The Magic Christian
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Movie Reviews of The Magic Christian
Movie Review: Not tip-top Terry Southern's best, but still groovy, baby!
Summary: 3 Stars
Totally fab. American writer Terry Southern takes potshots at the English class system, with the odd bit from Pythons Cleese and Chapman and a hip ensemble cast. Any movie that features Raquel Welch in a "Ben Hur" parody and has Yul Brynner crooning "Mad About the Boy" in full drag to Roman Polanski has an inexplicable kind of anarchy. (And then ... there's Ringo's acting.) There's not any real plot other than that of "a fool and his money" variety, but the music's great period pieces -- Badfinger's "Come and Get It," and Thunderclap Newman's "Something in the Air" -- keep popping up to remind you this is swinging London. Unfortunately, the movie is long overdue for a digital clean-up; at this point, it's been neglected so long the print looks like a bootleg, and maybe that's part of its campy charm. As social satire the movie is pretty scattered, but as a textbook for future set designers ("Austin Powers," I'm looking in your direction) this is the genuine article.Movie Review: Twisted late sixties British humor
Summary: 3 Stars
While not a great or even a good movie within itself, "Magic Christian" is a great late sixties period piece that stretches the dark humor of the excesses of greed. The somewhat Monty Python-like humor makes the movie lightly entertaining at times. The cameo appearances give the film greater interest and a sense of history, although twisted to say the least. The soundtrack is probably the most intriguing part of "Magic Christian" with input from Paul McCartney through the band Badfinger and a nice contribution from Thunderclap Newman.Movie Review: Magic Christian
Summary: 3 Stars
This is dark comedy with surprisingly famous actors making cameos thruout the movie. It should be by todays standards listed as 'R' rated for BN/AC/AL but very brief. The overall story line is slow but almost believable. It reflects the 60's with it's theme & music. It was a almost a Beatles style cult film. Everytime I hear "If you want it here it is, come and get it" I think of this film when I saw it in the theatre in 1970. It was fun to go back! Carl age 52Movie Review: Yul Brynner in drag!!!!
Summary: 3 Stars
Normally, this type of comedy is not my thing, but I saw the clip online of Yul Brynner in "The Magic Christian" and feel that this vignette alone would be worth ANY price! (Can't imagine the masculine Yul as a woman? HAH He is excellent!!!)Movie Review: good film, lousy DVD
Summary: 3 Stars
It's a pity : the audio is often very bad, and the are no extras (like trailers), and the presentation is not in widescreen... I hope that someday someone will issue a better DVD-release