"Fight for this woman's honor, which is probably more than she ever did"

Rating: 10/10 (6 March 2017)

This is notable in being the last Marx Brothers movie to feature Zeppo. It's actually kind of sad as I didn't even recognize him until near the end. Is this the best Marx brothers movie? I rank it second only to "A Night At The Opera", like everyone else would. There's a few weaker moments which don't make it quite as good as that movie, but it's still awesome. It's actually weird seeing as how I don't really consider the famous mirror scene to be one of the film's best gags. I remember Mike Nelson saying that if he could riff with one deceased person, it would be Groucho Marx and I can see why.
Nearly all of Groucho's jokes sound like riffs. Right when he makes his first appearance, he can't stop making jokes. I even love the very first scene which features ducks in an actual soup. I guess it gives some context to the movie's name. I thought it was completely random, but this actually was a phrase used back in those days. Groucho steals the show, but Chico and Harpo are hilarious as well. I could simply go on all day talking about the hilarious jokes made in this movie. In fact, I think I'll just spend the rest of my review doing just that.
When someone says, "I'll teach you to kick me!", Chico responds with, "You don't need to teach me! I know how!". Maybe the first great joke was the woman saying, "I was with my husband until the very end" which Groucho responds with, "I can see why he passed away". Later, she says, "I want you to meet a very charming lady". Groucho says, "It's about time". One particularly long one was, "...may look like an idiot and sound like an idiot, but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot". Oh, and I was afraid they wouldn't show the actual war scene, but luckily they did! That's what a perfect movie does! ****