The Best of Times | | Cast : | Robin Williams, Kurt Russell | | Director : | Roger Spottiswoode | | Studio : | Vidmark/Trimark | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | January 31, 1986 | | DVD Released Date : | February 02, 1999 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | October 14, 2004 | | Summary | Robin and Kurt Unusual in this 80's Cult Classic | Content
 | Robin Williams and Kurt Russell give a performance different from their norm. I have never liked Robin or Kurt that much, but I liked this film because it is likeable, minus all the profanity and other tactless nonsense included in this film. The storyline was the most acceptable part. I purchased this DVD about a year ago, and as soon as I finished watching this film, two things occurred to me. A) This film does present itself in an oddly, almost irreverently comedic tone and B)The Best of Times, though certainly interesting, should not have recieved the acclaim that many people gave it. It was never a critics choice, however, and rightly not, because it is at best a B- kind of thing. It is, however, worth checking out because it's a Sunday night classic.
BOTTOM LINE: Don't waste 2 hours on it if you hate small towns, football, a combination of the two, or bad acting by no-names included in the less than all-star back cast.
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| Rating | | | Date | January 26, 2004 | | Summary | A underated classic | Content
| I first saw this movie when it was out on VHS. Yes, it is that old of a movie. From the start, I thought this movie was a classic. Jack Dundee (played by Robin Williams) is living in a state of agony because of a dropped pass in a highschool football game. Reno Hightower (played by Kurt Russel) was the quaterback, the only good quaterback the town ever had, who threw him that pass. The town in the movie is a typical small town where highschool football is big. Unfortunately for Robin Williams, that was the one chance the town had for a championship season. Robin Williams gets the idea to replay the game with the same players on both sides. Without giving away the plot, this is one movie that is worth getting. It will keep you amused and rooting for Williams throughout the whole movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 27, 2003 | | Summary | Always have enjoyed this film | Content
| I remember going to see this film when it was released. I have always enjoyed it. Not a hit movie for some reason & not the best film ever made, but it is funny, Robin Williams doing his thing. Just ordered the DVD. I can finally watch it wide screen at home. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 27, 2003 | | Summary | Cute | Content
| Nice mild but funny film, with Robin Williams not acting in his usual annoying hyperactive manner, but giving a rare subdued performance. Kurt Russel is great as always, as are the rest of the cast. The Script is well written, and the direction good. Kind of like an old Disney film, in the best sense of that term. |
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