Is this that this film doesn't age well or?
I was born in 1983 and I remember hearing from this film quite a few times in my youth but never happened to watch it. So it came up in the deals section at amazon and from the rating here I decided to get it. I mean 7.8 rating for a comedy makes it the highest ratest comedy ever I believe. So I watched it with my brother last night...
Sure we smiled 2-3 times but they tried so hard to make a million 1st degree gags in every scene it was boring us to death.
So my theory: This type of spoof film was something never seen before in 1980 and it must have been quite well praised by people when it came out. I understand there are quite a lot of 70s references there but the first degree humour doesn't do it for us since we passed teenage years.
I can't see how this is rated higher than "Kung Pow: Enter the Fist" for example which was the greatest comedy ever made. They sure tried very hard but I'd rather have a very funny moment every 5 minutes than 10 awful gagsevery minute that are supposed to be funny for 10 year olds.
I can't see how anyone could find this important to watch unless you are a cinema teacher and want your students to know what NOT TO DO in a film. This film shows that to the infinite.