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It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ?

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In Reply to: Critics and I disagree posted by danj on April 07, 2002 at 11:31:43:

I wouldn't be embarressed about liking that one. I can't see how it is not on nearly everyones top ten comedy list. A great film. You are however correct in keeping the rest of your list hidden, you've got some true crap in there. ;^)
Steve

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Re: It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ? - danj 23:59:27 04/07/02 (2)
I think Mad, Mad World is a comedy classic that pays a lot of homage to the movies director Stanley Kramer grew up on. I love the movie and have seen it many times. Why so many critics hate it is a puzzler. Maybe they don't want to watch a well made film with a good cast that's one gag after another. Maybe the pace is so fast they can't keep up.
Or maybe they just had something against Stanley Kramer.
- Re: It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ? - mikenyc 23:32:39 04/08/02 (1)
  It's a later film of Kramer's that has a heavy, negative, cynical edge missing from his other films. Compared with the rest of Kramer's ouvre, this sticks out like a genuninely "sore thumb". It's also a very cynical, dark comedy; he wasn't known for his humor but for his films of the human condition, expressed in the hope of the individual of overcoming his dark side(s), etc.. He rarely strayed from these general themes, but when he did...it just didn't ring true.
  I mean this guy is the director of a film about the few survivors of a nuclear war..."On the Beach", "Inherit the Wind", "The Defiant Ones", "Home of the Brave" and "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner". Message films...high quality, well crafted stories.
  - Re: It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ? - danj 19:45:17 04/09/02 (0)
    I won't get into a pissing match about this film. Mad, Mad World is more than anything Kramer's homage to the films of his youth. He said so himself. As a film buff I recognize many of the little in jokes and asides in the film. It's been one of my favorite comedies since it was first released.
    Beneath all that madcap foolery is an intelligent movie with something to say about greed and stupidity. I don't think it's crass or unsubtle. If people don't get it, they aren't paying attention.
Re: It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ? - danj 23:54:04 04/07/02 (0)
Well, the thread is on movies we're embarassed to admit that we like. Call it guilty pleasures.
Yeah, some of the movies, like AMERICATHON and DEATH RACE 2000 aren't exactly of the highest calibre, but I liked them. Turn off your brain and some movies can be taken for just their entertainment value. Plus, I have always like movies that are satirical or spoof the current fads.
Which of my list, other than AMERICATHON and DEATH RACE 2000, which I admit are pretty much crap, do you truly dislike? Have you seen them or just judging from word-of-mouth?

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