Cinema of the World

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A favorite of mine since I first saw it, this is one of those movies I watch at least once a year. Perfectly capturing the spirit of EC Segar's Thimble Theater, it is one of the greatest comic-to-film adaptations and a swell musical on top of that.

Segar's weird little world is almost fully represented, with the Oyl family, Popeye, Bluto (not Brutus), Wimpy and the Roughhouse Gang. Even Geezil is hiding in the background, if you look for him. The only thing missing is The Seahag and her Goons.

The film has an incredible pedigree. Directed by Robert Altman (Gosford Park) with music by Harry Nielsen. Robin Williams is perfect as Popeye, and it is hard to picture anyone other than Shelley Duvall as Olive Oyl. Ray Walston is an equally perfect Poopdeck Pappy.

This movie has been unfairly considered a bad movie. It isn't - it's funny and almost everyone is perfectly cast. The exception is the actor who does the Bluto role, but to be fair he doesn't have a lot to do - he sort of just growls and scowls through out the whole movie. I like this movie a lot.

Robin Williams was great, as was Shelly Duvall and Ray Walston. I can't imagine anyone else playing these roles. M'S Duvall is the perfect Olive Oyl, conflicted between the brutish Bluto and the one eyed Popeye. Ray Walston is always terrific in any movie, here he shines as Popeye's pappy.

The dvd has a good transfer, but as the movie involves a lot of people talking at the same time, you may want to try using the subtitles to see what is being said. There's so much humor in Popeye's mutterings, you want to be ble to hear every word.

I recommend this film highly.






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