Episode 3: Some Like It Hot

Justin:

Things kind of suck right now. The world, and our country in particular, is in a bit of turmoil, you could say. So sometimes it’s nice just to laugh for a bit. And where a lot of modern comedies head for the gross-out gag or parade around the dick-and-fart jokes for easy laughs, Billy Wilder’s classic comedy SOME LIKE IT HOT aims for a bit more. And it works… really well. There’s a reason it’s an all-time classic comedy! But honestly, the thing I’ll be taking away from my time with Sweet Sue and her Society Syncopators is finally coming to realize what made Marilyn Monroe the super-duper star that she was. Having never truly experienced her beauty outside of random portraits at car washes (it’s true - I saw one just yesterday) or the Hard Rock Cafe, her screen presence and, maybe even more surprising, her comedic timing, was something to behold. Now, as we discussed, there’s probably an editor somewhere that deserves the real pat on the back there, but in those moments when the stars aligned… man, she’s really something else. Ultimately, it’s really easy to see why she became the sensation that she was while watching her go back and forth with Tony Curtis on the beach, or when she air-quotes seduces him on the yacht. She was a force to be reckoned with and I’m glad that I finally know why. Boop boop be boop, indeed!

Pete:

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