tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post4640978350473028951..comments2024-03-24T14:03:33.932-07:00Comments on Every 70s Movie: 1980 Week: PopeyeBy Peter Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11385971732301020652noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-31155779705548304512021-01-11T08:30:24.510-08:002021-01-11T08:30:24.510-08:00The set still exists as a tourist attraction near ...The set still exists as a tourist attraction near Mellieħa, Malta. <br />It's called Popeye Village/Sweethaven Village.www.cashbackonrx.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17405858605660369791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-36804253289016864762016-05-31T16:45:40.628-07:002016-05-31T16:45:40.628-07:00I loved it, and have great memories. I was a comic...<br />I loved it, and have great memories. I was a comic strip Popeye fan, and to me they captured that world. The 1930's one Segar created. Yeah, it's weird. But at around 17 and into New Wave, I might have been the right audience for it. Saw it on my very first date, and this was our movie. My GF and I would often sit and listen to the soundtrack album, and my mom would later make fun of me for it. "Popeye?" she'd query, in a snarky Scottish accent. But hey, we were young, in love, and stupid as hell. <br /><br />Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477886503416859452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-68119040555474340232014-07-27T09:32:27.429-07:002014-07-27T09:32:27.429-07:00Well, somebody has to be the voice of dissent. Als...Well, somebody has to be the voice of dissent. Also saw this in the theatre when I was 9 and loved it. Saw it a couple of times actually. It's definitely from the Shel Silverstein school of kids entertainment though. Probably made more sense to hippie kids. Most of my friends loved it. The Nilsson songs are great, especially "He Needs Me", which PT Anderson used in it's entirety for 'Punch-drunk Love".James Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284705193694075309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-35367596643036122682014-07-19T09:44:59.890-07:002014-07-19T09:44:59.890-07:00Saw it in the theater when I was 9, found it odd a...Saw it in the theater when I was 9, found it odd and boring and ugly. In recent years I've become a huge Altman and even Nilsson fan but I'm reluctant to revisit POPEYE.Will Erricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285306262078600804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-25618686203955348842014-07-18T15:04:55.216-07:002014-07-18T15:04:55.216-07:00One of those films that wound up being a tremendou...One of those films that wound up being a tremendous bomb despite the talent involved. I love Nilsson but even his score for this just doesn't quite work.Xtevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329276070046300299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-20347608259582725702014-07-18T12:57:05.887-07:002014-07-18T12:57:05.887-07:00Saw this at the movies (suppose I was about 16) an...Saw this at the movies (suppose I was about 16) and even then I couldn't figure out who the film was aimed at. Didn't seem like a movie that would appeal to kids or adults. I do think the casting (particularly of Williams, Duvall and Moffat) was good but other than that, I have to agree; this was a mess.adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296638267501189558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823340817818385797.post-31731092429828871072014-07-18T09:16:49.057-07:002014-07-18T09:16:49.057-07:00There's no spinach until the very end. I stil...There's no spinach until the very end. I still applaud the production design and casting (though the script severely handicaps the actors), and one must admit that the film proves you can "Altman-ize" anything. Unfortunately, the whole thing is like a dish that looks great but tastes terrible.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411734031248578085noreply@blogger.com