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Summary: Forget the remake, this is the real thing
Review: Oh God, it's on TV as I write this and I forgot just how FUNNY this movie is. The remake with Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks is just a pale imitation of the absolute hilarity that is this film. I've seen this film many times and I still laugh just as hard every time. This should be in anyone's movie collection.
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Summary: There Are Two Things You Cannot Say
Review: 1. "I am sleeping"
2. "I hated 'The In-Laws'"
Many rave reviews have already been written about this comic classic, with many of the same observations that I have regarding same - but on the eve of the official opening of the remake of 'The In-Laws' I felt compelled to encourage anyone who has not seen the original with Peter Falk, Alan Arkin and Richard Libertini, to get to the local rental shack and make up a batch of Orville's. You're going to laugh your little tushie off. Guaranteed.
P.S. Good luck to Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks on the remake. And you thought Shaq had big shoes? - T.L.
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Summary: "The Eagle has landed"...
Review: ...finally on DVD.This movie is "up there" with "Army Of Darkness". It is outragously funny from beginning to end. To best appreciate this move you have to have a pretty dry sense of humor. I won't bother to repeat what the other reviewers have said here, other than that The In-Laws is one of the funniest movies I've seen in my 42 years. There is a remake of this that is going to be released soon, but somehow I'm pretty sure that it will never, ever be as funny as this was, even if the new one has Albert Brooks in it.
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Summary: HILARIOUS!
Review: No matter how many times I've seen this movie, I laugh as much and as hard as I did the first time I saw it in the theatre. Peter Falk and Alan Arkin are absolutely perfect together. LOVE IT.
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Summary: Why don't more people know how great this movie is?
Review: When The In-Laws first came out, I fell in love with it. It cracked me up and when I asked other people what they thought of it, nobody seemed to have seen it. Years later, after you would assume more people would've seen it on cable or on VHS, I would get the same reaction... nobody saw it. There is so much to love about this movie. The characters and the plot are just plain silly and there are countless classic moments. It starts out slow, but gets more outrageous as it moves along. If you are a fan of comedies from the Marx Brother's or Three Stooges, this is keeper.
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Summary: Serpentine!
Review: This is a ridiculous, absurd, and amazingly funny movie. It is one of my favorites. All you have to say is, "Serpentine!" and anyone who has seen this movie will know exactly what you are talking about and likely crack up. I believe it is one of the most memorable scenes in all of movie history. The scene in the diner with Shel's split pea soup is also one of the best ever. I don't know how much of that dialogue was written or improvised, but it is perfect. Arkin and Falk are so aligned in this movie that it is impossible to see anyone else in these roles. And who can forget the dinner at the bride's home and the conversation about Falk's experiences with large insects in the tropics? I won't go through all my favorite scenes because that would be most of the movie. All I can tell you is to get the tape (or better the DVD coming out, I guess in May 2003) and enjoy it over and over again. This is a wonderful and memorable comedy that I treasure.
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Summary: Bend-over hilarious!
Review: This movie is an absolute hoot, from beginning to end.
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Summary: A laugh out loud riot!!!
Review: This is definately one of the funniest movies ever made. You can't help but cry from laughing so hard. Don't miss it!!!
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Summary: All time top five comedy pick.
Review: It's closest rival is Tom Hanks in "The Burbs". So now you know where MY head's at! Give your brain a break and watch this movie when you're weighed down by the likes of "Schindler's List".
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Summary: Jose Guecos de Muertos
Review: Run straight out (NOT serpentine!) and get this movie! By far one of the funniest films ever made. The script has hilarious comedic elements which feature straight men who take themselves dead seriously saying and doing the most outrageous things. And, it is absolutly clean, so you can watch it with your kids AND your grandma. Plus, this movie manages to pull off have many different comedic elements--it is not purly slapstick (boring!) or pretentious highbrow schtick. Everyone will find something funny in this movie. Who would have thought Falk and Arkin could be such perfect foils for each other? Falk is at his best here, very Columbo-ish, seeming totally scatterbrained but really knows whats going on. He plays a top CIA agent (who claims responsiblity for the Bay of Pigs). Arkin is a nerdy dentist who just wants a quiet life. What brings these two together is that their children are marrying. But that's the point where normalcy stops and looniness takes over. This movie is so jam-packed with funny lines you'll find yourself quoting it constantly. Those of you who remember all of the crazy self-appointed dictators who featured so prominently in the 70s and early 80s will love the general. Everything about this movie is great. If you like to laugh, you will find something funny here. Get it!
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