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 Is this the grandaddy of them all?

They are going to remake the Naked Gun- and the trailer has just dropped. I was thinking some of the scenes would not go astray there. The Brothers playing the guards heads like  a xylophone. Harpo cutting off the horsehair plumes off the guards. The throw away lines. A gas attack- take a spoon of bicarb in a glass of water. 

Oh even stock footage- The marathon of people coming to Rufu's aid. Stock footage festival in the Simpsons in one. I did have a more sobering thought- this film makes fun of war. Equally we have soldiers on screen- gas attacks. Whistling past the graveyard? Or people just laughed at it 

 At one point they sing Hi de Hi, Ho de Ho. I mean sure. The cabinent scene reminded me of the town meeting in Blazing Saddles

It is a vehicle for the Marx Brothers and they drive off pretty fast. It has the go and never darken my towels line-which still works Groucho is still funny. You can see how he became a legend

His brothers a bit less so, but hey nobody is perfect.  I suspect comedy Italian accents are not capapble of beating the weight anymore. Though I did like the taxes, and leavenworth jokes. The plot is simple Groucho becomes President of Freedonia, and gets sucked into intrigue and a war with their neigbours

With Hilarious consequences.. Yes actually 



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