A classic

I'm pretty sure I saw this one back then when I was a kid but since it is such a classic, I thought it was time for a re-watch. Personally, I think one of the interesting things about this movie is that it is a great test to know if you actually enjoy this genre of parodies. Indeed, even though it might not be the first one, it was and is the best one ever made. So, if you watch this flick and you think it stinks, you can skip directly everything in this genre because nothing else that came after was remotely better than this. For me, this test worked pretty well and I know where I stand now. Indeed, I thought it was pretty good and there were many many good jokes ('a smoking ticket, please!', just awesome...) but that was about it, I'm afraid. Indeed, in my opinion, even though it is supposed to be that way, it all remains pretty stupid and stupid humor is not really my thing, I'm afraid. After this, the directing trio (Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker) spent much of their career milking dry this genre and I didn't care much for it (yeah, even 'The Naked Gun' trilogy was pretty lame, in my opinion...). To conclude, even though I'm not a huge fan, it is definitely a pretty good comedy, a classic, and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10