hey, I was just wondering if there are any guys here who had seen this, and what they thought of it! I'm about to force a guy i know to watch it, and was wondering what the general concesus was.
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31 year old male here. Love this movie. Guess I have a thing for early 20:th century settings - the best movie musicals I've seen are, besides this one, Mary Poppins and The Music Man. Clips of supercool amateur performances on YT makes me wish I lived in the states. Would be awesome to experience all the musical numbers IRL.
shareI'm a guy, I've seen it, and I thought it was just O.K. But I'm not especially into musicals. When I do watch a musical, I prefer less sugary material, such as Oklahoma or An American in Paris (or almost anything else with Gene Kelly). I guess maybe it's the surreal/fantasy elements I prefer in the aforementioned ones and others (Brigadoon, etc.).
shareInteresting that seven and a half years after the original post, this thread is still active...
Okay, for the record, I am a middle-aged, old school white guy, and I love "Meet Me." Personally, I don't necessarily agree with the usual divisions of "guy movies" vs. "chick flicks." For me - and I'm only giving my opinion here - I get really bored with special effects and explosions. I go to the movies to see a good story. Two hours of SPFX in search of a plot don't do a thing for me.
If you are a fan of action movies and car crashes, more power to you. If that's what you like, then plunk down your $12 and go. To each his own.
For my part, I can enjoy action movies or musicals, sci-fi and courtroom dramas, and even what are usually called "chick flicks." What I want is to see a good story, well told - whether it's Die Hard or Meet Me in St. Louis, Casablanca, To Kill a Mockingbird, The King's Speech, The Sound of Music, just to list a few favorites.
So, back to the original question (which by now I'm sure is long since a moot point) - if your young man likes movies loaded with special effects and lots of bombastic action, then he will most certainly hate "Meet Me in St. Louis" (even though he might still watch it with you because he loves you!). But if he likes classic, story-driven movies, then he just might like it.
This is funny, you must have just finished watching this on TCM (03/26/2014). I am also a middle aged (*sob*), semi-old school white guy, and I could have written your post; Well Done! This is a "little story", by current standards, that provides me with both a pang of nostalgia and jolt of optimism. I pretty faithfully watch it twice a year or so, depending on TCM's schedule. It's a movie about a family that actually likes each other, how could that be bad?
shareThis film was released in 1944, right in the middle of World War 2, and was shown to American servicemen on bases and
ships all over the world. Its theme of "there's no place like home' struck a chord with men faraway from home. As mentioned here the film grossed more than any film since Gone With the Wind in 1939-40-41.
It is interesting that the recent Clooney film "Monuments of Men" depicted the song "Have yourself a Merry little Xmas" being played at a military camp in Europe.
I also read that Louis B Mayer, head of MGM, approved the film for production but thought the plot about a family moving to New York was weak. Maybe so but what a great, superb execution.
Sure Guys like this film what's not to like. One of the all time classics.
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I'm glad I saw it. Colorful movie. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a great song. And "The Trolley song" and sequence is my new obsession. But the thin plot didn't have much for me, as much of it is about "Does he like me?" or "Is he going to PROPOSE?"
shareSome films are more about atmosphere and characters than plot.
Yes, I'm a man too, and I like this one a lot. One of the best musicals ever made.
Any movie with Margaret O'Brien is worth watching, guy or gal.
Shhh! Adults talking here!
Yes Saw it on TV so I decided to give it a shot, great film.
shareMy husband has seen this many times though he doesn’t particularly like it. He watches it because I watch it. He really dislikes the Halloween segment and I must admit, that is my least favourite part of the movie.
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