The Great Comedy
Added 11/17/2009
This is the funniest movie of all time. Each small detail contributes to an overall amazing film with almost continuous laughter. I first saw it as a kid and have watched it about once every year or 2 since. I've memorized most of the dialog and of course I'm not surprised but still laugh like crazy when Count von Shtup jumps into his boat and the boat comes apart in the water; when Professor Fate is knocked into the large coronation cake and later the prince, also played by Jack Lemmon, does the same; when a white cream pie finally hits the Great Leslie in the face, and on and on for so many more perfectly-directed scenes. The homing pigeons, the fake Indians, the suffragette movement, the fight in Boracho with Texas Jack, the organ music that continues to play after Fate has lifted his hands off the keyboard, Potsdorf, etc. I am surprised that no college-aged pranksters or filmmakers have replicated the pie throwing scene and filmed it for You Tube: my kids tell me that it is only because no college age people have seen this movie besides them Too sad.
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Hasn't aged well
Added 9/4/2009
I loved this movie when I was a kid. I first saw it in the theatre and was fascinated by it. I particularly liked the two cars. I even bid on one of the "Leslie Special" cars when it appeared on E-bay a few years ago (I didn't get it.)
This movie has a lot of positive aspects. The photography is great and the music is too. Natalie Wood was one of my first crushes and she still enchants me.
Jack Lemon and Peter Faulk are great together and you can ignore Lemon's overacting, because that was the effect they were going for- like one of the villians in the old silents.
However, over the years I have grown less and less fond of this production. The movie bogs down seriously in the Pottsdorf sequence, and when Tony Curtis engages in the sword fight with Ross Martin, you now wish he had kept his shirt on- the middle age spread is a bit obvious.
"The Sweetheart Tree" is a total throwaway. It really slows things down, and I still am unable to fathom why it was included. It used to be that they would pad movies with songs and dances to fill them out to a decent running time, but this thing runs long anyway.
It's a bit hard to see who the humor in the movie was targeting. I remember as a child that I thought it to be a laugh riot, but now it doesn't seem as funny. The pie fight wasn't that funny originally, and now it's just a reason to hit the "scan" button on the remote.
The movie is still worth a look, but don't expect Gone With the Wind.
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greatest pie fight on video
Added 7/11/2009
In addition to being a classic race with classic cars and stars,this movie has one of, if not the greatest pie fight on video. Classic comedy for your collection. Don't miss this one. Blake Edwards at his best. Tony Curtis,Natalie Wood and Jack Lemmon. Fun for the whole family,
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American Classic
Added 7/9/2009
A classic movie, Jack Lemon and Natalie Wood at their finest!! Great fun for all ages.
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Very Upsetting
Added 7/4/2009
The Great Race is one of my all time favorite Movies. I can't see it too many times. But the DVD and the case it came in are very poorly made. You cannot hear the voices talking during the first 20 min. or so of the show. If you raise the volume to hear the voices, the music gets so loud you cannot stand keeping that way. The "box" it came in was not the Industry standard all plastic box. It was most made of heavy paper and is wider then my other DVD's, so it will not fit in my DVD file. To sum it up -- I give the movie a full 5 star rating, but I give the DVD and it's pacakging a 1 star rating. That makes me sad...
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The Great Comedy
Added 11/17/2009
This is the funniest movie of all time. Each small detail contributes to an overall amazing film with almost continuous laughter. I first saw it as a kid and have watched it about once every year or 2 since. I've memorized most of the dialog and of course I'm not surprised but still laugh like crazy when Count von Shtup jumps into his boat and the boat comes apart in the water; when Professor Fate is knocked into the large coronation cake and later the prince, also played by Jack Lemmon, does the same; when a white cream pie finally hits the Great Leslie in the face, and on and on for so many more perfectly-directed scenes. The homing pigeons, the fake Indians, the suffragette movement, the fight in Boracho with Texas Jack, the organ music that continues to play after Fate has lifted his hands off the keyboard, Potsdorf, etc. I am surprised that no college-aged pranksters or filmmakers have replicated the pie throwing scene and filmed it for You Tube: my kids tell me that it is only because no college age people have seen this movie besides them Too sad.
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Hasn't aged well
Added 9/4/2009
I loved this movie when I was a kid. I first saw it in the theatre and was fascinated by it. I particularly liked the two cars. I even bid on one of the "Leslie Special" cars when it appeared on E-bay a few years ago (I didn't get it.)
This movie has a lot of positive aspects. The photography is great and the music is too. Natalie Wood was one of my first crushes and she still enchants me.
Jack Lemon and Peter Faulk are great together and you can ignore Lemon's overacting, because that was the effect they were going for- like one of the villians in the old silents.
However, over the years I have grown less and less fond of this production. The movie bogs down seriously in the Pottsdorf sequence, and when Tony Curtis engages in the sword fight with Ross Martin, you now wish he had kept his shirt on- the middle age spread is a bit obvious.
"The Sweetheart Tree" is a total throwaway. It really slows things down, and I still am unable to fathom why it was included. It used to be that they would pad movies with songs and dances to fill them out to a decent running time, but this thing runs long anyway.
It's a bit hard to see who the humor in the movie was targeting. I remember as a child that I thought it to be a laugh riot, but now it doesn't seem as funny. The pie fight wasn't that funny originally, and now it's just a reason to hit the "scan" button on the remote.
The movie is still worth a look, but don't expect Gone With the Wind.
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greatest pie fight on video
Added 7/11/2009
In addition to being a classic race with classic cars and stars,this movie has one of, if not the greatest pie fight on video. Classic comedy for your collection. Don't miss this one. Blake Edwards at his best. Tony Curtis,Natalie Wood and Jack Lemmon. Fun for the whole family,
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