Absolutely silly movie

Rating: 1/10 (6 April 2006)

I saw this movie recently expecting something terrific,with a rating of above 8 on IMDb.This movie is an utter waste of time,especially today.Perhaps it has an anti-war message but you'd have to sit through the entire movie for that.You cant go for more than 10 minutes without hearing that dreadful anthem 'Hail Freedonia'.The only relevance I could see is Groucho Marx' resemblance to many of the tin-pot dictators of this day.And the 2 spies were unbearable,especially Pinky.It did have some good performances ,especially from Louis Calhern and Margaret Dumont.However most people wouldn't find this sort of slapstick appealing anymore.Don't bother watching it unless you're an avid fan of the Marx brothers.And if you do,Don't BUY THE DVD.