I agree! It really isn’t a solvable murder mystery. It’s a comedy with a murder mystery as the set up/backdrop. Though I can also understand why people go into the movie not realizing that.
The funniest thing about this is how serious you were while watching this. This is a hardcore dark comedy and you were practically stone faced for most of it. There’s also nothing confusing about the story. It’s very straightforward. Anyway, this is one of the funniest movies ever and thanks for the reaction.
@@denisletourneau9750 The movie did flop in theaters, as would the Princess Bride a couple years later. But it was a huge hit with those new-fangled VCRs and became a big hit in the new VHS rental market (again, as Princess Bride would a couple years later). I never found the movie confusing at all. Anyone familiar with the game (and back in the 1980s virtually everybody had played the game at least once) would be familiar with the characters, the mansion, and the weapons. But mostly it's not confusing because it isn't a mystery. Yes, the movie is _called_ CLUE, but there are NO actual clues to follow. Everyone is always a suspect. Nobody is ever cleared or explicitly innocent. It's a dark comedy. The point isn't "who done it". (If it was, there wouldn't be three possible endings). The point is the increasing silliness of the character's reactions and interactions as they all try to figure out who the real murderer is, growing more suspicious of one another in every scene, and try to keep people from pointing the finger at them. In fact, this is one of the reasons I think the movie didn't do well. When it was shown in theaters, you only got to see one of the endings. It came across like a whodunit. But, since there weren't any real clues in "Clue", you couldn't follow the mystery. There was now way to out-guess the writer and figure it out. You can't rewatch the movie to see all the clues you might have missed the first time through because there aren't any. There's no a-ha! moment when all the pieces fit together and you figure it all out - so if you go in thinking it's a whodunit, you come out of it unsatisfied. On VHS with all three of the endings available, it stops being a mystery - because you knew there were (at least) three solutions to the puzzle, and that made it easier for the audience to take as a comedy. And in that respect, the movie is BRILLIANTLY written. The dialog is witty and snappy. Full of word-play and quick jokes. The characters grow increasingly scared and suspicious of one another as the body-count grows, and that only makes them more comic as they try to assert their own innocence and point fingers at everyone else.
It's not about solving the mystery, you just have to embrace the chaos and go with the flow. This is just a vehicle for the actors to chew up the scenery.
So delighted to see Clue! Whenever I recommend this movie I always advise the reactor not to get bogged down by the mystery. Just relax and enjoy the comedic genius at work here. Thank you so much!
The board game is a lot of fun. The goal is to deduce who, where and with what weapon a murder took place using the process of elimination. Up to six players can play at once and all the characters are named after colors. The movie does a great job at including all of the necessary elements from the game and making a great comedy out of it.
Yes, it is intentionally confusing, the idea was to capture the confusing nature of the board game, where the goal is to discover who the killer is, what weapon they used and in which room of the mansion the crime took place, all using the process of elimination.
Pure classic which I can see over and over again. Made me so happy to see Shan tackle this Gem of GREAT acting talents, and I also thoroughly LOVE Madeline Kahn's improvised speech. There are so many great lines and scens to put into words. Thank You Tim Curry and all for this great performance. I can't judge "Knives out" as I have never seen it, to date.
Murder by Death is so funny.I'm a massive Peter Sellers fan, but Peter Falk stole the whole movie as far as I'm concerned. Not trusting his Girl to not run off with the change from the gas money, making her look away while he has the silliest sounding total mental breakdown off camera is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
"Professor Plum, you were once a professor of psychiatry specializing in helping paranoid and homicidal lunatics suffering from delusions of grandeur." "Yes, but now I work for the United Nations." "So your work has not changed." #TakeBackTurtleBay Fun Fact: The three endings were shown at a random theater when it first came out. All three are included on video. The DVD, however, aside from having all three endings, also offers the option to play the movie with one randomly selected ending. Heartbreaking Loss Fact: The Max Busch House, the mansion used for the exterior and ballroom scenes, was destroyed by a massive fire on October 5, 2005. After the fire, several people left flowers on the front gate and even shed tears, evidence of how much the house was cherished by the local community. Random Order Fact: Wadsworth decides how the guests will be paired up to search the house by cutting matchsticks into various lengths, and the guests appear to draw these at random. Naturally, the partners were assigned by the script and the process could not be left to chance. Before Tim Curry holds out the cut matchsticks to the actors, he was given them in the correct order. The actors acted as if they were picking randomly, but simply drew the matchsticks in order from left to right.
People that saw the film at the time of release would have been familiar with the game (and therefore the characters, weapons, and locations) even if they'd never played it. Coming in blind meant you had more to learn and remember.
The confusion and flood of information and clues was meant to confuse the audience so you have no choice but to go along for the ride rather than try to figure out who the final culprit was. The timing of the dialogue and type of dialogue with so much innuendo was brilliantly written. Everything was planned, facial expressions, actor gestures, every look, all brilliantly executed. I've watched this movie dozens of times and I never tire of it. Each character was markedly different and fun to watch. And the actors playing the characters were all top notch.
It would greatly help if you’d grown up playing the game… I think you’re thinking about it too hard… You’re right about not believing the ending too much - it’s how the game is played! It’s a different ending each time. The humor of this movie, the timing of it, etc. is beyond hilarious.
When this film was originally in theaters, each theater showed only one of the endings. If you wanted to see all three endings you had to go see the film more than once and HOPE that you lucked out and got to see something new. Customers complained, so theaters started listing the showings as Clue A, Clue B, and Clue C, so that people could easily make sure to see all three endings. It was a brilliant marketing campaign, as in theater re-viewings were required if you wanted to see all three endings, and the film was entertaining enough for people to fill the seats multiple times. When the film eventually came out on VHS all three endings were shown for the first time as you have seen here, and that's the way it has been shown ever since.
With the DVD/Blu-ray release, you could select a random ending and it played one of the 3 endings, or watch the compiled ending version that was released on VHS (and eventually what you watch when it is streamed).
Knowledge of the game makes a big difference. In the 80s, this was a great Date movie and an all star cast. When this came out, you got one ending. You had to watch it three times to get all of them.
This movie less about the mystery and more about the dialog and interactions between the characters. This is that rare movie, that improves with repeated viewing. As you catch said dialog and actions you missed.
@GrisouIII though I would say, playing the board game a few times, does improve the movie. Itbis fun seeing how the mechanics of the game are used to move the plot and effect characters actions.
YES!! LOVE THIS MOVIE!! Especially the three different alternative endings! They are fun to watch. There were talks of a reboot to this movie with Johnny Depp playing the role of either Wadsworth or Colonel Mustard, but plans fell through in 2010. Then in 2019, Ryan Reynolds was going to star and produce the reboot with Jason Bateman directing the project and that it was going to be an Indiana Jones type of adventure film.
I'm not against a reboot/remake, but that idea with Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman sounds terrible. I think that Knives Out is the spiritual successor to Clue (single-location comedy/mystery with all-star cast) for this era anyway, so if I don't like the reboot, there's always that.
The names of the guests are the colors of the pieces on the board game: Plum, Scarlet, Green, White, Peacock and Mustard. The various weapons are objects in the game. The names of the rooms in the house are locations on the playing board.
Fun fact. Lee Ving, the frontman of FEAR, the legendary punk band that was banned from SNL, plays Mr. Boody. Along with the singing telegram woman being played by Jane Wiedlin. The co-founder and guitarist for the band the Go-Go’s, and Bill Henderson who played the cop was a Jazz legend
I was so excited to see that you reacted to this masterclass of comedy, and I'm so surprised and bummed that you absolutely and utterly missed the point. To each their own, but I can't help but feel sad that this one flew right past you.
This movie is more of a physical comedy. You get the experience by watching characters and their funny reactions. Story is secondary, which is why they had 3 endings, just to give more physical comedy to the viewers.
Thanks for watching this. You should definitely rewatch it. It’s a stellar comedic cast and there are so many great lines that just fly past because they are played with a straight face. But do yourself a favor, don’t try to figure it out. This isn’t a “whodunnit” movie. It’s a comedy/parody of “whodunnit” movies. It’s supposed to be convoluted and irrational. Like the board game, the ending isn’t important. It’s the fun of playing the game. That’s why there were 3 different endings (in theaters, you only got to see one ending based on what theater you went to). You can play the game again and again with different results each time.
It's a film that uses a murder mystery framework as a vehicle for jokes, rather than a comedic mystery film. It's as much a murder mystery as Young Frankenstein is a horror.
Theatrically this movie played with only one ending even though all 3 versions were released, they were labeled ending A, B, and C. I saw the version that Miss Scarlet was the killer. Happy Holidays to you and yours.👍
The singing telegram actor is Jane Wiedlen. She is the rythmn guitarist from the Go Gos. And the Detective at the end that makes the arrest is Howard Hessman, who was famous as Dr. Johnny Fever on the tv sitcom, WKRP.
Hi Shan, glad to see you got around to this one...I think it was on the list I sent you. It helps to be familiar with the board game to better understand this film. There is a lot of confusion while playing the game, which was invented in '47 but didn't get popular until the 60s &70s.
Multiple endings that could only be seen in theaters (pre streaming services) was pretty unique. “This Is unnecessarily complex” Dont forget: x is “just a red herring” 😅
I didn't read too many comments, but I wanted to add that the "multiple endings" was a marketing gimmick. Each theater was sent a different copy of the film with the different endings, labeled A-D. It is a fun movie and I enjoyed your reaction. Thanks for watching this :)
Of course you'd already know these names by heart if you'd played the game. They're the game pieces: a mustard-colored pawn called Colonel Mustard, a red pawn for Miss Scarlet, a green pawn named Mr Green, etc. Mr Body is always the victim. Their identities are reflected on cards that are dealt to the players (apart from one secret card representing the murderer). At the end of the game, the winner accurately identifies A) the murderer, B) the weapon (rope, candlestick, lead pipe, etc) and C) which room, for example Professor Plum in the conservatory with the lead pipe. Non-color names Yvette and Wadsworth are invented for the movie.
I was puzzled when I first saw the film because I was only familiar with the UK version of the board game, and assumed the changes were made for the movie. It was called Cluedo not Clue, and many of characters were different. There was a Reverend Green instead of Mr Green, and the victim was Doctor Black instead of Mr Boddy.
@@Rocket1377 Ah, Cluedo is the original! I did not know that. The names were changed in the American version (according to this article). And the American victim's name is spelled Boddy, not Body. Oddly, it's Clue that priests are playing in the Irish sitcom Father Ted (the world's longest game of Clue, because they forgot to put any cards in the envelope).
The board game (and the movie, somewhat) is based on Agatha Christie's play Mouse Trap. *It's* the OG whodunnit and literally the _most_ performed play in all of history (seriously...not being hyperbolic).
Since you said you'd never played the board game, here's how it works. Mr. Boddy is found dead. There are 6 character(suspects), 6 weapons & 9 rooms. Pack of cards: 1 card for each of Suspects, Weapons & Rooms. You secretly pick a card from each & place it in an envelope. This is what the players are trying to figure out. "Who killed him? Where? and with What?" Shuffle the rest of the cards together & deal to each player. Players move around the board & ask questions to figure out the Killer. Clue is my fav board game & It's one of my Fav movies. So happy you're watching it.
I really recommend watching MURDER BY DEATH, which has a very similar structure, but is much more "non-sense" (and personally I love it). Speaking of Jonathan Lynn I recommend THE WHOLE NINE YARDS, with Matthew Perry and Bruce Willis.
Mrs. White (Madeline Khan) was in several Mel Brooks films that I think you have watched, such as the German entertainer in Blazing Saddles and the fiancee in Young Frankenstein.
You mentioned you only recognized Christopher Lloyd and Tim Curry. You've seen Michael Mckean in This is Spinal Tap, and Madeline Kahn was in a several Mel Brooks movies, including Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles.
yeah it's definitely a movie for nostalgia I feel like. I played this game when I was younger so I loved it. Cool to watch it back because that's sometimes how the games played out.
Hey, Shan! The characters are all pieces in the game, the weapons are those available in the game and Mr. Green's final line is what the winner of the game would say. Familiarity with the board game was part of the fun! Kudos for reviewing this movie but I've never seen such a serious appraisal of this film, Shan! I think you missed the point entirely! The whodunnit element is secondary in this film. It's meant to be an UPROARIOUS COMEDY!!!! It's more of a parody of conventional whodunnits. It's definitely one of my favorites! I saw it in a theater and my multiplex in New York played all three options. You bought an A, B or C ticket which designated the auditorium the specific ending was featured in. I bought the VHS and then the DVD. I must have seen this film over thirty times! It never gets old. Tim Curry gives a tour-de-force performance as Wadsworth. The cast are all comedy greats in perfect sync with each other. It's a wonderful little gem. There's been talk of a remake but this is a lightning-in-a-bottle situation like "Ghostbusters" or "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!" A different cast would change the dynamic completely. Another good comedic whodunnit is "Murder By Death" which features parodies of the great cinematic sleuths like Charlie Chan, Nick and Nora Charles, Sam Spade, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple gathered together by real-life true-crime author Truman Capote. Trivia unrelated to the production: Lesley Ann-Warren and Susan Sarandon have been mistaken for each other so often in real life that the actresses agreed to sign autographs using their doppelganger's name if erroneously requested by fans!
It helps to remember that the Movie Clue is based off thr board game, Clue. The 6 main blackmailed characters, the weapons, and the ground floor rooms all the same as in the game, including the secret passages. Also, just like the board game, any of them could end up being the murderer. Mr. Green ended the movie by saying what the winner reveals at the end of the game; who is the killer, which room, and which weapon.
Wish you could have had a few thoughts from a knowing party before diving in. “Don’t take it seriously, don’t try to keep up too much, this movie is mostly for eccentricity and laughs.” VERY QUOTE-ABLE- same few hilarious lines still live rent free in my mind. Love your channel, and hope you get a chance to play the board game sometime. Might make Mr.Greens final lines make more sense. :)
I can understand your confusion, since Clue is really a movie that's comedy first (a throwback to screwball comedies) and then a mystery second. The fact that there can be three totally separate endings that "fit," speaks to how the plot isn't exactly air tight. If you watch Knives Out, however, I think it will be more up your alley, since that one takes its own story more seriously.
Clue was my go-to sleepover movie from like 3rd to 6th grade - even though I had no, well, clue, what was really going on lol. Perfect balance of spooky and funny. What a talented cast and amazing script. In my top 10.
As far as being "needlessly complicated", having a hard time following, and having no idea who the villain is goes, it's entirely intentional. There's no way to solve the mystery. It's not the point of the movie. It's a parody and an amusing dramatization of the gameplay of the boardgame.
Madeline Kahn is a semi famous comedian who played Dr. Frankenstein’s fiancé in young Frankenstein, who unfortunately his life was cut short by cancer. It was a great loss. She was really a wonderful comedian.
I have noticed that people who have never played Clue tend not to enjoy this film as much as those who have. We knew about the rooms, the set ups, the hidden passageways, the names & weapons and we went along for the ride with a fun cast.
The board game has the whole house, including secret passages. While moving though the house you find clues and have to decide which of the other players committed the murder, which they room it was in, and which weapon the used. The weapons from the game are the same as the movie. Same goes for the character names.
you should DEFINITELY watch CLUE again and reassess. knowing about the board game helps add kitschy texture to appreciate (game pieces/players are named by colour, the secret passages and room layout are EXACTLY the same in the film as on the board, etc.) the film. the comedy timing and dialogue cadence were imperative to it's success. the casting is SUPERB! every one of the main characters were already stars in their own right: tim curry - ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW martin mull - FERNWOOD TONIGHT madelaine kahn - PAPER MOON, BLAZING SADDLES,YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN michael mckean - LAVERN AND SHIRLEY, THIS IS SPINAL TAP eileen brennan - PRIVATE BENJAMIN christopher lloyd - TAXI, BACK TO THE FUTURE also: miss scarlett was originally cast with carrie fisher (STAR WARS) but was recast at the 11th hour with leslie ann warren when carrie had to go to rehab; the chief was howard hesseman from WKRP IN CINCINNATI; yvette the maid was colleen camp from VALLEY GIRL; the cook, mrs. ho, was kelli nakahara who was nurse kelli on M•A•S•H; the singing telagram girl was jane wiedlen from the band the go-gos; and mr. body was lee ving from the band fear. many of the actors would go on to even more noteworthy roles and projects. these were just those up til about 1985 when the film was released. i love CLUE and still enjoy watching it and 1st-time viewers over and over! i never watched it trying to figure out who did it, i was much too busy laughing and enjoying the outstanding show lol.
Under appreciated when it came out. Used to watch it over and over after it came out on VHS. Still a classic. It’s a play on both the classic game AND Agatha Christy style murder mysteries that had recently had a run during the late 70’s and early 80’s.
Growing up playing the game makes this much easier to watch and follow along. All the characters are already known because of it. Play the game bud. Love your reviews keep ‘em coming.
Rewatch! I have seen it so many times and while I never can follow the “mystery” - the humor and characters are really the most enjoyable part of it. Knives Out takes a lot from it, but Clue is superior to me.
Knowing the game Clue probably help on the confusion, the six name Mrs White, Mr Green, Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum, Mrs Peacock and Miss Scarlet are the characters of the games using the color of the token used White, Green, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Red. So where the weapon rope, candlestick, revolver, pipe, knife and wrench. The goal of the game is exploring the rooms of the mansion (including the secret passage) to find who did the murder in which room and with which weapon.
I think for those who have played the board game, they are already familiar with the characters, rooms and weapons. That makes it way easier to follow and a far different experience. I love this movie!!
"you were jealous that your husband shtupping Evette!" It's sad that I only just realized this is likely a reference to Madeline Kahn's previous character Lily Von Shtupp.
Shan, full enjoyment of the movie was predicated on having more than a passing familiarity of the board game. The game was popular at the time, as were board games generally, at least much more popular than I think they are today. I think the movie was also kind of a promotion for the game, especially as the commerce laws in the US were changed shortly before it was made, to allow for more cross promotional activity between industries. I turned twenty years old the year it came out. Also something to note about the cast: they were mostly well known names in comedy movies at the time, some more “fresher faces” than others. A notable exception was the character first introduced as Mr. Boddy, played by Lee Ving, who was/still is mostly known as a rock guitarist, and much less so an actor. Yes, the movie is _deliberately_ confusing, meant to match the challenge of the game, as participants are dealt a series of clues with which to figure out who murdered who. In this way, the movie is lightly spoofing the game play. It didn’t take itself too seriously, and expected pretty much just laughs from the audience.
This and It's a Mad Mad Mad World were two of my grandfather's favorite movies and we would watch them together all the time. Mad Mad World is actually my maternal family's official movie because of my grandfather.
The goal of the board game is to figure out who killed Mr body, with what weapon, and in which room. The movie does a surprisingly good job at paying homage to the game play.
When this was in the theater you only got one of the endings. So if a friend saw it somewhere else they may have gotten a different ending, or if you saw it a second time you may have seen a different ending. The game has been around since the 1940s, so the majority of viewers already knew the weapons, about the secret passages, and the 6 color characters (Green, Scarlet, White, Plum, Mustard, and Peacock).
Clue the Movie had a unique gimmick. Because it was based on a board game which could have a number of permutations (identifying the killer, the murder weapon and the location of the crime), it was set up to have different "solutions." Different theaters had different endings. My wife and I saw it in Dallas with no clue (no pun intended -- really) as to which ending we were going to get. It turned out to be the third one (and the most gratifying). Very funny and quite creative in its delivery to movie audiences. Glad you liked it. Now go play the board game so that you can get the "full experience."
The board game was about trying to figure out the death of Mr. Body. You had to identify: (1) Who did it; (2) What weapon was used; and (3) Which room it happened. Each room, person and weapon was on a card, in a deck of cards, so every time the game was played, it would always be a different scenario. Staying true to the board game, it really could have been anyone, but the fun of the game isn't really figuring out the mystery, but rather the laughs and the entertainment as you go along with the game. In that sense, the movie's a pretty good adaptation.
Fantastic reaction, Shan. I agree that _Clue_ was designed for repeat viewings. Whether this was due to the multiple-ending style of the board game, or was a marketing scheme, theaters were sent prints that had either the A, B, or C ending, so that viewers could have a different experience each time they bought a ticket. The scheme didn't go over well and the film was not a commercial success, but when _Clue_ was released on VHS and kids could watch it over and over and over, it gained cult status. On my short list of retroactive Oscars, Tim Curry deserves Best Supporting Actor for _Clue_ . Don Ameche won in that category for that year for _Cocoon_ , which was very much a career achievement award in a movie every bit as silly as _Clue_ . Curry holds this entire farce together with three different endings and pages and pages of dialogue. He's like a major league pitcher throwing a no-hitter. In The Zone.
Not a commercial success = Clue was a Huge Flop in 1985. Cocoon was a Huge Commercial Success & spawned a sequel Cocoon: The Return (1988). Cocoon is a far superior movie to Clue. Clue is an awful movie. Tim Curry deserved a Razzie Award. No way did Tim Curry deserve an Oscar. Even if Don Ameche was given a career achievement award his performance was far superior to Tim Curry's. Cocoon deals with a lot of serious subject matter along with the science fiction plot. Clue was based on a board game. REACT TO COCOON (1985) YOU WILL ENJOY THE SOLID SCRIPT & ACTING & MOVIE.
There are a couple of slip ups in the movie. First off the room they are all gathered in when Body turns off the lights had a fireplace with a fire burning in it at the time. The room would not have been pitch black and someone should have been able to see who killed Body. Secondly when Colonel Mustard's driver is talking on the phone he is shown standing in front of a mirror in which the fireplace that serves as the door for the secret passage is clearly visible. No one using the secret passage should have been able to sneak up behind him without being seen in the mirror.
Just my 2 cents. The comedy of this movie is base of a board game that is itself based of all kinds of Murder Mystery clichés (And those not always make 100% sense, tbh). So the movies story is a derivative of a derivative so to speak. It plays with those tropes, that's what the movie/board games fun is based upon. I'd suggest watching "murder by Death" which is a superior movie in my opinion (and it makes direct fun of murder mystery novels and movies of the pre 1960s, without going a detour via a famous board game.) If you have seen/read any Agatha Christie movie/book or something similar "Murder by Death" is much more accessible imo (and it has an A+ cast).
This is better & funnier than Knives Out! Madeleine Kahn (Mrs. White) was also in Mel Brooks's Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein & High Anxiety (Brooks's parody on Hitchcock movies) & Michael McKean (Mr. Green) was in This is Spinal Tap! I recently found out that Mr. Body is played by Lee Ving, singer & frontman of the punk band Fear. The singing telegram lady is played by Jane Wiedlin, from the band The Go-Go's.
I find it fascinating that TH-cam reactors have drastically different feelings about this movie, depending on whether they grew up playing the board game. If they've played the game before, then the movie makes perfect sense and it's full of easter eggs for them. But if they didn't grow up on the game, then the reactor is left confused or indifferent about the movie. It's easy to see how this movie initially failed at the box office, but become a cult classic during the era of video rentals.
I have never considered myself to be overly intelligent, but I didn't have any trouble following this film at all. I loved it then and I still love it now....Shame that you omitted most of the best lines/scenes though..... FLAMES, on the side of my face 😆
For me it was never about figuring out who did it, It's about the humour and characters 😄
You couldn't figure it out anyway there are no clues to decipher.
I agree! It really isn’t a solvable murder mystery. It’s a comedy with a murder mystery as the set up/backdrop. Though I can also understand why people go into the movie not realizing that.
The funniest thing about this is how serious you were while watching this. This is a hardcore dark comedy and you were practically stone faced for most of it. There’s also nothing confusing about the story. It’s very straightforward. Anyway, this is one of the funniest movies ever and thanks for the reaction.
Clue was a Huge Flop back in 1985 when released at Theaters. Clue is extremely confusing, hard to follow & very poorly written. Clue is a Lousy Movie.
@@denisletourneau9750 Thankfully, it's a cult classic & we love it.
@@denisletourneau9750 The movie did flop in theaters, as would the Princess Bride a couple years later. But it was a huge hit with those new-fangled VCRs and became a big hit in the new VHS rental market (again, as Princess Bride would a couple years later).
I never found the movie confusing at all. Anyone familiar with the game (and back in the 1980s virtually everybody had played the game at least once) would be familiar with the characters, the mansion, and the weapons. But mostly it's not confusing because it isn't a mystery. Yes, the movie is _called_ CLUE, but there are NO actual clues to follow. Everyone is always a suspect. Nobody is ever cleared or explicitly innocent.
It's a dark comedy. The point isn't "who done it". (If it was, there wouldn't be three possible endings). The point is the increasing silliness of the character's reactions and interactions as they all try to figure out who the real murderer is, growing more suspicious of one another in every scene, and try to keep people from pointing the finger at them.
In fact, this is one of the reasons I think the movie didn't do well. When it was shown in theaters, you only got to see one of the endings. It came across like a whodunit. But, since there weren't any real clues in "Clue", you couldn't follow the mystery. There was now way to out-guess the writer and figure it out. You can't rewatch the movie to see all the clues you might have missed the first time through because there aren't any. There's no a-ha! moment when all the pieces fit together and you figure it all out - so if you go in thinking it's a whodunit, you come out of it unsatisfied.
On VHS with all three of the endings available, it stops being a mystery - because you knew there were (at least) three solutions to the puzzle, and that made it easier for the audience to take as a comedy.
And in that respect, the movie is BRILLIANTLY written. The dialog is witty and snappy. Full of word-play and quick jokes. The characters grow increasingly scared and suspicious of one another as the body-count grows, and that only makes them more comic as they try to assert their own innocence and point fingers at everyone else.
@@liljenborg2517 Exactly it's a spoof of who done it movies, Not actually a who done it 😄👍
you should get some friends and play the game too, to understand how it's loosely based on it.
What rises the film is the quick witted dialogue and the talented cast firing on all cylinders.
They're just a blast.
It's not about solving the mystery, you just have to embrace the chaos and go with the flow. This is just a vehicle for the actors to chew up the scenery.
So delighted to see Clue! Whenever I recommend this movie I always advise the reactor not to get bogged down by the mystery. Just relax and enjoy the comedic genius at work here. Thank you so much!
The board game is a lot of fun. The goal is to deduce who, where and with what weapon a murder took place using the process of elimination. Up to six players can play at once and all the characters are named after colors. The movie does a great job at including all of the necessary elements from the game and making a great comedy out of it.
And the names they use are the names of the characters in the game and the murder weapons are the same used in the film.
And Green's words at the end are a clever reference to the fact that you CAN win in Clue(do) by deducing that it was YOU who is a murderer.
@@russellward4624 Very good Sherlock...
@@killinglonliness88 he's never played the game. He doesn't know that.
@@russellward4624No shit, but you’re not talking to the guy watching this but someone else on their own comment. Make a separate comment.
Yes, it is intentionally confusing, the idea was to capture the confusing nature of the board game, where the goal is to discover who the killer is, what weapon they used and in which room of the mansion the crime took place, all using the process of elimination.
It is also about revealing the least amount of information possible to other players to be the first to work it out.
Pure classic which I can see over and over again. Made me so happy to see Shan tackle this Gem of GREAT acting talents, and I also thoroughly LOVE Madeline Kahn's improvised speech. There are so many great lines and scens to put into words. Thank You Tim Curry and all for this great performance. I can't judge "Knives out" as I have never seen it, to date.
I’ve loved this movie since I was a kid. It’ll always be a classic to me.
It's a comedy dude, a straight up comedy. The plot is overly convoluted as a joke.
I highly recommend the movie "Murder by Death" from 1976. I think you would love it!
a very good movie👍
"Murder by Death" is clearly the superior movie in my opinion (A much better cast and way more funny IMHO)
@@nealsterling8151 I agree with you. they are similar, but in terms of entertainment, murder by death is better
Murder by Death is so funny.I'm a massive Peter Sellers fan, but Peter Falk stole the whole movie as far as I'm concerned. Not trusting his Girl to not run off with the change from the gas money, making her look away while he has the silliest sounding total mental breakdown off camera is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
The jokes and dialogue did not age as well though.
"Professor Plum, you were once a professor of psychiatry specializing in helping paranoid and homicidal lunatics suffering from delusions of grandeur."
"Yes, but now I work for the United Nations."
"So your work has not changed."
#TakeBackTurtleBay
Fun Fact: The three endings were shown at a random theater when it first came out. All three are included on video. The DVD, however, aside from having all three endings, also offers the option to play the movie with one randomly selected ending.
Heartbreaking Loss Fact: The Max Busch House, the mansion used for the exterior and ballroom scenes, was destroyed by a massive fire on October 5, 2005. After the fire, several people left flowers on the front gate and even shed tears, evidence of how much the house was cherished by the local community.
Random Order Fact: Wadsworth decides how the guests will be paired up to search the house by cutting matchsticks into various lengths, and the guests appear to draw these at random. Naturally, the partners were assigned by the script and the process could not be left to chance. Before Tim Curry holds out the cut matchsticks to the actors, he was given them in the correct order. The actors acted as if they were picking randomly, but simply drew the matchsticks in order from left to right.
"it-it- the f - it -flam - flames. Flames, on the side of my face, breathing-breath- heaving breaths." - the funniest scene hands down!
Best scene of the entire movie
And he cut it out
People that saw the film at the time of release would have been familiar with the game (and therefore the characters, weapons, and locations) even if they'd never played it. Coming in blind meant you had more to learn and remember.
The confusion and flood of information and clues was meant to confuse the audience so you have no choice but to go along for the ride rather than try to figure out who the final culprit was. The timing of the dialogue and type of dialogue with so much innuendo was brilliantly written. Everything was planned, facial expressions, actor gestures, every look, all brilliantly executed. I've watched this movie dozens of times and I never tire of it. Each character was markedly different and fun to watch. And the actors playing the characters were all top notch.
Yes, this is one of those movies that gets better on a rewatch. Once you know the story you can just enjoy the performances and the witty dialogue.
It would greatly help if you’d grown up playing the game…
I think you’re thinking about it too hard…
You’re right about not believing the ending too much - it’s how the game is played! It’s a different ending each time.
The humor of this movie, the timing of it, etc. is beyond hilarious.
When this film was originally in theaters, each theater showed only one of the endings. If you wanted to see all three endings you had to go see the film more than once and HOPE that you lucked out and got to see something new. Customers complained, so theaters started listing the showings as Clue A, Clue B, and Clue C, so that people could easily make sure to see all three endings. It was a brilliant marketing campaign, as in theater re-viewings were required if you wanted to see all three endings, and the film was entertaining enough for people to fill the seats multiple times. When the film eventually came out on VHS all three endings were shown for the first time as you have seen here, and that's the way it has been shown ever since.
With the DVD/Blu-ray release, you could select a random ending and it played one of the 3 endings, or watch the compiled ending version that was released on VHS (and eventually what you watch when it is streamed).
You should give the board game a try. It's a lot of fun, and the movie is surprisingly accurate.
Knowledge of the game makes a big difference. In the 80s, this was a great Date movie and an all star cast. When this came out, you got one ending. You had to watch it three times to get all of them.
This movie less about the mystery and more about the dialog and interactions between the characters.
This is that rare movie, that improves with repeated viewing. As you catch said dialog and actions you missed.
The needless complication is what makes this movie so charming
One of my favorite movies. The funny thing is I've never played the board game.
It’s not nearly as fun as the movie. Lol
@GrisouIII though I would say, playing the board game a few times, does improve the movie.
Itbis fun seeing how the mechanics of the game are used to move the plot and effect characters actions.
YES!!
LOVE THIS MOVIE!!
Especially the three different alternative endings! They are fun to watch.
There were talks of a reboot to this movie with Johnny Depp playing the role of either Wadsworth or Colonel Mustard, but plans fell through in 2010.
Then in 2019, Ryan Reynolds was going to star and produce the reboot with Jason Bateman directing the project and that it was going to be an Indiana Jones type of adventure film.
I hope they leave it alone. Not everything needs a "reboot." It's perfect as it is.
I like Reynolds and Bateman, butbthis is lightning in a bottle.
I'm not against a reboot/remake, but that idea with Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman sounds terrible.
I think that Knives Out is the spiritual successor to Clue (single-location comedy/mystery with all-star cast) for this era anyway, so if I don't like the reboot, there's always that.
@@bbbnnnlll I always though Steve Martin would do an excellent Wadsworth.
The names of the guests are the colors of the pieces on the board game: Plum, Scarlet, Green, White, Peacock and Mustard.
The various weapons are objects in the game.
The names of the rooms in the house are locations on the playing board.
Fun fact. Lee Ving, the frontman of FEAR, the legendary punk band that was banned from SNL, plays Mr. Boody. Along with the singing telegram woman being played by Jane Wiedlin. The co-founder and guitarist for the band the Go-Go’s, and Bill Henderson who played the cop was a Jazz legend
Love FEAR but man I hate him being cast in this. His acting is awful...they really wasted a character with him. Only part of the movie I dislike.
@@Nick_CF at least he wasn’t in it long. He was much better at singing and playing guitar than acting
@@Nick_CF he was also in Streets of Fire and Flashdance. R.I.P Irene Cara
@@Nick_CF Oh and Ralph Baskshi’s American Pop
I was so excited to see that you reacted to this masterclass of comedy, and I'm so surprised and bummed that you absolutely and utterly missed the point. To each their own, but I can't help but feel sad that this one flew right past you.
Merry Christmas, Shan. Best wishes for the New Year to you. I saw this on VHS way back, obviously with all three endings. Top class cast.
This movie is more of a physical comedy. You get the experience by watching characters and their funny reactions. Story is secondary, which is why they had 3 endings, just to give more physical comedy to the viewers.
Thanks for watching this. You should definitely rewatch it. It’s a stellar comedic cast and there are so many great lines that just fly past because they are played with a straight face. But do yourself a favor, don’t try to figure it out. This isn’t a “whodunnit” movie. It’s a comedy/parody of “whodunnit” movies. It’s supposed to be convoluted and irrational. Like the board game, the ending isn’t important. It’s the fun of playing the game. That’s why there were 3 different endings (in theaters, you only got to see one ending based on what theater you went to). You can play the game again and again with different results each time.
I think it helps to have played Clue. There are a lot of tie ins with the game
Wow! One of my all time favorite movies with one of my all time favorite reviewers. What a great Christmas present!
Thank you so much Shan for reacting this amazing classic Clue. Merry Christmas bro👍👍👍👍
It's a film that uses a murder mystery framework as a vehicle for jokes, rather than a comedic mystery film.
It's as much a murder mystery as Young Frankenstein is a horror.
Theatrically this movie played with only one ending even though all 3 versions were released, they were labeled ending A, B, and C. I saw the version that Miss Scarlet was the killer. Happy Holidays to you and yours.👍
The singing telegram actor is Jane Wiedlen. She is the rythmn guitarist from the Go Gos.
And the Detective at the end that makes the arrest is Howard Hessman, who was famous as Dr. Johnny Fever on the tv sitcom, WKRP.
She was also Joan of Arc in the Bill & Ted movie.
Hi Shan, glad to see you got around to this one...I think it was on the list I sent you. It helps to be familiar with the board game to better understand this film. There is a lot of confusion while playing the game, which was invented in '47 but didn't get popular until the 60s &70s.
Multiple endings that could only be seen in theaters (pre streaming services) was pretty unique.
“This Is unnecessarily complex”
Dont forget: x is “just a red herring” 😅
pre-vhs tapes, you mean. the vhs releases had all three endings too, as do the dvd and blue ray.
Waterloo (1970) would be a good movie to react to if you enjoy the game Risk.
I didn't read too many comments, but I wanted to add that the "multiple endings" was a marketing gimmick. Each theater was sent a different copy of the film with the different endings, labeled A-D.
It is a fun movie and I enjoyed your reaction. Thanks for watching this :)
There was also an earlier film called "Murder by Death" that was very similar, making light of murder mystery films.
Love your reactions man!
Love this movie so much!! Glad to see you reacting to it😊
Of course you'd already know these names by heart if you'd played the game. They're the game pieces: a mustard-colored pawn called Colonel Mustard, a red pawn for Miss Scarlet, a green pawn named Mr Green, etc. Mr Body is always the victim. Their identities are reflected on cards that are dealt to the players (apart from one secret card representing the murderer). At the end of the game, the winner accurately identifies A) the murderer, B) the weapon (rope, candlestick, lead pipe, etc) and C) which room, for example Professor Plum in the conservatory with the lead pipe.
Non-color names Yvette and Wadsworth are invented for the movie.
I was puzzled when I first saw the film because I was only familiar with the UK version of the board game, and assumed the changes were made for the movie. It was called Cluedo not Clue, and many of characters were different. There was a Reverend Green instead of Mr Green, and the victim was Doctor Black instead of Mr Boddy.
@@Rocket1377 Ah, Cluedo is the original! I did not know that. The names were changed in the American version (according to this article). And the American victim's name is spelled Boddy, not Body.
Oddly, it's Clue that priests are playing in the Irish sitcom Father Ted (the world's longest game of Clue, because they forgot to put any cards in the envelope).
Merry Christmas, Shan. Hair looks good, dude.
I used to play the game all the time. All the actors were classics. It was just fun watching their performances.
The board game (and the movie, somewhat) is based on Agatha Christie's play Mouse Trap. *It's* the OG whodunnit and literally the _most_ performed play in all of history (seriously...not being hyperbolic).
Love this and Tim Curry! He is such a great actor.
And thanks for your reviews this year Shan- I really enjoy your thoughts on films I know so well 🎉
Merry Christmas shun hope you have a wonderful holiday.
Amazing! I wish I could watch this again for the first time but, I'm going to watch it again. Right after I watch this.
Since you said you'd never played the board game, here's how it works. Mr. Boddy is found dead. There are 6 character(suspects), 6 weapons & 9 rooms. Pack of cards: 1 card for each of Suspects, Weapons & Rooms. You secretly pick a card from each & place it in an envelope. This is what the players are trying to figure out. "Who killed him? Where? and with What?" Shuffle the rest of the cards together & deal to each player. Players move around the board & ask questions to figure out the Killer.
Clue is my fav board game & It's one of my Fav movies. So happy you're watching it.
I really recommend watching MURDER BY DEATH, which has a very similar structure, but is much more "non-sense" (and personally I love it). Speaking of Jonathan Lynn I recommend THE WHOLE NINE YARDS, with Matthew Perry and Bruce Willis.
Mrs. White (Madeline Khan) was in several Mel Brooks films that I think you have watched, such as the German entertainer in Blazing Saddles and the fiancee in Young Frankenstein.
You mentioned you only recognized Christopher Lloyd and Tim Curry. You've seen Michael Mckean in This is Spinal Tap, and Madeline Kahn was in a several Mel Brooks movies, including Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles.
Great reaction as always.This is a classic film.
yeah it's definitely a movie for nostalgia I feel like. I played this game when I was younger so I loved it. Cool to watch it back because that's sometimes how the games played out.
Madeline Kahn is a comedy legend appearing in such films as Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, High anxiety and The history of the World part 1.
Love this film!! Re-watched and re-watched as a preteen/teen. Still love it!!
omg your reaction at 16:27 was too funny!
Hey, Shan! The characters are all pieces in the game, the weapons are those available in the game and Mr. Green's final line is what the winner of the game would say. Familiarity with the board game was part of the fun!
Kudos for reviewing this movie but I've never seen such a serious appraisal of this film, Shan! I think you missed the point entirely! The whodunnit element is secondary in this film. It's meant to be an UPROARIOUS COMEDY!!!! It's more of a parody of conventional whodunnits. It's definitely one of my favorites!
I saw it in a theater and my multiplex in New York played all three options. You bought an A, B or C ticket which designated the auditorium the specific ending was featured in.
I bought the VHS and then the DVD. I must have seen this film over thirty times! It never gets old.
Tim Curry gives a tour-de-force performance as Wadsworth. The cast are all comedy greats in perfect sync with each other. It's a wonderful little gem.
There's been talk of a remake but this is a lightning-in-a-bottle situation like "Ghostbusters" or "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!" A different cast would change the dynamic completely.
Another good comedic whodunnit is "Murder By Death" which features parodies of the great cinematic sleuths like Charlie Chan, Nick and Nora Charles, Sam Spade, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple gathered together by real-life true-crime author Truman Capote.
Trivia unrelated to the production: Lesley Ann-Warren and Susan Sarandon have been mistaken for each other so often in real life that the actresses agreed to sign autographs using their doppelganger's name if erroneously requested by fans!
It helps to remember that the Movie Clue is based off thr board game, Clue. The 6 main blackmailed characters, the weapons, and the ground floor rooms all the same as in the game, including the secret passages. Also, just like the board game, any of them could end up being the murderer. Mr. Green ended the movie by saying what the winner reveals at the end of the game; who is the killer, which room, and which weapon.
Wish you could have had a few thoughts from a knowing party before diving in. “Don’t take it seriously, don’t try to keep up too much, this movie is mostly for eccentricity and laughs.”
VERY QUOTE-ABLE- same few hilarious lines still live rent free in my mind.
Love your channel, and hope you get a chance to play the board game sometime. Might make Mr.Greens final lines make more sense. :)
I can understand your confusion, since Clue is really a movie that's comedy first (a throwback to screwball comedies) and then a mystery second. The fact that there can be three totally separate endings that "fit," speaks to how the plot isn't exactly air tight. If you watch Knives Out, however, I think it will be more up your alley, since that one takes its own story more seriously.
Clue was my go-to sleepover movie from like 3rd to 6th grade - even though I had no, well, clue, what was really going on lol. Perfect balance of spooky and funny. What a talented cast and amazing script. In my top 10.
As far as being "needlessly complicated", having a hard time following, and having no idea who the villain is goes, it's entirely intentional. There's no way to solve the mystery. It's not the point of the movie. It's a parody and an amusing dramatization of the gameplay of the boardgame.
Madeline Kahn is a semi famous comedian who played Dr. Frankenstein’s fiancé in young Frankenstein, who unfortunately his life was cut short by cancer. It was a great loss. She was really a wonderful comedian.
I implore you to watch Murder by Death 1976! It's an all star cast fun movie that Clue probably based alot of it's material on.
Risk was a great game to play.. clue is classic.. this movie is so fun
I was one of those who saw it in the theater and only had the one ending, so was very excited when it came out on VHS with all 3 endings.
I have noticed that people who have never played Clue tend not to enjoy this film as much as those who have. We knew about the rooms, the set ups, the hidden passageways, the names & weapons and we went along for the ride with a fun cast.
I've never played, but I know how Clue works. I assumed most people did lol
The board game has the whole house, including secret passages. While moving though the house you find clues and have to decide which of the other players committed the murder, which they room it was in, and which weapon the used. The weapons from the game are the same as the movie. Same goes for the character names.
you should DEFINITELY watch CLUE again and reassess. knowing about the board game helps add kitschy texture to appreciate (game pieces/players are named by colour, the secret passages and room layout are EXACTLY the same in the film as on the board, etc.) the film. the comedy timing and dialogue cadence were imperative to it's success.
the casting is SUPERB! every one of the main characters were already stars in their own right:
tim curry - ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
martin mull - FERNWOOD TONIGHT
madelaine kahn - PAPER MOON, BLAZING SADDLES,YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
michael mckean - LAVERN AND SHIRLEY, THIS IS SPINAL TAP
eileen brennan - PRIVATE BENJAMIN
christopher lloyd - TAXI, BACK TO THE FUTURE
also: miss scarlett was originally cast with carrie fisher (STAR WARS) but was recast at the 11th hour with leslie ann warren when carrie had to go to rehab; the chief was howard hesseman from WKRP IN CINCINNATI; yvette the maid was colleen camp from VALLEY GIRL; the cook, mrs. ho, was kelli nakahara who was nurse kelli on M•A•S•H; the singing telagram girl was jane wiedlen from the band the go-gos; and mr. body was lee ving from the band fear.
many of the actors would go on to even more noteworthy roles and projects. these were just those up til about 1985 when the film was released.
i love CLUE and still enjoy watching it and 1st-time viewers over and over! i never watched it trying to figure out who did it, i was much too busy laughing and enjoying the outstanding show lol.
You should definitely watch "Murder by Death" from 1976. It's hilarious. 😁
Under appreciated when it came out. Used to watch it over and over after it came out on VHS. Still a classic. It’s a play on both the classic game AND Agatha Christy style murder mysteries that had recently had a run during the late 70’s and early 80’s.
Growing up playing the game makes this much easier to watch and follow along. All the characters are already known because of it. Play the game bud. Love your reviews keep ‘em coming.
You will love this one. So well written and Tim Curry is a treasure as always.
Rewatch! I have seen it so many times and while I never can follow the “mystery” - the humor and characters are really the most enjoyable part of it. Knives Out takes a lot from it, but Clue is superior to me.
Knowing the game Clue probably help on the confusion, the six name Mrs White, Mr Green, Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum, Mrs Peacock and Miss Scarlet are the characters of the games using the color of the token used White, Green, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Red. So where the weapon rope, candlestick, revolver, pipe, knife and wrench. The goal of the game is exploring the rooms of the mansion (including the secret passage) to find who did the murder in which room and with which weapon.
Have watched this so many times, love it.
I think for those who have played the board game, they are already familiar with the characters, rooms and weapons. That makes it way easier to follow and a far different experience. I love this movie!!
Not only did the singing telegram girl, Jane Wiedlin, play rhythm guitar in the Go Go's but, she's Joan of Arc in Bill and Ted's Excellent adventure.
"you were jealous that your husband shtupping Evette!"
It's sad that I only just realized this is likely a reference to Madeline Kahn's previous character Lily Von Shtupp.
Shan, full enjoyment of the movie was predicated on having more than a passing familiarity of the board game. The game was popular at the time, as were board games generally, at least much more popular than I think they are today. I think the movie was also kind of a promotion for the game, especially as the commerce laws in the US were changed shortly before it was made, to allow for more cross promotional activity between industries. I turned twenty years old the year it came out.
Also something to note about the cast: they were mostly well known names in comedy movies at the time, some more “fresher faces” than others. A notable exception was the character first introduced as Mr. Boddy, played by Lee Ving, who was/still is mostly known as a rock guitarist, and much less so an actor.
Yes, the movie is _deliberately_ confusing, meant to match the challenge of the game, as participants are dealt a series of clues with which to figure out who murdered who. In this way, the movie is lightly spoofing the game play. It didn’t take itself too seriously, and expected pretty much just laughs from the audience.
This and It's a Mad Mad Mad World were two of my grandfather's favorite movies and we would watch them together all the time. Mad Mad World is actually my maternal family's official movie because of my grandfather.
The goal of the board game is to figure out who killed Mr body, with what weapon, and in which room. The movie does a surprisingly good job at paying homage to the game play.
When this was in the theater you only got one of the endings. So if a friend saw it somewhere else they may have gotten a different ending, or if you saw it a second time you may have seen a different ending. The game has been around since the 1940s, so the majority of viewers already knew the weapons, about the secret passages, and the 6 color characters (Green, Scarlet, White, Plum, Mustard, and Peacock).
Clue the Movie had a unique gimmick. Because it was based on a board game which could have a number of permutations (identifying the killer, the murder weapon and the location of the crime), it was set up to have different "solutions." Different theaters had different endings. My wife and I saw it in Dallas with no clue (no pun intended -- really) as to which ending we were going to get. It turned out to be the third one (and the most gratifying). Very funny and quite creative in its delivery to movie audiences. Glad you liked it. Now go play the board game so that you can get the "full experience."
My favorite movie, thanks for reaction.
Lots of cameos in this film. The cook is Kellye Nakahara who played nurse Kellye in the TV sitcom MASH.
I still prefer the Movie MASH as opposed to the tv series.
The board game was about trying to figure out the death of Mr. Body. You had to identify: (1) Who did it; (2) What weapon was used; and (3) Which room it happened. Each room, person and weapon was on a card, in a deck of cards, so every time the game was played, it would always be a different scenario. Staying true to the board game, it really could have been anyone, but the fun of the game isn't really figuring out the mystery, but rather the laughs and the entertainment as you go along with the game. In that sense, the movie's a pretty good adaptation.
Fantastic reaction, Shan. I agree that _Clue_ was designed for repeat viewings. Whether this was due to the multiple-ending style of the board game, or was a marketing scheme, theaters were sent prints that had either the A, B, or C ending, so that viewers could have a different experience each time they bought a ticket. The scheme didn't go over well and the film was not a commercial success, but when _Clue_ was released on VHS and kids could watch it over and over and over, it gained cult status.
On my short list of retroactive Oscars, Tim Curry deserves Best Supporting Actor for _Clue_ . Don Ameche won in that category for that year for _Cocoon_ , which was very much a career achievement award in a movie every bit as silly as _Clue_ . Curry holds this entire farce together with three different endings and pages and pages of dialogue. He's like a major league pitcher throwing a no-hitter. In The Zone.
Not a commercial success = Clue was a Huge Flop in 1985. Cocoon was a Huge Commercial Success & spawned a sequel Cocoon: The Return (1988). Cocoon is a far superior movie to Clue. Clue is an awful movie. Tim Curry deserved a Razzie Award. No way did Tim Curry deserve an Oscar. Even if Don Ameche was given a career achievement award his performance was far superior to Tim Curry's. Cocoon deals with a lot of serious subject matter along with the science fiction plot. Clue was based on a board game. REACT TO COCOON (1985) YOU WILL ENJOY THE SOLID SCRIPT & ACTING & MOVIE.
There are a couple of slip ups in the movie. First off the room they are all gathered in when Body turns off the lights had a fireplace with a fire burning in it at the time. The room would not have been pitch black and someone should have been able to see who killed Body. Secondly when Colonel Mustard's driver is talking on the phone he is shown standing in front of a mirror in which the fireplace that serves as the door for the secret passage is clearly visible. No one using the secret passage should have been able to sneak up behind him without being seen in the mirror.
Just my 2 cents. The comedy of this movie is base of a board game that is itself based of all kinds of Murder Mystery clichés (And those not always make 100% sense, tbh). So the movies story is a derivative of a derivative so to speak. It plays with those tropes, that's what the movie/board games fun is based upon.
I'd suggest watching "murder by Death" which is a superior movie in my opinion (and it makes direct fun of murder mystery novels and movies of the pre 1960s, without going a detour via a famous board game.) If you have seen/read any Agatha Christie movie/book or something similar "Murder by Death" is much more accessible imo (and it has an A+ cast).
This is better & funnier than Knives Out! Madeleine Kahn (Mrs. White) was also in Mel Brooks's Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein & High Anxiety (Brooks's parody on Hitchcock movies) & Michael McKean (Mr. Green) was in This is Spinal Tap! I recently found out that Mr. Body is played by Lee Ving, singer & frontman of the punk band Fear. The singing telegram lady is played by Jane Wiedlin, from the band The Go-Go's.
Classic remember watch g this as a kid loads of times we had it on VHS 🤣
I played Risk once, it took 3 days to finish.
I find it fascinating that TH-cam reactors have drastically different feelings about this movie, depending on whether they grew up playing the board game. If they've played the game before, then the movie makes perfect sense and it's full of easter eggs for them. But if they didn't grow up on the game, then the reactor is left confused or indifferent about the movie. It's easy to see how this movie initially failed at the box office, but become a cult classic during the era of video rentals.
I haven't found that true at all with the reactors I've watched lol
Cutting out the White Flames on the side of my Face?! JAIL
I would have bet big money that I had already watched you do this reaction/review. I guess I'm just psychic!
Absolute classic! Please add the black and white comedy Clerks(1994) to a poll.
I have never considered myself to be overly intelligent, but I didn't have any trouble following this film at all. I loved it then and I still love it now....Shame that you omitted most of the best lines/scenes though..... FLAMES, on the side of my face 😆