AndiHoern
First of all i have to say that i respect Helge Schneider for doing such crap, but i cant understand how someone can find anything interesting or funny about this movie without using drugs to be open minded enough (if you know what i mean).And if i see which people like this film i am damn right with my opinion. Helge Schneider knows how to handle a very special kind of audience which is a lot to special for me.Texas is the try to put in the plot which doesn't even really exist into a Western world where Doc Snyder is doing dull things with dull people. Wasn't able to find even one bit to laugh about but got headaches watching this.
swisswuff
This is German satire at it's best and most direct. This movie addresses some self-inflicted stereotypes people put upon themselves, be it as German lower class to middle class, be it as Post WW II Germany with lots of hints to particular stereotypes, or be it as the Germany that idolizes America and the Wild Wild West. Of course, Karl May has done his part to further the cause of Helge Schneider here. Helge addresses these stereotypes, and he does it without mercy.The mayor with the suit and the T-shirt is a classic, and if you never knew people "like that", you will not be able to understand or relate. The scene, where "how to really eat cake" is addressed, was re-"played" thousands of times around afternoon-tea-tables around Germany anytime between 1930 and the present time - mostly in a dead serious manner. Still, if you remember sitting in a bus in a rural area in Germany around 1975, you will remember some of the people being shown, such as Doc Snyder's mother. The detective 00 Schneider is a classic as well, addressing personal dressing up and identification with a job more than a particular "plot". It would be strange if this movie made sense to anyone not knowing the time between 1950 and 1980 - which is the time that obviously formed Helge Schneider in a way that he had to make that movie. It's a pay back, and a very good one. This is surely the Monty Python of Germany. However, Monty Python gave up some of it's local bite for a wider audience, and Helge Schneider obviously did not work towards such a commitment. This makes his movies much more "right on", and much less viewable to anyone without relation to the cultural time addressed in his movie. I once attended a Gerhard Polt show where he talked about "Bad Hausen". Beforehand, I thought, let me better dress up properly, so I showed up in my gray woolen vest, and my blue-and-white checkerboard shirt. Turns out that a lot of exile-Bavarians like me did the same thing. So there we were, all trying to figure out his satire, dressed up in folksy uniforms. During the show, I noticed that sometimes, Polt said something that I found extremely funny, but while I was laughing about what he'd come up with, the guy next to me would just nod as if Polt said something he'd full heartedly agree with. At that moment, I realized that Polt made fun of people like that guy next to me, but that guy maybe did not realise that that's what had happened. As the show went on, I caught myself nodding at some of his lines myself, while I could not help noticing that people like the guy next to me would laugh their belly off. That is when I figured out that Polt made fun of me, too. This insight pertains to Helge Schneider's "Doc Snyder" to the highest degree.
SamYotix
For a short time, utter trash was pure gold in Germany: The rather unfunny german comedian Helge Schneider created several abysmal movies and songs. All of which sold fairly well for a while, then were forgotten. Thank God.What happens? Bumbling Schneider stumbles onto the stage, does a routine comedy job (the oh-so-incompetent hero), and celebrates his lack of acting ability. If you don't laugh in the first 5 minutes of the movie, walk out. The film stays the same: one tired semi-joke after the other.
alexpierret
I endured twenty full minutes of this movie and they were the most wasted minutes of my life. There must be quite a number of candidates for worst movie of all ages, but this one will surely be among the Top Ten. I won't waste your time (and mine) by criticizing this botch. And don't tell me that in the later half the movie might get better and there may be great scenes of moving drama or hard-packed action that I missed. After what I saw of the beginning I am convinced there are none. Some unsuccessful movies still have a certain charm. This one has not. Some are ahead of their times and get better appreciated in the future. This one will not. Don't waste any time with this crap. If you watch "High Noon" for the twentieth time or "The Searchers" for the fortieth you will be infinitely more rewarded and entertained.
