Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House [1948]

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Fantasic.......2007-10-04

Cary Grant at his best as a Manhatten advertising executive who moves from a cramped NY apartment to a huge wreck of a house in Connecticut.
Everything goes wrong, everything goes overbudget and he suspect his wife is having an affair with his best friend/lawyer.
For me, the funniest scene is where the Yankee well digger calls when the house is completed and Grant thinks he is going to ask for more money. Grant's face is a picture when the Yankee solemnly gives him back $5.17 because he's overcharged him!
A "must have" movie for your collection.
Buy and enjoy

Cary Grant at his best.......2007-03-10

If, like me you are a fan of the old black and white comedy films of the 40's and 50's you'll love this. The plot centres on Mr and Mrs Blandings who live in a cramped New York apartment and decide to buy a house in the country (Connecticut). The house turns out to uninhabitable and so is torn down to make way for a new one. As you might guess, the build does not go smoothly. Anything that can go wrong does go wrong. It's a typical role for Cary Grant, and Myrna Loy is excellent as his long suffering wife. The plot may be predictable, but is non the less funny. The quality of the DVD is also excellent for such an old film.

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House [1948] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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A favourite of mine!
Dreaming
One of the all time greats!!!!!

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House [1948] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Starring: Don Messick , Frank Graham , Cary Grant , Myrna Loy , and Melvyn Douglas
Director: Tex Avery , and H.C. Potter
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0001WTWVU
Release Date: 2004-06-01

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A favourite of mine!.......2007-01-13

I love this film!
It's one I return to again and again. It is charming, nostalgic and funny. Cary Grant and Myrna Loy are always very watchable and together in this film they make a lovely, humerous couple. I also recomend The Money Pit with Tom Hanks.

Dreaming.......2006-11-07

I know they run only nonfiction shows, but HGTV should rerun "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" regularly, just as a warning to starry-eyed homeowners. Cary Grant and Myrna Loy are absolutely hilarious in this homebuyer's comedy, but the real star is their dream house.... and the hideous flaws with it.

The Blandings family live in a New York apartment, where they fight daily for closet and bathroom space. But then Jim Blandings (Cary Grant) gets a brilliant idea -- buy a charming house in the country, fix it up, and live in rural charm. Unfortunately, he quickly gets tangled up in a heap of mortgage problems, and gets cheated by the former owner.

And once those are sorted out, they get professional opinions ("Tear it down!") which lead to major demolition. Undaunted, Jim and Muriel (Myrna Loy) help design a brilliant new house, only to encounter a new array of setbacks. As Jim tries to deal with the strain, he suspects that his marriage is coming apart.

Personally I consider having a new house built to be from the fifth circle of hell, especially if you have to oversee the details yourself. Apparently HC Potter did too, since the movie is crammed with subtle jabs at demanding homebuyers, trendy decorators, and those guys who send the windowpanes to the wrong town.

The movie basically trundles along the increasingly bumpy road of buying land and building a house, although it becomes somewhat slack when Jim suspects that Muriel is cheating on him. Fortunately the dialogue is hilarious from beginning to end ("The house just needs someone to love it, that's all!" "Good thing there are two of you. One to love it and one to hold it up").

Mr. Blandings reminds me of some homebuyers I'm related to -- he has more optimism than any person can have, unless he is completely out of touch with reality. And Cary Grant makes you laugh WITH and AT Jim. Loy is solid and witty as the long-suffering wife, and Melvyn Douglas does his dry best as their best buddy.

The moral of this movie: Pursuing your dream house will probably be a nonstop nightmare, even if you look like Cary Grant and Myrna Loy. So beware.

One of the all time greats!!!!!.......2001-01-20

I can heartlity recommend this film to all people who enjoy a good family comedy film. This for me is one of Cary Grants finest works and deserves a lot more credit for the film than he usually recieves. Its a heartwarming tale for all....buy it now!!!

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