Review of Horse Feathers (1932) by Lyndon G — 31 Mar 2010
More Marx brothers silliness, and while it's not their best work, when Horse Feathers hits a stride, it really hits it. Opening with one of the best Marx musical numbers I've seen ("Whatever It Is, I'm Against It"), Horse Feathers finds the brothers in the university life, with Groucho teaching college classes, Chico and Harpo trying to make in the football world, and Zeppo.
..well, he does something dull and forgettable. Much like Animal Crackers, the plot here is just an excuse to string together gags, and I'm completely fine with that, as long as the gags are this funny.
The climactic football sequence, the password exchange, a complicated series of run-ins at a hotel room, and a lot of complete non sequiturs (my favorite involving a seal) - all of them kept me quite entertained and having a blast.
This review of Horse Feathers (1932) was written by Lyndon G on 31 Mar 2010.
Horse Feathers has generally received very positive reviews.
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