Popeye

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Melissa M @Lisey Jun 30 It's a shame the only awards this movie won was the stinker awards. The costume designer as well as the casting director deserved at least a sag award. This live action movie is one of the best adaptations of a cartoon. No one could have played the part of Popeye better than Robin Williams. Shelley Duvall is awesomely cast. she looks like olive oil come to life. This film has all the classic Popeye characters. Never has a film been so perfectly cast. Several songs in the film were performed by Robin Williams & Shelley Duvall. Williams performed the songs I am Popeye the sailor Man & Sweet pea's lullaby. He danced in the film but somebody else was in charge of the choreography. Popeye was Robin Williams first starring role in a feature movie. A fun fact. Robin Williams fake forearms for the Popeye costume we're not ready when the film began. So an earlier parts of the film he wears a long sleeved raincoat to hide his normal size arms. See more Matthew H. @prairiebuddha82 Apr 13 Super underrated. Very quirky all the way through. Plays better today than when it was first released (although I can't say that with complete authority seeing as I wasn't actually there).The film was the unfortunate victim of self indulgence of all those involved. The drugs on the set were legendary. The delays were costly. All this combined with a string of low budget duds Altman helmed immediately prior led to his being iced out of the industry for a time. Anyway, this film is great, it gets better with each viewing. See more Wirt S. @littleJackPopcorner Jan 3 The good parts are fascinatingly weird. The rest … not so much. See more Annie V @Annie265 Oct 23 this movie is so lame so bored and shelley Duval so annoyed as olive oil See more Vincent S. @Vin_E_At_The_Movies Sep 29 A childhood favorite and the most perfect film creation of a comic book or cartoon series. See more Nim T @nimtse 07/29/2025 I originally wanted to watch the film and why I gave this movie 2/5 stars is because of the cast of Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall. The story itself felt dragged and didn't really enhance much of Popeye's character except for that of a whiny baby. As someone who watched the Popeye cartoons, the reason why we would like the cartoons is because of the chemistry of Olive Oyl and Popeye, and the emphasis of the spinach. While there is chemistry between Duvall and Williams, the chemistry was not really seen until weakly at the very end. The other characters didn't bring the movie to a level where it becomes more watchable, but rather diminishes the ability to finish the film. Even though I finished it, I felt that there could have been more reference of the cartoons, so that Popeye's strength and his personality can be better presented. See more Read all reviews

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