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Weekend At Bernies [1989]
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The Silver Screen's Finest Hour
Review date: 2008-09-17 Rating: 10 out of 10
"Weekend At Bernie's" is, quite simply, the greatest film of all time. The central gag is so outstandingly good, so exceptionally funny, that the entire thing is swept along on a tide of comedic euphoria never before seen on celluloid. Once Bernie makes the cinematically painless transition from embezzling insurance executive to "corpse of mayhem", the laughs go down like so many sweet banana daiquiris. One never tires of seeing Bernie speeding in his golf cart, Bernie running for the ferry, Bernie chilling on a moonlit beach, Bernie water-skiing, Bernie sprinting home to collect some forgotten speedboat keys - all in the stimulating company of those quintessential `80s go-getters Larry and Richard. Not one to be hindered by such a trivial matter as his own death, Bernie's posthumous achievements include: hosting one of the finest house parties of the year, closing an astute car deal, placating an infuriated girlfriend, and engaging his own killer in a complex game of cat and mouse, leading ultimately to the culprit's arrest and descent into madness.
WAB also constitutes the only successful revival of the classic physical comedy of the Chaplin-era. All in all a wonderful phantasmagoria of hilarity that single-handedly raises the medium of film to high art.
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Reviews
Classic black humour of 80's
Review date: 2007-08-03 Rating: 10 out of 10
Fantastic film that i first saw when i was little and i like it still. Amazing black humor, nice and relaxing comedy. After 20 years is still funny: funny actors, funny scenario and just 5 stars.
Funny but dated
Review date: 2007-05-21 Rating: 6 out of 10
This is definitely a movie you appreciate most in your twenties. The tagline sums up the jokes: "Bernie may be dead, but he's still the life of the party!". There are some ingenious set pieces, but it drags a bit at times.
Hysterical
Review date: 2007-05-02 Rating: 10 out of 10
What a great classic movie, they dont make them like they used to. Greatest bits in my opinion are Bernie surfing off the back of the boat and hitting the metal buoys and when he falls off the edge of the balcony. I could not keep a straight face at all. Why dont they make comedies as intelligent and original as this anymore.
Oh by the way dont bother with the 2nd one.
brilliant
Review date: 2006-05-07 Rating: 10 out of 10
i love this old classic, it will make u laugh if not check your pulse
buy today
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Catherine Mary Stewart
Terry Kiser
Jonathan Silverman
Andrew McCarthy
Creators:
Andrew McCarthy (Primary Contributor)
Jonathan Silverman (Primary Contributor)
Director(s):
Recording label: Network
Manufacturer: Network
EAN: 5027626238742
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2006-03-06
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 95 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1989
Language: English (Original Language)