One of my all-time favourite films.

Rating: 10/10 (26 February 1999)

I've been watching 15 to 30 films a month for the past 5 to 10 years, and I evaluate a film by its ability to captivate my senses, regardless of how many times I've seen it. Duck Soup does this. Though this film freaked the general public out when it was released because of the political and economic situation at the time, this film stands as probably the greatest political lampoon of all time (which was why people were upset, for they didn't think such lampooning was at all funny; incidentally, if you want to see some other political masterpieces, see Dave or Gandhi). The Marx Brothers were at their comedic peak, and the writing was remarkably high-caliber. Though things remain semi-resolved at the end, the film is an artistic masterpiece. (Incidentally, if anybody knows if Leonard (Chico) Marx was sporting a hairpiece, let me know)