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Summary: EAT MY SHORTS, AFI
Review: The American Film Institute committed the biggest injustice since Jackie O used her status as first lady to make the pillbox hat fashionable when they rated The Jerk #89 in the 100 funniest movies of all time. The Jerk is easily in the top 5 funniest movies ever made and is arguably the funniest. This is a movie that starts out with Steve Martin delivering the funniest line in the history of film: "I was raised a poor Black child." Hilarity ensues when he learns he isn't an African American and embarks on a journey to find his "special purpose." This was Steve Martin's first movie and is at least equally as funny as Planes Trains, and Automobiles. If you like Steve Martin you will like The Jerk. This was the first movie I bought when I got a DVD player. I got The Jerk and The Birdcage. Buy both movies, they are must haves for anyone with a DVD player or VCR.
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Summary: Always a classic
Review: This was Steve Martin's first real foray into feature film and it's still one of my favorites.
The movie is still hysterical. Fans of Blazing Saddles, Caddyshack and the like should enjoy this movie.
The only complaint I have is with the extras on the DVD. There really aren't any.
Of course, this movie was made before DVDs and even before VCRs were available for less than about $10,000, so there may not have been much (or any) behind the scenes stuff.
It would have been nice, though, to have commentaries from Carl Reiner, Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters and Jackie Mason.
Still it's a good addition to a DVD library just because it's a great movie.
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Summary: Steve Martin at his best worst....
Review: This movie is great. Simple as that. It is funny, Steve Martinesque humor that leaves no movie lover without a laughing outburst. It is the perfect pick-me-up movie, when you need a little or BIG laugh. Timeless and classic, this one will always be part of our movie collection.
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Summary: Funny Movie!
Review: The Jerk is one of Steve Martin's early movies made before he started making more family type movies and the artsy more dramatic stuff, those movies are fine but I prefer the very silly movies like The Jerk which I totally enjoyed but some of it's politically incorrect humor may offend others as this movie was made before that time when everyone became afraid of making movies that would offend anyone and these days they are back to making these politically incorrect movies so if you don't mind some humor that may be a little raunchy or not PC then this movie won't disappoint. I have one question though and that is why is the DVD only in full-screen and not wide-screen?
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Summary: "Stay away from the cans!"
Review: The Jerk is a comedic performance against which all others should be measured. Steve Martin is hilarious as Navin Johnson, a white man raised by a poor black family without realizing there's anything different about him. The Jerk is a story of one lost soul trying to find his place in the world and the antics caused by his innocence and naivety. Everyone ought to see this movie at least once, just to see Martin in action. "Lord loves a working man. Don't trust whitey." "The new phone book is here! The new phone book is here!" "Damn these glasses." "Yes sir. I damn thee." "What's the matter with these cans? These cans are defective. He hates these cans! Stay away from the cans!"
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Summary: Love the movie... Hate the DVD.
Review: Be warned: This movie is silly. If you are looking for the more subtle humor of Steve Martin's more recent years... Look elsewhere. I was already a huge fan of Steve Martin in the 70s when this movie came out. He was the Elvis of standup comedy at the time and was ready to hit the big screen and move on. My only beef is the DVD itself. It stinks. They don't offer it in widescreen, and it lacks any special features. I have a library of hundreds of films on DVD, and this is one of the very few which are not available in Widescreen. I can't understand why they decided to release it this way. I guess it's their way to make us buy it again when it comes out in WS.
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Summary: No extras
Review: ...and in retrospect, it wasn't as funny as I remembered. But it was still a good laff and I'm happy I have it in my collection.
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Summary: "Full Screen" means HALF SCREEN
Review: Full-screen means you lose about 50% of the picture (and still pay full price). It's one of the greatest and funniest movies ever made but I will not allow myself to be ripped off by paying for the 'full screen' edition. The stars are for the movie. The three missing ones are all because of the way it is presented.
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Summary: 5 stars for the movie, 1 star for the DVD
Review: THIS MOVIE DESERVES THE BEST TREATMENT! IT'S A CLASSIC! PLEASE RELEASE A WIDESCREEN CLEANED UP VERSION OF THIS MOVIE! I WILL NOT PURCHASE A DVD OF THIS UNTIL THEN.
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Summary: Sir, you are talking to a...!
Review: This is probably one of the funniest films ever made. There isn't much more that I can say about this that hasn't already been said. If you haven't already seen THE JERK, your enjoyment of this might be diminished somewhat because the gags and jokes have become part of popular culture. You might feel a sense of deja vu. Oh, I saw that joke in...and so fourth. It is worth another look though. Be forewarned however. This film was made in the 1970's and isn't exactly PC. Some people might be offended for various reasons. THE JERK is sorely needing a SPECIAL EDITION! The DVD I bought was sorely lacking.
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