Flubber (1997)

I was 'made'... but I have some feelings (28 movies items)

"Weebo Thanks SFG¿mystic for the suggestion"

Anatomy of the Remake (113 movies items)

"5 STARS vs 6 STARS Normally it's a safe bet to put your money on Robin Williams. The guy's a legend and both a successful (and quite good) comedian and actor. Yet here, w/ Flubber, he just falls flat for me. Nothing new and I actually found it annoying in places. At least the original w/ Fred MacMurray was interesting...at least it was when I watched it as a kid."

Childhood Movies I've Watched, But No Longer Like (94 movies items)

"Even as a kid, I didn't have any interest in it. I thought it was boring and unfunny."

An average movie

“It might sound weird but I don’t think it was that bad at all. I don’t know, the whole thing looked and sounded like yet another boring and obnoxious flick starring Robin Williams and, as a result, I had some very low expectations and it might explains the fact I give this movie maybe a little more credit than it actually deserves. First of all, I have never seen the original version, I wasn’t acquainted with ‘Flubber’ whatsoever so I didn’t have any preconceived ideas beforehand and I guess it made it more enjoyable for me as well. Of course, the plot was really generic and pedestrian but it is inherent to this genre but, honestly, for once, it didn’t really bothered me. Personally, I thought that Robin Williams was pretty funny and the special effects were honestly quite im” read more

Ranking Roles: Robin Williams (15 movies items)

"as Professor Philip Brainard"

1997 Films Ranked (27 movies items)

"I don't hate this film, but it was hard to sit through."

The Evolution of Robin Williams! (62 movies items)

"Character: Professor Philip Brainard "

Crap

“This was even worse than expected, and my expectations were not high....

I mean, wow, I must have been a moron when I was a kid, for real, yo....

I mean, I'm not even sure that Steve Carell could help this guy.... Or whoever fucking decided that having a *jealous robot* was a good idea.... I mean, like, what the fuck?

"It is only the science of everyday life which eludes you."

And, yeah, it was difficult for me to see his antagonist as the real villain....

Also note: destroying your own home in a science experiment is *not* a valid excuse for skipping your own wedding....

And, when I think about this myself, you know, it becomes a whole lot less funny, when I think about what my parents decided to (un)do at around this point in ” read more