National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins

You can fast-forward through Lust (a cutesy Boccaccio-like vignette), and Anger (the Diceman riding a one-joke pony about a guy ticked off because he has to buy tampons for his wife).

Greed, however, is pretty funny. Joe Mantagna is a producer for those TV movies of the week which are based on today's headlines. In order to beat his competitors to the hottest stories, he decides to go in for vertical integration .... creating his own tabloid crimes.

When his plan backfires he still gets sweet revenge by producing his own electrocution, with Pisa Zadora singing "My Way" on his behalf.

OK, It isn't "Annie Hall", but it has some laughs.

All three skits were pretty good and fast moving. However, in the middle short, the Dice man was in true form doing what he does best. He is an underrated comedic actor. His piece gives him the chance to do stand-up in a story setting and he is great at that. If you like Dice Man, then you'll love his piece.

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. There are three parts to it, "Anger", "Greed", and "Lust". Fast forward during "Greed" and "Lust". They were NOT funny. Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of both Denis Leary and Joe Montegna but these two segments just didn't cut it.

Andrew Dice Clay cracked me up the whole time he was on screen. He is so good at playing a jerk. I first saw it at a party at somebody's house. I don't think I have laughed so hard in my life. Everybody was. In fact I was laughing so hard I was crying! I don't think a movie has ever gotten that much of a reaction out of me. Clay rips on everyone he encounters, and I do mean EVERYONE! It's hard to believe that someone could possibly be that much of a jerk, that's what makes it so entertaining.

Just because of that segment, this is the funniest movie ever made. You ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO own this movie!!! It's a cult classic.

After the "Anger" segment with Andrew Dice Clay, I turned it off. It was probably one of the worst films I have ever viewed in my life...along with CONEHEADS and the Jurassic Park sequel.

The acting was horrid, the dialogue was downright bad, and it wasn't funny in the least bit. I don't remember laughing once.

Do yourself a favor and SKIP IT. I don't know what made this film a "National Lampoon" but stick to the Christmas one or the one where they go to Wally World. But for the love of GOD, please don't torture yourself by viewing this utter crapola!

Having purchased this DVD from a discount bin, I was not expecting much for my $1.99 -- but, what a great comedy surprise!

As a die-hard Lampoon fan, I had to log on to IMDB to see if anyone else knew about this liitle gem of a movie. First of all, I love Denis Leary. I thought his ABC show, "The Job" was cuttng edge stuff for network TV. His involvement in the movie is what attracted me in the first place.

But it was Joe Mantegna (who I really didn't consider a comic actor) who totally blew me away! (Note -- this is a segmented movie, a la Woody Allen's,

Everthing You Wanted To Know About Sex...")

Joe's "Greed" segment, about a bottom-feeding reality-TV producer, actually seems to be ripped from today's headlines. The fact that this was written back in 1995 really shows the sophistication of the satire here.

Joe plays, Frank Musso, (a real-life Max Bialistak from The Producers) with a vicious and totally believable over-the-top zeal. This laugh-out-loud short (which is cock-full of suprise cameos, like David Letterman & Conan O'Brien) is worth the price of admission in itself.

Surprisingly, Leary plays a subdued version of his usual scatilogical self in the "Lust" segment -- but it's definietly sexy and enjoyable non-the-less. The piece is photographed particulary well and was also directed by Leary.

The Andrew Dice Clay segment, (that other reviewers here raved about), to me, is the weakest link of the film. Conceptually, I like the story of a guy who's so obnoxious that he's not only kicked out of heaven -- but also hell, very funny -- but the Dice-man doesn't seem to be in on the joke.

Anyway, for those satire fans out there, this is a tight, funny, anthology comedy film, that deserves to be seen and savored.