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The Absent Minded Professor, a review by Antares

The Absent-Minded Professor





Year: 1961
Film Studio: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Productions
Genre: Comedy, Family
Length: 96 Min.

Director
Robert Stevenson (1905)

Writing
Bill Walsh (1913)...Screenplay
Samuel W. Taylor (1907)...Story

Producer
Bill Walsh (1913)

Cinematographer
Edward Colman (1905)

Music
George Bruns (1914)...Composer

Stars
Fred MacMurray (1908) as Prof. Ned Brainard
Nancy Olson (1928) as Betsy Carlisle
Keenan Wynn (1916) as Alonzo P. Hawk
Tommy Kirk (1941) as Biff Hawk
Leon Ames (1902) as President Rufus Daggett
Elliott Reid (1920) as Prof. Shelby Ashton
Edward Andrews (1914) as Defense Secretary
David Lewis (1916) as Gen. Singer

ReviewThe Absent Minded ProfessorThe Egg and IReview Criterion
- The pinnacle of film perfection and excellence.
- Not quite an immortal film, yet a masterpiece in its own right.
- Historically important film, considered a classic.
- Borderline viewable.
- A gangrenous and festering pustule in the chronicles of celluloid.


(From The Absent Minded Professor (1961) on May 24th, 2010)

Go, a review by Tom

Title: Go
Year: 1999
Director: Doug Liman
Rating: FSK-16
Length: 98 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35
Audio: English: Dolby Digital 5.1 , German: Dolby Digital 5.1 , Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Turkish

Stars:
Katie Holmes
Sarah Polley
Jay Mohr
Timothy Olyphant
William Fichtner

Extras:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Music Videos
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailers

I enjoy this movie every time I watch it. Nicely executed story which is told from different point of views. To be precise, it shows the story of different sets of characters and how they intertwine. Similar to Pulp Fiction.

This movie is one I constantly have to think of because of two reasons:
1) Everytime I watch a Columbia Pictures movie, I expect their logo at the beginning to be interrupted the same way as in this movie. It just stuck in my mind for some reason.
2) When I was on the search for a new user name a few year ago, I just had recently watched this movie and the name Todd Gaines just stuck in my head. I replaced "Todd" with my similar sounding real first name and "TomGaines" was born
You may remember one of my old avatars, which is a screenshot from this movie of the character Todd Gaines



Maybe I should switch back to it some day.

Rating:



(From Tom's Random Reviews on November 14th, 2008)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

The Greatest American Hero: Season One (1981/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Anchor Bay Entertainment (United States) Length: 440 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles:

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Plot:
William Katt stars as mild-mannered high school teacher Ralph Hinkley whose close encounter with aliens leaves him with a super-power suit that only he can control. But when Ralph loses the instruction manual, the safety of mankind is left in his fumbling hands. Now with the help of his attorney girlfriend Pam Davidson (Connie Sellecca) and FBI agent Bill Maxwell (Robert Culp), the world's most unlikely flying crime fighter is ready for action. It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO!

and Faye Grant co-star in the Emmy-nominated '80s hit created by Stephen J. CannellThe Greatest American Hero
1.01 The Pilot
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell (Original Characters By), Stephen J. Cannell (Writer)
Director: Rod Holcomb
Cast: William Katt (Ralph Hinkley), Robert Culp (Bill Maxwell), Connie Sellecca (Pamela Davidson), Michael Pare (Tony Villicana), Faye Grant (Rhonda Blake), Richard Herd (Adam Taft), G. D. Spradlin (Nelson Cory), Ned Wilson (Col. Shackelford), Bob Minor (John Backe), Edward Bell (David Knight), Jesse D. Goins (Cyler Johnson), Don Cervantes (Poco Rodriguez), Robby Weaver), Brandon Williams (Kevin Hinkley), Hank Salas (Brother Michael), Robert Dunlap (Officer), Jeff MacKay (Officer Cowan), Jason Corbet), Roberta Jean Williams), Jody Lee Olhava), Robbie Kiger), Carol Jones (Susan, the Babysitter), Ed Deemer), James King), Corkey Ford), John Caliri), Lydia Fernandez), Cheryl Francis)

Overall a good pilot episode, but it dragged in some places. I have had this series for a few years now but I am still stuck in the beginning of season 2.
The actors are good. I love Robert Culp as Bill. He is probably the most fun character. Connie Sellecca is very easy on the eyes.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 27th, 2011)