A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966 123movies

Watch: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966 123movies, Full Movie Online – Pseudolus (Zero Mostel) is the laziest slave in Rome, and has one wish, to purchase his freedom. When his master and mistress leave for the day, he finds out that the young master has fallen in love with a virgin in the house of Marcus Lycus (Phil Silvers), a slave dealer specializing in beautiful women. Pseudolus concocts a deal in which he will be freed if he can procure the girl for young Hero (Michael Crawford). Of course, it can’t be that simple as everything begins to go wrong..
Plot: A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
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Ratings:

	6.8/10 Votes: 9,369
	86% | RottenTomatoes
	N/A | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 76 Popularity: 5.372 | TMDB

Reviews:

The Good and the Bad
I saw this film when I was a young girl (seven or so) and I adored it. When I was about fourteen, I finally got to see the stage production. When I saw the film again, I realized there were some bad choices made. I think the film has many excellent points and some bad points:

Good:

-For starters, you couldn’t have asked for a better cast. I don’t just mean Zero Mostel and Jack Gilford (though both are incredible) but casting Buster Keaton was inspired.

-Very accurate portrayal of ancient Rome (up to a point, of course). The only reason I bring it up is because when I took Latin in high school, we studied ancient Rome and I like the research that went into that for the film.

-The chase scene at the end. That’s what I remember laughing at the most as a child.

Bad:

-Cutting so many songs, specifically “Free” and Hysterium’s number (I must say, Jack Gilford was highly underused in this film).

-The direction of most remaining musical numbers and some scenes.

-Changing the character of Dominia. I don’t mind it too much (she does get some good lines in there) but I liked having another strong female character aside from Philia.

Now I have nothing against Richard Lester. In fact, I enjoyed his work in A Hard Day’s Night and Help! and I think when it comes to those types of films, he does well. I’m just not completely sure if he was right for this film. He treated the songs like music videos, kind of forgetting that in this case, the songs are being used to tell a story, not just for entertainment. We recently watched parts of the film in my Musical Theater History class, and that was one of the point brought up. He tended toward the fast pace/quick edit direction, which I think worked for “Comedy Tonight”, but not much else (especially not “Everybody Ought to Have a Maid”). While I disliked some of his direction on “Lovely”, I did like that he repeated (more or less) the same direction in the reprise of the song.

I will say, though, when he’s good in the film, he’s really good. I can’t deny there are parts in the film that are incredibly funny, most notably the chariot chase. I am a bit torn about the film. In the long run, I will probably always love the film and watch it when I get the chance, despite its shortcomings. Still, I wouldn’t mind a remake of it. And I think we can safely say this isn’t the worst film version of a Sondheim show (A Little Night Music anyone?).

Kind of funny, but after a while it also gets a bit tiresome
The music in this film by Steven Sondheim is excellent and I enjoyed most of the songs despite the fact that most of the actors couldn’t sing if their lives depended on it. And as for the story, it was pretty interesting, though after a while I felt pretty weary from the fast pace and the film actually got a bit tiresome–like it just ran out of steam. Now this isn’t to say that I hated the film. At first, I really liked it, but after a while I just was ready for it all to end. I think Leonard Maltin hit the nail on the head when he commented that the film just tried a little TOO hard! In other words, it lacked subtlety and kept assaulting you so fast that you just wish the film had slowed down and taken a more leisurely pace. Also, sadly, this was Buster Keaton’s last film and the role wasn’t particularly memorable. Heck, blink twice and you might just miss him!

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 39 min (99 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Approved
Genre Comedy, Musical
Director Richard Lester
Writer Melvin Frank, Michael Pertwee, Burt Shevelove
Actors Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton
Country United States, United Kingdom
Awards Won 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Stereo
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory DeLuxe, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length 2,655 m (Sweden)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm