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Unknown Marx Brothers is a fun documentary with rare clips, photos and fascinating interviews with the brothers' children and friends. But I was very surprised to find the DVD version actually CUT OUT a great deal of material from the original VHS version. I have since been fortunate enough to go back and purchase the VHS as well, as it fills out their story a bit more and includes (if possible!) even MORE rare clips and photos. ;)
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This DVD was awsome... it told the whole lives of the Marx brothers! The only thing that I would change, would be to talk more about Zeppo. He was apart of the Marx bros too and it would have been nice to hear more about his life! It's not the same without Zeppo! But otherwise it's a great DVD!
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The Marx Brothers rank among the best comedians of all time. Their brand of humor is timeless, proven by their popularity surge with a new generation in the 1960s. Today, they are as fresh as ever. This documentary, narrated by Leslie Nielsen, celebrates their beginnings, their films, and their lives after fame. Commentors include film historians and family members, mostly children.
You'll learn about the way the siblings grew up and entered show business, how they found comedy, why Chico played piano and Harpo played the harp, how they met their wives, behind the scenes jokes, and show business after feature films. We see many clips from rare sources such as home movies, talk show appearances, and many bits from Groucho's quiz show You Bet Your Life.
Unfortunately, many of the clips from the films of the brothers are rather fuzzy even though better material is available. Ironically, many of the outtakes are quite clear. The beginning of the film can be quite confusing as well because information about each Marx brother is sliced together. Without a nametag for the commentators who refer to each brother simply by "my father" or "my uncle," it is next to impossible to determine who they are talking about without extensive outside knowledge. Another flaw is with the content itself. Just as history tends to do, the film slowly forgets about Zeppo and Gummo. They are mentioned briefly in the beginning when talking about the nicknames, but especially at the end, they are ignored.
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When I ordered this from PBS on VHS years ago it was 2 hours and 6 minutes and I watched it over and over again, one of the best Hollywood documentaries I had ever seen.
This DVD version is 40 MINUTES SHORTER !!!
What a rip-off...save your money and buy the VHS, hopefully THAT hasn't been demolished in recent years.
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Very little of the documentary seems to focus on the years before they started making films. They speak very little about Gummo, or why Zeppo left the act after Duck Soup. There seems to be an imbalanced amount of focus on the "You Bet Your Life" period for Groucho.
There is some very interesting scenes of early test shots of one of their Broadway plays that was never made to film, as well as test shooting for a television show that was never made. Also, there are some fascinating facts about their lives; but as documentaries go this one is poorly edited and incomplete.
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