How sad is this?

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

A bit hit-and-miss but works, mostly.Two low-level government employees, Emmitt Fitz-Hume (played by Chevy Chase) and Austin Milbarge (Dan Aykroyd), are chosen for a top- secret CIA mission. They are unsuitable as CIA agents but are deliberately chosen for this reason, as their mission is a decoy one and they are expendable. After being fast-tracked through training they are parachuted into Pakistan where all manner of adventures await them.Quite funny at times, but also very silly at times. Plot is pretty basic and some of the sub-plots are plain stupid. However, for the most part, it works. The main reason for this is Chevy Chase. He gets some great lines and delivers them perfectly. Dan Aykroyd is fine as the straight man but it is Chevy Chase that makes the movie watchable.Another positive is the pace of the movie. It is quite frenetic, so even if a scene is a dead end, it is over quickly and we move onto the next scene. The pace helps to cover up the blemishes.Not a must-see, but there are worse ways to spend 100 or so minutes.

Chevy Chase and Dan Ackroyd are at it again - this time they are spies but not just any spies they are decoy spies for the CIA and the government thinks they are perfect for this particular job: Nuclear War. But who is trying to start WWIII and who is trying to stop it? Watch Spies Like Us to find the answers - it's worth it. The movie starts out funny and ends funny everything in between will have you laughing your pants off. And it's not just worth watching for the comedy - the story is actually quite interesting.If you like films like "Men in Black", "Fletch", "The Naked Gun" "Dragnet" and "Turner and Hooch" then I think you would enjoy the movie "Spies Like Us".9/10

"Spies like us " is many things in one movie : a Bond parody , a spy movie parody , satire at politics and war satire plus the popular "from zero to hero" plot . In hands of less skilled director it could be a mess , but Landis directs it with confidence and talent. The movie is mostly pure fun , yet the anti-war message is very clear and sounds sincere. "Spies like us" deserve to be placed in one line with "MASH" and "Dr. Strangelove".The movie is kinda uneven . There are moments when the movie goes for too simplistic humor ( the army training ) like if the writers has run out of ideas . Thankfully there are enough really great moments that will make you laugh out loud – the exam , Afghanistan , aliens and Russians . Some jokes are really intelligent – the "this is non-army satellite" , the MTV teenagers and exploding TV , the "negotiations" between USA and USRR at the end of movie.Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd are in good form and have great chemistry together . They bring a lot of charm into their characters and I have feeling that without them many jokes wouldn't be that funny. Some of the jokes and one liners , especially coming from Chase feel improvised ( the scene with microphones or grenade). I also have to praise lovely Donna Dixon."Spies like us" has some nice special effects that look good after all this time. The cold-war subtext might seem outdated for modern audience . The message the movie is sending is still actual today – the common men want to live in peace and don't hate each other . It's the politicians who look for war and they should be careful , because the consequences might be catastrophic.Watch out for famous movie directors in small episodes : Frank Oz (the teacher at exam) , Costa Gavras (one of the Russian policemen) and Terry Gilliam (one of the doctors). I give it 8/10.

This film is not so good. It's definitely watchable mind, but in terms of it been funny, well it fails on all counts. The script is amusing, but it's by no means gut busting. Chevy Chase character is undeniably the funnier out of the two, but like I said only funny to the point of creating a couple of wry smiles here and there. As for the story, well, it feels like old familiar territory and the film itself looks and feels as though it was made on a purse string budget. Some of the dialogue is kind of weak by the supporting cast but the main two leads certainly have the best lines in the film. So all in all, this film ain't that bad but it ain't that good either. 4/10.