I'm English, but watch plenty of American TV. I've seen this film parodied so many times, and it seems such a classic out there. So I finally watched it, and hated it. SO unfunny, has not stood the test of time one bit. Only highlight was Kim Cattrall. Why is it so popular? Do you have to be american? Or around in the 80's?
shareTry watching it in the 1980s as a kid, without having been contaminated by youtube, memes, tiktoks, beatboxing competitions and so on.
If Michael Winslow in this movie is your first time to see and hear a 'motormouth' like that, you've never seen this kind of humor style, etc.
You would find it the most funny and interesting movie you've ever seen!
However, even as an adult that has seen a lot of things, there are a few things to say about this movie.
First, it has that glorious 1980s atmosphere or 'feel' - very hard to explain, but it's like tiny euphoria, if something in you is attuned to that particular inner vibration some movies radiate.
Second, its humor is actually pretty original - it's not just a bunch of recycled clichés and easy puns and such that modern movies use. It's not pop culture references or some kind of pandering or catering to the lowest common denominator. It's actually pretty brave and 'edgy', when you think about it (but what old thing isn't these days).
Thrd, this movie doesn't take itself too seriously, so there's basically never a dull moment.
Every character has its moment and a good point, no one is a Mary Sue, and there's serious tension near the end (for a comedy, it's difficult to achieve).
Now, the characters aren't very complex, Hightower is just a 'huge, strong guy', Tackleberry is just 'crazy gun nut', Mahoney is just a 'prankester-jokester', Harris is as one-dimensional as a villain can get, and so on.
The old boss is sympathetic and has some really funny moments in there.
I am glad you used the term 'test of time' instead of 'dated' - but I still don't agree. The 'test of time' only works against things that were bad to begin with, and only seemed good to stupid people because of something superficial, like 'hype' or whatnot. Intelligent people can see through such stuff instantly.
This means that 'the test of time' doesn't apply to anything that's originally and fundamentally good, like this movie.
I'd like to ask what do you consider funny, if THIS movie is 'unfunny'? The jokes are as fun as could be, and some of them are surprisingly subtle. Michael Winslow steals every scene he's in, and anyone with a sense of humor will laugh at these jokes, because they're funny without being offensive, they're comedic without resorting to crude, vulgar crap like fart-jokes, etc.
To add to that, there are memorable, 'classic' moments in this movie that I always remembered even as a kid, like the 'machine gun sound against rioters'-scene - hilarious and fun.
Maybe you should watch it when you're feeling better, and give the movie a chance, and appreciate the craft that went into this movie when it comes to humor and comedy.
There's T and A in it so it gets a pass. But yeah it's not that funny. Not annoying though.
shareYou missed everything apparently. This is the funniest movie of all time
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