Duck Soup (1933)

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Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale. (imdb)

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Genres: Comedy, Musical, War

Country: USA

Directed By: Leo McCarey

Written By: Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Nat Perrin, Arthur Sheekman

Starring: Louis Calhern, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Margaret Dumont, Raquel Torres, Edgar Kennedy, Edmund Breese, William Worthington, Edwin Maxwell

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Sep 30	opensecret	60 _37%
Sep 26	colorbuf	1 _0%
Sep 25	slanbexx	75 _45%
Sep 24	lim	45 _15%
Sep 23	BromarSharif	8 _46%
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Aug 24	sven_usling	80 _78%
Aug 22	lance20000	85 _71%
Aug 22	gurkov	100 _98%
Aug 13	glumpy_99	79 _50%
Arguably the best known Marx collaboration is an enjoyable enough outing for the brothers, though (and this is beside the point) the lack of plot and structure means that it ultimately becomes a series of revue skits and quips, rather than creating and developing a comic tension, which becomes wearying after a while. Still, some great and memorable scenes, especially the hilarious mirror sequence which does indeed build a considerable amount of comic tension (and with Chico's perfect capper!)
Aug 13	Berk Tuna	90 _0%
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May 14	larmor	32 _15%
The first half-hour is barely watchable. It got a bit better later.
May 11	goldfinger	60 _33%
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Apr 28	Mjoepp	60 _60%
Apr 23	lefterisd99	50 _26%
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Apr 13	jdnolla	8 _88%
Apr 11	TimeCapsule	45 _33%
Despite starting with what is popularly argued as being their best film, somehow my first real exposure to the iconic Marx Brothers was sadly severely disappointing. Maybe the characters have just been diluted over time by countless imitations, or maybe ultimately their particular brand of comedy just isn't quite for me. Although I appreciated the political satire and witty word play, sadly at best the jokes were mildly amusing, but then most of the slapstick was more frustrating than funny.
Apr 07	TheRuins	80 _95%
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Feb 10	nobamba	70 _67%
My first Marx Bros. movie. Harpo Marx was very annoying. A lot of clever wordplay. The racism caught me off guard: "My father was a little headstrong, my mother was a little armstrong. The Headstrongs married the Armstrongs, and that's why darkies were born." Fav scenes: war song and mirror scene.
Feb 10	TMDaines	40 _6%
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Nov 27, 2018	GothamRich	80 _65%
Nov 21, 2018	psim	72 _35%
The rapid-fire puns, the political satire and the overall spirit of anarchy make this film still quite entertaining, but even with its short running time some of the slapstick sequences feel drawn out. The lack of anyone to root for lets the film seem a little mean-spirited.
Nov 18, 2018	Jenny82	80 _52%
Nov 17, 2018	doyler29	100 _95%
The country of Freedonia is going bankrupt. Wealthy dowager Margaret Dumont will bail them out, but only if they make her beau Groucho Marx their new leader. This angers romantic rival Louis Calhern, the ambassador from the neighboring country Sylvania. He hires spies Chico and Harpo Marx to undermine Groucho's rules. A hell of a lot of chaos ensues culminating in war between the two countries.
Nov 13, 2018	brianrobot	5 _87%
Nov 13, 2018	twincinema	70 _54%
How much comedy is too much comedy? I felt tired after this film ended, and it was only 68 minutes.
Nov 13, 2018	FancyMike	3 _22%
Nov 13, 2018	rasseneur	88 _32%
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Nov 10, 2018	ednova	80 _64%
Nov 07, 2018	antidood1	60 _34%
Whereas the physical humor of Chaplin and Keaton never really got old – arguably because it was never again done so well – the dialogue-heavy humor of Duck Soup has aged rather poorly. Most of the jokes have nothing to do with the story or the characters, making the movie feel less like a movie and more like a comedy show. Some of the more absurdist jokes are great – the mirror scene, for example – but way too many of the attempts at humor fell flat for me.
Nov 06, 2018	Cigo	10 _92%
Nov 05, 2018	adamant	72 _72%
Nov 05, 2018	deanjames	75 _67%
Oct 21, 2018	ryanmarks	100 _79%
Oct 19, 2018	jal90	92 _85%
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Apr 01, 2018	Jake29	98 _85%
Apr 01, 2018	Djaba	99 _90%
Mar 30, 2018	anarchistica	36 _15%
I'm normally a fan of 'cheesy' humour but my response to this movie was... lukewarm. There's a few decent sketches and some clever wordplay but i only really laughed two or three times. There's virtually no story, the music number is overlong and the fat jokes at the expensive of a normal-looking woman are painfully unfunny. If this is their best movie i think we can safely say Karl was the funniest brother. ಠ_ಠ
Mar 25, 2018	eldado	85 _59%
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Feb 18, 2018	Videogirl88	99 _93%
Feb 17, 2018	Ceekay19	40 _7%
Rufus T. Firefly: "You're a brave man. Go and break through the lines. And remember, while you're out there risking your life and limb through shot and shell, we'll be in be in here thinking what a sucker you are."
Feb 12, 2018	M_Edelman	95 _96%
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Aug 06, 2017	Kyraen	65 _39%
Aug 05, 2017	Yiannos	85 _97%
Duck Soup captures the Marx Brothers at the peak of their anarchic freewheeling period where they towered Godzilla like over their contemporaries. The verbal fireworks ricochet off the screen in luminous shards, and the jokes come thick and fast with a sense of space that avoids clutter. McCarey directs with fluid comic rhythm, and the musical sequences are memorable and perfectly integrated. Groucho is at his irreverent best as Firefly, and the mirror scene is pure comic nirvana.
Aug 03, 2017	JanDoggen	40 _2%
Aug 03, 2017	luckyxiii	99 _98%
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