James ... more

Thoroughly Modern Millie (DVD) ... Fox, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Channing, John Gavin ... / DVD released 2004-07-26 at Universal Pictures UK / Features of the DVD: PAL

Newest Review: ... and number she transforms into a stylish 1920's flapper. My gripe here is that while she sheds her long locks she ends up ... more

... with a stuffy Maria haircut as though she is in 'The Sound of Music'. As Millie returns home she meets a new boarder and we learn that she is a rich orphan who is looking to live a little and Millie becomes friends with Dorothy. A ver winsome girl who attracts the attention of the 'House Mother'. On the way to the twelfth floor Millie explains how the lift works. And this is perhaps one of the best bits in the movie if no incredibly fake looking now. In order for the lift to work Millie explains you have to tap da...more

Price Comparison for Thoroughly Modern Millie (DVD)

	Thoroughly Modern Millie [DVD] [1967] Julie Andrews is at her peak of adorability in this enjoyable (an ... Last Update 08.12.2009 06:07	£ 4.98	Free! within 24 hours

Thoroughly Modern Millie [DVD] [1967]
Julie Andrews is at her peak of adorability in this enjoyable (an ...

Last Update 08.12.2009 06:07

£ 4.98

Free!

within 24 hours

Read Reviews for Thoroughly Modern Millie (DVD)

Thoroughly Modern Millie (DVD): Marvelous Millie Mystery Musical (585 words)
by - written on 23/10/09 (Very useful, 14 readings)
Rating:

Now I am not a huge Julie Andrews fan. I don't like Mary Poppins much and I find that her diva-esque attitude following a throat operation are irritating. That said she has done some fun movies and this is one of them. Before you watch this bear in mind that it is a film that does not take itself seriously. The effects that would have fresh and new are now dated and dodgy to the point where you can almost see the strings holding people and aeroplanes up. The movie opens with a young girl being smothered with chlorophorm and removed from her room in a squeaky laundry cart. The plot centres round Millie who at the start of the film is ... Read the complete review

Everything Today is Thoroughly Modern..... (285 words)
by - written on 27/01/09 (Very useful, 56 readings)
Rating:

Thoroughly Modern Millie is a 1967 spoof of 1920's life. Written by Richard Morris and directed by George Roy Hill. The stereotypes and sub plots are laughable, you have to stay reminded this is a spoof of a silent movie melodrama. Julie's film is aided by Mary Tyler Moore and James Fox. This movie inspires a future Broadway musical with a new score, thankfully in some cases as the movie did dawdle on unnecessary musical numbers which are no part of the plot. Millie - played by the wonderful Julie Andrews arrives in New York City in the 1920's to get a job as a secretary with a rich, handsome and eligible bachelor of a boss. She adopts the appearance of a ... Read the complete review

Read 2 reviews

Write a review