Honestly what is funny about this?
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tallkennj — 10 years ago(June 11, 2015 12:22 PM)
If you love golf, you must know it is not possible to play 18 holes without at least 10 moments where somebody if not everybody in your foursome quotes a line from the movie. If you can honestly say that isn't true, you must be playing with some REALLY dour, humorless people.
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raidermatt-728-303842 — 10 years ago(June 29, 2015 11:05 PM)
There are a lot of people who don't find this movie funny. It really depends on who you identify with in the film.
If you identify with the slobs, i.e. the caddies, the blue-collar folks, the sincere characters, then the movie is hilarious.
If you identify with snobs, those whose personal mantra is "Some people just don't belong", well, then the movie isn't very funny at all. -
nocomputer1962 — 10 years ago(July 27, 2015 09:08 AM)
For what it's worth, I "get" and appreciate the anti-establishment bent of this movie. I can't call it one of the funniest movies ever, however, because about 40 percent of the film's running time revolves around Danny, who is a dull, unfunny douche. For me, "Caddyshack" grinds to a halt whenever he's on screen. It's like watching a Marx Brothers movie in which Zeppo is the main character.
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heisenberg12 — 10 years ago(March 06, 2016 09:20 PM)
Think what's funny about this movie is how it makes fun of all of the characters in it. These are owners of professions in life that are supposed to be upstanding, elite, and supreme in society, but we see a judge who is very immoral and conniving, a bishop who gets drunk and says there is no God, a trust fund kid Ty who has a few screws loose, an obnoxious millionaire real estate owner who makes fun of everyone, and then there's the groundskeeper who has lost his marbles, the judge's niece who enjoys skinny skiing and going to bull fights on acid, the childish behavior of the tournament players yelling for Danny to miss the shot. You just have all of these eccentric characters coming together at the golf course, and really, you'll get characters like these at country clubs, although they're exaggerated in the movie for humor. There's a diversity of people that come together and humorous things that go on at country clubs with the mixing of the personalities, and I think this movie has fun with making fun of them all. It is the one liners and lines though that are the funniest. It's mostly silly humor so it's not for everyone, but it's definitely a funny film. You have to open your mind a bit and just get prepared to laugh before going to watch it. If you're not in a good mood, it's not going to snap you out of it by visuals or any grand events. All of the humor is in the dialogue.
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StephieVee — 9 years ago(June 11, 2016 10:56 PM)
If something needs to be explained to you, or you need enlightened, you probably wouldn't understand. Unless there is a language barrier, there can be no explanation that would suit. People can't be convinced to like anything, and that's ok, that's why there are so many different movies.
I do not agree with your statement about slapstick; I appreciate all types of comedy, as long as it's not offensive or hurtful. What are some examples of movies that you find hilarious? -
CalibMcBolts — 9 years ago(September 11, 2016 08:10 AM)
I agree with the OP here. Expected some legendary comedy. and except Murray, who is always great, i didnt find any character funny and didnt laugh once at any of the jokes, other than Murray's.
Sorry.
The Producers, Blues Brothers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Chaplin & Keaton, Estaire & Rogers, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Annie Hall, The Apartment, Monty Python, A FIsh Called Wanda, Some Like it Hot, The Graduate, The Last Detail, Midnight Run, Being There, WHo Framed Roger Rabbit, The King of Comedy, The Player.
Now THOSE are some great classic comedies. Not this loud gibber jabber
Favorite films of all time list
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jimprideaux — 9 years ago(January 09, 2017 01:47 PM)
I tend to agree. Too many characters and perhaps the funniest was the puppet gopher.
The leads were Ted Knight and Rodney Dangerfield as antagonists. If you like these guys then you will like the movie. For me I kinda like Rodney for me Ted is always someone trying to be funny but isn't. It might have been OK if they were in support roles.
For younger members of the audience there was Michael O'Keefe. Michael O'Keefe? What other roles is he known for? He conflicted between two girls played by no-name actresses. Also has work conflicts with his boss and a co-worker. He tries to score pints with Ted to get a scholarship.
The only interesting thing the O'Keefe character has going is that he caddy's for Chevy Chase. Chase plays his character as an uneven Clark Griswold. The movie would have been better had Ty been given more screen time, and given better dialogue.
Bill Murray was great in his character however it was little more than a prolonged SNL bit. The best scenes were the ones the Murray character caddied for the Bishop. -
kag2 — 9 years ago(February 03, 2017 04:36 PM)
I didn't find it all that funny, either. But then, I never watched this movie as a teen in a full movie house on Saturday night in 1980, but as a middle-aged Netflix viewer in 2017, after having heard people talk about it for years.
This was no Animal House, nor was it an Airplane, a Blues Brothers, or a Cheech and Chong laughter. Still, Rodney Dangerfield was funny (dang, I miss him). The Jaws-inspired doodie in the pool scene was so stupid it made me laugh. Chevy Chase, thank you very little, brought a couple chuckles. And the two hot gals reminded me of those teenage hormone days. But somehow Bill Murray, an often funny dude, didn't connect for me.
Maybe it's a matter of taste.
An OK comedy. Not a great one.