Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | | Cast : | Fred Ward, Joel Grey | | Director : | Guy Hamilton | | Studio : | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Dolby | | Released Date : | October 11, 1985 | | DVD Released Date : | July 15, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 02, 2005 | | Summary | Would you believe we're the good guys? | Content
 | When there are evil doers in this world and all seems to be lost. A one man or a team of extraordinary people will rise up and protect us from H.A.R.M. This time it is Remo Williams (Fred Ward); the origin of his name has great meaning.
Like a phoenix rises from the ashes of his old life in the justice system he acquires the ability and agility needed to foil the foe. It is this extraordinary transformation that transfixes us. Joel Gray is the recluse Korean that takes in this water buffalo and treats him like a son.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 19, 2005 | | Summary | Not half bad B movie | Content
| When I was a kid I used to sneak and read my dad's Remo Williams novels. Remo and his Little Father were favorites of mine and I mostly enjoyed the movie. Joel Gray as a Korean upset a lot of people but truthfully, no-one else could've played that role the way he did. The plot moves fast, the good guys are mostly true to the books and if you relax and just try to watch the thing through the eyes of the 17 year old boys it was filmed for you'll have a good time. I'd love to see a remake one day. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 03, 2005 | | Summary | On top Ten Best List of All Time | Content
| This is a brilliantly made movie. It is funny. It is great adventure. It is politically relevant. Today's politicians stole the plot for their Star Wars program. Joel Gray as the nationalistic Korean Zen master is a hoot. Absolutely perfect.
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| Rating | | | Date | February 01, 2005 | | Summary | Good Movie, Poor DVD | Content
| This is a nice DVD, if you don't mind that 27.9 percent of the original theatrical image has been removed for the DVD exhibition, so that the DVD image fills your entire 4:3 television screen (theatrical aspect ratio - 1.85:1; DVD aspect ratio - 4:3). If you're okay with that, enjoy!
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| Rating | | | Date | September 08, 2004 | | Summary | An OK Artifact From Days Gone By... | Content
| REMO WILLIAMS is a film extremely representative of its era...a time when Ronald Reagan, BETA VCR's, Cyndi Lauper and Linda Evans' shoulder pads all happily co-existed.
Ah, the 1980's...
But back to REMO...the film is strictly 'B', but given a slight edge due to its source (The Destroyer Book series), and a bit of unusual casting. Fred Ward is no classic leading man, but definitely more charismatic than other actors that were doing this kind of thing. Wilfred Brimley is miscast (you can almost picture him harboring a bowl of Quaker Oats inside that desk of his), and the talented Kate Mulgrew is sadly wasted. This leaves clear field for Joel Grey to steal the show, having a field day with his over the top Korean mannerisms and makeup (this would NOT fly in a 2004 film!).
The story limps along in places, the action a bit creaky, and, worst of all, there are production slip-ups galore (the wiring used on the Statue of Liberty is VERY noticeable, and remember the large glass window that Ward jumps through for him and Mulgrew to escape? Watch it shatter at least a half second before he touches it!) In spite of this, its a not-bad actioner that killed many an hour for people during cable's early heyday, and is still a serviceable little number today, although modern action fans may be a bit put off.
The Adventure ended for REMO WILLIAMS after this film failed to take off, but alas, we do have this moment in time to remember, enjoy, and perhaps chuckle a little at... |
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