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Not as funny as I remember it being but still holds up pretty well.


Just watched this for the first time in probably 20 years and it's still (mostly) enjoyable. I remember it being one of my favorite comedy movies as a kid (along with Kung Pow). It's definitely still funny, most of the slapstick still holds up pretty well, pretty much every scene with John Cleese is pure gold and Rowan Atkinson is always great. The rest of the characters/scenes range from meh to decent (outside of the Hitler Car of course) and the horrible ending (almost) ruins the whole movie. As a kid I'd probably give it a 9/10, as an adult I'd say its worthy of a 6/10. I'd still recommend it if you're looking for a wacky comedy and you catch it on TV or something but don't go out of your way to watch it.

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I'd give it a 7, 7.5/10 probably. The beginning is a bit slow and the ending is very sappy for what has been ostensibly a dark comedy (on the lighter side for the genre but still fairly cynical). But once the actual race begins, it's pretty solid.

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