Neighbors | John Belushi, Kathryn Walker | One of My Top Ten Comedies

Neighbors | John Belushi, Kathryn Walker | Capt Vic and Empress Ramona...come on Earl...

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Neighbors

	Neighbors John Belushi, Kathryn Walker Sony Pictures, 1996 average customer review:based on 76 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

One of My Top Ten Comedies

I don't know what it is about this movie, but I just can't get enough. Akroyd dressed up in the diving outfit, carrying a shotgun, and making a couple cups of late night coffee just cracks me up. Belushi is in rare form (you won't see him in another role like this!) as the straight man. He still does some great visual comedy, such as when Romana hits him with a pool ball and he crashes into a bookcase filled with expensive glassware. When you think an awkward situation can't get worse, the plot twists and you are in for another ride. This can make some people uncomfortable which I find strange. My wife can't stand the movie because it never centers on comfortable ground. Most movies gear up/set up a laugh, while this one keeps rolling and punching the entire time. Every scene that is shot is meaningful to the movie's zig zag plot. Contrary to my wife, I love every uncomfortable twist. I can quote more from this movie than from Blues Brothers and Raising Arizona. If you liked those movies, you'll probably love this one.

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Capt Vic and Empress Ramona...come on Earl...

I saw this movie when it was first released at the "Grauman's Chinese Theater" in Hollywood. It was unbelievable which is what made it so incredible. Sorry, Leonard Maltin, you really missed the boat on this one! Most intelligent movie goers can pretty much tell where the plot line in a movie is taking them but not so with "Neighbors"! It is so outlandish, so abnormally weird that it's hard to keep up with it, and that's why it is so raucously funny! You may not not catch all there is in your first viewing of "Neighbors" as it is a continous stream of, (if you will excuse) soliloquy-isms used so often in our daily conversations, i.e., "True change comes only from within." You really have to pay attention and be alert to catch half of the things alluded to in this brilliantly acted movie. I too am sorry this was John Belushi's last movie but at least in this one, he and Akyroyd have left us with, "Say what?", "I can't believe what they just did!" and "We'll have to call Ceasar's and thank the chef!" I own this movie and think it's a great gift to give so it can be watched over and over again, until you think you get it! It's one of the few at the top on my list of true comedy!

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One of My Top Ten Comedies

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Good Movie bad director

Academy Award winner John Avildsen ruined this what good of been one of the greatest Aykroyd/Belushi movie since 1941 and Blues Brothers. It was humiliating. This was a complete flop for Belushi,The last thing that he needed. I Thought The director was a moron trying toput a comedy together. John Belushi went after this total embarrisment to write his own script NOBLE ROT. Dan Aykroyd was supposed to play the straight placed neighbor and Belushi was supposed to be the party animal. Then before this they went to the head of Columbia pictures and told Frank Price that they were going to switch roles. Belushi and Aykroyd got together and rewrote the Larry Gelbart script. According to the movie and manager Bernie Brillstien that the script wasn't good at all. Instead of a funny movie,it is a dark black comedy about the suburbs. Low budget 1981 film only filmed in two houses. There are scenes in the movie where John looks like he's upset with his character and is out of it. He sometimes wouldn't come out of his trailer. They wanted Rodney Dangerfield(Natural Born Killers) to play Earl Keese. Director:John G. Avildsen Cast:John belushi.Tim Kazurinsky.Dan Aykroyd.Cathy Moriarty.

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Not bad but sadly belushi's last film

I'm a huge fan of john belushi and i was sad that this had to be his last film. It's not that the movie was bad, but i dont think it really expressed the true john belushi. In this film belushi takes a spin and tries playing the strait man while aykroyd is the party animal. The movie is set around a normal boring couple that lives a normal life in the suburbs until their lives are changed by the arrival of their new neighbors. The movie takes place over the period of one long night following the misadventures of the two couples and how that one night changes all their lives. Pretty interesting movie, but probably only for the die hard belushi or aykroyd fan.

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