Review of What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) by Waldo I — 07 Aug 2009

Very funny. I wish Woody Allen made much more of these. I suppose this helped influence Kung Pow.

This review of What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) was written by Waldo I on 07 Aug 2009.

What's Up, Tiger Lily? has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Momin K (53) on 24 Dec 2010

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L'idée de remonter un film entièrement en redoublant ses dialogues pour en faire une comédie parodique débile n'est pas souvent utilisée…

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A neat idea, with a few good punch lines. I think it would be interesting to see Hollywood try this today…

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By Marcio S (45) on 10 May 2011

A one-joke comedy strip that is strecthed beyond good sense. Ending credits are great thou (by the way, I didn't read the lines)…

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By Thomas L (876) on 01 Feb 2013

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So bad it's a classic. One of the few Allen movies I can enjoy…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 26 Aug 2010

Gimmicky but intermittently funny, Woody Allen's feature directing debut is based on the retooling and redubbing of a minor Japanese thriller-actioner…

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The idea's funny, but while some of it actually works, most of it doesn't, and it's way too long. 4.5…

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