Popeye | | Cast : | Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall | | Director : | Robert Altman | | Studio : | Paramount Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | December 12, 1980 | | DVD Released Date : | June 24, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | June 10, 2005 | | Summary | On my all time greatest hits list!!! Everyone should own it. | Content
 | I'm like the last guy. I get so tired of hearing movie critic (and even Williams himself) say how bad the movie was. Everyone has their own opinion, AND they have the right to be WRONG. I may be a little bias because this is the first actual movie I remember going to see at the theater when I was a kid.
This is by far Robin Williams' best movie. I love the music, the acting, the comedy, the scenery, the story and the family oriented nature of the film. I still get the songs stuck in my head after I watch it.
The DVD looks like it has been remastered. The pictures and sound are better than I remember them. I also own it on VHS, so I know there is some difference there. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because there should have been more extras. Spanish dub and commentaries from the director and Williams would have been nice.
BUY IT.
NOW!! |
| Rating | | | Date | June 08, 2005 | | Summary | Great movie. | Content
| This dvd should have some bonus features. There should be a cast and director commentary (the ones who are still alive). They should put out a special edition dvd and Include a bonus CD soundtrack. The soundtrack really deserves a cd release. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 17, 2005 | | Summary | Missing An Altman Commentary Track! | Content
| If you're a fan of Robert Altman films (Nashville, MASH, The Player, California Split, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Shortcuts, etc), then you really enjoy the commentary track he's recorded for all his other films on DVD. Sadly, this one lacks any sort of 'bonus', particularly the commentary track by Altman. I would've really enjoyed seeing this with an Altman commentary and would even buy this dvd a second time if it were ever re-issued with an Altman commentary. |
| Rating | | | Date | February 10, 2005 | | Summary | Popeye deserves better than a BOMB rating | Content
| I really enjoyed watching the DVD version of this "musical" and found that the actors were very well matched to the characters they plalyed, but the music is forgetable. Personally I would give this at least a Maltin's two star rating in place of his BOMB rating. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 01, 2005 | | Summary | Robert Altman Makes Family Film(For Adults) | Content
| This has to be one of the most unusual marriages of material and director in film history. An alleged family film directed by Robert Altman("M*A*S*H*), scripted by Jules Feiffer("Carnal Knowledge") and a song score by Harry Nillson and Van Dyke Parks. Having initially seen this film when I was seventeen and re-viewing it for the first time since I enjoyed it immensely. But who in their right mind thought this was a family film? This is not to say that it contains any off-color humor (well, a couple double- entendres) but the humor is so ironic that I can't see how children, at least a portion of it's intended audience, would understand it. Altman directs in his usual style(i.e. large ensembles, overlapping dialogue). The film does not have so much as a story but a series of comic vignettes. It may go on a little too long. The production design is ingenious, with the town of Sweethaven looking like it was constructed by driftwood and rusty nails. The songs, though sweetly performed, are mostly forgettable with one exception. Olive Oyl's(Shelley Duvall) rendition of "He Needs Me". This song was later used to good effect in Paul Thomas Anderson's "Punch-Drunk Love", Anderson being a director whose style has more than a passing resemblance to Altman's. The style of the film is in many ways reminiscent to the old Max Fleischer cartoons. A young Robin Williams does a good job of mimicry in his portrayal of Popeye. Duvall, on the other hand, is excellent as Olive Oyl. This is a role that she was born to play having both the physical build and temperment of the character. The supporting characters are well cast with Paul Dooley(Wimpy),Paul Smith(Bluto), and Ray Walston(Poopdeck Pappy). Look for future Oscar winner Linda Hunt("The Year of Living Dangerously") in a small role. |
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