Trading Places

was entertaing

was good movie to watch when Eddie was still goodgot some one liners in there if you have not seen this movie idk where you have beed go watch it

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great movie

love this. its funny and it talks about stocks. whats not to love

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Murphy & Aykroyd are Perfect!

When it comes to great comic films, nobody recalls the magic between Murphy and Aykroyd in Trading Places. In the early 80's Eddie Murphy was considered the funniest black comedian next to Richard Pryor. Dan Aykroyd was one of the all time great cast members of Saturday Night Live. Both actors started on SNL and were ready to make their career in films. Trading Places is an example of a perfect comedy. It is funny yes, but there is so much more. With its story, the acting, and the political, racial, and economical plots in the film add to its greatness. One of the best comedies to come out of the 1980's, it stands as one of Eddie Murphy's best earlier films as well as Aykroyd's performances as a character actor. A wonderful and somewhat good family film. If you're that kind of family that is.

ThomasJ

Hugely funny film - Eddie Murphy's finest moment

Right from the opening credits, this film shows quality. It stands above other comedies due to the lack of filler material - every line is memorable. The cast is great; the two leads make the most of their characters (both as brokers and bums) but never overstep the mark, thanks partly to the tight editing. The plot becomes a little bizarre, but by that time you're already hooked, and the ending of the film is pure joy. To my mind, no recent comedy has been this good; it mixes high and low brow jokes without resorting to toilet humour, it doesn't pull any punches (spot the social commentary), the performances are masterful and the script achieves depth without sacrificing the one-liners or slowing the pace.

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Funny Movie

Funny movie that is worth the time to watch at least once. I bet you one dollar that this movie will take a laugh out of you!

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Eddie Murphy back when he was funny

Trading Places is a hilarious look at the greediness of upper-class society. Akroyd plays Louis Winthorpe III, a wealthy investor and Murphy plays Billy Ray Valentine, a con man whose roles are reversed as a result of a bet made by the two snobbish, wealthy Duke brothers. This is an entertaining film. Curtis is sexy as the hooker Ophelia that takes Winthorpe in after he loses everything. This is a memorable film with great performances by Akroyd and Murphy. You sympathize and care about the characters and when the two find out they've been duped, there's hell to pay! The ending is quite strange but hilarious all the same. Look for memorable cameos by Jim Belushi, Al Franken, and Chevy Chase. When Akroyd, Murphy, Penholm Elliot, and Curtis are all in the train car you can't help but crack up. These scenes are truly and simply hilarious! The only flaw I feel is that the ending, though very funny, is out of place. Still, the payback on the Dukes is extremely satisfying. This is a very strange but very funny movie. There are some things that some people might find objectionable but for those of you who don't mind a little nudity, I recommend it.

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One of Eddie Murphy's best

Love this movie. Eddie murphy and dan akroyd are great together. Its not a twist and turn movie its utterly predicatable but its still great. the 2 old guys are so typical of what you think of about 1980s old school wallstreet guys.

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excellent movie

I remember seeing this on TV a few years ago and just got to see it again. Great acting and definitely an instant classic, although it was fairly predictable. Lots of funny scenes.

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funny

I watched this movie, because Tim mentioned it during a livestock. It is funny and worth watching it!

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Classic

Really funny movie that is worth watching more than once. Being in the right place at the right time just matters sometimes.

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