In what was thinking the great Robert Altman when he accepted to direct this awful mess? This is truly and utterly one of the worst films ever made, being the perfect example of how not even the best director is able to save a rotten product like this.
I never understood the appeal of live-action versions of cartoons. Those movies are completely devoid of fun, joy and beauty and most of them (All of them, actually) lack of all the good elements that made the original cartoons to be popular and appreciated in first place. "Popeye" isn't an exception of this rule. This movie was awful from beginning to end, having (like other live action version of cartoon) a very ugly and unappealing visual aspect, but also a very stupid plot which lacks of any single of the virtues from the original Popeye cartoons and comics.
The jokes were painfully unfunny, the songs were horrible and everything about this movie was simply terrible.
Robin Williams, Shelley Duval and Paul L. Smith made here the worst performances of their entire careers, making an awful portrayal of those beloved cartoons characters.
This movie was painfully bad, and I consider it to be the perfect example of everything what is wrong with live-action version of cartoons.
0/10 (I would rate this movie with a negative score if I could)
I never understood the appeal of live-action versions of cartoons. Those movies are completely devoid of fun, joy and beauty and most of them (All of them, actually) lack of all the good elements that made the original cartoons to be popular and appreciated in first place. "Popeye" isn't an exception of this rule. This movie was awful from beginning to end, having (like other live action version of cartoon) a very ugly and unappealing visual aspect, but also a very stupid plot which lacks of any single of the virtues from the original Popeye cartoons and comics.
The jokes were painfully unfunny, the songs were horrible and everything about this movie was simply terrible.
Robin Williams, Shelley Duval and Paul L. Smith made here the worst performances of their entire careers, making an awful portrayal of those beloved cartoons characters.
This movie was painfully bad, and I consider it to be the perfect example of everything what is wrong with live-action version of cartoons.
0/10 (I would rate this movie with a negative score if I could)