Movie Details
| Title: | The Private Eyes | |
| Director: | Lang Elliott | |
| Year: | 1980 | |
| Genre: | Comedy | |
| Times Seen: | 2 | |
| Last Seen: | 11.12.23 |
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| Date Viewed | Venue | Note |
| 11.12.23 | Internet | This Screening is part of event: DVRfest 2023 Sticking with a Sunday Matinee theme, I figured I'd start with a double feature of crack investigators, starting with this Tim Conway / Don Knotts mystery in the vein of Murder by Death or Clue. I saw this as a kid and remember loving it. Like LOVING it. There's an animated intro a la The Pink Panther, starring the dude from Three's Company and Dorf. What's not to like? I remember my mom saying it was "slapstick" humor and thinking "ok, i like slapstick." Well... having seen it again as an adult, I can say that this is not slapstick. It's also not funny. What was I thinking? Dumb kid... I guess I'm being too hard on my past self. I remember thinking it was so cool the bit with eyes cut out of paintings and secret passages and stuff, but whereas I think Clue has stood the test of time this really didn't. Maybe it's just Conway's brand of humor that I don't really connect with these days. I'm sure I might think Dorf is pretty dumb too but I definitely loved it as a kid. I never really watched Carol Burnett though so... I dunno. I'm a little disappointed that this wasn't more fun. Kinda feel like I squandered my one slot of the weekend to watch something I've seen before. Hopefully the next one will be good! |
| 05.26.15 | Netflix | I remember laughing my ass off when this came on cable as a kid. I have a memory of my mom telling me that this was what was known as "slapstick" and making a mental note that I love slapstick. Unsurprisingly, my tastes have changed a bit. I found most of this pretty tepid although I can clearly see that it's aimed at a younger audience and some of Tim Conway's and Don Knott's performances still worked for me. I hesitate to go back and watch Dorf on Golf. That's another one that I really loved. |
