John Frankenhimer made "The Extraordinary Seaman" in 1969 and it was one
almighty flop; hardly surprising considering it was an extremely
unfunny comedy set in the Philippines during the Second World War. If it
showed us anything it was that Frankenhimer couldn't do comedy and
watching this you might assume that David Niven, Alan Alda and Mickey
Rooney couldn't do comedy either or maybe the war with Japan just wasn't
that funny or maybe it was the continual cross-cutting from the movie
to newsreel footage that killed it. The female lead was Faye Dunaway,
who already had "Bonnie and Clyde" behind her; that she survived this
muck is testament to her abilities both as an actress and as a star.
Extraordinary indeed, but for all the wrong reasons.
Monday 20 May 2019
THE EXTRAORDINARY SEAMAN no stars
John Frankenhimer made "The Extraordinary Seaman" in 1969 and it was one
almighty flop; hardly surprising considering it was an extremely
unfunny comedy set in the Philippines during the Second World War. If it
showed us anything it was that Frankenhimer couldn't do comedy and
watching this you might assume that David Niven, Alan Alda and Mickey
Rooney couldn't do comedy either or maybe the war with Japan just wasn't
that funny or maybe it was the continual cross-cutting from the movie
to newsreel footage that killed it. The female lead was Faye Dunaway,
who already had "Bonnie and Clyde" behind her; that she survived this
muck is testament to her abilities both as an actress and as a star.
Extraordinary indeed, but for all the wrong reasons.
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