Funniest Movie Ever

James and Muriel Blandings live in a "cozy" NYC apartment and decide to find a new home in the suburbs. There are a lot of variations on this theme, but none so perfect. Sophisticated yet family-friendly, the dialogue is smart and witty. The cast is enormous, including the Blandings and their daughters, best friend Bill Cole, Gussie the housekeeper, plus the secretary, realtor, architect, contractor, subcontractor, and more. Every single speaking role has at least one funny line, and every performer delivers. That's remarkable in a comedy. Sixty years later, though this film is dated - it's in black and white for starters, it's still funny because the plot and dialogue are timeless. Is this a memorable film? As Mr. Dussander would say, "Ye-ep!"

Hilarious and timeless

This is one of those movies that I watch every time it's on TV, even though I own the DVD! There's just something about it, when it's on, I must watch.

Anyone who's ever built or even remodeled a house knows the endless mess and money involved. Amazingly, nothing's changed since 1948, and Mr. Blandings shows these trials and tribulations in an outright hilarious way.

Cary Grant is a brilliantly charming comic, both subtle and broad--watching Grant is pretty much enough reason to sit through any film, but he's truly wonderful here. Myrna Loy is deliciously dry. The situations are both wild and totally realistic. And the movie is very, very funny.

The scene with the painter is a classic--but so are many other moments.

Martha Stewart has just chosen this as one of her picks of TCM (Turner Classic Movies) which is wonderful and ironic, given how the movie shows the price of "perfection" (and ultimately, its rewards).

What else could go wrong?

Cary Grant and Myrna Loy star in this 1948 comedy. Grant plays an advertising slogan creator that lives in New York City with his wife, 2 daughters and a maid. They are living in cramped quarters and the family gets tired of it. They buy land in Connecticut and discover the house should be torn down. What happens next is everything goes wrong and expenses mount like no one could believe!Everyone who has had a home built should own this very entertaining and funny film. This movie is in black and white. The quality on DVD is excellent!