The writing is top drawer, wonderfully funny wordplay and rhyme, great little one-liners and tongue in cheek parody of its Errol Flynn origin. The plot is excellent, a maze of twists and turns, unexpected turn-ups - farce at its best. Look out for the fabulous disposal of the king's soldiers into the moat.
The amazing fencing scene with Basil Rathbone, the hilarous courting sequence with the princess and the glorious finale are just as good. The Knighting Ceremony is to my mind in the top ten comic scenarios ever filmed. The famous joust with it's glorious build up is just one of them. It's cram-packed with comic sequences of mind-blowing quality. And the film outplays most modern equivalents in every area, even the best of them. Like comparing Russell Brand with Peter Sellers - completely different league. I can think of no one else who combined them so skilfully. So am I guilty of nostalgia? Well, I bought the DVD at Amazon's wonderfully silly price, sat back to watch with intent objectivity and ended up (yes, you guessed it) wet-eyed and aching with laughter.ĭanny Kaye was unique in that he combined sublime, razor-sharp physical comedy with hilarious tongue-twisting wordplay. My sis and I, dragged off the rainy streets into a fleapit cinema, sat back enthralled as a blaze of colour flashed before us, a lavish, comic romp which left us wet-eyed and aching with laughter. THE COURT JESTER is a childhood treasure. Treat yourself and your family to a work of comic genius. Your kids no doubt dote on THE WIZARD OF OZ which is yonks older and THE COURT JESTER has many of its attributes. Don't worry about the style of the movie. And even worse, your kids will never get to see him. If you have young kids there's a horrible possibility that you've never heard of Danny Kaye.
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