Popeye (DVD, 2003)

Going through and renting or buying all the cartoon or comic strip or comic book movies that have been filmed.

We also sell comic books in our eBay store, so you can see that we have in an interest in this genre.

However I have to write what I really think about a movie in these reviews.

IMHO this one is barely watchable...
even though it is Robin William's first major role in a movie.

The Sets are fine, the storyline is ok,
but the music and dialogue is terrible!

I have liked several of Harry Nilsson's songs in the past,
but this film score is not one of the better ones....

I have read several histories on Popeye,
I grew up with the cartoons,
but this is barely worth watching,
sorry!

The swearing absolutely wasn't needed in this film, but the casting was perfect and they really stayed true to the characters in all respects. Robin Williams constantly comments how much he hated his role and this film he took part in, but he doesn't understand the iconic film he took part in (as well as others who chastise this film as well), as this film will go down in history. Elsie Chrisler Segar would be proud to watch this, had he lived to see his creation come to the big screen, with the respect it was duely deserved.
I've wanted to own this movie for a very long time, but it always slipped my mind everytime I was at my video merchant. My great-niece and great-nephew love the Popeye character and asked me to draw him, since I'm an artist who draws for a living, especially here on eBay, under my handle of gymtoons. You can see my drawing of it in the samples of my art auctions. While I was drawing this for them, it suddenly hit me how great it would be for them to see the film and how I wanted to own it.
Once my winning eBay auction DVD arrived, we didn't waste any time in watching it together. Even my 5 and 7 year olds were glued to the screen, in awe of seeing these beloved characters brought to life by a perfect cast, fun story and great effects (considering the time this film was made).
Segar first created our 1-eyed sailor as a character who was quite mean to Olive Oyl (many times referring to her as "lath-legs"), while she was dating Ham Gravy, who was Popeye's employer, at the time.
Swee' Pea was described best by Popeye cartoonist Bud Sagendorf as an "accident," and he was right. Since then, Swee' Pea became one of the biggest players in the Popeye stories and is loved throughout the World.
The 2 characters I missed seeing, as they weren't in the film, were Eugene the Jeep (who is rumored to be the origin behind the most popular vehicle's name) and the Sea-Hag. These characters really coud've been put in the story somewhere also, but alas...
If another movie gets made based on these characters (and hopefully it will soon), it would best serve them to use this previous film as a stencil to work from, but be able to use today's better FX to make it today's phenominon. This plus the fact that Popeye would get out of the obscurity he has found due to the lack of attention the World's most popular strip has been given.
I'd recommend this film for every member of the family, as it has aspects to please EVERY age and class of person on our planet. After all, it's due to Popeye that people eat spinach in such an enormous fashion. There's not a parent alive who could convince their children to eat their spinach... until they saw POPEYE do it. Get it, see it and live by the immortal words of Popeye: "I yam what I yam!"

We had seen the movie when it had first come and could not find it anywhere to even rent. Found it on ebay at a great price brand new and love it. Even our 4 year old grandson loves it and now knows the words to most of the songs. Its a great must see family movie which there are not too many good ones made any more.

This movie is great.. I got two copies, one for me and my son. It is a great movie for all ages. I hope people who love the Popeye Cartoons, will get this movie and enjoy it. It is a lot better than the cartoons that they show kids now a days. The action in it keeps going, so children are not bored when watching it. The music is really good. When my son was young he went around singing "I'm bad, I'm bad, I bad and you know what I mean" for weeks after seeing it.

This is a good movie for adults or children. The scenery is excellent, and the special effects are great. I just like the looks of it and the silly music too. It's a classic!

I saw this movie years ago, and thought my grand kids would like it. They did. Is popeye really Robin williams or vice versa? Who knows, but you can't tell by looking at them. loved the movie.

I saw this movie as a kid and loved it so I bought it and watched it again. It is amazing how they the find the right people to play their parts.

I remembered seeing the movie when my own children were younger, and wanted to share it with my young grandchildren. I was a little concerned because they were not familiar with the characters, but they really enjoyed it, and we have watched it twice already! I love the way the costumes are so like the comic strip! I think the set design of the town is just fascinating, and the setting of the wonderful rock formations poking up from the sea,(on location in Malta)is so amazing! The casting of the movie was terrific too, especially for Popeye and Olive Oyl, the two main characters! Having grown up with them from the funny papers, it was fun to see old friends again!

I decided to buy it because it was family friendly, and is by far the best cartoon to movie depiction ever. Every single character in the film from popeye to olivoil, to whimpy where chosen to such a near acuracy, who couldn't love it. Oh yeah, water, lots of water, yeah yeah...lol.

a wonderful musical comedy, my entire family enjoy it thoroughly. Both thumbs up for this classic. The cast could not have been better, and the storyline stayed as closely as possible to the original cartoon version.

Thank you for your efficient time in shipment. I needed to complete my collection! Old movies are hard to come by!

What a perfect classic. From our 3 yr old to our 13 yr old, all 5 kids love this movie and what a blast from the past for us! This is a must have for any collection

This is a classic movie for kids of all ages. This was a purchase for our kids. They enjoy the Popeye history and the adults like Robin Williams. This was an excellent decision all around.

My son really loved Popeye the cartoon series that is why I decided to check this out. Here, Robin Williams is still very young and Olive and Bluto and Wimp were played by characters well fit to be the person. Well of course there is the Spinach eating time but it didn't happen til the end of the movie, I enjoyed watching it over and over again with my son because Swe-pea is very cute.

Our family loves this movie we had it on VHS several years ago. Now our grandchildren are watching for the first time. We love good stories with clean language, which are getting harder to come by. Robin Williams is fantastic as Popeye, this is a movie I would not be embarrassed to recommend to anyone.

This is a classic movie with a great story. If you haven't seen this yet, you should. A great addition to any DVD collection.

I remember like it was yesterday when i first seen it. Now my children know who is Popeye.There is nothing i dislike about this movie.

i bought this cause could not find it cheaper any where. Very good deal. Robin williams in his youth, crazy and a musical. Never thought i would enjoy as i got older but i still enjoyed it.

Not a Robin Williams fan, but this one is great. The cast, scenery and all else is triumphant. It's a symptom of the inner rot that America quit making great musicals. Do yourself a favor - take a lingering look at a prime example of what was "Right" in Hollywood. All that remains is drivel, written by insipid wannabe's who wouldn't recognize an original thought if it blew off their heads.

This is a great Robin Williams classic. I loved it when it first came out and I still love it all these years later.

MY HUSBAND RECOMENDED THIS MOVIE TO ME SO I BOUGHT IT AND WE WATCHED IT AS A FAMILY. IT IS QUITE RARE THAT A MOVIE ACTUALLY FALLS INTO THE FAMILY MOVIE CATEGORY, BUT THIS DVD DID. ROBIN WILLIAMS WAS BORN TO PLAY POPEYE, AS SHELLEY DUVALL WAS BORN TO PLAY OLIVE OIL. THIS DVD IS A MUSICAL WHICH HAS WRY HUMOR AND WIT AND THE SONGS ARE FUNNY WITHOUT BEING TOO FREQUENT OR OVERBEARING. I GIVE IT 4 OUT OF 5 STARS BUT BY CHILDREN WOULD PROBABLY SAY 5/5.

LOVE this movie, it's definitely a classic that belongs in everyone's dvd library. Wonderful for kids, no adult themes, language or nudity.

I bought this for my 3 year old grandson. He is exactly like my son was at his age . . . able and very willing to watch adult movies. This, along with "Flash Gordon" were among my son's favorites, are timeless, and also loved by my grandson.