Movie #2175 "The Great Race" (DVD) --- while we were watching one of the kid's favorite film, we noticed the similarities in the plot with one of our favorite, this film. So we suggested this one for the next night. To me, this is a 5 out of 5 film because it has every kind of comedy you can think of in it --- Even if you don't laugh, they are trying so hard to fill every minute with a sight gag, verbal pun, sound gag (who can forget Peter Falk's pipe?) or whatever. Meanwhile, it is making fun of every genre you can think of in film : romance, western, swashbuckling, desert movies (a la Rudolph Valentino), racing films, action films, royalty (Kings & Queens), etc. with a special nod to pie in the face silent comedies, and the great swordfight in "the Adventures of Robin Hood" (the original one with Errol Flynn.) (Princess Bride also had a scene in homage to Robin Hood, but it wasn't near as good). I think this film still stands the test of time, even though it is quite old, and plus the cast can't be beat --- the film puts Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon together again (some like it hot did it so well, too) and Natalie Wood and ironically, a much younger Peter Falk (than the one in Princess Bride) are both a delight to watch. If you haven't seen this "classic," it comes highly recommended in this family.
"THE GREAT RACE" 2 hours, 40 minutes 1965
In the early 20th century, two rivals, the heroic Leslie and the despicable Professor Fate, engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris.
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