- Actors: Dan Aykroyd|John Landis|Chevy Chase|John Candy
- Language English, Russian
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Warner
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CNG9
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 26,509 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
With eighties comedies they either inspire hatred or a perverse kind of enjoyment. There are so many criticisms that can be levelled at spies like us, however its inanity is its genius. Dan Ackroyd and chevy chase playing the same characters they played in the vast majority of films they appeared in form a slapstick likeable duo who are sent out as decoys to protect the genuine U.S agents who are deep in cold war Soviet Union. There are many hilarious moments in the film, such as when they attempt to cheat their way through an exam and also when they first arrive at the training camp. If you enjoy eighties comedies such as caddyshack, dragnet, or even airplane this is an essential purchase
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
If you enjoy the clueless slapstick of Chase and Ackroyd, you will love this film.
It is full of great scenes, notably the surgery done from a manual ("can you hurry it up a bit, I'm getting hungry"), the parachuting into Afghanistan and the constant slacker wisecracking of Chevy Chase ("I know the test backwards... I've taken it 3 times already").
Switch off the more critical faculties, and enjoy the film for what it is - honest 1980s cold war paranoia ridiculousness.
Joel
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Written in 1981 by the ever funny Dave Thomas with John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd in mind Spies Like Us was put on the backburner after Belushi's sudden death. In 84 Dan Aykroyd dusted off Thomas's script and re-worked it a little with Chevy Chase in mind. Spies Like Us generated allot of enthusiasm before it's release, it was billed as an action comedy allot like Ghostbusters. But it failed to deliver upon it's release. The thing with Spies like us is that it's to clever a comedy. Allot of the jokes go over your head because there aimed at the military and government, if you don't understand the technical aspects the jokes seem flat. Ghostbusters used allot of technical words but they were fictitious and added to the humor of the movie. With Spies the use of real words for data and information made it flat and didn't give it a goofy side.
Both Chevy and Dan are really in character and perform to the best of there ability. The movie is full of cameo's, so if your a film buff you'd probably enjoy seeing famous directors and actors pop in and out. The first half of the movie is genuinely hilarious, but half was through the story gets to complicated and the jokes don't come as sharply as they had the first half. But all said Spies like us is a classic in my opinion and a movie you'd enjoy again and again. 4/5
Both Chevy and Dan are really in character and perform to the best of there ability. The movie is full of cameo's, so if your a film buff you'd probably enjoy seeing famous directors and actors pop in and out. The first half of the movie is genuinely hilarious, but half was through the story gets to complicated and the jokes don't come as sharply as they had the first half. But all said Spies like us is a classic in my opinion and a movie you'd enjoy again and again. 4/5
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Awful
It astounds me that there are so many positive reviews for this movie on here! It is utter tripe from start to finish - lame jokes, a shambolic script...this is just for starters. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Scaroth, Last of the Jagaroth
The first step in the operation is to shave the patient
Emmett Fitz-Hume (Dan Aykroyd) and (Chevy Chase) Austin Millbarge are looking for a new life and find it in the CIA. They are so good they are rushed through training. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2008 by bernie
Don't bother..
Just trust me. This film has funny scenes but doesn't work as a film. You come away slightly confused that you actually watched John Landis movie. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2008 by Brendan
A funny 80's comedy
I had this years ago and I've now bought this on DVD.
This won't be the funniest film you've ever seen, but I've always liked Chevy Chase, he plays the lead comic role... Read more
This won't be the funniest film you've ever seen, but I've always liked Chevy Chase, he plays the lead comic role... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2008 by Dazman
Horrible DVD of a great film
I first saw Spies Like Us when I was a kid, when Chevy Chase was my favourite actor. I must have seen it about fifty times since then and I am almost word-perfect on the script. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2006 by Inspector Gadget
The first step in the operation is to shave the patient
Emmett Fitz-Hume (Dan Aykroyd) and (Chevy Chase) Austin Millbarge are looking for a new life and find it in the CIA. They are so good they are rushed through training. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2005 by bernie
Funniest thing of the eighties...
This is a real treat - two of the funniest guys in the world, on cracking form and it is a rare opportunity. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2003 by James Addison
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