Would Like To Move On, But It Still Makes Me Laugh

Rating: 7/10 (5 April 2006)

This is 1970s (I'm one year off) irreverent, sleazy humor, the kind that I normally discard - the kind I thought was hilarious when I was younger. However, because of the many classic scenes in here, it's tough to get rid of because it always offers up a ton of laughs with each viewing, no matter how old I am or how many times I've seen it. But , to be honest, sometimes I do get tired of immoral characters being the good guys in post-'50s comedies.
Bill Murray, as the sleazy grounds-keeper, and Ted Knight as the overbearing country club member, are the stars of the show or at the least the actors that give it spark. Chevy Chase is his usual smug self and the teens in here offer little except young bodies to show off.
Wy do I sill watch this?
Well, there's the famous chocolate bar scene in the pool; Murray and his "Masters monologue," Rodney Dangerfield's twitches caustic remarks and the zaniness of the golf matches that make this film likable, even though it has absolutely no "redeeming values."
The typical '70s cheap shot at religion was in there several times, totally uncalled for each time but necessary with the pagan slimes who make these films. They can't seem to retrain their hatred for anything "religious." For example, the only person in the film to yell out the Lord's name in vain is the reverend, who is portrayed, naturally, as a raving lunatic.
Actually, as I write this I'm thinking, just as caddies have been replaced by golf carts, maybe it's time to finally replace this movie with something a little nicer , something with a little more class......but ....