Popeye The Sailor - Volume 1 (Animated) (DVD)

Advantages: Superb casting, faithful adaptition of comic, Altman's direction
Disadvantages: Some bad songs and dubbing, overlength, an octopus

...****************************************************************** TITLE: Popeye RATING: **** CAST: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston, Paul L. Smith, Paul Dooley, Richard Libertini, Donald Moffat, MacIntyre Dixon, Roberta Maxwell, Donovan Scott, Bill Irwin, Linda Hunt, Wesley Ivan Hurt, Van Dyke Parks. DIRECTOR: Robert Altman SCREENWRITER: Jules Fieffer RUNNING TIME: 114 min STUDIO: Paramount Pictures / Walt Disney Studios RATED: PG (US) & UK (U); for comic-book style violence. DVD AVAILABILITY: 6 GBP on Amazon; ASIN # B0002ISGAG ****************************************************************** INTRODUCTION: THE LATE, GREAT ALTMAN ****************************************************************** I’m not sure how many of you heard, though last year we lost one of our finest... Read review

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Advantages: Very crisp animation, great opening theme tune
Disadvantages: English voice acting,

...clear that her heart belongs to none other than…Dark. So poor Daisuke has to juggle a mother who tries to kill him by laying traps around the house, an unrequited love, stealing artwork, transforming into Dark every time he thinks too much about Risa, and avoiding making himself look suspicious in front of Satoshi. He has his hands full! The first DVD concerns Daisuke getting to grips with Dark, and with stealing these valuable pieces for his family. This is DVD 1 of 7 and contains episodes 1 - 4. Characters: Daisuke is adorable, and until you meet Dark you wonder how on earth he would carry out being a main character. His innocence perfectly balances Dark, so it does work, but you sometimes feel he is a bit weak. Dark is everything Daisuke is not; tall, strong and good with the ladies. Frequently seen wearing form... Read review

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Advantages: Very Funny
Disadvantages: None

...and Cutlet is going to take the blame. But Will gets wind of the plan and after escaping being tied up he and his two cohorts end up on a life raft all at sea. The mutinous crew try to scupper the ship and take to their lift boats but the ship stays afloat. Will and the boys regain the ship, capture the crew and sail home. Opinions: ********** With the great trio at its heart this film is easy on the eye. The jokes are simple and enjoyable. A nostalgic comedy which is funny and light. Some remarks are made, which nowadays are clearly racist! When Will and the boy's meet the island chief the language used is cringingly bad. This was made in 1936. DVD Features: **************** Format:Black & White, PAL Language:English No of discs:1 Classification: U Region:Region 2 Run Time: 82 minutes Made in: 1936 There are no extras... Read review

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