The Court Jester

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Summary: One of a kind by a one of a kind star
Review: My first taste of the comedic genius of Danny Kaye was when I saw this movie late one night when I was about 13. I waited anxiously for the movie to be on again and thus began my life long addiction to the sweetness of Danny Kaye. This movie is an absolute must for anyone who loves to laugh. This is one of the best musical comedies I have ever seen. The songs always manage to tug at my heart especially the lullabye. Danny was truly a one of a kind, I have yet to see an actor reach his level.

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Summary: dashingly funny, visual masterpiece, witty dialog, colorful
Review: the court jester combins all the elements needed to insure compeat enjoyment. this historicly funny colorful music filled adventure will tickle your funny bone. DANNY KAYE cleverly works his comic genious with witty dialog and slapstick sight gags. Backed up by an amazing cast of good and bad characters, don't miss this medieval masterpiece, you'll be humming the tunes and reciting the toung twisting 'pellet with the poison' and tell everyone you know to deffinatly go.

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Summary: The Brew that is True...
Review: If one is tired of baudy bathroom humor of the typical comedies one finds today, perhaps "The Court Jester" will satisfy your comical thirst. Set in England during the time of chivalry and knighthood this musical comedy stars Danny Kaye as a ne'er do well circus performer who ends up out"fox"ing the dastardly villains, getting the girl and saving the real king's butt (so to speak). Glynis Johns plays Maid Jean whose stunning beauty and big eyes just make you melt (wow, I wish I'd been born earlier). Basil Rathbone is his typical bad self as the evil Ravenhurst playing it to the hilt! This film pulls out all the comical stops from tongue twisters to hypnosis, magnetism and even a Zorro sword play spoof with Rathbone! This is Danny Kaye's finest and funniest comedy! A must see movie!

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Summary: Beautiful movie on DVD
Review: I have seen the Court Jester many many times, and I love the restored color on this DVD. The music and story is still wonderful -- the vessel with the pestel has the brew that is true.

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Summary: Great Movie.
Review: Very entertaining! if you like Danny Kaye, and comedy get this movie!You and your family will absolutely love it.

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Summary: The best of all Danny Kaye movies
Review: This one is absolutely, without a doubt, the best Danny Kaye movie ever. In it he shows off his many vocal talents: fast talking, faking foreign languages, and singing. Also, he showed his great physical abilities. In one scene when he is fencing with Basil Rathbone, Kaye got so fast with his sword that Rathbone couldn't keep up with him and had to be replaced with a stunt double who was Kaye's fencing instructor!

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Summary: Great
Review: This is one of the best musical comedies I have seen in my entire life. Danny Kaye is hilarious! This movie is going to be around for a long, long time...and the generations to come WILL enjoy it as much as the first did!

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Summary: Great!
Review: I've grown up on this movie. I've loved it ever since my dad sat me down to watch it at age 10. It's got everything you would want. And my favorite line: "I found a bow and arow and learnd to shoot. I found a horn and I learned to toot. Now I can shoot and toot; ain't I cute?"

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Summary: Loved the hessel and pestle and chalice in the palace parts
Review: we love movies like this one...they are so entertaining and keep us on the edge of our seats laughing outloud....can't find them like that anymore...wish actors could still be so wonderful in their performaces without all the modern political correctness...

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Summary: Danny Kaye's work of art
Review: I saw this movie very late one night, and I have not been able to get it out of my head ever sinse. The one line that will always stick with me, even when I am a senile old man, will be, "The pellet with the poison's in the vessle with the pestle and the chalise of the palace holds the brew that is true." This movie also stars a very young and very beautiful Glynis Johns and the legendary Angela Lansbury. A truely memorable film that will be a personal favorite for years to come.