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Classic Comedy
This is, as you have read in other reviews, a great movie. My reason for writing this review is not to review the movie, you can read that in other reviews, but to let you know that the DVD is so much better than the VHS (I bought the VHS copy a couple of months before the DVD was available for pre-order, because I didn't think it would be coming out on DVD). That said, the banter between the Peter Falk and Alan Arkin is really great, and at some point, you will find yourself quoting parts of the movie. My wife, who does not like "these kinds of movies" laughed throughout the entire film. Anyway, get the DVD and give the VHS away, that's what I did.

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Defines hilarity.
Peter Falk and Alan Arkin are at their very best comedic form in this classic comedy. (The general is excellent too!) The timing of the movie is unbeatable, with one laugh following another at a perfect pace; just enough so that by the time the movie is over, your stomach muscles will be hurting. All the actors play it straight, which only adds to the viewers' initial puzzlement as to what kind of movie this is. And I must say, I've never seen a bunch of finer comedic straight-men in one place before. Which is more amazing to me because I'd never thought of any of these guys as comedic actors until this movie. Excellent, imaginative script-writing and directing contribute greatly. A fine film for audiences of all ages!

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My Citizen Cane
I am amazed that this film isn't part of the canon of cinema. It is as flawless a zany wacko comedy as can be constructed. It's as a targeted and flawlessly timed as anything else you'll ever see, in any genre.