Anyone seen this? I am thinking I will enjoy more than Iron Man tonight, but convince me that I am wrong.
― Alex in SF, Friday, 9 May 2008 22:04 (eighteen years ago)
The title fairly screams derring-do. But Cairo was a nest of Brits, not the OSS's territory at all.
― Aimless, Saturday, 10 May 2008 02:42 (eighteen years ago)
this critic dude on the radio this morning said it was the best spy spoof evar, never heard of it before but i'm sold
― tremendoid, Saturday, 10 May 2008 02:49 (eighteen years ago)
It's really funny. There are a lot of good bits, but the homoerotic flashbacks are esp. well done. Also the leads total cluelessness/condension about Egypt/Islam is a gigglefest.
― Alex in SF, Saturday, 10 May 2008 04:39 (eighteen years ago)
It's playing over at the Nuart this week. Planning on seeing it.
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 10 May 2008 08:37 (eighteen years ago)
Oh god this movie is amazing. I love it to death, must have seen it 20-30 times at least. It's like everytime i get bored i grab my dvd and watch it. Jean Dujardin is a great clueless spy . I dont know if they did a good job translating it to english, but the french version is endlessly quotable. Love the dude who keeps calling his boss "They have reached the hotel". Actually i love everything about this movie. The humor is great, from the poses OSS117 takes to the homoerotic flashbacks to Fujardin's cluelessness to the subtler jokes about René Coty.
― Jibe, Saturday, 10 May 2008 12:10 (eighteen years ago)
This movie had me in fits of laughter.
― a serviceable substitute for wit (Michael White), Monday, 8 December 2008 15:01 (seventeen years ago)
great spoof spy movie indeed.(the rené coty picture as a gift is classic !).the follow up should be released sometime soon, now, I guess.
― AleXTC, Monday, 8 December 2008 15:12 (seventeen years ago)
I find long stretched of the movie a bit dull, but there are a lot of worthwhile gags in between. Hopefully they can dial up the lulz next time.
― Simon H., Monday, 8 December 2008 15:55 (seventeen years ago)
C-c-classic! The chickens! The banjor performance! The showdown with evil dude!I should watch it again
― baaderonixx, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 08:33 (seventeen years ago)
It actually gets better when you watch it a second time... and even better when you quote it with friends !when he learns how to count in arab... "ca me sert a rien"
― AleXTC, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 12:13 (seventeen years ago)
Second one is equally hilarious.
― Fig On A Plate Cart (Alex in SF), Sunday, 26 September 2010 04:28 (sixteen years ago)
Both movies streaming on Netflix. Both are surreal fun
― Stockhausen's Helicopter Quartet (Elvis Telecom), Saturday, 9 October 2010 10:47 (sixteen years ago)
love the cia dude in the second one
― rothko's chapel and waffles (omar little), Friday, 15 October 2010 16:56 (sixteen years ago)
have to add that the entire final sequence at the christ statue in rio just looks amazing.
― rothko's chapel and waffles (omar little), Saturday, 16 October 2010 18:45 (sixteen years ago)
http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2009/06/les-hommes-fous/
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 16 October 2010 21:34 (sixteen years ago)
Love both those films, first one is probably my fave comedy. There was talk about a third one, but seeing as the second made only a little bit more money than the second, the plan might be scrapped. Hope they will go ahead with it.
― Jibe, Saturday, 16 October 2010 22:59 (sixteen years ago)