Duck Soup
January 14th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
It’s too bad that I was exhausted and over-Marxed when I watched Duck Soup. To me, it was just another Marx Brothers movie. It has the reputation, however, of being the best Marx Brothers film, so I think I missed something. I certainly enjoyed it for all the wacky antics that I love about the Marx Brothers. I just didn’t quite see what made it that much better than the other four films I’ve seen so far. There are certainly some great scenes (e.g. the mirror scene where Harpo perfectly mimics Groucho’s moves), but all of their movies have great scenes. Duck Soup has a stronger plot than the other films, so maybe that’s it. I think I just need to see it again when I have my wits about me. Let’s hope it doesn’t take another 8 months to get my hands on it.
