At War with the Army | | Cast : | Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis | | Director : | Hal Walker | | Studio : | Westlake Entertainme | | Format : | Color, Black & White, Dolby | | Released Date : | December 13, 1950 | | DVD Released Date : | November 28, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | NR (Not Rated) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | March 11, 2005 | | Summary | MARTIN AND LEWIS IN THEIR FIRST STARRING FILM | Content
 | At War With the Army was the first starring role for the team of Martin and Lewis. They had yet to build that perfect chemistry together and most of their best scenes in the film are separate from each other. But still you could see where the duo would eventually go on to huge things in many future films.
Martin plays bully Sgt. Puccinelli who is always picking (often nastily) on poor, private Alvin Korwen (Lewis). They were buddies from back home but now Puccinelli just bosses Alvin around. There's not much plot to speak of. The action mainly takes base at an Army training base, and more specifically in the orderly room. It's mostly an excuse for Jerry to do some of his trademark slapstick and for Dean to sing which is all ridiculously out of place but still fun to watch. Polly Bergen is along in her first role as Martin's girlfriend, Helen.
The Film was directed by Hal Walker who had worked on severl of the Hope & Crosby road pictures so he had some experience in dealing with a similiar comedy team, although certainly one that was much more polished than Martin and Lewis were in 1950. Overall it was a light, but entertaining comedy. Much like seeing the pair do their nightclub routine but framed by this army setting.
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| Rating | | | Date | November 12, 2003 | | Summary | At War With The Army | Content
| Hollywood Classics Collection DVD
1950 Black & White with a running time of 92 min.
Directed by Hal Walker
Starring Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin and introducing Polly Bergen
The transfer from VHS to DVD was done well. The picture quality and sound are very good.
In this film Martin and Lewis are starting out their career together. Martin plays a Sergeant that has girl troubles and Lewis plays a bumbling Private First Class. They find out that the Army isn't so accommondating to their wants or desires. Martin's singing in this film reminds us of how remarkable and charming he was. The antics Lewis performs shows us his talent of mockery and silliness. The best scenes of this film are when Lewis is dressed as a woman singing a love song to a drunk soldier and Lewis' battle with the soda machine. This film is a good family film but probably wouldn't keep the attention of the younger generations. However, for our generation, it is a nice look back at the beginning career of Martin and Lewis. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 27, 2003 | | Summary | Very Mediocre | Content
| This (shudder) Madacy released disc is of the 1950 Martin and Lewis vehicle "At War With the Army." It was their first film together as stars, and was a forgettable, mildly enjoyable little comedy. It was adapted (and I use that term loosely) from a stage play, which is kind of obvious considering most of the action takes place in two rooms. It does contain an almost memorable Soda machine gag, along with a truly curious scene of Jerry Lewis dressed as a lady. The most memorable part is probably the shameful song "The Navy Gets the Gravy (But the Army Gets the Beans)", sung by Jerry at his most high pitched.
The DVD picture is pretty typical of Madacy. It's scratchy, with poor contrast, and visible compression artifacts. It is, however, easier to make out than a previous video I had bought from Front Row Entertainment. The discs features include a trivia game, a picture of the original poster, newsreels (not from "At War With the Army"), and bloopers (from an Abbott and Costello movie, not from "At War With the Army.") |
| Rating | | | Date | April 25, 2001 | | Summary | A WINNER... | Content
| This one was a nice surprise. I had already seen the movie, and had enjoyed it, but didn't know what to expect from this DVD. Face it, Madacy dosen't rank too high with collectors as far as picture quality goes! But here they surprise me with a print thats scratched, but extremely clear. And a bonus of newsreel footage from the year in excellent condition, as well as a blooper reel (not from "Army")? Things are looking up here, and at six bucks and change, some value as well! Fans should seek this one out. |
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