A pointed political satire, Duck Soup is the Marx Brothers' funniest and most insane film. Groucho is Rufus T. Firefly, the hilarious dictator of mythical Freedonia. Harpo and Chico are commissioned as spies by Groucho's political rival, the calculating Trentino (Louis Calhern). The film contains many of the Brothers' famous sequences: the lemonade stand, a masterpiece of slow burn; the Paul Revere parody; the "We're Going To War" number, a beautiful spoof of '30s musicals; the hilarious mirror scene; and a final battle episode that has been copied by everyone from Woody Allen to Mad Magazine.
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
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Marx Brothers: Unique and AmazingThough the run time is short, this movie is dense with its comedic content. Most movies have plenty of scenes that are just filler. Duck Soup just doesn’t have any filler. It’s almost full throttle from beginning to end. If you are a film buff, you will find as you watch Duck Soup, just how many other film makers have borrowed from it. I am so glad I watched it, finally!.Score: 5/5
Great movieThis is one of the greatest comedy movies ever done! For all of those poeple who don't know who the Marx brothers are, they don't know what they're missing!.Score: 5/5
ITUNES! Let's Make a MARX Bundle!I've adored the Marx Brothers movies all my life--Each movie, the brothers switch around playing on different sides, different occupations, but always bringing their crafted personas and diverse humors to each film. Superb Performers, great slapstick, hilarious wordplay, poking fun at contemporaries of theirs and historical blunders, and of course--all are great musical acts seperate and together. C'mon ITUNES, lets do Cinema a solid and throw together a batch of these at a good price--Duck Soup, Night at the Opera, Animal Crackers, Horse Feathers, Monkey Business, Coconuts, Day at the Races, Go West--you bundle em' together, and I'll chuck in the Dough!--DEAL?.Score: 5/5
Meh its okayDuck soup is said to be one of the funniesy Marx Bros movies but the best is still "A Night at the Opera". It's still a good movie overall but it lacks the luster from Opera.Score: 3/5
Funny by any standards. My favorite of the Marx Bros. FilmsThe Marx Brothers made very funny movies and this one should be considered their best by all. But I understand why it's not by some. This movie was so far ahead of it's time comedy wise that everyone copied their jokes. Mostly cartoons took from them! If you like Bugs Bunny, you will love this movie and all of their movies. Beware some of their humor was stolen by others after this movie so you have already seen some of this in one form or another. Airplane, 1 & 2; Bugs Bunny; Patty Duke; Lucille Ball ( who co-starred in one of their movies); Woody Allen; and many more have paid homage to the Marxes by doing their routines. The "mirror" routine was first done by the Marx Brothers and even though you saw it before they still have a couple tricks you have not seen! Their very best films overall (they are all funny) are Duck Soup; Animal Crackers; A Night At The Opera; Monkey Business; Horse Feathers; A Day At The Races; and Go West (which has the song: Lydia, the Tatooed Lady). But Duck Soup has a little of everything to enjoy. The production values improve as you go from earlier to later films. So MGM movies look better than Paramount films but that's probably because film and audio techniques were just beginning to be used a few years before they even started making movies. But considering the technical limitations they are funnier than movies like Animal House and Old School which had all the modern advantages of location shoots and trickery and of course 100 years of filmmaking behind them as well as funding. Once the Marx Brothers catch hold of you, they don't let go and soon you forget how hold the movies are and just laugh at how sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same. Remember they were at their peak during the great depression between two "wars to end all wars". If you want the quick overview check out The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell. It's a career overview..Score: 5/5
Pointed ChaosAs a kid I thought the continuity was off, with Groucho in a different uniform each part of the climactic battle scenes. Now I see the universality of the satire of war itself, by making sure no viewer could ever put too specific a label on Rufus T. Firefly. He stands for every type of fool who ever had political power, which is timelessly contemporary..Score: 5/5
AWESOMEThere is no way to describe this movie exept hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!.Score: 5/5
WWWWWOOOOOO!I totally heart the Marx Brothers SO glad to find them here But a Night at the OperA IS STILL BETTER!!!!.Score: 3/5
A MasterpieceThis is the golden film of the Marx Brothers a true classic B&W Film of the Golden Age!.Score: 5/5
Hilarity at its bestGroucho marx for president..Score: 5/5
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Amazingly Stupendous and then fall on the floor laughingThe Marx brothers just keep amazing audiences even decades after they've been gone from the silver screen. You just can't match their wit and charm, their outrageous gags and their sillyness just makes you forget everything crappy in the world today. Watched this movie with my first girlfriend on our first date over 20 years ago. Great date movie..Score: 5/5
Ten starsBest film ever made.Score: 5/5
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