Caddyshack

[DonaldsRump]

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong place as a "classic film."

My family is away for a couple of weeks, and I thought I would attend to things that have been neglected. Once the main work is done, I thought I would also watch a few movies I've never seen before.

I am watching Caddyshack, and I honestly don't find it funny at all. I love Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, and Bill Murray and can sometimes stand Chevy Chase. But, why is this considered a great movie?

When I compare it to the other Saturday Night Live-featured performers movie that came out the same year (ie, The Blues Brothers), there is no comparison. The Blues Brothers is so much better.

Different strokes for different folks, I guess, but can someone tell me why Caddyshack was considered great? I haven't yet cracked a smile and I'm in the last quarter of the movie.

[RainCaster]

1. Bill Murray

How he destroys the golf course in the final scene was excellent. However, I also loved the crash scenes in Blues Brothers, and that had the superior soundtrack.

[safeinOhio]

2. A friend bought a Beta recorder

back in the 80s. Everyone else had VCRs and wanted to compare. He only had one movie, so I must have seen it a 100 times.

[TeamPooka]

3. Cannabis helps but it's a choppy film story-wise. There some great behind the scenes stuff on why

[Chipper Chat]

4. It is one of my favorites.

I liked the interaction of the balanced cast. Ted knight, dangerfield, the caddies and their girls, Murray's, etc. Classic scenes: the water ballet to the Blue Danube, the fisherman who s boat is about to be run over, and of course the funniest line of all: "that must be the tea"

[DonaldsRump]

5. Thanks all!

I'll give Caddyshack another look. I trust the folks at DU and their sensibilities!

I didn't see The Blues Brothers when it first came out, but got to love it a decade later and still today. It's a weird wonderful movie that's insanely funny. However, I guess if I first saw it when it came out, I might not have gotten it as much as I get it now. It grows and grows on you.

[Auggie]

6. It's an old friend you like to catch up with every few years (SPOILERS)

I think it can best be described as a cult film with some memorable scenes performed by an ensemble cast of top 70's comedians -- cutting-edge with a sort of like "independent small-film vibe" much like Animal House a few years before.

Danny Noonan’s storyline drags, but it's needed for Chase, Murray, Knight and Dangerfield to shine. These are the guys we want to see. We watched Chase and Murray rise to stardom on SNL. Dangerfield's appearances on The Tonight Show were already legendary.

Caddyshack is about the classic battle between rich and poor, a credit that is often overlooked. Isn’t it wonderful how big money, conservatism, bigotry and hypocrisy get metaphorically blown to bits by Carl, the Assistant Greenskeeper? Don’t we love it when Smails get his comeuppance at the hands of Moose and Rocko?

There's even a happy ending -- everyone gets laid!

[bif]

7. I loved it except for the stupid gopher

Bill Murray's performance was nothing short of brilliant. You're right about different strokes. I thought Ghostbusters was one of the dumbest moves I've ever seen. Never even chuckled when viewing it.