Evil Roy Slade
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Movie Reviews of Evil Roy Slade
Movie Review: One of the greatest - It's all been said, but here's a little more
Summary: 5 Stars
Other reviewers have covered the plot, the actors, and their reasons for the greatness of this movie.
I'd just like to add some additional thoughts for your consideration:
Like a few other reviewers, I was one of those who saw it as a kid when it first came out, and as my wife can attest, I literally checked the TV guide/newspaper every week for YEARS to see if would be on TV again. YEARS. It meant that much to me to see it again someday. Finally it came out on video, with bad reviews about the image quality. So I waited. Then out on DVD. YES! It is all that what one would expect, the movie, no frills, no DVD extras (it was a TV movie), just pure greatness for 90-something minutes. The best medicine for whatever ails you in this troubled world.
So who will like this? Not people who don't like simple silliness. Just everyone who does. If you groan at bad puns, stay away. If you love them, stop reading now and buy this.
What, you want to know more? As a western, think of it as akin to Blazing Saddles (which is also one of my favorites of all time) without the social/racial commentary. While Blazing Saddles kills with both hilarity and gravity, this one stays light. Perhaps it is as key lime pie to BS' chocolate mousse. Sorry - not! Both awesome! Fans of any comedic one-liner movies should find this an absolute joy. Airplane, Young Frankenstein, Princess Bride, Hot Shots, even the campy Adam West Batman, all greats...
What puts it among the best is that it is character-based and engages you in the story, above and beyond the endless one liners. Evil Roy is both evil and sympathetic. This one has all the classic story lines mashed up to make a delightful romp. Changing for love, the renegade self-made ne'er-do-well rises up against the big business overlord (and his stumpy index finger), the retired glamorous hero rides again. And who can resist the voice of Mr. Haney from Green Acres as your narrator (ala George of the Jungle)?
We old-timers (60's and 70's TV viewers) can love it for spotting many favorite actors. Families of all ages can love it for the clean humor. Detail-comedy-geeks like me can also love it for the densely packed quotable lines and the details that come out in repeated watchings, like those who memorize the Holy Grail and other movies (count me in). Other reviewers have mentioned some favorite quotes. There are too many to repeat, so you can find your own. But the "makes you want to spit" line, from when Evil Roy looks down over a cliff, has stuck in my repertoire over the years. (I'm not a spitter, but the line stays with you when you look down from on high...)
Hope this intrigues you enough to make the buy, as you won't find it at your local library, either.
Peace and hilarity to one and all.
Movie Review: Evil Roy Slade
Summary: 5 Stars
It may have begun as a mere Movie of the Week, but it ended up as a marvelous stand-alone comedy film; one of Garry Marshall's best!
The scene where Evil Roy has to figure out how a shoe horn works in the civilized world is alone well worth the price of admission.
Sparkling dialog, fantastic sight gags, and a surprisingly sympathetic villain who wants to finally quit being an cruel bank robbing outlaw so that he can marry the beautiful newfound-love-of-his-life, the town's virtuous school marm. He discovers to his dismay that reformin' ain't quite as easy as it first may appear; it takes a heap of work.
The cast is outstanding--John Aston, Edie Adams, Mickey Rooney, Milton Berle, Dick Shawn, Henry Gibson, Dom DeLuise, Ed Begley jr, Pat Morita and in a wonderful cameo, Penny Marshall. With a multi-talented group of character actors, directed by Jerry Paris from a script written by Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson, who can avoid falling head-over-heels madly in love with this film?
And after all these years of anxious waiting, it's finally available on DVD. A heartfelt tip of the hat to whoever it was that chose, after all these years, to once again place it in the hands of a grateful public.
Movie Review: Classic fun
Summary: 5 Stars
Someone wrote that they didn't like this as much as when they were young and saw it for the first time. That does happen and I was thinking that this might be the case for me too as it has with other movies. Well, I don't know if I laughed the same as I did as a teen watching this, but it still got a few good chuckles out of me and on the whole, it was fun to watch it again. Silly stuff in the same vein as "Support Your Local Gunfighter", "Cat Ballou", and Blazing Saddles". However, I think this one holds a special place for me. The transfer is just tape to disc I believe. It's crisp and clear however there's one part that has a little flubbing of the frame for 3 or 4 seconds, and I'm not sure if there's anything cut, but I didn't notice it. Sound is great so unless you're too picky for your own good, it's an excellent release.Movie Review: Best Western
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw it over 25 years ago with some mates and we laughed till we stopped. There are no slow spots & the lines just keep coming. No messages or thought provoking dialogue, no gratuitous violence & close ups of wounds, no sex scenes where an actress nudes up only because it was essential to the role and no language that makes you cringe in case your mother walks in while you're watching. But yes it is still worth watching because it's funny.Movie Review: Evil Roy Slade Rides Again
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw Evil Roy Slade when it came out in 1972. I was fourteen years old and it was the funniest movie I had ever seen. I'm 52 now and I've seen a lot of comedies through the years. It is still the funniest movie I've ever seen. All of the actors are perfectly cast and the writing still holds up today. Just looking at John Astin will make you crack up. Dick Shawn is unforgetable. Once you see it, you'll be hooked.