This musical fantasy features the famous comic strip character who comes to life and tries to find his real father. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/22/2006 Starring: Robin Williams Shelley Duvall Run time: 113 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Robert Altman
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Customer Rating: Summary: Brilliant Comment: I watched this as a kid and now have children of my own. We watched it again last night. I must say that this film is brilliant. In the hype of contemporary special effects, over acted and over sung musicals, this film somehow captures the flavor of the cartoons, yet builds its own characters. I was hooked as a kid, and now my own kids are asking to watch it again. It is clean, morals are taught, well acted, music is on spot for the purpose. Very much a classic - Williams and Duvall are excellent. I have been watching movies for all my life - I very much enjoy them, but I have not been so pleased after a movie in years. Customer Rating: Summary: The Sailor Man with the Spinach Can! Comment: Director Robert Altman takes a playful route in the musical comedy of this famous cartoon character, his pals and adversaries.
Robin Williams - in his movie debut - is brilliantly funny as Popeye. with Olive Oyl portrayed very well by Shelley Duvall. And Popeye is a "hit" in Sweethaven; he defeats a gang of punks in J. Wellington Wimpy's (Paul Dooley) burger bar, puts a stop to the schemes of a greedy tax-man and defeats a champion - but rules-breaking -boxer. But it's the confrontations with the tough Bluto (Paul L. Smith) that will define the life of the Sailor Man.
In an animated cartoon slide to start the film, Popeye blurts out, "Hey! What is this, another one of Bluto's tricks?! I'm in the wrong movie!" No tricks here and there are plenty of treats in this vastly underrated film. Customer Rating: Summary: Popeye Comment: I've loved the movie "Popeye" for a very long time and I am giving it as a present to someone that I know will love it too. Customer Rating: Summary: One of the worst movies ever made Comment: I kept thinking, "how could i destroy this DVD?" Robin Williams makes the perfect Popeye and Shelly Duvall the perfect Olive Oyl but man oh man is this bad. Customer Rating: Summary: "Ooooooooooooo, Popeye!" Comment: I admit it. I love this movie. Robin IS Popeye. Shelly IS Olive Oyl, even more so. The tunes are cute. The sets are outlandish and fabulous. It is humorous, a fantastic trip, and an entertaining movie. Whether you like it or not, it DID help springboard Robin into bigger things. We started to see him as a real talent and not as a comedian only. I take my hat off to the whole cast and production company.
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