Pétrole! Pétrole! (1981)

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1/10

Sorsimus13 April 2002

First I must admit I saw this one dubbed in English, although I doubt it made any difference. No plot, no character development, no gags, boring acting and soforth.

I do not consider myself a person who would use this phrase lightly, but this one was probably the worst film I ever did see. Unbelievably they actually released this on video in Finland when video was young...

The horror, the horror.

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6/10

Only for French people to digest

Powerbreak8 November 2022

It is actually a funny French comedy that does not take itself too serious but behind it absurdities it is an overall amusing movie. However, the humour is mostly situational brought by excellent French comedy actors like Jean-Pierre Marielle, Bernard Blier and Henri Guybet. Translated into another language would rob all its flavour, just like you would not dub a Louis de Funès movie. So yes, I think this comedy cold only be appreciated by people speaking French.

The story is very slim and anecdotal but it does have some very sunny set pieces, like a scene in a swimming pool on a plane. The music score from Éric Demarsan is also quite catchy.

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