In-Laws, (1979)

Nothing like the original! This movie is good from start to finish!It's going in my collection and it never grows old. Classic lines that are hard to forget.I love this flick just good comedy.

serpentine shelly serpentine

The first movie (1979) is great. The second of the same name can not live up to the original. (Falk and Arkin) are the best together. (2003) version lacks the talent from the first, still funny but, not as good.

Remake better than the original

Both movies involve a supposed rogue CIA agent who involves his future In-Law in a scheme to entrap a foreign entity. The rogue agent who claims he is on a deep undercover mission and his unwitting and mostly unwilling partner are drawn into many comical mishaps and wild adventures, ending in a not surprising, but still entertaining ending.

I saw the original with Peter Falk and Alan Arkin several years ago. A couple years ago I saw the remake. I remember enjoying both movies, but somehow remembered the original as the funnier version. This proved not to be true in my opinion after receiving the DVD in the mail. The remake had more laughs and a more believable storyline. I still enjoyed watching the original, especially the part where Alan Arkin's character was being shot at and Peter Falk's character shouting "Serpentine, serpentine!" convincing the already safe Arkin to return to being shot at and zig-zaging back to safety rather than the straight run that he had previously successfully completed.

If you are not able to get a double feature dvd with both versions, I would definitely buy the later version with Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks.

Fun, light hearted movie

sometimes I just want to sit back and watch something that is not so intense. This is it. Yes, predictable but still fun to watch. The remake is as entertaining as the original (although I love Peter Falk).

no comparison

The original movie is terrific, great characters and hilarious, the remake is not worth watching at all.