This film, to me, is an incisive comment on the way that big business and politicians manipulate the ideals and desires of the population. I feel it makes a valuable point without distancing itself from the comedic element inherent in its approach, and by using 'flashback' and fantasy techniques raises itself above other films that have treated the same subject matter in a more down-to-earth fashion.
Some measure of its true worth must lie in the number of more recent films that pay homage to it by parodying certain scenes or aspects of it.
In my view, it is one of the 100 best comedy films of all time, and I feel the time is ripe, some 35 years after its original release, for it to become available on DVD.
Some measure of its true worth must lie in the number of more recent films that pay homage to it by parodying certain scenes or aspects of it.
In my view, it is one of the 100 best comedy films of all time, and I feel the time is ripe, some 35 years after its original release, for it to become available on DVD.