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There's a new Marx Brothers DVD set out, btw. (All of their MGM movies, IIRC.)
I think that if you are the kind of person who rants against pan-n-scan, you'll be able to appreciate Lawrence of Arabia on a television. If you're the kind of person who doesn't like those annoying black bars on the screen, then you'll need to see it in a theatre. t /unrepentent widescreen snob
She'd be better with the dialog. And seriously, I'd love to see Queen L. and Hugh in a movie together.
Huh. *THAT* would be interesting. At least, to my comic-ignorant senses. Could she pull it off?
On the other hand, I rewatched This Is Spinal Tap over the weekend because it was a Komedy Klassic. It still doesn't make me laugh.
oh, thank God, I thought I was alone...
I have ginormous adoration for the Marx Brothers. My sense of humor trends towards the absurd.
I've only seen Duck Soup, and it was great. I've heard A Night at the Opera is really good.
That one's funny too.
And then, once you've seen a few Marx Bros movies, you should read the first half of the Cerebus comic books. They feature characters based on the Marx Brothers, and Dave Sim can really bring the funny.
(He can also really bring the annoying misogyny, but that's another story...)
A Night at the Opera has the classic ship cabin scene--hilarious!
I don't have much opinion on the matter, but most Marxophiles think their earliest movies are their most anarchic and funny. So Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, Monkey Business, Horse Feathers, Duck Soup.
I saw on a Lost Film site that the negative for Animal Crackers is in such poor shape it's practically disintegrating. Even the first and second generation copies that are out there are in horrible condition.