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Duck Soup (1933)

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Summary: Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale. (imdb)
Genres: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Directed By: Leo McCarey
Written By: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na rollsroyce
53
T3
na SunnyOctopus
70
T7
na blackthorn
97
T10
na notsothinman
96
T10
na Seftref
30
T1
na doughbaron
85
T9
na clayj41
91
T10
na agape23
67
T7
na krupa
86
T8
na legolas10
70
T7
na xylem1
76
T4
na wmelton
75
T5
na benrag
88
T10
na Neonman
93
T10
Insanely funny; this brilliant war/political satire is stuffed like a goose full of one-liners, visual gags, accents, and hilarious set-pieces.
na thedud
85
T9
na ragoparc
90
T5
na LesterGroans
80
T9
na IMDb-byvotes
81
T10
na Granto
82
T9
na Infenso
80
T9
na Dizzley
70
T8
na jkathrens
90
T10
The Marx Brothers: everything the Three Stooges were not. I've only seen a couple of theirs, but this is my favorite.
na Skrabbles
85
T10
na Leland
97
T10
na On_Target
45
T3
na krucifyd
79
T4
na shalev
78
T5
na jodamico
75
T5
na nuked
2
T1
I agree that the 'mirror' scene is legendary and rightfully so, but the rest was just straight out not funny. Not by today's standards anyway, and I am having a hard time imagining it being funny by 1933's standards. But I guess anything is possible. It has a lot of positive comments and ratings here on Criticker, a spot on IMDb's Top 250 list, and it's praised by a lot of respectable critics that I generally agree with. I just don't see what all the fuzz is about.
na stol11
78
T8
na Starwind
83
T8
na Kunstable R.
20
T2
na LLawliet
65
T2
na bestauntie
90
T9
na ecalder
55
T4
na suman.austin
79
T7
Loved the vivid use of puns and the satire. Though most of the dialogues seemed staged and unnecessary. It seemed like they did try too desperately to be funny with some insults, well its not my cup of tea even though I like sarcasm. On second thought, the mirror scene and the lemonade scene were true LOL moments.
na fallwein
80
T6
na margaret17
99
T10
na alive75
79
T8
na tyoda
75
T9
na caocao
73
T8
The Marx Bros define madcap zaniness.
na torontodog
75
T8
na atreides
92
T8
na FrankHowley
85
T9
na Skrewtape
85
T7
na DavidNaylor
85
T8
na I.L.
71
T6
na macedo
90
T9
na bengar
92
T7
na DrHopsALot
65
T3
na dotCommunism
90
T9
na schwnhnd
85
T9
na Wieland
60
T4
na Cedar Plank
95
T6
na jgalt69
94
T8
na rainmaker205
75
T5
na Joshua
100
T8
na Cantstopdrew
91
T10
na bentien
77
T8
na davesv
81
T8
na piquet
80
T9
na rdub384
96
T10
na manolovilla
87
T6
na Kramer
96
T10
na jorge
75
T8
na Inframan
90
T6
na arturkon
96
T10
na Gooba
80
T10
na admiralmpj
70
T8
na Pinny
70
T6
na filmdot
83
T5
A very funny fim that is incredibly original. I didnt like the last 15 minutes or so. The war scene... just didnt work for me. Great film none the less.
na ShogunRua
71
T8
This Marx brothers comedy is a tremendous improvement over the primitive, silent film sleeping pills of Keaton and Chaplin. It is well-paced and engaging, even by modern standards, and some of the scenes are legitimately funny. At the same time, it suffers from both poor editing (lots of discontinuous cuts in the middle of a scene) and a bunch of hokey, kitsch elements that simply don't work nowadays. It deserves respect for advancing the genre, and being one of the first decent comedy films.
na richard7422
94
T9
na Mistakes
88
T10
Mistake - In one scene, Harpo squirts the lemonade seller with lemonade, but seconds later his shirt is completely dry.
na IsaacFord
92
T9
na caiman
82
T7
Not the rip-roaring laugh-per-second riot some make it out to be, but nonetheless an entertaining and fun movie. I appreciate the talent of these guys, and a handful of the gags/lines did make me chuckle.
na Nday
95
T9
na drone
11
T2
na Equanimity
85
T10
na clementine
95
T10
na Janne
30
T2
na Scelsi
80
T7
na HatRat
83
T6
na cwratliff
96
T10
na captainqwert
90
T9
na OfTheAllies
65
T6
na Amauet
80
T7
na iranscam
80
T6
na Coredor
77
T7
na OhYes
69
T8
na Andreas HJ
88
T7
na muccitoo
100
T10
na Jerky
60
T8
na wuzzzawuzz
60
T2
na Noblet
75
T6
Stripped of anything except pure comedy, Duck Soup throws so many jokes and gags around that you'll have to like at least some of them.
na Data1001
78
T8
na roger1
76
T1
na SonofaGunn1
90
T10
na screentime
89
T10
na psychokat
77
T6
na texasdragon
40
T1
na Mr. Mxyzptlk
72
T5
na dqnw
80
T9
na elk84
100
T10
na Zukowski
100
T10
na MrE2Me
80
T7
na RealMacgyver
70
T5
A great last 20 minutes that were a bit rushed, and a slow first 40 bar a few funny scenes. Would have been better with more war in it. Good stuff though
na Nroo
88
T9
na Madeline
66
T3
na sofielykke
50
T4
na mandarkzilla
60
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na Hysteria
50
T2
na Castroph
9
T10
Rapidly funny.
na Arithaniel
9
T10
na frazze
71
T5
na rogerebert
100
T9
na namas
79
T8
na attwood
98
T10
na earthlydel
92
T10
na ilsensine
80
T9
na htcaetano
65
T5
na St. Gloede
63
T3
na maurcs
75
T7
na etherealtard
73
T4
na beavarino
85
T6
na diceman89
100
T6
na j.minor
90
T10
na Rozmarin
90
T8
na Darklite
95
T10
na vladex1973
80
T10
na mellish
80
T9
na Alwyn
83
T8
na michaelx
95
T10
na hazelhawks
60
T5
na HardlyArt
75
T6
na deegilbert
4
T6
na jonnykungfu
90
T10
na Andrew Rusin
65
T4
na CMQuinn
90
T10
na thegakrules
85
T9
na allmovie
10
T10
na wmtheta
96
T10
na ta817
86
T9
na Daffy6964
86
T8
na babaracus
85
T8
na coutinho
79
T8
na pvelentz
75
T5
na cloque
4
T2
na brodiemcleet
82
T9
na blind_owl
77
T5
na Frink
77
T9
na CloseFriend
54
T3
na Antideity
85
T9
na bood
80
T7
na bookfraud
70
T6
na catfacer
92
T10
na Al Chambers
80
T3
na Jutsu
71
T3
na Nygaard
10
T1
na Tds4a
83
T8
na magnoliakid
89
T4
na dwyer
68
T3
na jr02gm
100
T8
na sobored
80
T9
na Magb
65
T4
Ok, this just ain't my bag. Some parts, such as the famous mirror gag and some of the hat shuffling stuff with the lemonade salesman, worked for me, but for the most part I just didn't find it all that funny. Very consistently, it was the physical and visual comedy that worked, while the endless quips, jokes and insults bored me. There's a lot to admire about the craft on display in this film, but I prefer what I've seen from Chaplin and Buster Keaton over this.
na Mechatigger
100
T10
The most immortal of the Marx Brothers' madnesses. McCarey makes some comic coherence out of the outrageous puns and sight gags.
na kybalion
100
T10
na Zealot185
69
T5
You'll get a lot of laughs between Groucho's fast-talking wisecracks and Harpo's slapstick, but the plot loses focus and just feels like an ADD-fueled machine as it goes on. At least it was short.
na xylothrone
90
T10
na lotus893
97
T10
na sirphibes
93
T10
na gorkemoge
80
T9
na ze_qualquer
60
T7
na Critic120403
90
T9
na tegotetab
95
T10
na mfidler1
76
T6
na guscuddy
95
T10
na GOIA ALIN
100
T9
na darkman
78
T8
Without any logic. But totally hilarious at times.
na howezilla
80
T4
na beach
99
T9
na johnnthomson
60
T7
na benito
80
T9
na Tic!
96
T10
na Cantankerous
80
T9
na paulstomb
90
T9
na Risselada
95
T10
na Vankata
70
T6
na kastenm
55
T2
na The Critic
94
T10
na theyshoot10
95
T9
100
na krf7
90
T9
na onetwothree
60
T7
na carlzoilus
89
T8
na toro913
81
T9
na kennardjon
75
T6
na kjfellows
5
T9
na LongHaul
85
T9
na Douradinho
85
T7
na Elekoise
88
T10
na bb9159
91
T8
na cactusman
92
T9
na Richnerd
80
T8
na flintpaper
80
T9
na fivecats
96
T10
na Jazzaloha
73
T9
na NPA
82
T9
na FrederikA
75
T8
na jameskey
90
T10
How cam you not love this?
na manonwire
96
T10
na deadbill
100
T10
na mvanmvan
100
T10
na Degan
95
T9
na b4con
80
T6
na HUTSON1840
75
T5
na filmcricket
86
T10
na lebasi
3
T5
na gregger
74
T6
na mrsmuzi
0
T4
na Tiago Vieira
70
T6
na fonthe8
100
T7
na JoeBean
98
T10
na winds
7
T10
na okidude
4
T8
The family guy probably took a hint or two from this one
na donofthedead
80
T7
na shodan7
90
T6
na mikedemo
90
T10
na akujin
93
T10
na alexcucu
95
T6
na nato
92
T10
na Macduffact2
91
T8
na danielldb
85
T9
na Bronstein
90
T9
na IanThornton
88
T9
na doughboy
70
T1
na TGTE
100
T10
na Zelos
83
T5
na gork
44
T4
na Leila
89
T8
na sindustrial
90
T10
na SirRobbie
80
T8
na t-h-o-r
70
T4
na DanceDance
95
T9
na Tweedale
9
T10
My favourite Marx Brothers' film
na dranove
98
T10
na Shibby0709
70
T6
na vanderdoido
100
T10
na kneudorf
65
T8
na hoodjeco
84
T7
na annaleepea
90
T9
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