THERE'S A CHALACE IN THE PALACE WITH A BREW THAT IS TRUE
Added 8/19/2009
When I was five years old I remember meeting a man who put an eiderdown around my shoulders and he made me laugh so much. He said: I am going to show you a little bit of a film and all we saw was:
1956:
There's a chalace in the palace with a brew that is true;
There once was an ugly duckling with feathers all fluffy and brown; .../and she walked with a quack and a waddle and a quack and a very fine eiderdown.../pttt get out, pttt pttt get out, pttt get out of here; and she walked with a quack and a waddle and a quack and a very fine eiderdown;
The King was in the altogether, the altogether, the altogether the King was in the Altogether ... /etc.../ The film was either never made or there are two versions going around, because I believe this film is just beginning to come out now in 2009.
Barbara O'Sullivan
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
|
Best movie we've seen this year
Added 7/17/2009
I love Danny Kaye! This movie has everything - witty music, great dancing, funny repartee, and Danny Kaye at his best. Lyrics by Sylvia Fine kept us in stitches. A great family movie, although kids might not understand some of the lyrics.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
|
Kaye's Best
Added 7/14/2009
Dazzling wit, charm and comedic timing to spare. All aided by gorgeous color and other topnotch production values. No background material included in the package, alas, but the movie is in great shape and that's enough. The songs and jests fit Kaye's brand of silliness perfectly. And hearing and watching old serious dramatic pros like Basil Rathbone, Cecil Parker and Mildred Natwick volleying crackling quips with Kaye is an especially tantalizing delight. Even the hulking, ominous villain Sir Griswold (Robert Middleton) is allowed his downright adorable moment. A great comedy.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
|
Sylvia does Fine as usual
Added 5/25/2009
I like Danny Kaye all right, but I'm a Sylvia Fine fan as well, and she shines here, not only in the very clever title sequence and even cleverer "Maladjusted Jester", but all the way through. I especially like the lullaby Kaye sings early in the film. Add first-rate songs to first-rate writing, spot-on performances, lush art direction and brilliant editing, and you've got one of the best comedies ever made for the screen. The swordfight, impeccably choreographed, is even better than the ones in "Princess Bride"; "Maladjusted Jester" is a delight you'll want to see over and over; the knighthood scene is a howler, and of course "the vessel with the pestle" is a classic of American culture. When they start considering film as literature in the schools, this classic should be in the basic overview. And kids, generations removed from its making, still love it.
Personal note: I introduced my daughter to this when she was in her teens, when "Murder She Wrote" was her only exposure to Angela Lansbury. She sat up and shouted, "Mom! Mom! Angela Lansbury was a BABE!!!"
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
|
King of Jesters and Jester of Kings
Added 5/5/2009
"The Court Jester" (my favorite movie in the whole world) makes a great gift. It is a romantic comedy with adventure and fencing. The all-star cast brings this Robin Hood-like story to life in a captivating manor. Whether sharing a movie night with family or hanging out with a group of friends, this is an ideal movie for everyone to enjoy.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
|
THERE'S A CHALACE IN THE PALACE WITH A BREW THAT IS TRUE
Added 8/19/2009
When I was five years old I remember meeting a man who put an eiderdown around my shoulders and he made me laugh so much. He said: I am going to show you a little bit of a film and all we saw was:
1956:
There's a chalace in the palace with a brew that is true;
There once was an ugly duckling with feathers all fluffy and brown; .../and she walked with a quack and a waddle and a quack and a very fine eiderdown.../pttt get out, pttt pttt get out, pttt get out of here; and she walked with a quack and a waddle and a quack and a very fine eiderdown;
The King was in the altogether, the altogether, the altogether the King was in the Altogether ... /etc.../ The film was either never made or there are two versions going around, because I believe this film is just beginning to come out now in 2009.
Barbara O'Sullivan
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
|
Best movie we've seen this year
Added 7/17/2009
I love Danny Kaye! This movie has everything - witty music, great dancing, funny repartee, and Danny Kaye at his best. Lyrics by Sylvia Fine kept us in stitches. A great family movie, although kids might not understand some of the lyrics.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
|
Kaye's Best
Added 7/14/2009
Dazzling wit, charm and comedic timing to spare. All aided by gorgeous color and other topnotch production values. No background material included in the package, alas, but the movie is in great shape and that's enough. The songs and jests fit Kaye's brand of silliness perfectly. And hearing and watching old serious dramatic pros like Basil Rathbone, Cecil Parker and Mildred Natwick volleying crackling quips with Kaye is an especially tantalizing delight. Even the hulking, ominous villain Sir Griswold (Robert Middleton) is allowed his downright adorable moment. A great comedy.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
|
