Majikat Steve Martin doesn't do an impersonation of the original Bilko, he puts his own humour and take on the character. It tries too hard to be funny at times, although it did raise a couple of smiles. It feels more like an 80's movie than a 90's, but I did last it out til the end if only to spot a young Chris Rock

FlashCallahan Sgt. Bilko is in charge of the Motor Pool at an Army base. He's also a lovable con man, providing gambling facilities for the soldiers on base. When an old antagonist from his past shows up to inspect his records and steal away his fiancé, Bilko has to put his skills to creative use.....Made in a time when Hollywood for some reason decided to mock their armed forces with films such as McHale's Navy, and Down Periscope, Bilko is the best of a bad bunch, and it's thanks to Martin's energetic performance, and Hartman's wonderfully asexual villain.Throw in a cast of people who you recognise from better things, and Dan Ackroyd slumming it as a buffoon of a captain, you end up with a mediocre comedy that never really grates, but never really entertains in the way it should be.It's one of those films that looks okay from the trailers, you end up watching it because you have a hangover, and then it finishes and you get on with the rest of your day.When this was made, Martin wasn't really hitting big anymore with his movies. And like another SNL alumni, one Eddie Murphy, he was only getting hits with remakes of older films, and then, Bowfinger.These five years in his career were really bad for him. He was churning out films that were trying to emanate the films that made him a household name in the eighties, but this was the late nineties, and audiences wanted something a little fresher.Proof of this was when Pseudo English Journalist 'Dennis Pennis' approached Martin with a microphone and asked him one simple question'How come your not funny anymore?'...The look on his face is both saddening and sobering.Much like the majority of his output in the nineties....

hunterbick I read the review that is up right now, and I'm pretty sure he talks about other movies than the main movie.Steve Martin is well the exact same in every role, you know this, I know this, everyone knows this. It doesn't take from this movie at all, this movie is simple fun, and rated PG by the MPAA so you can watch it with the family. It has some very interesting aspects and has Phil Hartman in it too which makes it almost comedy gold.The movie has Bilko dealing with an old major (Hartman) who he screwed over once upon a time. Hartman is intent on getting Bilko, and the antics are pretty "darn" funny. The movie also has Chris Rock in it, and it's a simple funny movie that didn't try to hard. I don't know why people always bag on this movie. Maybe because they had such high expectations and never even gave it a chance. They are showing this on USA pretty often and it's easy to watch and moves fairly quickly.I recommend this movie for everyone to at least see.

Lee Eisenberg ...I say that I like the movie. I think that Steve Martin was the perfect person to play the role, and that it was good for him and Dan Aykroyd to co-star after all these years. If it was lower humor than we usually associate with the two, then the crazy scenes justify that. I remember that I saw this a week or two after I saw "Mr. Holland's Opus", and was surprised to see Glenne Headly doing such a different role. Phil Hartman, meanwhile, makes one nasty dude (it reminds you what we lost when he got killed).Anyway, this is a silly movie, but quite funny. I suspect that up in that great army base in the sky, Phil Silvers must feel honored that they made this movie.Also featuring Chris Rock and Silvers's daughter Cathy in supporting roles.