jacksons-02775
One of the most consistsntly funny movies of all time. WHat more can I say? It's everything you'd want in a movie and then some. Has some of the funniest stars like Milton Berle, Jonathan winters, don knotts, etc. everyone has chemistry, and I can tell 100000000% of effort was put in every frame. O can even nitpick and find a flaw in it
Benedito Dias Rodrigues
Think in something original,mad,crazy,wild,louder,this roadshow comedy goes beyond the border of insanity and greed,when l'd watched it for first time in 1986 right away realize it was the most creative comedies which l never saw until then,for advent of the DVD it's comes to alive again,in this second time l've to admit a little disappoint about that,but on second time around l saw it carefully and so some many funny situations in an original way which convince me totally,a bit dated but still peerless indeed,all star cast proved a comic roots themselves,unfortunately the dealer here in Brazil supplied us with full frame needing a best restoration!! Resume: First watch: 1986 / How many: 4 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 8
moonspinner55
Everything about Stanley Kramer's high-decibel all-star comedy "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" screams BIG! (beginning with the film's ungainly title and Saul Bass's unreadable, crazy-quilt opening credits). A dying man in the California desert gives a group of bickering auto travelers a tip where to find some hidden loot--350 G's; the group discusses divvying up the money fairly once it's found, but soon turn on each other in a winner-take-all scramble. It isn't clear if the screenplay by William and Tania Rose was originally this caustic, or if the shrill, continually grating quality of the picture came into play once the actors stepped in front of the cameras. Kramer, not known for his comedic expertise, directs everyone the same way: the bigger, the better. As such, some of the finest comic personalities of the 1950s (as well as top-billed Spencer Tracy playing it fairly straight as a police captain) are not shown to any useful advantage. A young movie-watcher unaware of the reputations of Sid Caesar, Milton Berle, Jonathan Winters, Mickey Rooney, Ethel Merman, Jim Backus, Buddy Hackett, Phil Silvers and Jimmy Durante might be excused for temporarily assuming this group was nothing more than a collection of overeager hams. The flying insults, ghastly screams and grasping hands are more than enough to do the expensive production in...that is, until Kramer and his editing team made the decision to let the movie run an astounding 192 minutes. If a friend recommends this one to you, find a savvier friend. ** from ****
thrall7
I saw this movie when it was first released, which was when I was in junior high school. My friend and I laughed all the way through it. In the decades since then I must have seen it at least half a dozen more times, and still enjoy it - but from a different perspective today. This was maybe the greatest assemblage of comedy talent ever put together in one movie, even if it isn't the greatest comedy due to a pretty thin story line. There are actors in it, like Buster Keaton and Ben Blue, who started in silent movies. Many of the others came out of the vaudeville circuits. The characters are all great, with some wonderful cameos, such as those by Jack Benny and Jerry Lewis. A personal favorite is Jonathan Winters portrayal of the put-upon moving truck driver.While the story line is thin, it's still a funny movie from beginning to end. Today, hopefully viewers will appreciate what a tribute this movie is to a true all-star cast.
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