Three Amigos!

The fish out of water premise rarely works, and here, it doesn't bring justice. Three Amigos is a dry, mediocre comedy that has one central joke, its more than capable leads in goofy, flamboyant outfits. The film somehow thinks the key to its success is dressing up the three main characters and hoping people will find the antics funny just because the characters look funny. I'm here to say it isn't, but of course I don't speak for everyone. The film is cheery, wholesome, but all too dry. There isn't enough desperation with the characters because much of the film they're spent with cocky, boastful attitudes and not realizing the trouble they've gotten themselves into. The story concerns "The Three Amigos," a silent movie comedy team featuring Lucky Day (Martin), Dusty Bottoms (Chase), and Ned Nederlander (Short). The three are famous for their plethora of films together and their utterly fashionable costumes. When they request a raise to continue doing films, they are sent packing and helpless. Before we're introduced to them we see Carmen (Martinez), the daughter of a village leader in Santo Poco, Mexico. When seeing a film with "The Three Amigos" she sends them a telegram believing they are real crime-fighters. So, immediately, The Amigos get a telegram and are off to save the town of Santo Poco. Or so they think. They believe it's a new job opportunity. In reality they have to try and run the legendary El Guapo (Arau) out of town. The premise sounds acceptable and fun, but the real tragedy is Three Amigos never fully knows what it wants to do. Is this satire, homage, or a shameless parody of the western genre? At times it seems to want to put a satirical spin on the western genre. For example, dressing in those utterly goofy costumes and trash-talking the opponents before opening fire. At other times it seems like it wants to pay a tongue in cheek homage to the cheesy style of some westerns. For example, the fake, Technicolor backgrounds like a cheap play. And if the writing had been polished a bit more involving more jokes instead of dead air, it could come off as a David Zucker, Leslie Nielsen type spoof. The talent here is taken for granted. Steve Martin gets a lot of screen time, it seems Chevy Chase is left with the recycled odds and ends from other successful screenplays as he fumbles in search of his own time, and Martin Short isn't given much to perform with either. Three Amigos has heart, but not comedy. It's one of those comedies that thinks it's being funny, when really, its one note joke has gotten old after a few minutes and we've been expecting some more cutting edge ones for a while. Randy Newman's musical numbers provide fun and smiles, Landis's directing is above average, yet you'd find superior in his other works like The Blues Brothers and National Lampoon's Animal House, but the dry setup, the under-used talents, and the flimsy script make Three Amigos a missed opportunity. Starring: Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Patricia Martinez, and Alfonso Arau. Directed by: John Landis.

Director John Landis teams again with his star from "Spies Like Us", Chevy Chase, and this time also brings along another of Saturday Night Live's favourites, Steve Martin. Together with Martin Short they form the "The Three Amigos", a comedy co-written by Steve Martin which turns out to be one continuous long running gag, sadly though, its a weak one. "Lucky Day", "Dusty Bottoms" and "Ned Nederlander" are popular film stars known as the "Three Amigos", three hopeful men who, after insulting their producer, find themselves looking for work. They take a job offer in Mexico, but when they arrive to "put on a show", they discover they're not working with actors. Written with no seriousness in mind, John Landis' film was meant to be just a bit of silly fun. Unfortunately everything comes off that way and the movie ends up far too stupid, with the comedy and acting performances being very corny. Steve Martin and Chevy Chase are comically boring and Martin Short has long since outdone this disappointing turn. Far too farcical to be funny. Saturday, February 12, 1994 - Video

The Three Amigos is one of those movies that can be hugely entertaining and amusing but only if you keep in mind that it is not a serious film. Chevy Chase, Martin Short, and Steve Martin, some of the funniest men ever to work in comedy, all team up here as The Three Amigos, a group of out of work actors in early Hollywood cinema. The unfortunate thing is that this is not a movie that is greater than the sum of its parts, since I would expect more from actors with the caliber of Martin, Chase, and Short, even working individually, but even the fact that they are all not used to their full potential is not enough to bring down the rest of the comedy here. The story involves the three out of work silent film actors, who suddenly find themselves unemployed and broke when they receive a telegram from a small village in Mexico desperately asking their assistance. I liked how clever the ploy was where the woman who sent the message was so poor that she could not afford enough words to make her desires clear, so the Amigos read the message and think that they are about to be paid a fortune just to make an appearance in this village. Naturally they jump at the chance since they have nothing better to do. Most of the rest of the film deals with their adventures in this village, which they are supposed to be protecting from an evil villain but do not realize that this is real life until one of them gets shot. You would think that they would have caught on sooner, but on the other hand, they DID happen to stumble into the only tiny village in Mexico where no one speaks Spanish, so it's not hard to understand why they thought the whole thing was a set up. If I went to Mexico and was walking around a dusty village with nothing but endless desert on every side and every single person was speaking only English, I would also wonder what movie set I had just wandered onto. There is some interesting biblical content, which is made interesting really only because of the great satire. As the Amigos are walking through the valley in the shadow of death, they come upon not the talking bush or the burning bush, but the SINGING bush, and can't seem to get it to stop singing long enough to answer their question. `Will you please stop singing and tell us if you are the singing bush!' There's a hilarious sequence right after this about the invisible horseman, and just before was one of my favorite moments in the entire film, when Chase attempts to get off his horse but only succeeds in getting onto the horse next to him facing backwards and seems to be unsure about what just happened. A lot of this movie is made up of funny skits which are strung along a thin and less than convincing clothesline of a plot, but even though the plot itself is not very believable the movie is still very entertaining. There are a lot of scenes that seem to go too far or just don't really seem to fit with the rest of the film (such as the campfire scene where all the animals join in to the campfire singing), but for the most part the comedy is very good and there are a lot of memorable scenes (the canteen scene in the desert for example, is one to remember!). Not a film that was meant to win any Oscars, but there is definitely some great comic entertainment to be had with The Three Amigos.

Before comedic artists came into Hollywood demanding they attempt a role in a very serious film, there were films like Three Amigos. Riddled with laughs, upon laugh, upon laughs, this wildly enjoyable romp through the open desert could only have been accomplished by three of our favorite comedians. Those are Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short. To say that anyone in today's cinema can come close to the genius of these three powerhouses would be a lie. While I do believe that Ryan Reynolds is a very close to becoming the next Chase, nobody else can match their style, humor, and elegance. Comedy was not just a job for these three, it was an art. Three Amigos places us in a small town that is searching for some heroes that will help them get rid of some local hoodlums. Mistaking the opportunity as work, our three protagonists rush into the town prepared for the show of a lifetime. Little do they know, they are soon going to be fighting life and death. Thankfully, seriousness is in low amounts in this film, and comic hijinks ensure. Our three stumble through bars, the desert, and the final hide-a-way before their creative finale. I remember watching this film with my family when I was really young. I remember laughing at everything these three bumbling idiots did, and how impressed I was by the grace they did it with. As I grew older, this film remained with me. These three actors represent some of the funniest moments in cinematic history, and here they are gathered together to make a film. I loved this movie. I loved the absurdity, the randomness, and the sheer fun of these types of films. I miss this type of physical, pseudo-intellectual humor. I miss laughing as much as I did when I first watched this film, and when I watch it over and over again. The simplistic nature of this film allows it to be enjoyed at any time during your life. Martin, Short, and Chase are at the top of their game and never let go. It is sad to see these actors getting less and less work today. Overall, this film impressed me. It is funny, enjoyable, and so silly that you don't need to wade through the bathroom humor to get to the good stuff. It is all right there. I suggest this film to anyone that is looking to laugh and be entertained! Grade: ***** out of *****

Well? I thought I would watch this for old times sake. I remember as a 9/10 year old doing the 'Three Amigos' salute in the playground, with my friends, having all watched it on TV one weekend and finding it hilarious. I suppose that it is only since then that I have subsequently decided that each and every one of the three leads faces irritates the hell out of me and that I find them completely unbearable in pretty much everything they've ever done to the point that I refuse to even watch any of there new stuff and generally avoid revisiting their older works. I will give Martin Short a credit and say that he was perfect as Stefano in 'Madagascar 3' (You don't actually have to see his face in that one) and Steve Martin is great as the Psychotic Dentist in 'Little Shop Of Horrors', but I think that says more about him than his acting abilities. This was not good to watch over 30 years later, it definitely hasn't aged well. Who has? But the jokes just aren't funny and the situation is tired. I can't actually score it, because although I got quite far through it, I just couldn't finish it.

I was shocked when I discovered I hadn't reviewed this despite writing many reviews, since it is one of my favorite comedies of all time. It may even rank as the funniest movie I've ever seen. It just has a ton of laughs, start-to-finish, and without all the raunch and profanity of today's comedy films - although it's no "Bambi," that's for sure. Not only does the dialog produce numerous laugh-out-loud scenes but so do all the sight gags, nd there are plenty of those. The funniest characters in the film are the villains, led by "El Guapo," played by Alfonso Arau. He is almost indescribable. All he has to do is open his mouth and show his bad teeth and then give his huge smile and I crack up every time. The three leads - played by Steve Martin, Matin Short and Chevy Chase - are all excellent and in the primes of their careers. The film also is directed by John Landis, who has a knack for directing extremely entertaining movies. Just look at his resume on the IMDb. This film was written by Martin, Lorne Michales of "Saturday Night Live," and songwriter Randy Newman. Kudos to all of them for a job well done. In addition to the great comedy, decent language and color characters both good guys and bad guys, was the beautiful cinematography. There is a very colorful-looking film and looks outstanding on DVD. Overall: this is what entertainment is all about.

This is an homage to many old comedies: Old jokes, Silent movie plot lines. It's like a Laurel and Hardy film that was never made. The movie is the joke. Much like Blazing Saddles or Young Frankenstein. I don't know why more people don't get the joke and rate this movie higher. As it is, it is definitely underrated.

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