ThiefHott Too much of everything

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

utgard14 So-so Marx Bros. effort is not in the same league as their earlier classics but it warrants a look if you have already seen those films. It's certainly better than most of their 1940s output. The plot's familiar enough: the Marx Bros. team up to help save a friend's business (in this case, a circus). The brothers are all in good form here, although they're mostly reworking old shtick. The scene in the midget's room is my favorite part. The obligatory lukewarm romance this time is supplied by Florence Rice and wall-eyed tenor Kenny Baker. The two also sing a couple of the movie's forgettable Arlen-Harburg tunes. The only good song in this is also one of the movie's highlights, "Lydia the Tattooed Lady," as performed by Groucho. A big plus in this movie's favor is the good supporting cast backing up the Marxes, including Nat Pendleton (in a Harpo wig), James Burke, Eve Arden, and the always fun Margaret Dumont. It's an enjoyable movie if one lowers expectations and doesn't expect something on par with Duck Soup or A Night at the Opera.

hhg2 I love the Marx Brothers, but I suppose that means I need to qualify that I love the Marx Brothers circa 1929-1937. You can read about the demise of their funny movie-making as a result of Irving Thalberg's untimely demise or the antipathy of Louis Mayer elsewhere.I can't recall if I saw this picture early on and then forgot about it or not, but I did have the misfortune to revisit it recently as TCM had a tribute to their films. All I can say is horrible. I might have had a chuckle or two, but I did not have a full laugh throughout the picture. I can only recommend this one for die-hard fans who want to see the Marx's entire oeuvre. Too many musical numbers and too few belly-shaking laughs, I'm afraid to report.

preppy-3 The Marx Brothers (Groucho, Chico and Harpo) try to save Jeff Wilson (Kenny Baker) from having to sell his circus. For the Marx Brothers this is pretty bad. The guys were getting pretty old when this was filmed...and it shows. They seem tired and run down here. Some of the routines are funny but not as good as anything in "A Night at the Opera" or "Duck Soup". This one has way too many lousy musical numbers in it that bring things to a screeching halt. You also have to endure a piano solo from Chico and a harp solo from Harpo. The plot itself is vague at best and this seems much longer than it actually is. Worst of all is the end which is protracted and has some of the unfunniest and most violent slapstick I've ever seen in a Marx Brothers film.On the plus side Groucho does do his infamous "Lydia the Tattooed Lady" number; Eve Arden has a fun bit with Groucho and it's always a treat to see Margaret Dumont deal with Groucho (even though she's treated terribly at the end). So this is sub par Marx Brothers but still 100% better than some comedies.

horrorfilmx Which is to say, neither the Marx Brothers' best nor their worst, but the end of their great period and the beginning of their decline. MGM was simply a studio that (with few exceptions) didn't understand comedy. After this GO WEST has its moments, but THE BIG STORE is nearly a complete waste of time (and when I say "nearly" I'm being charitable --- offhand I can't thing of a single good thing to say about it).AT THE CIRCUS, on the other, hand, still has many things to recommend it, if you have the iron will it takes to sit through the incredibly schmaltzy and irritating "love" angle. Lots of funny one liners, Harpo riding around on an ostrich and bopping people with his horn, the problematic "Swingali" number (which offends many people but somehow only makes me reflect that Harpo transcends racial barriers), a guy in a gorilla suit, and last but very, very far from least, "Lydia the Tattooed Lady".For that number alone you should see this movie. Of course if you're a Marx fan you've seen it anyway --- you've probably even seen LOVE HAPPY.Ugh.