Most Overrated Comedy Ever!

Rating: 1/10 (24 August 2007)

I was dragged to this gawdawful piece of tripe when it first slithered into the theaters back in 1980 and absolutely HATED it! Over the years I had to just shake my head roll my eyes whenever someone referred to this abomination as a "comedy classic." Of course those same people tend to deify the incomparably unfunny Adam Sandler and seem to think that loud obnoxious mugging and anal expletives are inherently more humorous than wit, irony, and wordplay. When a dear friend of mine persuaded me to give this dog another chance a few years ago, I reluctantly complied and have regretted it ever since. This film was even more agonizingly unfunny the second time around and ultimately my friend finally had to agree with me. After that experience, I needed a Woody Allen fix bad and had to watch in quick succession "Play It Again Sam," "Zelig," "Crimes and Misdemeanors," and "Bullets Over Broadway" to remove the fecal taste of "Caddyshack" from my mouth. This movie seems to me to be the visual equivalent of so-called "classic-rock," and no doubt appeals to those who haven't listened to anything new since their mid-70's drug soaked heyday. I could go on and on and on about how bad this piece of tripe is, but I'll just have to utilize my "Comic Book Guy" from THE SIMPSONS voice and say, "Worst movie ever!"