Boys' Night Out (1962)

SEX COMEDY - 1960s Style
BOYS NIGHT OUT is finally available remastered on DVD. The film Pillow Talk has had more said about it and its social reflection then this little gem from the same director. This is the era when Playboy magazine and "The Pill" were becoming major influences on the so-called Sex Revolution in the US. Boys Night Out is a sex comedy that is very much tied to this time, which in this case quickly dates it but that is true of most comedy. Next to Pillow Talk, I personally feel Boys Night Out is the better film. With Boys Night Out we just have more fun - the writing is better, the directing/editing is tighter and the cast is superb. And what a cast, you can't go wrong with Kim Novak and James Garner and the many supporting actors are Hollywood's best. Note: The title song's clever lyrics were written by the great Sammy Cahn and sung by cast member Patti Page. So set your sexual mores back to 1962 and sit back and enjoy this light romp of lust and love. Recommended!

Surprisingly Entertaining
There were a lot of humorous surprises in this movie. For starters, James Garner lives with his mother and is a nerdy weather buff! Then there's Kim Novak, who takes to the role of a seductress with aplomb, only a minute after she arrives for what she thought was an apartment inspection. The 1950s-style paternalism all the men dish out to Novak in spite of their lurid extramarital fantasies is downright charming. I give this movie two thumbs up, and am sure you will too.

Movie: Great / Quality of the "Digital Remaster": Poor
A favorite movie of mine arrived from Amazon yesterday. At the top of DVD case with a bright red background, it proclaimed, "Remastered Edition". As I said, the movie itself is great. But the quality of the DVD with MANY white spots (the "digital remastering") is very poor. So, if you want this DVD right now, Amazon's poor quality transfer DVD is the only game in town. If you don't mind waiting, you might want to write the studio (Warner) and have them release an official, truly digitally remastered DVD. Also, Amazon doesn't give you a break for poor quality; their spotty DVD is full price.

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