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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 445560" data-attributes="member: 7">SEXTETTE is currently free online, so I decided to re-watch it out of pure curiosity. The movie had a long, difficult history. Mae had written the story in 1959, performed it as a stage show in 1961, and had been trying to get it produced as a feature since the late 1960s. Production was bushed back for Mae to do MYRA BRECKINRIDGE (1970), and the production fell into limbo for several more years. The money was finally pulled together and filming began in December 1976. I now stand by this assessment: SEXTETTE is better than MYRA BRECKINRIDGE. From what I've read, Mae decided to make SEXTETTE for her fans, and on that merit, I suppose the film accomplishes its goal. Mae plays Mae West, the caricature, the almost drag queen spewing the most Westian "Mae West" one-liners. I must admire her determination here in her mid-80s. She looks good for her age, and despite obvious mobility, vocal, and hearing issues, she delivers just what a Mae West would want to see. I imagine it was quite the treat for her fans to go into the theaters in 1978 and see a new Mae West movie. Had I been there, I'm sure I would've gone to see it. I won't make any argument about SEXTETTE being a good film, and I'm divided on whether or not it was intended to be a good one. I feel the intention was to be campy from the onset, and if you can get into the groove, the movie can be fairly enjoyable. Aside from Mae, the cast is stacked with a host of well-known faces: Timothy Dalton, Dom DeLuise, Tony Curtis, George Hamilton, Ringo Starr, Alice Cooper, Keith Moon, Walter Pidgeon, George Raft, Regis Philbin, and Rona Barrett. That list alone is impressive, and dare I say, some of them turn in good, even funny, performances. I am particularly fond of Dom DeLuise -- who I always enjoy in movies -- and I think that Tony Curtis, George Hamilton, and Ringo Starr are all quite memorable as Mae's ex-husbands. Even though Timothy Dalton was dismissive of the movie, he is good and handsome here. I've re-evaluated my stance on SEXTETTE. As I say, it isn't a good movie, but I found myself enjoying it during this re-watch. It's bad, busy, and bland, but I had fun with it. [ATTACH=full]59778[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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