This is How Movies Should Be Made

Let's be realistic.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

This movie is really enjoyable and fun. Metacritic is full of it.

RELEASED IN 1985 and directed by Jonathan Lynn, "Clue" is a comedic murder mystery based on the board game featuring an "all-star" cast (Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Eileen Brennan, Lesley Ann Warren, etc.).This is a good movie if you're in the mood for an amusing mystery that takes place during the McCarthy era (1954) almost entirely within a vast gothic mansion on a stormy night. It combines movies like "Ten Little Indians" (1965) and "The Beast Must Die" (1974) with the goofiness of "The Private Eyes" (1980).I was skeptical at how Lynn & the cast could pull off the challenge of making such a confined story entertaining, but I have to admit that I busted out laughing several times (e.g. the scenes of making out with corpses). And the cast is a pleasure to behold with Colleen Camp a highlight as the stereotypical (hot) French maid. The climax with its several murder scenarios is kinda tedious, however. THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour 34 minutes and was shot in Paramount Studios, Hollywood, and Max Busch House, Pasadena, California. WRITERS: Jonathan Lynn and John Landis. GRADE: B-/C+

One of the few movies that is as good, or better, on re-watching.Yes there are a bunch of inconsistencies in details, but it's a comedy so this is easily forgivable.The cast is stellar, most every major role steals the show at one point or another. The writing and directing are superb. There are so many quotable lines in this.Please God/Hollywood do NOT TRY to remake this, I don't know that this can be improved at all.One of the 20 or so movies I re-watch at least yearly.Definitely one of my personal top 50 (overall) movies and top 10 comedies.If you haven't seen it watch it with all three endings and consider re-watching to catch some of the jokes that kind of require knowing what's actually going on.

Clue, when it was first released, received less than rave reviews, leading us to believe it wasn't well made. But Clue should be seen as much deeper than the sketch, gag filled, shallow comedy one may be subjected to see. It is a powerful teaching tool, an exploration of morality in an unstable society. The movie puts to use the all star cast, using their skills to paint a tableau of characters deeply disturbed, yet perfectly matched to teach a message subtly, steering away from didactic ism. In its effective combination of satire, social issues of the time, nutty characters and an outrageous setting, a brilliant message shines through. It will have you laughing until the end and you will come away better than before. When seen in the right light, Clue is a masterpiece ripe with witty interchanges, clever subject matter and a lesson for its audiences.