Marx Brothers

I don't think any of these films really try to shoot for a moral message, but they are great entertainment. That being said, is it a waste of our time if there isn't some sort of moral lesson to be learned? Or is the lesson simply to take time to enjoy life and make people smile? Harpo's harp performances, Chico's piano performances, and Groucho's intelligent wit are all commendable talents and worthy pursuits.

Leaving it at that the one's we've seen recently and really enjoyed are the following:

• Animal Crackers (by far the funniest, particularly Groucho's Strange Interludes)


• A Night at the Opera


• (others will be listed here once viewed)

Get Smart

Rating: 3

Hilarious at parts, but they throw enough trash in to make you not want to recommend it without it being filtered.  Too many sex jokes, though the language wasn't as bad as it can sometimes be in a PG-13 comedy.  Right and wrong were protrayed in their true roles, the bad people lost and the good people won.  There was nothing particularly motivating in the film, just pure entertainment.  It was nice to see Maxwell Smart as not a total idiot as Steve Carrell often gets casted as, though it's not noticeable until about halfway through the movie.

Steve Carrell is such a talented actor, he just tends to get a little carried away at getting cheap laughs.  I think I would watch it again with it filtered, and I think I would enjoy it a whole lot more.