Clue (1985)

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• Melvin W

  
  Mrs. White: Well, one of us must have killed him!  "It's Not Just A Game Anymore" There's one word that perfectly describes Clue, and that would be "amusing." The movie isn't great or all that hilarious, but what it is, is amusing. From start to… More
  Mrs. White: Well, one of us must have killed him!  "It's Not Just A Game Anymore" There's one word that perfectly describes Clue, and that would be "amusing." The movie isn't great or all that hilarious, but what it is, is amusing. From start to finish, it's watchable. It has stretches that are funny and stretches that are boring. It's pretty much unremarkable in every way. Still it manages to be amusing enough to merit a watch.  Most of the amusement I am talking about comes from Tim Curry. I've always enjoyed watching Curry. He has a way of making bad movies watchable. Look at IT for example. His performance as Pennywise is the sole reason I still enjoy that made-for-tv movie; not to mention it is also the reason I lost nights of sleep as a young child. Curry plays the Butler and creates the most laughs out of any of the actors. He also just always gives entertaining performances and this is no different. Clue is obviously based off of the board game, which happened to be one of my favorite games as a kid. The film is one of those murder mysteries that happens all in one night and in one house. Everyone there is a suspect and the bodies continue to pile up as they all try to piece together who the killer is. The movie does manage to create just enough laughs using this plot, but nowhere near the amount a movie like Murder by Death did. Clue is very average and uneventful. There's nothing here that really needs to be seen. You probably aren't going to laugh out loud that much. You probably aren't going to be that impressed. At the end of the movie though, you will at least be able to say it was amusing.

• Brad W

  
  Clue was awesome, they made a movie that everyone thought would be stupid, and actually created it to be a original and great film that is a cult classic.

• Manu G

  
  Murder, madness, mystery, and mayhem. More fun than you can imagine. Very good movie with lots of twist and turns. I dare you guess the end, because you won't win! The film's story is just like playing the game so it's fun and exciting. I wanna play the real board game… More
  Murder, madness, mystery, and mayhem. More fun than you can imagine. Very good movie with lots of twist and turns. I dare you guess the end, because you won't win! The film's story is just like playing the game so it's fun and exciting. I wanna play the real board game right now!!! Clue is a movie about 6 guests, a butler, and a maid, who are all involved in the murders of 6 people. The guests all meet at Hill House, where you learn that Professor Plum works in D.C., where everyone else lives. Colonel Mustard is a client of Miss Scarlet, who is the ex-employer of Yvette, the maid, who had an affair with the husband of Mrs. White, etc. When Mr. Boddy, who is blackmailing each guest, gives the guests each a weapon, he tells them they should kill Wadsworth, the butler, to avoid being exposed. With Mrs. Peacock's craziness, and Mr. Green's clumsiness, the whole group finds themselves tangled in a web of murder, lies, and hilarity.

• Spencer S

  
  From a simplistic premise, Clue rises past any and all expectations to become a plot ridden, back-story infested, comedy deluxe film. Based on the board game released in the US in 1949, Clue also generated a series of books in the nineties. As a reader of these in my childhood, it was… More
  From a simplistic premise, Clue rises past any and all expectations to become a plot ridden, back-story infested, comedy deluxe film. Based on the board game released in the US in 1949, Clue also generated a series of books in the nineties. As a reader of these in my childhood, it was easy to compare to those rather than the game. Much of this film is explained through the torrid and long winded explanations of Tim Curry. his British accent punctuated by bitter denial and fear of the color pseudonymed guests of one Mr. Body, a blackmailer intent on bringing together the overlords of Washington DC and make them bend to his will. Much of the film is spent in dark rooms full of weapons, murder, and the insistent ringing of the doorbell to welcome yet another victim into the labyrinth that is the mansion. The cast is picture perfect, bringing in all the more popular comedic actors of the 80's, including the great Madeline Kahn and Christopher Lloyd. If you've seen all three alternate endings together (an option on the DVD) then you've seen the real Clue, a maze of whodunit with a twist. It's enjoyable and sweet, it's Clue.

• Michael E

  
  sadly underrated and funny

• AJ V

  
  The best movie ever made of a board game so far, I think. I love this movie, it's hilarious, has a great cast, and it's a lot of fun. Plus the ending is really cool. I highly recommend this movie.

• Jon L

  
  Wow, it has been along time since I saw this. However as young as I was, I think I enjoyed this and loved the alternate endings!

• Richard C

  
  B-

• Kylie B

  
  I watched this on the reccomendation of a friend, and personally I didn't find it as funny as she thought it was, though there were a couple of good laughs. I did like the fact that there were three different endings though.

• Phil H

  
  Could never make my mind up about this film, its funny in a stupid or unfunny kind of way haha not really out loud funny but chuckle funny. The cast is excellent and saves the film really, mainly Curry as the butler, his over the top dashing around and English charm is always a… More
  Could never make my mind up about this film, its funny in a stupid or unfunny kind of way haha not really out loud funny but chuckle funny. The cast is excellent and saves the film really, mainly Curry as the butler, his over the top dashing around and English charm is always a pleasure (much like in Home Alone 2). I like the whole setting and atmosphere of the film, the big old mansion, sneaking around, murder, mystery, creaking corridors and a general 'Hammer Horror' feel to the proceedings hehe nice touches. It also seems to be a period set film, well somewhat, which also tends to give a nice oldie, cozy feeling. Silly ending though, I wish they had stayed alittle more sensible with it all, if you liked this then check out the Gene Wilder film 'Haunted Honeymoon'.

• Tim S

  
  One of my favorite movies, this little murder mystery/comedy always leaves me smiling. Brilliant across the board.

• Wahida K

  
  Murder, madness, mystery, and mayhem. More fun than you can imagine.

• Coxxie M

  
  dumb game, dumb movie

• Lenny M

  
  Classic and crazy, all over the place. Hilarious in a classy way, Tim Curry kills it, great performance.

• Bannan i

  
  I freakin' love this movie...the cast is just perfect...and the alternative endings? A treat! Clue: making murder fun. :]

• Ken S

  
  This mad cap high camp screwball murder mystery is a hoot and a holler. Tim Curry at his finest. Also Colleen Camp's cleavage is ridiculous.

• Candy R

  
  Great cast, hilarious plot! Based on the boardgame Cluedo. Tim Curry is excellent.

• danny d

  
  great murder mystery

• Jason S

  
  I think it's funny and the cast is pretty good for a movie based on a board game. You remember those. They were before video games came along.

• Lafe F

  
  Clue is a classic boardgame made into a classic comedy movie. There are plenty of great scenes and mysteries to be solved. Many of the rooms from the boardgame were visited, and several of the weapons were seen. All of the characters were present. I liked Miss Scarlett (Leslie Ann… More
  Clue is a classic boardgame made into a classic comedy movie. There are plenty of great scenes and mysteries to be solved. Many of the rooms from the boardgame were visited, and several of the weapons were seen. All of the characters were present. I liked Miss Scarlett (Leslie Ann Warren), Mrs. Peacock (Eileen Brennan), Professor Plum (Christopher Lloyd). They looked and acted like I expected. But Mrs. White (Madeline Khan) I expected to be an old maid, Colonel Mustard (Martin Mull) I expected to be an older and crustier military veteran, and Mr. Green (Michael McKean) I expected to be a big fat balding businessman with a cigar. It would've been too cool if the charactes were wearing their expected colors of clothing. Wadsworth the Butler (Tim Curry) and Yvette the Maid (Colleen Camp) were great additions which really added to the story. It was great to finally see the murder victim Mr. Boddy (Lee Ving) and the actual murder occurring. There were even secret passages like the board game! I found it hard not to compare this movie to Neil Simon's "Murder By Death", which is just as good and funny. This movie has the novelty of three different endings to the movie; they can be watched one-after-another or randomly chosen on the DVD. I heard that one of the endings is the "real ending" and the other two are simply joke endings. The humour throughout this movie is lots of fun, with some great motives thrown in which weren't a part of the boardgame. Don't expect to look for actual "Clues", because the solutions are simply thrown out at the end, with nothing really supporting it in the events of the movie. It's still got a great murder mystery atmosphere which is fun to watch on a rainy night.

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