The Strongest Man in the World | | Cast : | Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn | | Director : | Vincent McEveety | | Studio : | Buena Vista Home Vid | | Format : | Color | | Released Date : | February 06, 1975 | | DVD Released Date : | May 04, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | G (General Audience) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 23, 2005 | | Summary | Over-the-top cornball, good-clean-fun! | Content
 | Forgetting the Disney corporate and technical criticism, the movie itself is thoroughly entertaining, good clean fun. It's full of great character actors from the 60's and 70's including a hilarious Joe Flynn. The movie is full of over-the-top cornball fun and thankfully it's devoid of profanity, flatulence jokes and violence found in so many movies geared at kids today. Great for kids and parents who enjoy innocent, G-rated entertainment. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 18, 2005 | | Summary | Joe Flynn is funny!. | Content
| `The Strongest Man In The World` Is about the Funniest man in the world, the late Joe Flynn. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 21, 2004 | | Summary | Disney Go Home | Content
| I keep reading that Disney might get swallowed up by a bigger corporation in one of the token buyout/takeovers that are so common these days. While I am not crazy about that particular phase of big business, I hope *somebody* with dignity would do us all a favor and do this to Disney. There are so many films like this one that I grew up with and would love to own, but I refuse to waste my hard-earned cash on inconsiderate shovelware with no care given to the restoration and presentation of the original film.
Walt Disney was nothing at all like the money-grubbing buffoons who run the show at Disney now. The soul of Disney's empire is long gone and the only folks occupying their offices are mindless, greedy, insensitive, corporate cannibals.
They may one day get some of my money, but not until they change their ways. Over 200 titles in my ever growing DVD collection and not one bears the Disney logo. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 24, 2004 | | Summary | Something happened to Dexter | Content
| This is an enjoyable Disney romp with stars like Phil Silvers Eve Arden along for the ride and the return of Joe Flynn as Dean Higgins Cesar Romero as A.J Arno and Kurt Russell as Dexter Riley. The only disappointment is Russell's appearance is really pretty short with about 15 minutes at the beginning and another 15 at the end. But if you enjoyed The Computer that wore Tennis Shoe's and Now you see Him now you Don't this DVD is a must. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 08, 2004 | | Summary | Buyer beware | Content
| "The Strongest Man in the World" is far from the best movie Disney studios produced in its family-film heyday (late '50's to early '80's). However, I still find it to be quite enjoyable, especially the beginning and ending half-hours, which are quite funny. So why only one star? BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN WIDESCREEN, BUT IN A CUT-RATE 1:33:1 FULLSCREEN PRINT, with no special features whatsoever. So what's up, Disney? Do you think we viewers are a bunch of lunkheads who can't handle widescreen? Then why not OFFER BOTH VERSIONS? After all, there's enough room on the disc for both, especially since you don't include special features at all on your second-tier titles. I give Disney much credit for it's special editions and Vault Classics Collections for presenting beautifully restored, widescreen prints with wonderful special features like vintage newsreels and cartoons. And thanks to the recent special editions of "Apple Dumpling Gang" and "Escape to Witch Mountain," I now know how my favorite child stars of the '70's (Kim Richards, Clay O'Brien, Stacey Manning, Brad Savage, etc.) look and are doing nearly thirty-years later as adults. But there is simply no excuse for throwing the rest of their titles into such thoughtless and cheesy packages. "Blackbeard's Ghost" simply looks terrible in fullscreen, as does "Follow Me Boys." I have no doubt "Stongest Man..." does too. So buyer beware, and join us widescreen lovers in holding out for product worth buying. Incidentally, "Now You See Him Now You Don't," the previous title in this series is in widescreen, while the first film "Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" isn't. God only knows why. |
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