All About Eve (Two-Disc Special Edition) | Bette Davis, Anne Baxter

All About Eve (Two-Disc Special Edition) | Bette Davis, Anne Baxter | What a story! Everything except the bloodhounds snapping at her rear end!

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	All About Eve (Two-Disc Special Edition) Bette Davis, Anne Baxter Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, 2008 average customer review:based on 227 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door Eve Harrington (ANN BAXTER) is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing (BETTE DAVIS). Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend (GARY MERRILL) her playwright (HUGH MARLOWE) and his wife (CELESTE HOLM). Only the cynical drama critic (Oscar winner GEORGE SANDERS) sees through Eve admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit. THELMA RITTER and MARILYN MONROE co-star in this acclaimed classic which won six Academy Awards and received the most nominations (14) in film history.System Requirements:Running Time: 138 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/CLASSICS Rating: NR UPC: 024543507321 Manufacturer No: 2250732

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Who, in their tiny mind, considered this movie as part of the Amazon Gay Pride Sale???

To me....this made absolutely no sense..........

I will never understand how anyone could have possibly considered this particular movie a candidate for Amazon Gay Pride. This movie is nothing short of suspense, and heterosexual dialog, scene after scene after scene. Where...do they see anyone in this movie engaging in any homosexual conduct??? I, as a lesbian, went to purchase a movie within said sale, only to find this movie, one of my classic favorites, wedged inside of said sale, and was shocked.

This is not a Gay flick, nor would anyone in their right mind, who has actually seen it, assume it to be. Maybe the poor soul was merely looking at the title. "Silly ole' bear", it's just a title, describing the stalking of one woman hell-bent on insidiously dethroning a famous Hollywood actress merely for the glamour and glitter that she desperately craved, not summing up the sexual ramifications of a sorted love affair between two lesbians.

I could have accepted The Children's Hour, Frasier, The Ellen DeGeneres show, 9 1/2 Weeks, even The Odd couple, due to the gay scenes or actors present in these flicks...but this is never doable. Please Amazon screen your sales selections better. At least, make them watch the movie, before selecting it as part of Gay Pride.

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What a story! Everything except the bloodhounds snapping at her rear end!

I wasn't yet born when this film premiered, but the story it tells is ageless: the Broadway star who sees her career on the cusp of fading, and is afraid to think about her future, and the scheming fan who seeks to take the star's place.

As the star and the fan, Bette Davis and Anne Baxter are wonderful. But so is everyone else, from George Sanders to Thelma Ritter. This is the best-written film I've ever listened to (you'll find yourself remembering favorite quotes and bits of dialog), and it's acted so well.

This is one of the few films I have seen dozens of times. It never gets old.

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All about Bette Davis...

As my review title would suggest, this movie is all about the dynamic acting talents of Bette Davis; one of the greatest actresses the world has ever seen. If she had done no film other than `All About Eve' she would still go down in history as one of the most iconic film actresses of all time. This singular performance alone ranks as one of the greatest (I believe it falls in around number 5 according to Premiere Magazine) and rightfully so. As Margo Channing (no, Davis doesn't play Eve) Davis is extraordinary, barreling through every range of emotion with stamina and grace.

The film revolves around a friendship that turns to bitter rivalry. Young Eve Harrington will do anything to get a shot in the movies, and when she is introduced quite unexpectedly to the famous Margo Channing it seems that she may get her chance. Margo soon finds that Eve may seem simple and sweet, but her interference with her life starts to cause her more problems then she could have imagined. It soon becomes apparent that Eve wants nothing more than to become Margo, even if that means stripping her of everything that she holds dear to her.

What could have been nothing more than a simple story becomes so much deeper thanks to the brilliant performances by the entire cast, not just the glorious Bette Davis. Anne Baxter is splendid as Eve and George Sanders (who won the Oscar) is superb as Addison DeWitt, the critic who supports Eve's rise to fame. Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe, Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter all deliver spot on performances that only help elevate the film to instant classic.

The actors don't have to do all the work on their own though; the script they are given helps them a great deal. Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz adapts Mary Orr's `The Wisdom of Eve' with wit and class, serving up a delightfully entertaining film from start to finish. My wife, who has testified plenty of times to loathing films made pre-90's absolutely loved this film, so much so that we watched it a second time the following night. There is just so much to love about `All About Eve' since there appears to be nothing wrong with it. I honestly can't find a flaw.

`All About Eve' may not seem like an extremely deep film, although the ending flirts with the concept of karma and the idea that one can only get away with deception and trickery for so long, but even at it's simplest `All About Eve' is intelligent and thought-provoking. It brilliantly balances the need to be important with the need to be entertaining. There are few films that can match `All About Eve' frame for frame, and that alone solidifies its very necessity.

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I'm All About This!

An Oscar winning film that deserves its' Oscars. After nearly 60 years the humor is still fresh,sparkling,and beautifully written. The cast is first rate and varied. The supporting actors shine just as much as the leads in this behind the scences drama of the theater. The dialogue is crisp,biting,and as sharp as a razor. A must see for any fan of vintage movies.

Eve Shmeve

After viewing "Sunset Boulevard" for the first time, I wanted to see what movie stole it's Best Picture Oscar. I also wanted to see why Bette Davis won the Best actress oscar over Gloria Swanson. I watched "All About Eve" last night, and I was a bit dissapointed. I noticed alot of flaws in the acting, and the story, and the directing. To start, there was not enough character development for Eve's character. She sort just appeared out of nowhere, and in a flash she was backstage hobnobbing with Bette Davis's entourage. In real life, actors would never allow a complete stranger to chat it up with them and hang out and do errands with them within one day of meeting, especially a crazed fan. Then we are led to believe that Eve is borderline obsessed with Margo, and we don't get to see the obsession unfold, other than her being around all the time and later becoming her "personal assisstant". I wanted Eve to be less stoic and more "in your face" and overbearing. The dialogue was very mouthy and wordy, which is fine but it's not the natural way people communicate. There were witty moments and the dialgue was eloquent at times, but it still seemed contrived and forced. As far as the cinematography is concerned....what cinematography? The sets were not gorgeous, it looked as though they were thrown together by non union stage hands. Overall I just couldn't get into 'All About Eve". I wanted Bette Davis to take it to the next level of bitchiness, but her performance was bordering on dreary. This is not to say she didn't pull off a captivating performance, but when compared to Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard, Norma Desmond out divafied her hands down. There is just no comparison. I will never understand the Oscars. Of all movies, "All About Eve" holds the record for most nominations? Huh? Oh well, to each his own.

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