Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen?

The movie is considered being one of the classic Swedish comedies, but in my opinion it's not any funny. The concept of the film, about the competing boats would be good enough to make something of, and they have a great cast. The special effects are also good, thinking about it being an old Swedish 80's movie. But the jokes aren't funny. There's no funny situation comedy nor any good verbal jokes. They are just talking incoherently and falling or pushing each other into the water. Too bad.

Good old Swedish films are for example "Jönssonligan", "Sällskapsresan" or the films starring Björn Skifs. This one does not belong in the same league.

There are not many films from Sweden that you can watch as many times as I have watched Göta Kanal. It's certainly one of the best movies ever produced in this country. The actors delivers extremely well-timed lines and the witty script makes you crumble of laughter! 1 157 846 Swedes saw Göta Kanal in the movies.

I would say there is a tradition in Sweden watching this film... If you haven´t seen it, do that at once! Every big actor in Sweden has a role in this movie, and a couple of not so big actors. The action-scenes are still wonderful and spectacular, a ton of boat- and car crashes, wonderful comedy and a lot of classic lines. A real classic...

I think it´s one of the best swedish comedic movies beside "Sallskapsresan" with Lasse Aberg. It has really good action scenes and lots of funny yokes. It´s also modern to be in the 80´s it has the Dolby Stereo Mix!

I want to duly note that my rating is based on the this film's potential compared to others in the genre, it's certainly not as good as many other films I've rated 8 or ever lower.

I wouldn't even say it's a very good film at all per ce, but I wouldn't call it terrible either.

It's your typical run-off the mill screwball comedy, with some fun moments, decent editing and actors doing the best with what they've got.

The soundtrack is pretty good, ABBA in particular is always a joy to hear, and the film's theme is pretty memorable as well.

Overall, a decent film to watch if you want a good time, but I wouldn't say I necessarily recommend it in terms of being a good film. If you know what you're going into, it should be fine.