Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! (1966)

This movie is really good and funny. The realisator has managed to do humor on serious subject. With this way he honored the second war world memories. This movie helps to understand the war with no fear. Furthermore the game actor is amazing, they are really performing and they do not take themselves seriously. On the other hand, the humor is a little bit heavy. Finally it's a good movie to see in family for a relaxation time. So I've loved this movie.

Taking this film as it is there's lots of fun to be had. It makes for a smooth viewing, a wild ride full of bumps on the road and unexpected developments. Whether you're particularly a fan of either lead doesn't make a difference here as it's a very solidly crafted film, with excellent pace and good dialog. It avoids being completely ridiculous as many such films do in an attempt to produce base humor for the masses, and despite being obviously on the parody side of things maintains a balanced compromise between emphatic comedy and story telling. The jokes find fit into the scenes, rather than pushing so hard as to leaking out of the plot.Of course it has to be mentioned the film takes advantage of the world war context to take a good crack at various clichés and make fun of the English, the Germans as well as the French themselves, and it's done pretty accurately with, again, a balanced effort.It's perhaps a little long for its own good, surpassing the two hour format which surely can constitute a flaw in the sense that: this is a lighthearted comedy, not to be taken seriously at any one possible point, and the goal being straight up having fun one doesn't so much care about the characters really or what happens to them as the thin tone of the film doesn't allow for it. The result of this is the ending tends to be a little overworked and spread on too long a final act where we all understand the main characters will get out alright and it's just a matter of how the film chooses it, like the viewer can feel like he's had his fun and "get on with the happy ending already". Two hours plus is a bit too much...7.5/10. A French comedy classic.

this movie has so many moments that you just can't stop laughing its ridiculous. I mean they hit a home run with this one. When the movie is suppose to be about average French citizens helping some stranded US soldiers to help and it ends up being about the keystone cop(soldier) encounters they endure, the constant complaining about the situation their in, you've got a winner. La Funes and Bouvril are just fantastic in this. They play off of each other like Laurel and Hardy. Nothing has even come close to this except maybe The Tall Blonde Man with One Black Shoe (pt's 1 & 2) or Le Cauge aux Folle. If you get the opportunity, see this film, you'll never forget it.

I've liked this movie since I was child,now nearly 30 years has passed, but I still like it very much! I've just bought a original french edition DVD of this movie. I always like french movies, they have some special characteristic that the Hollywood movies don't have! and commemorate the two leading role of this movie,Louis De Funes and Bourvil!The Chinese name means "escape from the tiger's mouth", once I talk about this movie with a french friend, at that time I didn't know the french name of this movie, so I just told him that the movie named "escape from the tiger's mouth", he felt curious and told me that he didn't know this movie!