A good movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a decent reputation, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, when I noticed on IMDb that this movie was more than 3 hours, I was actually rather apprehensive to see a movie which seemed to be not much more than a daft comedy lasting for so long. Well, eventually, I wonder what it is listed with such a long running time since the only version(s) that you can watch are much shorter (the one I saw was around 150 mins). Anyway, on paper, there is no way that such a silly comedy with a very thin plot and lasting for way too long should interest me and, yet, I have to admit I did enjoy the damned thing after all. I mean, there is nothing much to it, it's about a group of barely developed characters finding out that there might be some kind of treasure hidden in some park and, for the rest of the movie, you get see to see them racing each other to get there first. How they managed to deliver 150 mins of running time which such a flimsy concept is quite extraordinary but it was even more impressive that the end-result was actually entertaining. Eventually, even though the die-hard fans might argue otherwise, I think that’s actually the strength of this movie, the fact that nobody involved took it seriously at all so there was nothing pretentious about the whole endeavor, just some plain old fun. Finally, one of the major points or goals with this movie was to include as many ‘famous’ American comedians as possible but, if you are not familiar with who was famous back then in the 60’s, this whole aspect will be pretty much lost on you (I think I managed to spot only 3 or 4 actors). Anyway, to conclude, even if I don’t think it was really amazing, I have to admit that it is actually an entertaining comedy and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.