Mouse Hunt

I tend to give most films a low rating, so when I give a production four or five stars, it's only because it is truly exemplary.Mouse Hunt is a Big-Time Underrated Comedic Classic.This is Clean Comedy that outperforms the majority of the comedic films on the market.The style is very akin to Looney Toons, in many ways.A lot of physical comedy, and the main characters are constantly running into funny and unusual scenarios that they have to escape.There are some minor weaknesses, here and there, but the main focus of the movie is so well-done that it's easy to forgive anything less than perfect.The two brothers are VERY well cast, and there are at least a few moments where I found myself laughing-out-loud. :)Christopher Walken also makes a brief appearance, as a minor character, but provides a lot of substance to the movie.They just don't make movies, like this, nowadays.Solid Production Value, Solid Plot, Solid Casting, Solid Score, and the Comedy was Clean and Genuine.This is Probably One of the Top 5 Best Comedies Ever Made.Or at least Top 10.Definitely Worth Watching!

We had this movie on VHS when I was a kid and I finally got back around to watching it now. It has the cutest main character ever, the mouse even tucks itself into bed :). For that mouse home is home and he is staying, time is not a variable. I vote for twine over cord and who says a coin has to land heads or tails only! Also love that the cat trapped in the wooden box breaks the box to get out, sounds about right.

This is a silly slapstick comedy but it will make you laugh. It is a sweet movie. Nathan Lane and Christopher Walkin as the mouse exterminator knock it out of the ball park. You will watch this movie again with friends or family so it is worth adding to your collection.

What's not to love about this movie? I've seen it twice before over the years, and I watched it twice this weekend, once with my 5 year old grandson, and once with all 6 of the family. You will love it if you liked "Home Alone" and enjoy the physical, slapstick humor of "The Three Stooges". The plot is humorously constructed and the characters are typecast caricatures. The sets are awesome, and the action looks so real, you will wonder how it was created. I thought it was one of the best comedies I had ever seen when I first saw it almost 20 years ago, and I enjoyed it just as much today! Yes, it is silly, but you will laugh until you cry!

This is a great comedy and I believe the first dream works movie produced. It is a dark comedy and stars Nathan lane and has Christopher walken. The two brothers the smuntzs are trying to remodel a house as well as get rid of a mouse in the house.As usual in these things chaos ensues. There is at first a falling of grace and then redemption at the end. While I wouldn't call it family friendly they don't have a lot of cursing and such.The movie was at the cutting edge as far as special effects go at the time of release. It is good movie when one is feeling low. I believe it is Nathan's finest showing and honestly I am not a big fan of his.

Made the children laugh so much, I watched them watch the movie! It was a delight to hear their little chortles and guffaws. They loved it! And, I loved the message that even little things have power, if they use their smarts. I think that's a great take-away!

Brilliant. A savagely funny battle of wills between a poor little mouse and two dimwitted brothers down on their luck.It takes a great deal of ingenuity to turn a much hated rodent into a lovable little hero (of sorts). Rodents are never appreciated under the best of circumstances. In this context, you actually find yourself cheering for him. The attempts to kill the intruder are varied and many, from a psychotic cat that can't be killed (Catzilla) to an expert exterminator (played to perfection by Christopher Walken). Everything they try backfires in an ever escalating fashion. "This is how accidents happen." One brother observes. Boy, is he ever right! And even though they believe they can outsmart the mouse ("I like to use both sides of my brain."), bad luck and their own incompetence constantly gets in their way.Yes, the premise is limited to the title, this is a movie about hunting down and killing a mouse. But limited or succinct doesn't automatically mean it isn't a well made farce. This movie is filled with bizarre pantomime, marvelous sight gags, and great dialog. It's a delight. It never fails to cheer me up every time I watch it. It's definitely one of my favorite Nathan Lane movies.

It's more than a little juvenile, and the discerning individual needs to block out some of the plot holes, but I'd say that this movie's more juvenile elements are part of its charm. It's a comedy classic, and I really enjoyed watching this again since I first saw it over a decade ago. It was every bit as good as I remembered, a solid recommend for this light-hearted romp.

I used to have this film on VHS a video years ago but sold it on when we moved over to DVD. Looking through Amazon I saw it available to purchase and thought “yeah why not”.Watched it the first night it arrived and it was as funny as I remember it. Nathan Land and Lee Evans are brilliantly funny and play off each other so well. It’s a wonderful laugh out loud comedy. Glad I bought it.

Snuggled up in a B&B on the Isle Of Arran after dark, my girlfriend and I ran our fingertips over the limited video selection in our room and picked out 'Mousehunt'. What a great selection - we laughed ourselves silly.Certainly on one level 'Mousehunt' is a loving homage to Laurel and Hardy and isn't shy about it - in one scene Nathan Lane's Oliver Hardy-like character simpers at some ladies and flickers his tie at them. But even if you think you don't like Laurel and Hardy, I would be surprised if you didn't love this film.Two brothers inherit their dead father's long established string making factory. The cynical, world-weary older brother (Nathan Lane) can't wait to be rid of it, but the younger, more naive and trusting brother (Lee Evans) is more loyal to family tradition.It transpires that they have also been left a house - but they go to look at it and it turns out to be a crumbling mansion in desperate need of repair. Things look black until they discover that the house is a shining (if shabby) example of a much-revered architect's work. All they have to do is fix it up and sell it to the highest bidder.There's only one problem:-THE MOUSE.To be fair to the mouse, all he's doing initially is living in the house and minding his own business, but once the brothers discover him, they make it their ill-advised mission to remove what they see as a potentially undesirable non-period feature.In one incident, the younger brother walks into the string factory and sets the machinery going. A thread from his clothing gets hooked onto part of the moving machinery. When he notices he's hooked, he tries to free himself and in doing so gets hooked onto something else, and then onto something else, until... well, you'll have to see it for yourself. This is a masterful dialogue-free silent-movie moment which is not only a brilliant opportunity for Lee Evans to showcase his famous skills as a physical comic - it's also a mini pre-run of the main mouse plot, as the apparently simple task of ridding the house of a mouse escalates into a disaster of titanic proportions.I was actually reminded of this film when a work colleague mentioned that he too was trying to outwit a mouse, and I tried to buy the film when I next ventured out to the high street. To my amazement, I couldn't find it anywhere and ended up having to come here to Amazon to find it. There's no telling how much longer it will be available for, so, I suggest you buy it while you can.

Thought this film would make great rainy day viewing and was not disappointed. It is silly and slap stick but tremendous fun. A laugh from start to finish. I watched it with my grandsons, who had not seen it before and they were in hysterics . Crosses the age gap, would recommend if you want to have a good laugh.

This was a family favourite many years ago when my son was little, and so when searching for a funny film as a treat for my class I thought I would try this one. The majority of the class (9-10 year olds) had not seen it before and so we spent a very enjoyable afternoon laughing hysterically at the antics and attempting to bend themselves into the positions the rubber-boned Lee Evans manages to get himself into. A wonderful slapstick film, much in the vein of the great Norman Wisdom and I think every family should own a copy.

Well what is there to say about this. Its Mouse Hunt on DVD with the funny Lee Evans in it. Its just a shame that some of the jokes are tired. But as a way to pass a couple of hours with a little one its ok.