This is another in a long line of movies my brother and I watched growing up. There was something about it that we really liked and kept watching it for... it's a pretty good live-action version of Popeye, with some campy effects and some funny lines.
popeye is possibly my second favorite robert altman
movie (behind m*a*s*h) it has my favorite production
design in all of film history,shelley duvall was indeed
born to play olive oyl and robin williams was so unregionable as popeye that when i was kid i didn't know
it was williams (making his screen debut) this and later
'the world according to garp' proved that... read more
Description:The classic comic strip and cartoon hero comes to life in Robert Altman's film adaptation of the adventures of the spinach-munching sailor. After he's thrown from his ship during a storm, Popeye (Robin Williams) finds refuge in a quaint seaside town. There he rents a room from the Oyls and meets their daughter Olive (the perfectly casThe classic comic strip and cartoon hero comes to life in Robert Altman's film adaptation of the adventures of the spinach-munching sailor. After he's thrown from his ship during a storm, Popeye (Robin Williams) finds refuge in a quaint seaside town. There he rents a room from the Oyls and meets their daughter Olive (the perfectly cast Shelley Duvall). Olive is engaged to Captain Bluto (Paul Smith), a bully and ruffian who is in charge of collecting taxes for the mysterious Commandant. Popeye, who was orphaned at an early age, is in the midst of a desperate search for his missing father, but what he doesn't realize is that the shipwreck has brought him unexpectedly close to his final destination. In bringing his own distinct vision to E. C. Segar's legendary hero, Altman creates an atmosphere that is breezy, loose, and filled with slapstick shenanigans. Williams portrays Popeye with a physically comic flair that is both honest and energetic--as do the rest of the cast members, including frequent Altman contributors Duvall, Paul Dooley, and David Arkin. Harry Nilsson's songs add to the lighthearted affair, making POPEYE an enjoyable family viewing experience all around.
"The plotting of this 1980 feature -- outsider in a hostile environment -- is personal to Altman, though few of the feelings survive the clutter.
= Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
It is more than faint praise to say that Popeye is far, far better than it might have been, considering the treacherous challenge it presented. But avoiding disaster is not necessarily the same as success.
- Variety"
raisleygordon added this to a list 2 months, 2 weeks ago
"I might get a lot of flack, for listing this film, being it's a cult film, and all.
Fair enough.
But I remember not liking the movie then, when I first saw it, and like the film even less, now."
garfield2710 added this to a list 4 months, 3 weeks ago
"A baby ends nearly being killed by a octopus, but hey he'll be all right in the end!
Plus, I am alone in thinking that Sweethaven is a ironic name for the town in the film?
Why not Crudtown? Or Depressberg?"
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On lievästi sanottuna kummallista katsella Kippari-Kallea, joka on toteutettu Robert Altmanin visuaalisella tyylillä. Altman ei käytä lähikuvia paljoa ja hänen kameransa vaeltaa hyvin samaan tapaan kuin vaikka MASHissa tai Nashvillessä, poimien yksityiskohtia ja antaen henkilöille tilaa improvisoida ja kävellä ympäriinsä. Tilan tuntu on avara ja etäinen ja mielestäni se on heikko ratkaisu lastenelokuvalle. Hassusti elehtivät ja ilmeilevät hahmot pitäisi kuvata hyv"
Michael M added this to a list 1 year, 3 months ago