Review of Airplane! (1980) by Eduardo R — 05 Mar 2015
Finally a spoof movie that I can say without a doubt was hilarious. Yeah, I like Spaceballs, but I didn't truly find it amazing. This film, however, does parody perfectly. It is silly and slapstick-y, but it also has a lot intelligence and clever writing behind it.
On top of that, it's also the type of film that has a jokes you don't catch the first time around, giving it great rewatchability. What do I mean by it being kind of dumb, but having intelligence? Well it is hard to explain properly.
It isn't a bunch of random garbage thrown on the screen, like the Scary Movie franchise, or Epic Movie, Disaster Movie, etc. The dialogue between the characters sounds really stupid, if taken literally, but in the context of the film, they're quite smart and funny.
Here's an example: Main Character: "Surely you can't be serious." Leslie Nielsen: "I am serious and don't call me Shirley." You see what I'm getting at? This wouldn't work if taken literally or if it was over exaggerated by the actors.
It lets you decipher what is said, which allows you to laugh. There are tons of quotable silly lines like that all throughout this film, making it truly funny. This is the best spoof film I've ever seen, and I say give it a try.
This review of Airplane! (1980) was written by Eduardo R on 05 Mar 2015.
Airplane! has generally received very positive reviews.
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