I'm awfully glad I finally sat down and watched this movie. Of course, I've known for years that it's been among the favorites of my family members and many of my friends, but I just haven't actually gotten around to watching it. Until today.
It's extremely funny, and very witty. Many of the jokes are layered on top of one another, or have several occurrences, but it's more in a droll, intelligent, wordplay manner than comedies of the "stupid" variety where the "laughs" come from the absurd or the obviously contrived for comedic effect. But one thing is funny: this definitely seems like an "older PG-rated movie", back when PG could get away with more. 'Cause this movie is a little raunchy (hysterically, as opposed to disgustingly), what with zoophilia, fellatio, cunnilingus, and other sexytime jokes. All this just adds to the hilarity and wit, though. What movies like Van Wilder attempt to accomplish with dogs and doughnuts, Airplane does with quick sight gags and well-written dialogue.
Highly recommended, if you're one of the six people who haven't yet seen this movie (like me, before today).
Score: 9/10
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