I LOVED this movie even as a kid (come to think of it, probably not appropriate humor for an 8-year-old, but oh well...). I taped the "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" number right off of the television just so I could listen to it without rewinding the tape (pre-DVD).
Of course the cinematography is pretty bad as well as the set design, but there is so much talent. Zero Mostel, Buster Keaton, Phil Silvers, Michael Crawford. One shouldn't expect highbrow humor. Just good old-fashioned, bawdy slapstick.
I think maybe one reason for the poor quality camera work and scenery could be the fact that the directors wanted to maintain some essence of the stage. OR it could be the fact that it was made in 1966. Who knows? And as far as I am concerned, who cares? It never gets old.
Of course the cinematography is pretty bad as well as the set design, but there is so much talent. Zero Mostel, Buster Keaton, Phil Silvers, Michael Crawford. One shouldn't expect highbrow humor. Just good old-fashioned, bawdy slapstick.
I think maybe one reason for the poor quality camera work and scenery could be the fact that the directors wanted to maintain some essence of the stage. OR it could be the fact that it was made in 1966. Who knows? And as far as I am concerned, who cares? It never gets old.
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