Popeye

Good movie

This movie never disappoints

Not as funny as I remember it being when it first came to the theatre's many years ago but still quite amusing & I would still recommend this watch!

Such a great interpretation of the Popeye cartoons, excellent background architecture, background actions dancing and singing, with good development of emotions, sooooooo glad I got this. And I do like spinach

My adult son who has special needs loves watching "Popeye". He roars with laughter. Because my son is not gentle with DVDs, he has owned so many copies of "Popeye" that I have lost track of the number. Fortunately, the DVD is available online at a low price.

In 1980 Popeye hit the silver screen to a rather inauspicious reception. The profits were pretty good but poor word of mouth and some savage reviews caused it to vanish from theaters after just a few weeks of its release. It also hurt director Robert Altman's career for several years after. So what went wrong? The movie is Popeye... the Musical. Let that sink in. A musical.... with Popeye. But here's the thing, the movie is extraordinarily well done. In fact it is a near cinematic masterpiece. I'm serious. Don't laugh.From the casting to the costumes to the set design to the decision to base the movie on the original Thimble Theater comics rather than the cartoon version, this movie nails it. It has all the obscure characters including Rough House, Castor Oil and even super obscure ones like Ham Gravy (although you have to read the closing credits to catch many of them). Popeye was truly a labor of love not just an attempt to cash in. Popeye himself is dramatically toned down from the cartoon version which was already a watered down version of the Thimble Theater Popeye. Robin Williams Popeye is a simple, sweet hearted sailor who just happens to be talented with his fists. The original Popeye was a foul mouthed, gambling addicted, violent brute with a preternatural ability to deliver earth shattering punches. I like the Williams Popeye, I like the Thimble Theater Popeye, they just aren't the same character. This movie is clearly aimed squarely at the pre-teen audience (not that it isn't fun for the rest of us too).One of the things that people have been critical of this movie for is the music. I couldn't disagree more. I love the songs and I'm no great fan of musicals. The only song that didn't do it for me was a duet between Popeye and Olive over the future of Swee'pea. That one was actually removed for the TV version for good reason but it's here in the DVD. Besides that one clunker the songs are great. "I'm Mean", "I Yam What I Yam", "Sweethaven" and "Everything is Food" stand out as my favorite songs.Popeye's place in the public's collective consciousness has dipped considerably since I was young which is a shame because he is such an interesting and unique character. On the other hand this is a great time for Popeye fans with the release of the original Segar comics by Fantagraphics and the black and white Fleicher cartoons from Warner Home Video. Both of these are well done productions. If I had one complaint about this DVD it would be the anemic extras. There are a bunch of great back-stories to this movie that should have been added as extras including the fact that it's the first film featuring Robin Williams and the mind blowing set built on the island of Malta that exists to this day.Special mention should go out to the set designers for the fully realized Sweethaven. It took 165 workers 7 months to create the town and it is quite spectacular. I wish more people would give this film a chance it really is something special.

In 1980 Popeye hit the silver screen to a rather inauspicious reception. The profits were pretty good but poor word of mouth and some savage reviews caused it to vanish from theaters after just a few weeks of its release. It also hurt director Robert Altman's career for several years after. So what went wrong? The movie is Popeye... the Musical. Let that sink in. A musical.... with Popeye. But here's the thing, the movie is extraordinarily well done. In fact it is a near cinematic masterpiece. I'm serious. Don't laugh.From the casting to the costumes to the set design to the decision to base the movie on the original Thimble Theater comics rather than the cartoon version, this movie nails it. It has all the obscure characters including Rough House, Castor Oil and even super obscure ones like Ham Gravy (although you have to read the closing credits to catch many of them). Popeye was truly a labor of love not just an attempt to cash in. Popeye himself is dramatically toned down from the cartoon version which was already a watered down version of the Thimble Theater Popeye. Robin Williams Popeye is a simple, sweet hearted sailor who just happens to be talented with his fists. The original Popeye was a foul mouthed, gambling addicted, violent brute with a preternatural ability to deliver earth shattering punches. I like the Williams Popeye, I like the Thimble Theater Popeye, they just aren't the same character. This movie is clearly aimed squarely at the pre-teen audience (not that it isn't fun for the rest of us too).One of the things that people have been critical of this movie for is the music. I couldn't disagree more. I love the songs and I'm no great fan of musicals. The only song that didn't do it for me was a duet between Popeye and Olive over the future of Swee'pea. That one was actually removed for the TV version for good reason but it's here in the DVD. Besides that one clunker the songs are great. "I'm Mean", "I Yam What I Yam", "Sweethaven" and "Everything is Food" stand out as my favorite songs.Popeye's place in the public's collective consciousness has dipped considerably since I was young which is a shame because he is such an interesting and unique character. On the other hand this is a great time for Popeye fans with the release of the original Segar comics by Fantagraphics and the black and white Fleicher cartoons from Warner Home Video. Both of these are well done productions. If I had one complaint about this DVD it would be the anemic extras. There are a bunch of great back-stories to this movie that should have been added as extras including the fact that it's the first film featuring Robin Williams and the mind blowing set built on the island of Malta that exists to this day.Special mention should go out to the set designers for the fully realized Sweethaven. It took 165 workers 7 months to create the town and it is quite spectacular. I wish more people would give this film a chance it really is something special.

Excelente película !!

We adore this movie, so we decided to buy it. The casting is spot-on; Robin Williams is great as Popeye, Shelley Duval does an amazing job becoming Olive Oyl, and Sweet Pea's expressions are exactly what you'd imagine! It is fun, light fare. No action, explosions, guns, murders, or bloodshed anywhere. No deep or hidden meaning, and no dysfunctional interactions. A nice escape for an hour, or so...It's like Popeye says, "I yam what I yam"!

何十年も前の古い洋画です。当時観た時は、ポパイ役がとてもポパイに似ていて驚きましたが、何年も経ってから、あのロビンウイリアムスだとわかりました。今観るとあまりいい映画には思いませんでした。

I bought it from this dealer because it isn't sold in my country. I have loved this movie since I watched it on TV. I could buy it cheap and the content, DVD, was without a scratch. These were good. But the case was badly damaged. Too much dent. There are some holes, too. On the jacket paper in the case, too. I am so sad because I wanted to treasure this DVD. But it is troublesome to claim exchange and I want to watch this movie at once and I want this DVD anyway. So I decided to endure.

好事家の映画ファンの間では永年に渡りカルトムービーと評されているのが今作である｡今さらながらであるが一応触れておくと､映画「ポパイ」はもちろんフライシャー･スタジオにてTVアニメ化され世界中で大ヒットしたあのアニメキャラクターを主人公にした実写版長編劇映画。製作は８０年当時ハリウッド映画を代表する大物プロデューサーであるロバート･エヴァンス､彼は漫画家でもあるジュールス･ファイファーと世界的有名なポパイの実写化を目論み実現に向けて腐心した｡監督には当初マイク･ニコルズが検討されていたが､結局企画に興味を持ったロバート･アルトマンがメガホンを取った｡今思えば､これが悲劇の始まりであった(笑)｡アルトマンと言えばアンチハリウッドを代表するニューシネマの旗手｡７４年にはチャンドラーの「長いお別れ」を換骨奪胎させ「ロング･グッドバイ」として世に発表､一部で絶賛されたが､ミステリー好きだった同作プロデューサーのエリオット･カストナーはアルトマンの解釈を原作小説への冒涜と激怒したのは有名な話｡エヴァンスのような商業主義レベルで目利きの利く人物が何故アルトマンにオファーしたのかいまだに謎だが､その結果､今作品は人気漫画が原作にも拘らず一向に笑えず弾まないドタバタならぬドッタンバッタンなリズムで支配された悪夢なファミリー映画になった｡しかも､アルトマンはこれをプロのシンガー＆ダンサーを一切起用しないミュージカル仕立てにしている｡正に確信的､アルトマンの面目躍如なものを感じるが､これではエヴァンスのみならず､製作会社のパナマウントも全世界配給を受け持ったディズニーも思惑ハズレであったであろう(笑)｡自分は初見はTVのゴールデン洋画劇場であったが､いかにもアルトマンらしい作品と好意を持ちながらもやっぱりオモシロクなかった(笑)｡当然､日本では一向にBD化されず一般には殆ど知られていない"呪われた映画"みたいな扱いを受けているが､そこまで酷評されるとアルトマンファンとしては反って気になる｡今回アマゾンで色々な映画ソフトの紹介ページを覗いていて今商品を見つけた｡北米版BDだが英語字幕対応､1400円との価格にも誘われ衝動買いしてしまった｡見直してみての鑑賞感だがまずは画質がBDとして十分及第点を差し上げられるのに好感を持った｡　漫画の世界を再現させたような柔和でフラットな配光と色調､濃薄のコントラストが生きた南ヨーロッパの質感を漂わせる空気｡フェリーニ作品でお馴染みのジュゼッペ･ロトゥンノの撮影が冴える｡また､マルタ島に設置したスウィートヘヴンの巨大セットはまるでUSJのアトラクション・ショー舞台のよう､極めて人工的だが､これから漫画の世界に入っていくとの感覚にさせられる｡まるでらしくないキャラを強引に似せてみせた力業のポパイ･ロビン･ウイリアムズも､こちらはそのものズバリの適役だったオリーブ･シェリー･デュバルも平面的でこれまた人工的､つまり漫画本からそのまま抜き出てきたようなイメージ､いや､ふたりだけではない､この映画の登場人物はどれもみな平板的なのだ｡これ､絶対にアルトマンは確固たる考えを持って演出していると思う｡映画字幕を読みながら､いっそ漫画のように吹き出し文字で字幕を出せば良かったのにとずっと思っていた(笑)｡