New to the Marx Brothers? Start with Duck Soup

Rating: 10/10 (31 August 2005)

I'm a big Marx Brothers fan and Duck Soup is considered their best. It's #85 on the American Film Institute's top 100 films list.
Groucho is Rufus T. Firefly. Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont) appoints Firefly president of Freedonia. Firefly and Ambassador Trentino of Sylvania vie for the hand of Teasdale and go to war over her. Sylvania sends Chicolini and Pinky (Chico and Harpo) to spy on Firefly. Who cares about the plot in a Marx brothers movie. It's all about them, the gags and jokes which are a constant stream in this movie.
Duck Soup has elements of political satire but it's mostly just crazy fun. The mirror scene, the ending war scene and the lemonade stand scene are favorites of Marx Brothers fans. If you are new to their films see Duck Soup followed by A Night At The Opera. Get the DVD edition because it will be clearer than the video.