I honestly do not understand all the negative reviews on this movie.. Folks has been a movie icon in my family for many years, it's truly a family favorite (and this is coming from someone who's family is prone to dementia!) .. it's relatable, which is what makes so many comedians so funny! .. I was shocked to discover that so many found the movie offensive.. this is a testament that we are truly living in an age of "easily offended" .. if you're reading this and you haven't watched this movie yet?, Don't let any of the negative reviews dissuade you .. watch it for yourself and you'll find that the movie is NOT "making fun of old people with dementia" .. quite the contrary.. it depicts the real life struggles that so many of us cope with day-to-day.. ups AND downs .. I also find it interesting that if you click on "read full review" on any of the negative reviews showing on this page, the only one that doesn't say "page can't be found" is the one written in Spanish

This is a dark comedy that my whole family enjoyed when I was a kid and it first came out. It wouldn't sit well currently as the PC culture is pretty strong. Tom Selleck's company is involved in illegal activities, he isn't involved, but no one believes him and the luck just goes down from there. Dark part comes when they decide to claim life insurance money from his father but he's still alive, and mostly senile. Selleck seems to be cursed for going along with such a terrible idea by getting beat/damaged/injured physically, but it never works and no one dies. The movie is both terrible and endearing and it has a happy ending with a nice twist on a misunderstanding of the grandfather's dementia.

I love how Adam Sandler uses christian mingle to collect the hateful 8 and defeat Thanos with the help of Captain neckbeard

So Funny...couldn't remember the name of this movie for the life of me then boom I figured it out. Watched it last weekend again and still funny as hell! Don Ameche was a treasure!

Watched it again today. It still holds up as one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Tom Selleck is a master of physical comedy.

funny occasionally tasteless comedy about a man dealing with his aging parents and the problems it causes. many funny spots.

One of my favorite movies!

One of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Tom Selleck is a scream!!!!

I rate this movie a 98%

i loved this movie when i was a kid and still love it

Great comedy. One of the funniest movies I've ever seen. The ending won't disappoint either.

Best old movie and so funny.

A horribly cheesy, cliche "comedy" that asks us to find humor in a mean-spirited, depressing story about an elderly couple begging their son to murder them on a count of the fact that they just can't stand living in pain anymore.

While it had it's shares of laughs, the rest of the film kind of just passed on by like unwanted in-laws during Christmas vacation.

While it had it's shares of laughs, the rest of the film kind of just passed on by like unwanted in-laws during Christmas vacation.

"Folks" is by the book slapstick comedy but still it's strangely entertaining.

I remember watching this one day when I lived in Grand Rapids...it was nothing great but I remember being upset that I had to leave for work and missed the last ten minutes

This was billed as a knee-slappingly funny comedy, but it devolved into a sad, schmaltzy snooze-fest. The late Don Ameche had limitless acting abilities and it's his role that keeps the film going. Blame Tom Selleck's character. He simply phoned that role in. Avery flat movie with too few light-hearted moments and too many exchanges of pithy banter.

One of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Tom Selleck is a scream!!!!

Tom Selleck and Don Ameche were downright fucking hilarious in this movie. I loved it. "Mafia".