Home Movie Reviews

Set in France and Italy and deluged with picturesque scenery, and with Laurence Olivier playing a fairy (ahem) godfather, this charming love story is made to last forever. This is Diane Lane's debut movie (the young girl who falls in love with a Frenchman). Combined with Sally Kellerman's wonderful role as the off-the-wall mom, this little romance turns into a film for the ages.
Watch it, weep, and smile. Have some chocolate and go to bed with a lover.

Just a beautiful movie. Every scene is its own little masterpiece. I have tried, via the useful technology of DVD, to catch only a scene or two over morning coffee. Twice now, I have ended up watching the rest of the movie. If you are uncomfortable getting misty-eyed in front of others, watch this movie alone. There are few works that I can think of that are as thrilling as this movie.

If you've ever wanted to bring a little romance into your life, this is the film that does it. Viewable by all ages, adults will adore it for how first love was for them, while teens will be moved by the chance love can bring to them.

this thing is loaded. if you like cagney this is a must have.this has trailers from his movies. top of the world with michael j fox hosting. and many more. this movie has been done to the highest quality possible. it's great. I have 37 cagney films on vhs. and I just wish they would refinsh some more like this.

The American Film Institute put out its' list of the top 100 American movies several years ago. Guess what movie sneaked in at the 100 spot? You got it; "Yankee Doodle Dandy". Personally, I would have ranked it higher but I was glad to see it on the list because I was afraid it might have gradually become forgotten. That would be a shame because this is a well-made movie that's a lot of fun. It's a real rah rah, rally-round-the-flag movie and it came out at just the right time; 1942. It tells the story of Gearge M. Cohan who was a real rah rah, rally-round-the-flag kind of a guy. It fits into the classification of a musical although it is much deeper than that.

The greatness of this movie is measured by its' cast with the primary focus going to James Cagney. Cagney is better known for his tough-guy ganster movies but he was an all around entertainer in this movie. His singing is adequate for the job and his dancing is very very good. He's a bit stiff legged at times but the choreography seems to play to that aspect. It's his acting that raises this movie above the level of the standard musical of that era. Cagney is a fast-talking, wheeler-dealer who thrives on the spotlight. He seems to be a better Cohan than George M. himself. This was Cagney's Oscar-winning performance and a well-deserved award it was.

If the movie has a short-coming, it's in the portrayal of his marriage. Joan Leslie plays his wife in the movie and does a good job in that role. However, the screenwriters left out any scenes that embellish their relationship beyond that of stage partners. The absence of children and their formal manner of communication left some wondering why they tied the knot. However, the pace of this movie leaves little time to ponder such things. Watch this movie and you'll feel like marching in a parade. It's a real feel-good movie made back in the days when Hollywood knew how to make them.

I recently watched this gem of a movie for the first time a couple of days ago and I must share with you that it is fantastic! At thirty six years of age, I admit that I have missed many of the classics growing up but I see them as I can and as they are recommended by friends and family. I must also admit that I had never seen any of James Cagney's movies, if you can believe that! I now am actively seeking out other films in which he has starred...I love many of the musicals like Oklahoma and Carousel but the only one that I love as much as YDD is The Sound of Music, which I saw for the first time in 2001. If you like classic musicals/films, this is a must see! You'll love it!

Things are getting more complicated for the crew on Babylon 5 by the day. Not only must they start to figure out some way to defeat the Shadows when the time comes, but they must also deal with the growing threat back home. President Clark is becoming more paranoid and curtaining freedoms at an alarming rate. The crew finds evidence against him, but will it help? Meanwhile, Londo thinks he's created a monster that has gotten out of hand. G'Kar looks for ways to help in the coming conflict. Franklin is facing a personal problem of his own. And a face from the past returns to the station, with surprising results.

Babylon 5 definitely hit its stride with the third season. Series Creator J. Michael Straczynski wrote the entire season, helping it hang together and tell the story. Bester begins to play more of a role and is fleshed out a little more as a character, and this season also introduces Marcus Cole, the Ranger. While many of the episodes contribute directly to the over all story line, there are still several stand alones, including a personal favorite, "Passing Through Gethsemane" and one I really dislike, "Grey 17 is Missing." The arc episodes are all top notch. Highlights here include "Point of No Return," Hugo winning "Severed Dreams," "Interludes and Examinations," both parts of "War Without End," "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place," and the best season ending cliffhanger of the series, "Z'ha'dum."

If you've been buying these sets, you know what to expect here. There's the season intro, two audio commentaries by JMS and one by cast members Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle, Richard Biggs, and Ed Wasser. While JMS's are good as always, the cast commentary is better this time around, with Jerry not sidetracking them as often. Either way, it's a great listen. Disc six continues with more data and personnel files as well as documentaries on designing the world and aliens of the series. There's a separate feature showing the make up process for getting a Narn ready for filming. The audio continues to sound great, and the video seems to be improving, although I do still notice the occasional flaw. Certainly not enough to really interfere with enjoying the show, however.

With the story kicking into high gear, the show just keeps getting better and better. I'm thrilled the series is being preserved on DVD since I watch it every couple of years.

J. Michael Straczynski and Robert B. Parker (of Spenser fame) have both achieved the same thing with very different subject matters and in very different media: they have made the moral choices of their characters the primary, indeed, almost the SOLE focus of the action. Straczynski's task is probably that much the harder because, unlike the novel, he can only graphically illustrate his characters' inner worlds. The result is triumph; presenting something so rare on TV: real people.

Yes, as in the Parker novels, there is plenty of violence. Also there is no downplaying certain characters' relish of the test of battle and their love of soldiering. Straczynski has a real respect for the military and does not let his correct skepticism of government (even if does repeat the McCarthy myth on a commentary track) spill over into disrespect for those who put their bodies where "the metal hit the meat." His use spectacular special effects only enhances.

The ground breaking CG had one real drawback: B-5 explosions simply don't look real. I guess they just didn't have the processor power to simulate them on their budget. Even now fire is said to be impossible to model and thus its creation is more the work of artist than artisan-something the insane schedule of network drama simply doesn't allow.

Both series place characters--whatever the literary allusion--in situation where they have choose between expedience and principle. Straczynski does a superb job of dropping his characters--ones obviously very beloved to him--into horrible situation in which they die or undergo the most dreadful pain and loss. Then there are those, like Mr. Morden, Mr. Bester nice "Demolish Man" joke), and "President" Clark who clearly took the road of expedience. Straczynski shows, graphically, the very real consequences of their actions not only for themselves but for billions of other humans and aliens.

The main theme was taken from an old Poul Anderson novel whose name eludes me. He pictured a war between vastly powerful species whose mere existence was outside human comprehension but who used humans and others as proxies in their never ending struggle. Redux the Shadows and Vorlons--who turn out to be as amoral as the Shadows when crossed.

As with the Spenser novels, Babylon 5 rises far above genre to achieve what is so utterly rare in any historical era: art. They both show us the recesses of the heart, the secret places we hide from everyone else. We are also shown the devastating consequences of moral failure or necessity. In a hundred years B-5 will still resonate in a way my beloved Star Trek never can. Star Trek, you see, is fantasy, the way the world ought to be. Babylon 5, unfortunately, is the way the future WILL be.

The third session of Babylon 5 is probably the best of the five sessions the program was on the air. Taken for all in all, it was the best SF/F show ever on television. This was because it didn't dodge the big questions:

Who are we?
What do we want?
Where are we going?

It made the big questions the central focus of the series. It didn't always provide clear and succinct answers to them either. It also made things very much like the real world we live in many ways. Impure or evil motives might lead to actions with overall good outcomes, and good intentions may well pave the road to hell.

J. Michael Straczynski is the reason is stayed focus on the large themes. JMS created the series and wrote all the episodes of the session, as well as all the 4th session episodes. He was specifically looked to create myths that addressed the big questions in life.

You can't address the big issues without acknowledging the reasons that most people stop thinking about them: the minutia of life often makes us focus on little things that often don't bear on the larger issues. JMS wrote the series in a way that the big questions came into line with the little issues of life.

His focus also allowed for characters to grow and change over the course of the series. For example, Vir, a character that starts off as a basic comic-relief player, yet ends up as one of those who can speak with great wisdom. The third session was when this change in him became evident. Also, the characters are not all perfect examples of morality and heroism: they each have their strengths and faults. This makes things much more believable. Especially since much of the underlying stories of good vs. evil is rather fanciful. In order to make it all believable is requires that there are underlying things that make sense, so that the home viewer can grab a handle on the program in order to anchor the rest of the story.

Many other shows with similar takes on the world of character development have been "St. Elsewhere", "Six Feet Under" and "Buffy: The Vampire Slayer".

The acting in the show is normally good, with especially good performances by Andreas Katsulas as G'Kar and Peter Jurasik as Londo Mollari.

This is definitely the funniest stabnd up DVD ever.Also,there are no swear words,so almost any English-speaking person can watch this!There is very mild crude humor,but not enough to not let a kid watch this.Here is my review of each comedian here:
Ron White starts this show. he jokes about advertising,tubing,and advertising.He is my third favorite on here.
Larry The Cable Guy continues this show.He has a very thick Southern accent.Most of his routine is about women.Here is is funniest joke:

"I once dated a girl who had nine earrings in this ear,seven in this ear,a ring in her nose and a bolt in her tongue.It felt like making love and working on my truck at the same time.I didn't know if I should kiss her or adjust the torque in her buttcrack.He is deinitely my second favorite on here.
Bill Engvall is next.He is nowhere near as funny as the other three.Most of his routine is about his family,mainly his sixteen year old daughter.I thought his routine was too long.
Jeff Foxworthy closes this show.He talks about the words rednecks use,women and tells a story about a guy he met in Atlanta whose wife's brother got his nipple bitten off by a live beaver.("That mus have been the first time that the words "Beaver" and "Nipple" could be said in the same headline without offending anybody".)He is defintely my favorite on here.At the end,they all get together.Ron White and Larry The Cable Guy tell stories,Bill Engvall tells some "Here's your Sign" jokes,("My car started overheating and a guy asked me "Did your car breakdown"?I said,"It wanted a cigarette,so I gave it one".),and Jeff Foxworthy tells some "You Might Be A Redneck If... jokes.The funniest one is:
"If you've ever stared at a bottle of orange juice because it said concentrate,you might be a redneck.

My husband and I could not stop laughing. Tears were coming down our faces and we could hardly breathe. Highly recommend this for anyone who just wants to laugh for two hours

Remember the Rat Pack? A group of guys that entertain better than anyone else and also enjoy each other's company?

Well, now we have the 'Possum Pack. These 4 guys are so funny it hurts. They work the audience better than any group of entertainers I have ever seen. Toward the end of the show, it's just like you might see in daily life - the guys get together to discuss life and hammer each other. The stories are funny because they are (mostly) true. You might come away from some of the bits thinking "Hey, I went to school with a guy that did the same thing."

One of the funniest lines (no spoiler, only a teaser): "It's a good thing those things don't come in biscuits & gravy flavor."

The coverage of humor is not so much southern humor, but good ole boy humor which applies to every state in the U.S.

Holy Moley - this video is already a classic.

Larry David is getting his OWN SHOW released on DVD? His show barely hit the airwaves! ...

There seems to be a little known show called SEINFELD which over 30000 people have been waiting FOREVER to be released on DVD. I find it shocking that David would rather promote his own series (which many fans of Seinfeld don't care about) rather than releasing the show that fans have been crying for since 1998 and which he helped co-create. He should stop fantasizing of what "kind of $" he could make with his own show and realize the millions he could be making with Seinfeld DVDs.

On behalf of 30000+ fans: When the heck will we ever see Seinfeld episodes on DVD?!?

Larry David has established himself as the best comedy writer of all time. Seinfeld's greatness speaks for itself, but this show takes his writing to a whole new level. With brilliantly improvised acting by David and company, hilarious plot situations, and splendid directing, this first season (along with the 2nd and 3rd) proves this show to be a classic. Most episodes have Larry getting the short end of the stick, but that's just the way life is sometimes. I cannot wait to see what happens in the upcoming 4th season. These episodes will change your outlook on life.

i am so glad that this show is on dvd but what in the world took hbo so long to release this??? this is the funniest show on tv and hbo needs to take advantage of that, shame on hbo for being so stupid and waiting 5 years to release the first season. Who is running that station??? But cant wait for this dvd!!!

Advertised as a comedy when originally released, LITTLE BIG MAN is much, much more than that. Director Arthur Penn's sweeping film depicting the clash of the Indian and white cultures will have you chuckling one moment, then shaking your head sadly at man's inhumanity to man the next.

Dustin Hoffman as the ever industrious Jack Crabb takes this movie on his shoulders and carries it superbly. To say that the actor shows some "range" in this role is the epitome of an understatement: from portraying an adolescent teenager to a fragile 121-year-old-man (phenomenal makeup job), from snake-oil salesman to mule skinner, Hoffman brings Jack's fascinating life to splendorous glory. And Hoffman is funny--darn funny--with a wonderful knack for physical comedy.

In addition to Hoffman, LITTLE BIG MAN offers other savory treats. Richard Mulligan is absolutely delightful as a narcissistic General George Armstrong Custer--the stunning Faye Dunaway positively wicked as naughty Mrs. Pendrake. Chief Dan George, who portrays Old Lodge Skins, Jack's adopted Cheyenne grandfather, delivers countless one-liners, yet lends a quiet, heartfelt dignity to his role. In fact, this is a movie one will wish to savor again and again--a beautifully crafted, well-made film that is timeless in its ability to entertain.
--D. Mikels

One of director Arthur Penn's finest films, Little Big Man combines satire with tragedy with a deft, sure hand. The screenplay by the talented Calder Willingham and direction are sharp as nails and actor Dustin Hoffman manages to pull off a coup playing Jack Crabb from teen years (it's actually Hoffman's voice you hear dubbed in as a young teen)to old age (with marvelous make up by Dick Smith). Is Crabb telling tall tales (ironic and appropriate given his small stature and his Indian name)or did much of what he speaks about occur? It doesn't really matter as the telling of the tale is so marvelous.

Penn and his collaborators use Jack as a social mirror reflecting the injustice, brutality and pettiness of the wild west. Staying true to the spirit of Thomas Berger's marvelous novel, the cast and crew manage to distill much of the essence of Berger while sacrificing some of the less important details. The loss is, surprisingly, not really felt for many of those who read the novel. The superb supporting cast includes Martin Balsam, Jeff Corey (in a funny, perceptive cameo as Wild Bill Hiccock), Faye Dunaway (as a religious hypocrite who lusts after her adopted son Jack), Chief Dan George (he has some of the funniest lines in the script)and the late Richard Mulligan playing a vain nearly psychopathic General Custer.

The digital transfer preserves the original aspect ratio of the film and the nearly flawless print shows very little digital compression problems. This disc is enhanced for 16X9 widescreen TVs. The 139 minute production is presented on a dual layer disc for maximum picture quality. I didn't detect any analog artifacts (or at the very least very few). The color is fairly true to the original release as far as I can tell. The sound presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and Stereo Surround has some compression problems and sounds a little bit flat but that could be due to the original recording as well. The packaging says nothing about the sound being remixed for 5.1 so it's difficult to say how much restorage and changes were done to the soundtrack.

The drawbacks to this disc are few but important. There's no extras included. I'm sure the original theatrical trailer was available as were interviews with the stars and director during the film's original release. None of these vintage interviews are included. My guess is that Paramount chose to use the budget tp insure a high quality print and good sound. That's fine but it's a pity as Little Big Man is every bit the classic (and deserves the same treatment)as Casablanca, Patton and Dr. Strangelove. Paramount has been somewhat reluctant with many of their releases to DVD to provide extras (witness Chinatown, any of the Star Trek film releases--with the exception of the recently reissued films) Sure, there have been exceptions (The Godfather series)but most of those exceptions have been few and far between. If Paramount can't do justice to these classic films perhaps they should do an initial release and then license them to a specialty house (like Criterion or Anchor Bay)to provide a special features packed edition. Interviews with Dustin Hoffman and Faye Dunaway would have enhanced this classic film. Perhaps neither one of these surviving cast members was interested in participating.

Little Big Man is one of Penn's finest films ( along with Night Moves and Bonnie & Clyde). I'm happy to have it available in such a beautiful transfer but wish that more time and care had been taken to provide fans and film buffs with extras.

I recently watched Little Big Man for the first time in 20 years. I was surprised how well it has held up. In fact I believe it to be a superior movie when compared to Dances With Wolves which perpetuates the myth of the Noble Savage, especially in the depictions of living conditions. The Plains Indians suffered a brutal and primitive existance survived by becoming one with their environment. I think Little Big Man depicts this while Dances With Wolves does not.

Well made suspense romance story starring Bogie and Bacall. They are so good together...Also see The Big Sleep. Hawks was a genius.

"To Have And Have Not" is the film credited with launching Lauren Bacall's career. Bogart is a sea captain in Martinique who meets up with a mysterious stranger on a quest across the tropics for adventure. Like most of Warner's adventure films of the period, its not the story, so much as it is the atmosphere that makes up the sum of this film - though in this instance - no less than literary giant, Ernest Hemmingway, is responsible for the framework on which the film's plot is based.

TRANSFER: VERY NICE! - Again, Warner outdoes the competition when it comes to remastering their catalogue of great films for the DVD consumer. The gray scale is outstanding and fine detail is rendered with remarkable clarity. Blacks - for the most part - are black. The stock footage - used during the fishing trip sequence - is obvious, riddled with excessive grain and slightly out of focus rear projection. However, that's to be expected. The rest, as they say, is the stuff that dreams are made of! The audio is MONO but cleaned up and very well balanced.
EXTRAS: Once again, Warner gives us a featurette that, although short, covers a lot of ground regarding the film's production. There's also a Warner Brothers cartoon and the film's original theatrical trailer.
BOTTOM LINE: This IS vintage Bogart and Bacall. It's also a fine example of what classic movies can look like on DVD if a studio is willing to take the interest and the time. A definite YES!!!

In 1944, director Howard Hawks (1896-1977, who directed "Sergeant York" in 1941 and many John Wayne films in the 1960's) directed the film version of Ernest Hemingway's novel, "To Have And Have Not", which was published in 1937. Starring the legendary Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) as Harry 'Steve' Morgan, the story takes place in 1940 on the Caribbean island of Martinique, a French colony, not long after France's surrender to Nazi Germany in World War II and the establishment of the infamous Vichy Republic. Harry Morgan owns and operates a private fishing boat and provides services to sports fishermen. His only interests are his personal well-being and his best friend & shipmate Eddie (Walter Brennan, 1894-1974, who won three Oscars for Best Supporting Actor between 1937 and 1941), who is also an alcoholic. Things begin to change for Harry when he meets the voluptuous Marie 'Slim' Browning (played by the legendary Lauren Bacall in her big-screen film debut) at a hotel/restaurant/nightclub owned by Gerard 'Frenchy' (Marcel Dario, 1900-1983). Marie is stuck on Martinique due to insufficient money, but uses her pick pocketing abilities to get cash, as well as sing in the nightclub with its pianist, Cricket (the composer Hoagy Carmichael, 1899-1981, best known for his songs "Stardust", "Ole Buttermilk Sky", "Georgia on My Mind"). Harry's life changes further when Frenchy gets him involved with several Free-French activists attempting to escape detection by Vichy officials, especially the head of the Martinique police, Capt. M. Renard (Dan Seymour, 1915-1993).

Sadly, "To Have and Have Not" did not receive any Oscar nominations, which may be in part due to Humphrey Bogart's starring role and nomination for Best Actor for the 1942 film "Casablanca". Though there are superficial similarities between "To Have and Have Not" and "Casablanca", viewers should remember that Ernest Hemingway's novel ("To Have and Have Not") was published 5 years prior to the production of "Casablanca", but the novel was altered slightly for film to incorporate aspects of World War II.

Other memorable characters in "To Have and Have Not" include Paul de Bursac (Walter Molnar, who also goes by the name Walter Szurovy), his wife Mme. Hellene de Bursac (Dolores Moran), Johnson (Walter Sande) and Lt. Coyo (Sheldon Leonard). Overall, I rate the film and DVD of "To Have and Have Not" with 5 out of 5 stars. The DVD includes a Warner Brothers "Merrie Melodies" cartoon entitled "Bacall at Arms" (1946), which was based upon the film "To Have and Have Not" and includes fun animations of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart.

As much as I like Disney's animated movies it is really nice and a refreshing change to watch a Disney movie that isn't a cartoon and I think that Pollyanna is one of Disney's best live action movies, ranking right up there with The Parent Trap, That Darn Cat and several others. Pollyanna is a sweet and charming story about a cheerful young girl who goes to live with her aunt, an unhappy woman who has forgotten what it's like to be young and optimistic and Pollyanna spreads her joy throughout the town even befriending the town grouch played by Agnes Moorehead but soon Pollyanna will need some cheering herself during a time of tragedy. I recommend this movie it's a real charmer. When I first saw this movie I liked it but thought it was a bit long so younger kids might get a little restless but older kids who can sit through a movie that is longer than 80 minutes should like it and also adults. I recommend this movie to ages 5 and older.

This movie is a very touching movie about a young girl who shines light on everyone around her. Pollyanna (Hayley Mills) is an orphan who comes to live with her aunt Polly Harrington (Jane Wyman). But her aunt is too concerned with other matters than with her little niece. Her aunt doesn't notice that Pollyanna goes around, playing the "Glad Game", and brightening up everyone around her, including the old town snob (Agnes Moorehead). Only until she has a bad accident does she realize how many people she's touched! I would highly reccomend this movie!!!

I remember for Christmas one year My Parents got me the following DISNEY MOVIES.

One And Only Genuine Origional Family Band
Follow Me Boys!
BON VOYAGE!
Pollyanna

And I love all of them but my ultimate top favorite was Pollyanna I got the same edition as pictured above the Old white clamshell release with A Little Mickey Mouse at the Top. Well My Favorite Seen was when Pollyanna (Haley Mills) and Jimmy Bean (Kevin "Moochie" Corcoran) went to Mr. Pendergast and Jimmy was trying to climb the tree. My Favorite Actoress in this classic Disney film though was Jane Wyman as Aunt Polly. I also liked Richard Egan as Dr. Chilton. But one of the best roles other than Aunt Polly, and Pollyanna was played by Nancy Olson (SMITH!, Absent Minded Professor, Snowball Express) as Nancy. I still remember sitting by the television set. With the Video case in my hand watching in awe. At this classic Disney Film. This movie has never gone out of circulation with Disney. It is one of the few that hasn't. Those films are what started me collecting Disney. I still have those 4. And I have alot more of the old white clamshell releases of The Old Disney Films. Well Disney did a great thing when they put this classic film on Disney. I know that there has been a debate that They shouldn't have had Haley Mills sing America The Beautiful. But why don't people grow up. She did a great job and she put feeling into it. She wasn't one of those stuped singers that sings it without meaning. She sang it with meaning. This Is A Movie To Remember. If the had a 10 star rating on here. I would give it 10 stars. Other Tha Follow Me Boys! This Is the best Disney Film ever created.

Have you ever watched a film and wished it wouldn't end? Where you loved all the characters, adored each scene, and laughed at every joke, even after you'd seen the film so many times that you could quote the dialog? MY FAVORITE YEAR is that kind of movie!

Directed with gusto by Richard Benjamin, the film is both a loving tribute to Sid Caesar's 'Your Show of Show', and the remarkable talents that brought it together each week, and a sincere homage to Errol Flynn, whose antics and larger-than-life persona, in the waning years of his life, still had the kind of magic that could enthrall a shy young fan, or make a woman swoon.

Three dynamic performances dominate the film. Mark Linn-Baker, as Benjy Stone, based on the young Mel Brooks, is a shy kid who hides his insecurities behind a rapid-fire wit. The dazzling young star in a staff of comedy 'pros', Stone suffers from an unrequited love from fellow staffer K. C. Downing (Jessica Harper), and has an inspiration, inviting legendary swashbuckler Alan Swann (Peter O'Toole) to appear on the show. As King Kaiser, star of the hit series, Joseph Bologna captures much of Sid Caesar's legendary physical 'presence' and irreverence to authority. When threatened by gangsters over a 'too close to home' series of parodies about crime boss Karl Rojeck (portrayed with brute menace by veteran actor Cameron Mitchell), Kaiser 'thumbs his nose' at them, mimicking the gangster mercilessly. "I'll KEEP doing it!" he taunts. "Why? Because it's FUNNY!"

Then there is Peter O'Toole's 'Alan Swann'. With his own career a roller coaster ride of alcoholism, resulting in the near destruction of his health, no actor could have 'channeled' Errol Flynn better. Just as Flynn, by the 1950s, was a nearly burned-out roue, his classic good looks long gone, O'Toole's matinee-idol appearance, after years of self-abuse, had aged into a gaunt mask, making Benji Stone's film montage of 'classic' clips more poignant. What Flynn still had, in abundance, was charm and a ready wit, and O'Toole's 'Swann' is so enchanting a personality that you can't help but love him, and root for him to succeed.

From the opening nostalgic strains of Nat King Cole's rendition of 'Stardust', through Benjy's futile effort to attempt to keep Swann sober (Red Skelton loved to tell how he kept Flynn sober on his program...he emptied all of the actor's bottles of vodka, replacing it with water...and Flynn couldn't tell the difference!), to a riotous Swann dinner with Benjy's family, to the near-disastrous broadcast, with Swann developing stage fright, and Kaiser brawling with mob enforcers...MY FAVORITE YEAR has one glorious scene after another, each unforgettable!

One of the AFI's '100 Greatest Film Comedies', MY FAVORITE YEAR will bring a tear to your eye, even as you laugh. It was a time of legends, and heroes who would live up to boyhood dreams.

Film comedy doesn't get any better than this!

I was 12 years old when I first saw this movie+it was the first video I ever bought when I got my VCR. Not only is this a great homage to the Golden Age of TV it is also one of the best movies I have ever seen. Peter O'Toole gives the most brilliant comedic performance I have ever seen. The fact that he did not win an Oscar is criminal. His washed up movie star is a character for the ages. The supporting cast is uniformly excellent,especially Joseph Bolonga as the Sid Ceasaresque star of the show. His scene with Boss Rojack is priceless as is the Stork Club scene. To list all the great lines in this Classic is impossible. Do your self a favor and buy it today!!

I won't go into the plot, nearly everyone reviewing this touching, hilarious comedy has done that. I will tell you that the relationship between Benjy Stone (Mark Linn-Baker) and Alan Swann (Peter O'Toole) is developed incredibly well and is what makes this movie funny and sweet.

The best scene is on the rooftop, where a drunken Benjy cannot stop an even drunker Alan Swann from rapelling down the side of the building using a firehose for a rope to help Benjy impress KC (Benjy's love interest). BTW, I disagree with the reviewers who believe the relationship between KC and Benjy develops too quickly. The relationship is in progress (though ground to a halt) when the story begins. It's only when Benjy, through what he learns from and about Swann, lets Benjy Stein show through the facade of Benjy Stone that KC decides she really likes him.

This movie will make you laugh aloud and will still touch you in the right ways. When this movie is over, we want to know what happens to Benjy and KC and Swann and Tess, because we care about the characters. It is a rare movie that can do this, but "My Favorite Year" succeeds brilliantly. Richard Benjamin at his best.

Joseph Bologna, Cameron Mitchell, Lanie Kazan and Bill Macy are wonderful in their roles. Mark Linn-Baker does not devolve into "Cousin Larry" from Perfect Strangers, but remains the ernest, funny Benjy and the scenes with him and Peter O'toole are remarkable. But it is Peter O'toole who steals this movie the way Alan Swann steals the ladies' hearts.