Twelve Chairs
by Mel Brooks
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Actor: Andréas Voutsinas, Diana Coupland, Dom DeLuise, Frank Langella, Ron MoodyDirector: Mel Brooks
Brand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); Russian (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 94 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-05
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of Twelve Chairs
DVD Review: "I hate people I don't like,"
Summary: 3 Stars
"Twelve Chairs" is perhaps Mel Brooks least known film, although it's much better than most of his post-1970s movies. Ron Moody ("Oliver") stars as a former Russian nobleman whose mother-in-law on her death bed confesses to having sewn the family jewels into one of the 12 chairs of their dining room suite right before the Russian Revolution. Unfortunately, she also told her scheming priest (Dom DeLuise), and the two quickly race off to find the dining room chairs and recover the jewels. Along the way, Moody is forced to become partners with a young beggerman (a very young looking Frank Langella). Mel makes a rather funny cameo as Tikon, the former assistant to Mood's character.
Although "Twelve Chairs" is a bit obscure, it's actually based on a very well-known and oft-filmed Soviet satirical novel by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov. The premise is terrific, and Brooks does a good job keeping the plot interesting and the pace going. The movie also benefits tremendously from being filmed in Eastern Europe (the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia), which gives it a unique look for a comedy. Overall, it's an interesting movie. Unfortunately, it's simply not as funny as Brooks' best films. Yes, there are some funny scenes, but the movie fails to sustain the humor for long; nevertheless, I did enjoy the movie. Fans of Brook's 1970s movies will likely appreciate "Twelve Chairs," and there's probably enough here to keep most others entertained.
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