If it wasn't for "The Sound of Music" coming out this year, this fun "Beach Party" style movie would have been the best musical of 1965. Surprisingly, I enjoyed it that much, an innocent blast of winter weather where the girls still wear their bikinis, even on the ski slopes. James Stacy, William Wellman Jr. And Beverly Adams are running a ski lodge in the mountains which becomes a hotspot for the young Seth, and bringing in the sophisticated Jill Donohue who has a desire to warm up her chilly body with some young male companionship. They deal with a variety of guestdls their efforts to create a successful winter business, and that includes a few singing groups who aren't known at all today but provide some fun musical interludes.
Usually youth focused musicals of the 60's annoy me with their weak plots and corny dialogue, and while this one did have its share of cliched style of conversation and lingo of the era and a goofy story, I found myself smiling throughout. The songs are not really memorable but I did find my toes copying and my leg twitching in rhythm with the music. There's a stereotype Asian character, a cook that Stacy steals from a rival inn who gets a few awkward laughs, but at least he's played by an Asian actor, not Mickey Rooney. Fun for all the big bouffant hairstyle and quirky fashions, and the swedish-born Donahue who plays a character not unlike the lusty Mrs. Robinson from "The Graduate". I enjoy the recurring gag of one of the young men constantly caught by the alarm after lights out for trying to sneak into the women guests rooms, and always having an excuse.
Usually youth focused musicals of the 60's annoy me with their weak plots and corny dialogue, and while this one did have its share of cliched style of conversation and lingo of the era and a goofy story, I found myself smiling throughout. The songs are not really memorable but I did find my toes copying and my leg twitching in rhythm with the music. There's a stereotype Asian character, a cook that Stacy steals from a rival inn who gets a few awkward laughs, but at least he's played by an Asian actor, not Mickey Rooney. Fun for all the big bouffant hairstyle and quirky fashions, and the swedish-born Donahue who plays a character not unlike the lusty Mrs. Robinson from "The Graduate". I enjoy the recurring gag of one of the young men constantly caught by the alarm after lights out for trying to sneak into the women guests rooms, and always having an excuse.