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I am forcing myself to write this post because I really just want to curl up in my blankets and sleep until V is for Vengeance comes out. A slightly unrealistic plan, so I decided to blog instead.
The Marx Brothers are really not funny anymore. This is a shame because the types of jokes Groucho tell seem like my sense of humor but they are so dated . However, I did like this movie a lot more than Duck Soup. This was their first movie with MGM so they had to tone down their jokes a bit. I feel bad liking their "safe" jokes better than their risque ones. In this movie, though, they had to rely on sarcastic wisecracks more than outrageous characters which is why I think they improved.
So still not humorous but not unbearable. Which I guess is all you can ask for in a comedy...
RATING: **---
Interesting Facts:
Number 85 in AFI's top 100 movies. I love movies, but their list is just the worst!
No Zeppo!
Sam Wood, the director, could not get Groucho Marx to say a line like he wanted. Wood finally said "I guess you make an actor out of clay." Marx responded "Nor a director out of Wood." That is solid.
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You may wonder about this swarm of comments. I am sitting in on a super boring five hour online presentation and reading your reviews are so much more interesting.
ReplyDeleteI agree this one is better than Duck Soup. I even liked some of the stunts, such as the overcrowded ship cabin.
Haha I am glad it drove you here! Five hours is brutal.
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