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Great fun musical comedy loosely based on T. Maccius Plautus’ 2nd century B.C. comedy “Miles Gloriosus” (“Braggart Warrior”) .
The widescreen format lets you explore pratfalls and edge-of-scene antics that are missing in the pan and scan version. Zero Mostel was a comical genius; it’s a pity that he didn’t leave us more movies to indulge in. Michael Hordern is capable as Senex, as are Jack Gilford and Phil Silvers as Hysterium and Lycus. When I was a child I didn’t like the musical numbers, I remember fast- forwarding through to regain assist to the comedy. I now luxuriate in the songs as well; they are genuinely amusing and bulky of double-entendres that you have to hear repeatedly to fully indulge in. The entire movie, despite its classical setting, has a swinging-sixties feel that you’ll have to notice a Rat Pack film to match. You almost request Frank Sinatra to straggle into a scene, singing a song in between drags on his cigarette.
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Not having seen the play, I am able to relish the film without comparison to other formats. It is hilarious, frantic and a perfect example of Richard Lester’s early work.
The DVD transfer is crisp and luminous with very definite audio – device better than the version shown on TCM. Artifacting is barely existent. The transfer is anamorphic widescreen though the description provided by Amazon does not ticket this.
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For a valid, though bawdy, burlesque played broadly and strictly for laughs, you can’t go unpleasant.
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