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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WILLIAMS,ROBIN
EAN: 9780792192909
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792192907
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 24, 2003
Running Time: 113 minutes
Sales Rank: 2717
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: December 12, 1980
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Product Description:
A musical version of the cartoon character, Popeye the Sailor Man.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 8-AUG-2006
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
Nothing interests filmmaker Robert Altman more than a contained culture that mixes bare humanity with local eccentricity (think of his M*A*S*H and Nashville). So Altman's Popeye (1980), based on the old comic strip, works best as a portrait of a busy, cluttered, cartoonish town called Sweethaven. But it is much less successful as a comprehensible story about the famous sailor with massive forearms and a relationship with Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall). Robin Williams plays Popeye with his usual brilliance for mimicry, Paul Dooley makes a credible Wimpy, and Paul L. Smith makes an impression as the oversized bully, Bluto. But this strange, disastrous film never becomes more than an expensive workshop airing out Altmanesque themes. --Tom Keogh
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Rating:  - "Haves a happy holiday wit me an' Olive!"
Great music, fantasict cast and a story for all ages...
Staring Robin Williams in his first feature film, "Popeye" brings the sailor back to his roots. Taking place in the fictional town of Sweethaven, Popeye sets out to find is long lost Pappy (Ray Walston). Along the way he meets Olive, (a very convincing performance given by Shelley Duvall),her family, adopts little Swee'Pee and makes an enemy out of Captain Bluto (Paul L. Smith).
Many critics panned this movie...but by no means was it a "flop" as it is claimed to be. The movie made back double it's money and left an impression on the much younger generation. Even though the cast and crew may have gone through hell making "Popeye," it has gained a considerable following throughout the years and to some, is a success beyond what any hollywood critic could understand.
Light-hearted and fun...kids are sure to love this movie just as much as they love the cartoons.
Did You Know? You can visit the set of "Popeye the movie" to this day? Sweethaven was built on the island of Malta and is visted by thousands of tourists every year.
Rating: - An Underappreciated Classic
In 1980 Popeye hit the silver screen to a rather inauspicious reception. The profits were pretty good but poor word of mouth and some savage reviews caused it to vanish from theaters after just a few weeks of its release. It also hurt director Robert Altman's career for several years after. So what went wrong? The movie is Popeye... the Musical. Let that sink in. A musical.... with Popeye. But here's the thing, the movie is extraordinarily well done. In fact it is a near cinematic masterpiece. I'm serious. Don't laugh.
From the casting to the costumes to the set design to the decision to base the movie on the original Thimble Theater comics rather than the cartoon version, this movie nails it. It has all the obscure characters including Rough House, Castor Oil and even super obscure ones like Ham Gravy (although you have to read the closing credits to catch many of them). Popeye was truly a labor of love not just an attempt to cash in. Popeye himself is dramatically toned down from the cartoon version which was already a watered down version of the Thimble Theater Popeye. Robin Williams Popeye is a simple, sweet hearted sailor who just happens to be talented with his fists. The original Popeye was a foul mouthed, gambling addicted, violent brute with a preternatural ability to deliver earth shattering punches. I like the Williams Popeye, I like the Thimble Theater Popeye, they just aren't the same character. This movie is clearly aimed squarely at the pre-teen audience (not that it isn't ... Read More
Rating:  - An oldie but goodie
I bought this for my girlfriend because it brought back childhood memories. The movie is a great watch and comical. Definitely worth it.
Rating: - WONDERFUL FILM
THIS FILM HAS WONDERFUL CINEMATOGRAPHY, AND BRILLIANT DIALOG. LISTENING CAREFULLY TO THE DIALOGUE MAKES YOU FEEL AS IF ITS YOU STARING IN THE MOVIE. TRY RECREATING OLIVE OIL'S, MOVES AND EXPRESSIONS. YOU WILL ENJOY IT, I'M SURE, AS WELL AS DID MY TEN YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER. WE WATCH THE MOVIE OVER AND OVER, AND NEVER GET TIRED OF WATCHING THIS VIDEO. ITS A GREAT FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT FILM.
Rating: - Popeye is for me.
I am 59 years old. What most people who review this movie don't understand is that this movie was taken from the old comic strip and cartoons of my youth, and stayed true to its origins. It was taken from the cartoons of the 50's that mystified me as a small child.
It takes me back like the Superman, Batman, et cetera movies never could. You see, they were made to relate to a modern audience...one who never saw the originals. Popeye was not meant for the young movie crowd of today, however some of you do "get it", but was made for people of my age...to take us back to the 50's and earlier.
We "get it". We understand about the lack of identifiable plot...it perfectly mimics the cartoons of my childhood. We understand that the songs were only snippets...the short ditties and song snippets were all a young child would sit still for back in those days.
No one but Robin Williams could have played Popeye. No one but Shelley Duvall could have played Olive Oyl. The entire cast takes me back to a time when life was simple...not perfect, but simple.
Call me an "old school" person for I don't care. I love this movie. I have it both on VHS (copied from HBO) and on DvD; and whenever it is shown on TV, I watch it. On quiet Saturday afternoons, I sometimes get a bowl of popcorn, a tall glass of iced tea and pop the DvD in the player and sit back. It immediately takes me back to those old cartoons.
It was meant for me.
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