My favorite of the Zucker's spoof films, hands down. I've seen this silly film a hundred times now and the jokes never fail to make me laugh. It's crazy how good Kilmer's comic timing is.
Top notch job again by the Zucker brothers. If you enjoy the comedy of Airplane and Hot Shots, you’ll be right at home here.
There’s some great gags in here, spaced out just enough so that you’re always ready for the next one.
Very enjoyable.
"In women's tennis, I always root against the heterosexual."
I thought this film had more seriousness than Airplane!, the Naked Gun trilogy, and Hot Shots! even though there was less of a story than in the latter two. There didn't seem to be as many gags as in those films. Or at least most of them didn't seem as outrageous. Because of that, I enjoyed this film the most; it wasn't overwhelmed with gags, and the placement was better.
At the same time, it was somewhat average. I don't think that impacted my outlook toward it; as I said, I enjoyed it. But it's hard not to notice that this film is average. The other films were, more or less, the same, where the gags held them up. But with the others, they did too much. With this one, there was more of a balance, which I liked. And I'm sure this film's WWII/spy setting/narrative helped a lot; that's more interesting.
Val Kilmer was, by and large, the life of the (film) party. His performance was arguably the best part, rather than the gags/comedy. I liked all the songs/musical numbers, and my favorite song was 'Straighten The Rug.' He embodied the spoof portrayal of Elvis, of whom I've only seen snippets. I haven't watched the Elvis film with Austin Butler, who seemed to nail it based on what I've seen, but 1984 Val Kilmer would've done the same.
I don't think this film was necessarily hilarious, or rather, I didn't think it was hilarious, although some instances did do the trick. And while some people may attribute that to the lesser usage of gags compared to the other films, I thought that was preferable; I don't think an overwhelmingness of them is necessary for hilarity. This film does seem somewhat overrated with how an alarming number of people think it was hysterical. The main thing is that I enjoyed it, especially compared to those other films. It seemed to flow better; easier to get in sync.
Always a good times from the Zucker's and Abrahams
The 70's, 80's and 90's gave us great spoofs and Top Secret is one of those. It's sad that the last good spoofs were probably Scary Movie 1 and 3.
Shout by Alexander von LimbergBlockedParent2024-03-02T20:57:01Z
Well, I didn't expect that. Sometimes I select to watch random movies from random best of lists. "Best of 80's comedies" or something like that. This was one of those movies from a random list.
Objectively bad, yet strangely entertaining.
It's silly. It's hilarious. It's creative. If you like movies like Austin Powers, comedies featuring Leslie Nielsen or some of the more crazy Bond movies, you'll like this movie too. And as a German myself, it's double the fun... Best part: the fake dada-German and Nation People's Army personnel cosplaying in fantasy SS uniforms.
If you don't know anything about the cold war, your should watch this movie. It will teach you why their own citizens hated their communist utopia and why Western culture was so much more appealing. Remember: That movie premiered just 5 years before this state collapsed. Some jokes are funny because they are based on very true premises.