The Thrill of It All (1963)

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Disappointment for a huge fan!

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

This is a movie I remember from childhood. It was on TCM last night and I watched expecting it to be really stupid. Some of the parts I loved as a kid were now not so good, but what I couldn't understand then, I see now as truly witty and quite ahead of its time. People can say that it is a cop out on feminism, but Doris's character got a chance at a major career and found out that it interfered with what was more important to her, her family. Is that a cop out? Quite the opposite. I wish that even now the editor could come back and trim some of the bad stuff (those kids were not actors, obviously family members of some producer). The suds gag was pretty neat in some ways but way too much in others. Day? She was such an underrated actress. Here she is so darned lovable, funny and sexy. Garner was an even better match than Hudson. He is gorgeous but less the pretty boy than Rock and found a lot of humor coming from the character's seriousness. This movie has a very good script with a pretty interesting conflict. The sexual talk is surprisingly quite frank even to this day. It is so nice to see a couple who is truly in love with each other. Yet, this is still a family film. A very sexy one but undoubtedly wholesome.

Spoilers Warning: Yes, Doris Day is as perky as ever; yes, James Garner is rugged & handsome, yes the colour is great, BUT all the screaming by many of the characters is terribly off-putting and immensely irritating. Even Doris at times raises her voice unnecessarily.You might enjoy this comedy offering if you can ignore the grating loud voices and the at times stupidly-written script (little boy nods several time to answer yes to his father on the phone, utterly ridiculous even for the early 60s).Particularly objectionable with his raucous yelling was the old man. Perhaps another actor could have given him some amusement appeal, but in this film he is just plain coarse and annoying.Generally, I love Doris Day movies, but this flick really tested my patience. I put great blame on the director. It is very dated now.

This is the first time I write a comment about a film. Considering that my favorite films, since I discovered the movies, are by Scorsese, Gonzalez Inarritu, Polanski, etc. What am I doing selecting a Doris Day comedy for my first review. Okay, let me tell you. I was overwhelmed by the sheer brilliance of the lady. I've always heard about Doris Day but I had never seen her (The Man Who Knew Too Much is my next one). She is extraordinary because in the midst of all the zaniness there is an unquestionable truth. I believed completely in her character I never thought for a moment she was trying to sell me something. I recognized her, I knew who her character was and then, of course, I laughed, loud and hard. So the reason that I've selected "The Thrill Of It All" as my first review is because that's what cinema is all about. Surprises and discoveries. Thank you Doris Day, you've given me something new to look forward to.

This movie has always been one of my two top favourites. I love many of Doris Day's pictures, but "The thrill of it all" stands out for me. Probably that is because of James Garner's involvement, (he is another of my favourite stars). I love the chemistry between these two in this movie. I had seen it a couple of times on TV growing up, and then not for many years. My memory of it had faded a bit over time, but I remembered enough to motivate me to track it down about a year ago,(after doing a bit of research to find out the title), and now the DVD is in my collection.It's light-hearted, funny, witty, romantic, and easy to watch many times over. I never get sick of it, as with most Doris Day movies. Maybe part of my romance with this sort of film is that it takes me back to a time when life was simpler and more innocent than today, and made more sense.It's good to see the likes of Bernie Kopell and Hayden Rorke in roles other than those which made them so familiar to us. I noted the query on the Message Board re Buddy Hacket in the swimming pool soap sud scene, and had already picked the voice as one of the actors from Top Cat, Maurice Gosfield, but I didn't know his name. I also like seeing Robert Strauss, the guy who is the chief of the clean-up gang. You'll pick his gruff voice straight away as "that guy who's in all those movies"; and watch out for the butler, he's a real crack-up!!I love this film for so many reasons, and I highly recommend it for all the family. It's even safe for the kids to watch, which is getting harder to say these days!! By the way, the kids really make this movie for me. The twins are so natural that they make the whole family even more believable. You can just imagine them being in your own household. This is a fantastic film. 10/10 !