Perry Kate
Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
UnowPriceless
hyped garbage
Invaderbank
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
BelSports
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
stephengarner-89560
Now To Think This Only Cam Out On Video makes No Sense To Me Because This Is One Of The Most funny Movies Of All Time A New Marx Brother Film But By The Team Behind Some Of The Best Spoofs Of All Time And it Was All Very Silly From The Get Go The Jokes Were very funny And All The Stars Were On Form So If You Want A Hidden Gem Like The Big Bus See This FilmThank You
haildevilman
Would Marx brothers style humor stand up in a modern setting? In this case, yes.No attempt was made to hide the obvious influence. That's in it's favor. A denial would have been insulting.Turturro did Groucho perfectly. Snappy quips all over the place. And his name (Roland Flakfizer) was another connection.Mel Smith had the Chico character down pat. Trade the Italian accent for a British one and ditch the piano playing, and there we are.Bob Nelson, a VERY underrated comedian, did a semi-verbal Harpo. His act has always been physical and it fit perfectly here.And Nancy Marchand did her best Margaret Dumont.As good as the originals? Impossible. But still funny as hell. You can't watch it just once I bet.
duguidb
A short word on Brain Donors (1992): Get it. I don't even think it was featured for a full week at the cinemas, but it made cable and that's where I found it. It is truly a great fast talking Marx Brothers movie--but made fifty years later. John Turturro is Groucho, Mel Smith is an English Chico and Bob Nelson is not quite a mute Harpo. But that's all right, we needed a new Marx Brother movie anyhow, and these guys will do. It's truly a clone of "Night At The Opera" but dressed up nineties-style and ballet instead of opera. So get it anyway and be prepared to laugh. By the way it came from the group that did Naked Gun and Hot Shots! movies, so you will know what you are in for. Enjoy!
bujinbudoka
Hands down, this is one of my three favorite movies of all time! The plot revolves around three guys, all who come into each others lives in a most unexpected way all on one day. John Turturro, one of the greatest actors working today in my opinion, plays Roland T. Flakfizer, an ambulance chasing lawyer, who, in an odd twist of fate represented the ex-wife of taxi driver Rocco Melonchek (Mel Smith). Joining them is Jacques (Bob Nelson), the resident handyman of rich widow Lilian Ogelthorpe (Nancy Marchand).Upon the death of her husband, he asks in his will that half of his fortune go to the founding of a ballet company. In the midst of things is a uptight lawyer Lazlo (played well by John Savident), intent on bringing down the dreams of Flakfizer and company.Upon beginning the ballet company, the trio try to recruit famed ballet dancer Volare (famed dancer and ballet performer Roberta De La Pena), who upon refusing their offer signs on with Lazlo. However, all is not lost as they bring in the ballerina Lisa Le Baron (the ravishing Juli Donald), who pines for her true love Alan Grant (Spike Alexander). Together they all head off to New York for the premiere of the Ogelthorpe Ballet Company. But, through a series of events, (and some excellent gag sequences taken from the Marx Brothers films!) the trio find they may be the only hope in saving the ballet company from certain doom at the corrupt hands of Lazlo and his efforts to bring down Flakfizer. The ensuing comedy is some of the best ever caught on film, with top-notch acting, and a great story, Brain Donors is one of the best comedies ever, and certainly in my opinion the best of the early 1990's.
