tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post2822737281243244987..comments2024-03-16T05:27:55.183-04:00Comments on Java's Journey: Do Not Disturb (1965) a Doris Day-Rod Taylor ComedyJavaBeanRushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653117187583244224noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-65966260366124975032013-06-08T10:00:33.040-04:002013-06-08T10:00:33.040-04:00I have such mixed feelings about "Do Not Dist...I have such mixed feelings about "Do Not Disturb." On one hand, I do think it is very beautiful to look at. The color is gorgeous, and so are the sets. Doris is at her loveliest. I really like her hair and makeup and clothing in this movie. At the time there was a lot of publicity about how many outfits she wore in the movie. I do not know if it was some kind of record, but it was quite a lot. And it is somewhat amusing. My favorite is the scene with the hunting dogs. I love it when Doris asks Hermione Baddeley if she has ever seen anything like that, and Hermione answers, "Frankly, no."<br /><br />The best part of the movie is the first 30-40 minutes. One thing that really stands out is the difference in the dialogue from her Rock Hudson movies, or even her James Garner movies. In "Do Not Disturb" the dialogue is not particular witty or clever. At the time it got average reviews, and while it did OK at the box office, it did not match her earlier 1960s comedies. She did come back about a half a year later with "The Glass Bottom Boat," which was #15 on Variety's list of top-grossing movies in 1966.<br /><br />Basically, I always thought that "Do Not Disturb" feels like three or four episodes of a sitcom edited together to make a feature-length film. They did that a few times in the 1960s. One that I recall was a Tammy movie released in 1967, and was a few episodes of the one-season sitcom from 1965-66. <br />Colonel Potterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851402097041924668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-66797399543476718052013-05-21T21:35:16.064-04:002013-05-21T21:35:16.064-04:00I always get a kick watching Doris playing someone...I always get a kick watching Doris playing someone who has had too much to drink. Not one of her better films... I admit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09421976438809816553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-16919441204580645562013-05-19T17:09:07.825-04:002013-05-19T17:09:07.825-04:00Java, this is one of the rare Doris Day 1960s vehi...Java, this is one of the rare Doris Day 1960s vehicles that has eluded me. It doesn't sound like one of her best...but I'd still like to see it.Classic Film and TV Cafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548537117263337339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615056.post-15962513966346735872013-05-17T21:42:40.838-04:002013-05-17T21:42:40.838-04:00I was so loving this movie when I saw it, for abou...I was so loving this movie when I saw it, for about the first 30 minutes... I thought it was adorable and Doris trying to find her way on those English country roads...hilarious! Then it went downhill and got silly. I was so disappointed. It had so much potential and it was just plain odd how the funny and cute story line took such a nose dive!Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871388473674516955noreply@blogger.com