Twelve Chairs
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Actor: Mel BrooksBrand: Twentieth Century Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Russian (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-05
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of Twelve Chairs
DVD Review: Hilarious sophmore effort.
Summary: 5 Stars
It was amazing seeing Dom Delouise so young and slender, and Frank Langella makes a great comedic leading man.DVD Review: pure entertainment
Summary: 5 Stars
of course the movie scenario is a little different than the book but having the opportunity as a kid to read the Twelve Chairs and the Golden Calf this classic chase type of movie spiced with the local color and mocking the hypocrisy of a society ( just like any other society, Mel Brooks is good at that) is as good as it gets for painting the era's image.
Excellent actors, wonderful play , a classic must see, even if you're not familiar with the scenes you will not regret it, maybe you'll learn something too...
DVD Review: Unbelievable and Unacceptable
Summary: 2 Stars
Don't get me wrong; me and my family LOVE this movie. But that has nothing to do with it.
The DVD came on time (I think) and in a nice box. The problem was the case. It had this thick, dry, icky inky stuff dried on the plastic cover, obscuring the front cover underneath it. It was not just some little line of ink, it was despicable.
I couldn't give that to my brother for his birthday, or he'd think it was used (even though it was shrink-wrapped, OVER the inky mess). So I opened it up, took out the front cover paper and CD, and put them in a new case.
Seems I shouldn't be having to deal with or pay for this myself. Anyone who packaged this item should have been able to see it needed some attention. Get the movie; it's great. Just expect that you won't wanna judge this book by its cover.
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.
DVD Review: One of Mel's best
Summary: 5 Stars
I had no idea this charming and heartwarming film existed until I listened to Mel's commentary during "Blazing Saddles." I love this film because one gets an early glimpse into Mel's love of puns and parody, as well as the excellent casting and performances of Frank Langella, Ron Moody, and Dom DeLuise. It's a hilarious romp through the newly post-revolution Soviet Union where these three men are all hot on the trail for a fortune in priceless jewels hidden in one of twelve chairs left behind in a noble family's mansion after being forced out by Bolsheviks. Dom is superb as a greedy and crooked priest who abuses the sanctity of the confessional. This film is a must-see for die-hard Mel fans. His song that opens the credits, "Hope for the Best (Expect the Worst)" is brilliant, sad, and beautiful and sets the tone for the movie marvelously.
Description of Twelve Chairs
Set in 1920's Russia, this much-loved, hilarious Mel Brooks comedy classic is the tale of a former aristocrat (Ron Moody) who is now a Russian clerk under the new Soviet regime. When he learns that his dying mother-in-law sewed a fortune of family jewels into one of the twelve dining room chairs, he sets off across Russia to find it, with an opportunist (Frank Langella), priest (Dom DeLuise) and his former servant (Mel Brooks) all in equal pursuit.Mel Brooks's 1970 comedy (his second work as a film director) is based on an old Russian folktale, and was first filmed in Yugoslavia in 1927. The story concerns an old woman who reveals on her deathbed that she has hidden jewels inside one of 12 chairs that were formerly in her home but are now scattered. Ron Moody plays the poor Russian nobleman seeking them, and Dom DeLuise is his rival. After Brooks's wild and even controversial first film, The Producers, The Twelve Chairs seems relatively tame; but it is still a funny and slightly exotic work owing to its director's longtime interest in classic cinema. --Tom Keogh
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