Chaucer must have rolled over in his grave after this movie was released. Pasolini combines several stories from Chaucer magnum opus, adds a lot of bathroom humor, and gives it a glossed over look purposefully for art lovers and other diehard fans. What we have is a sloppy mess which can be offensive as well as being humorous. Some scenes had me laughing (not to mention the scene where Satan defecates lost souls) while others had me dozing off. Nonetheless, as a whole the film is pretty clever but a little goes a long way. Look close for Tom Baker (the most famous Doctor Who) in a brief nude scene. For Pasolini fans only.
Review of The Canterbury Tales
