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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Steve Martin isn't one of my favourite actors, but this movie is, I think, his best. Otherwise it wouldn't be getting 5 stars from me :-)
Martin plays the private detective Rigby Reardon, who takes on a mysterious case from a beautiful client...
The film is redolent of classic detective noir, and includes a lot of "borrowed" material, cleverly inter-cut to (for example) engineer conversations between Martin and his side-kick Bogart. Trying to spot as many of the films used as you can is part of the fun.
The music score is a complete joy, and perfectly captures the atmosphere of this genre: it wouldn't have been out of place in a real 40s movie.
Definitely recommended for any fans of classic black and white movies, who aren't so po-faced as to object to a loving send up of their faviourite genre.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Now some twenty eight years old this film is still a total hoot. Before falling in to remake purgatory "the pink panther & sergant bilko Steve Martin was probably the best movie star / comedian around. The Man With Two Brains, The Jerk, All Of Me, The Lonely Guy, Parenthood, Roxanne. Being a fan I can honestly say the last funny Steve Martin film I saw was Bowfinger which I felt didn't get the plaudits it deserved.
If I remember things correctly I think Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid spawned a series of very funny lager commercials which incorporated the merging of old films with contemporary artists. I love all of the scenes notably the ones with Humphrey Bogart and the drag scene from Double Indemnity with Fred Macmurray. Im so glad I watched this again as I had forgotten how funny and for its time technically good it was. The DVD was a bit short of extras only having a scene selection and a trailer. The trailer is however very funny and like the film as a whole, well worth a watch if you fancy a good old stupid laugh. A total bargain at less than five pounds.
If I remember things correctly I think Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid spawned a series of very funny lager commercials which incorporated the merging of old films with contemporary artists. I love all of the scenes notably the ones with Humphrey Bogart and the drag scene from Double Indemnity with Fred Macmurray. Im so glad I watched this again as I had forgotten how funny and for its time technically good it was. The DVD was a bit short of extras only having a scene selection and a trailer. The trailer is however very funny and like the film as a whole, well worth a watch if you fancy a good old stupid laugh. A total bargain at less than five pounds.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
It stars Steve Martin as rigby reardon in his best performance ever. Rigby is a private detective who gets mixed up in a nazi plot to take over the world using...'cheese mould.' It is shot in black and white and ingeniously mixes clips from classic black and white crime thrillers. Martin's one liners and the countless inuendo provides way more than a laugh a minute, i really can't praise this enough. As a classic noir comedy and a gift to humanity that really is a materpiece, i strongly urge you to buy this film.
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NOSTALGIA AND RIPE CHEESE.
Its a very funny film in spite of the fact that the basic plot is idiotic to say the least, cheese that can dissolve entire continents, well I ask you.?!.
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Published 11 days ago by DOGBERRY
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Published 5 months ago by BS on parade
Great Steve
A very good 'spoof' film noir. A must see for anyone who has enjoyed the genre.
It must have been great fun for the compilers of so many extracts.
It must have been great fun for the compilers of so many extracts.
Published 7 months ago by George Brand
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A feast to enjoy!
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laugh your a*s off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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