The Kentucky Fried Movie

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Murray C Watched this for the first time in over 30 years, this time with my two adult sons. I was anxious that it might not be as funny as I remembered it, and we had a backup film ready in case it wasn't. But we needn't have worried. It has held up surprisingly well over the years, and they both found it as funny as I did when I first watched it at their age. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/21/24 Full Review Jarrod R I had a passing knowledge of this one, but as it was just before my time, my introduction to the Zucker Brothers was the 80s comedy classic, Airplane from 1980. This one? extremely problematic. I was cringing throughout. I'll give Donald Sutherland 1/2 star as the clumsy waiter and Marilyn Joi a full star and a 1/2 as Cleopatra Schwartz. Other than that, the "Fistful of Yen" segment is absolute garbage. Embarrassing and over the top. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/08/24 Full Review Darlene V I always wanted to see this movie because I had heard so much about it. I watched it today and it was OK but to be fair it's likely because it's been too many years.. Did not know that they did a whole parody of Enter the Dragon, THE martial arts movie that was by father funniest skit. Everything else is really made me chuckle. But what did make me sit up and I've tried to research it is the last skit in the movie. The young lady I'm almost sure is Glenn Close but I could not find her name nor that last skit in the credits. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/24 Full Review Jack R It's just a bit… shit… Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/24/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the earliest spoofs out of the 1970s by young director John Landis and written by the Zucker Brothers It made over $7 million despite the concept of sketch comedies not being considered for peoples tastes The entire thing is a collection of sketches of TV and movie cliches; including parodies of local news, numerous movie parodies, and a few standalone skits Yes some of the humor is very dated specifically to the era when it came out and particularly ethnic-based Keep in mind this is an R-rated comedy with plenty of foul language and nudity to spare But it is tailored to comedic effect with hints of blaxploitation, adult cinema, Bruce Lee action films, and disaster pictures One scene in particular pre-hints the recently released 'Get Out' intentional or not Spoofs are very difficult to pull off that'll tickle the funny bone; in this digital age YouTube's more of the go to for edited content made by ordinary people that'll get more laughs, likes, sharing etc. But upcoming director Landis during the alt-comedy and counterculture scene makes for a good start along with its mocking the low-rent sleaze of '70s Times Square movie fare while giving audiences the same (if sillier) quotient of sex and violence This makes for a still-bracingly grubby barrel of laughs even if they're not all consistent Let's face it; sustaining comic momentum and audience engagement over a long stretch is nearly impossible let alone an entire feature film as opposed to a half hour on tv But the 1970s along with the 1980s priced comedy can still work if handled right This is still smart and satirical even if all of its comedic parts don't gel together 100% Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/11/23 Full Review Jared Z Very dated, but it has its moments. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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