Dreadfully Boring

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

OSCAR is one of Sylvester Stallone's regretful forays into comedy. The action star himself isn't really as fault, as he tries very hard with the deadpanning, and John Landis's direction remains brisk and efficient. It's the the fact that the screenplay simply isn't very funny and all of the gangster characters are too similar to stand out. They end up blending into one which doesn't make for a very eventful movie. What this film does have is a fantastic cast, which is a speciality of Landis's. Tim Curry has a fine extended cameo as a speech therapist while a youthful Marisa Tomei is gorgeous and funny as Stallone's daughter. There are also plenty of smaller roles for the likes of Kurtwood Smith, Martin Ferrero and Yvonne De Carlo to help make the experience a little more bearable.

"She has excellent diphthongs." "Yeah, that's what got her into trouble in the first place!" (To roughly paraphrase.) If you like that kind of comedy, you will love this film.The guy on stage falling over the chair, is always a hoot no matter how many times you see it or have seen it, or anticipate the fall happening. Black bag switcheroo that may contain $50,000 worth of Jewels, or $50,000 cash, or $10 worth of laundry is just a hoot, never mind the obvious factor that each bag would be noticeable by weight. Reality you should want to never interfere with comedy! Somehow, Mob Accountant--Anthony Rossano/Vincent Spano-- stealing $1000,000 from his mob boss (Anthony Provolone/Sylvester Stallone--pronounced Provolon, and incorrectly pronounced by speech coach Dr. Pool/Tim Curry--as the Italian {Provolonay}) and wanting to marry the Mob Bosses daughter, Lisa Provolone/Marissa Tomei, who falsely bruits it about that she is pregnant by said accountant... Well as it is said--What can possibly go wrong? Don Ameche and Kirk Douglas, stalwarts from another film era play important roles.Not only are bags mistaken, so are chickens mistaken for guns--don't ask. Innocuous Italian tailors mistaken as ruthless hit men who boast of the excellent work and highly praised work of mob boss Brazini (?)but actually praising the suit they made and was wearing when he was knifed in the back while dining in a restaurant, with photo from newspaper for proof. And somehow another Provolone daughter, Theresa/Elizabeth Barondes, shows up saying falsely that she is Provolone's daughter cause that was the first name she could think of not realizing he was a mobster, but in reality, Provolone and a long lost maid once joined in conjugal bliss and lo and behold... Well see the movie to learn who is actually marrying whom...Comedy works because nobody stops to inject a dose of reality. Those bags would weigh differently, and it would be noticeable. The Italian mob henchman wearing spats? Italians as cliché mobsters right out of "The Untouchable" (Vendetti ?)TV series of the late fifties. How many weapons can a mobster carry hidden in his suit coat? But the trick is to do all of this shtick with a straight face. And the actors pull off a brilliant piece of comedy straight faced, along with impeccable timing. I saw this charming and hilarious movie when it came out in 1991, and it still is excellent and worth watching. And now available on YouTube.

"Oscar" is a hilarious movie that keeps you laughing throughout. You even feel quite exhausted after it's all said and done since there's so much going on. The great thing about the movie is being surprised minute by minute. The basic story is about "Snaps" Provolone, a powerful Chicago gangster that is feared by many. However, Snaps is about to go straight because he promised his dying father on his deathbed that he would go legit. However, it's not going to be easy. In only 24 hours of trying to be straight, everything goes straight to hell, and everything that could go wrong does. And that's when all of the fun begins. This is a terrific comedy that can be enjoyed by just about everyone. Sylvester Stallone can really be a card and is hilarious when given the right opportunity. His facial expressions and outbursts are truly unforgettable.John Landis scored big with his spoof of high finance magnates "Trading Places" and revisits similar terrain in "Oscar," only this time the big money was made in the crime syndicate field. Landis shrewdly sets his satire in the Depression period to provide for the same kind of contrast between rich and poor that he showcased in "Trading Places", when Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche wagered to see what will happen when poor African American Eddie Murphy is allowed into their world to make business decisions. This is filled with hilarious dialogue and is delivered perfectly by everyone. Yes, even Stallone. And you felt so proud when Chazz was ahead of everyone else after not knowing a thing about a thing.Overall rating: 8 out of 10.

Continuing my plan to watch every Sly Stallone movie in order, I come to 1991's Oscar.Plot In A Paragraph: Angelo "Snaps" (Stallone) Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed, that he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Snaps sets about to keep his promise, and become a banker.Rival muscle man Arnold Schwarzenegger had scored big with two comedies in 'Twins' and 'Kindergarden Cop' so Sly hoped for similar results when he tried his hand at comedy. Oscar would have been a great stage play, but it just doesn't work on film and more damagingly its not very funny. A lot of the jokes are from the 30's and are poorly delivered and just not funny.Whilst not as bad as some would have you believe, and you have to give him credit for trying something different. The movie does have a certain charm to it, mostly thanks to Stallones performance. Most of the supporting cast are very poor, so despite an energetic (if over the top) performance from Sly. Oscar never raises itself above anything other than "ok" or "alright"