At War with the Army is the first feature film Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis made together ... more
and the film that sealed their success. Martin has girl trouble so Lewis decides to lend him a hand, the ensuing comedy is a result of Jerry's questionable assistance, the early signs of Jerry Lewis's comedy genius are clearly evident, particularly in the bar room sequence where Lewis, dressed in drag serenades his superior officer.Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis followed a long tradition of comedy duos like Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello, and Hope & Crosby, whether you are already a fan or are just discovering this classic comedy duo for the first time you will not be able to keep a straight face for very long, that's guaranteed.
The first starring vehicle for Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis finds the pair as new recruits ... more
into the American army. Martin as 1st Sgt Vic Puccinelli and Lewis as Private First Class Alvin Korwin. Their characters are as far removed as their ranks. Puccinelli is a self-assured Romeo whilst Korwin can't get a thing right, including operating a Coke machine. Despite this, Puccinelli enlists Korwin's help when has some girl trouble.Song and dance routines from Dean Martin blend perfectly with the comedy of Jerry Lewis, making this a film for all the family.
Production Year: 1956 - Comedy - Director: Joshua Logan - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Betty Field, Hope Lange, Eileen Heckart, Arthur O'Connell, Casey Adams, Hans Conried, Robert Bray
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Advantages: Beautiful Disadvantages: Acting, Writing, Death by annoyance
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As per the title- basically by about halfway though I was so bored by the story and so annoyed by the characters that I was rooting for the aliens to shoot the humans!
Tom Cruise and the rest of the cast play spoilt brats who instead of getting on with it spend most of their time onscreen being whinging about how unfair it is, and having domestics. That the only plot is said domestics doesn't help what could have been a great film.
The aliens are beautiful and well done, as are all the special effects and credit needs to be given to the cgi and design team.
The rest of this film though really makes a mockery of this great storyline that was written in 1898, and that iconic radio play that was so convincing that many listeners took it to be news.
I have to wonder why they bothered- was it all just a big in ...
Advantages: Great pacy film with fantastic special effects. Disadvantages: A bit of disappointing ending.
***War Of The Worlds***
I love these big budget ?end of the world? adventure type films and I must be the only person I know who hadn?t seen the original version of H G Wells book, so I didn?t know that much about the movie and most importantly, had no idea of the ending. I watched it quite a long time ago, when it first aired on Sky and watched it again this week. I think it would have been a fantastic film to watch on the big screen.
***What?s it all about?***
Of course this is the perfect type of film for Tom Cruise (Ray Ferrier) to star in and I have to be honest, I prefer his performances in this type of film, rather than his more serious roles (apart from Rainman). It is directed by Steven Spielberg and lasts 116 minutes. The film is rated certificate 12.
The film is a remake and is based upon the original H G ...
Advantages: Great acting Disadvantages: weak ending
Steven Spielberg?s remake of War Of The Worlds is not a blockbuster classic but still a movie he can be proud of. This is an intense, chilling sci-fi movie. At the beginning we see Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) reunited with his to kids Rachel (Dakota Fanning) and Robbie (Justin Chatwin) who are dropped by ex-wife Mary Ann (Miranda Otto) and straight away we can see there is not a good relationship between Ray Ferrier and his two children. As the day goes on a dark cloud looms over New Jersey, lighting strikes batter the ground knocking out all electricity and vehicles.
Ray Ferrier rushes to the city to see the ground fractured by the lighting strikes abruptly the front of a church crashes to the floor and from beneath the debris rose an alien tripod which made a deep sort of rumbling sound, the crowd of onlookers started running for their ...
The movie debut of the comic duo Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, which finds one with girl trouble and the other attempting to lend a helping hand. Includes an introduction by Tony Curtis and the original theatrical trailer for 'The Errand Boy'.
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DELTA VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT, NETWORK; FREMANTLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT; SONY DADC
Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital
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Dolby Digital 5.1 English Dolby Digital Surround English
DVD Description
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis get their first star pairing in this hilarious song-and-gag-filled comedy. The duo play Puccinelli and Korwin, pals who join the army and immediately get into a load of trouble on a military training base. Highlights include a sequence involving a noncooperative soda machine, Jerry Lewis performing "The Navy Gets the Gravy But the Army Gets the Beans," and the team's impersonation of the Bing Crosby-Barry Fitzgerald characters from the classic film GOING MY WAY.
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