¡Three Amigos!
"¡Three Amigos!" is a decent comedy ruined by some hit-and-misses and boring areas of the film. It's underrated a bit, but not by much.
Steve Martin, Martin Short and Chevy Chase star as film stars in the depression-era; their show is about three Amigos that fight bad guys down in Mexico. Eventually, due to low ratings of some sort, their show is canceled and they are all thrown out of Hollywood. But then, at the low-point of their life and career, they get an offer from a Mexican woman. She has seen their show and, thinking the show and the three men are genuine, wants them to come to Mexico to help rid her town of bad guys that come through every day to steal food, money, etc...
Martin and co. think the woman is interested in making a television show, so they eagerly follow her down to Mexico to shoot the film. When they find, upon arrival, that it is NOT a film, but rather all very real. Now the gun-toting fakes will have to learn how to really aim a gun if they wish to succeed.
"¡Three Amigos!" has some pretty weak gags, and the film becomes tiresome after a while, especially some scenes around the town in Mexico. But the scenes like the one where Martin and co. sing "My Little Buttercup" in the local bar in town is unmissable.
Steve Martin and Martin Short do well. Chase hinders their comedic timing a bit, but not by much. Overall they are a pretty good comic trio. I've always been a fan of Martin and Short, and...well...I liked Chase in "Vacation," so I think they really make this movie. It would be no better than the dirt on my boots if not for the comedians in this film. Because of them--especially if you're fans of the comedians--this film is worth viewing. It's not particularly great, in fact, it's pretty average material, but Martin and co. make it worth seeing at least once. Definitely worth catching on TV, but don't go out of your way to see it.
3/5 stars -
John Ulmer
"¡Three Amigos!" is a decent comedy ruined by some hit-and-misses and boring areas of the film. It's underrated a bit, but not by much.
Steve Martin, Martin Short and Chevy Chase star as film stars in the depression-era; their show is about three Amigos that fight bad guys down in Mexico. Eventually, due to low ratings of some sort, their show is canceled and they are all thrown out of Hollywood. But then, at the low-point of their life and career, they get an offer from a Mexican woman. She has seen their show and, thinking the show and the three men are genuine, wants them to come to Mexico to help rid her town of bad guys that come through every day to steal food, money, etc...
Martin and co. think the woman is interested in making a television show, so they eagerly follow her down to Mexico to shoot the film. When they find, upon arrival, that it is NOT a film, but rather all very real. Now the gun-toting fakes will have to learn how to really aim a gun if they wish to succeed.
"¡Three Amigos!" has some pretty weak gags, and the film becomes tiresome after a while, especially some scenes around the town in Mexico. But the scenes like the one where Martin and co. sing "My Little Buttercup" in the local bar in town is unmissable.
Steve Martin and Martin Short do well. Chase hinders their comedic timing a bit, but not by much. Overall they are a pretty good comic trio. I've always been a fan of Martin and Short, and...well...I liked Chase in "Vacation," so I think they really make this movie. It would be no better than the dirt on my boots if not for the comedians in this film. Because of them--especially if you're fans of the comedians--this film is worth viewing. It's not particularly great, in fact, it's pretty average material, but Martin and co. make it worth seeing at least once. Definitely worth catching on TV, but don't go out of your way to see it.
3/5 stars -
John Ulmer