Classic comedy

Rating: 8/10 (11 December 2009)

There are few comedies that you can truly watch over and over and not be bored. This might be the tops in that category. Is it dated, yes of course, anything that is almost 30 years old is going to look different than the quality of film today but what makes Caddyshack work is that it is unique in it's ability to be both irreverent and timeless at the same time. It does not reference topical jokes or use 80's clichés so it can be watched by any generation and still be funny. I really can't stand Chevy Chase except in a few things and here he is just mildly funny and a bit pompous, but the other actors do a great job, Cindy Morgan is delicious, Rodney offers some of the best classic one liners ever, Ted Knight is hilarious and Bill Murry is brilliant as the disgusting moronic grounds keeper and has some of the most quoted lines in movie history. Is it silly, yes, does the plot wander, yes, do I care, hell no! It's in the hole!