"I think they are trying to bribe us." [The Oxford Crew]
"They ARE." [The Oxford Coach]
It's weird to me that I had never seen or heard of The Magic Christian. Seriously, Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr. Totally my sort of thing...but alas. I didn't even know it existed till about 4 days ago. My world is now slightly better.
It's also strange to me that I so thoroughly enjoyed a movie that really has no plot. What it is basically a serious of Monty Python-esque vignettes about messing with people by paying them money. It also just takes the piss out everyone who is rich or aspires to be rich. Ahhh corruption. Whatever..it's just money. But, I'm pretty sure the best bit is when Peter Sellers makes the Hot Dog guy chase down a train.
"I'd like a hot doggie, please." [Peter Sellers]
On a more meaningful note, after watching The Magic Christian, I wondered if a film like it or even one close to as blatantly anti-rich/wealth could be made in present day. I pains me that my conclusion was that in today's world such mockery would be castigated and sent packing for tempting the scorn of deeply entrenched political and economic powers. I'm sure it could be made. But, it would get no traction and go no where.
Ratings:
Capitalists: See it
Socio-political elites: See it
Michael Moore: has to have seen it
Fox News Pundits: Skip it...no wait see it {tee hee hee}
The College bound: See it
On a scale of a 1 dollar bribe to a 1,000,000 dollar bribe, I give The Magic Christian 3.54 out of 5 stars.
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