Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Leofwine_draca CONDORMAN is a SUPERMAN spoof tainted by association with Walt Disney. The Disney association means that this is a film with a scattershot approach, a mixture of highly dated special effects scenes with humour of the lowest and most obvious variety and a rather twee and 'safe' approach that means nobody really gets badly hurt or killed despite the preposterousness of the plot.Michael Crawford is an obvious choice for the stunt-heavy lead role. His work in SOME MOTHERS DO 'AVE 'EM has provided a template for him to perform various physical feats without the aid of a stuntman, and in that respect he doesn't disappoint. His grating American accent isn't the best, but then neither is Oliver Reed's Russian one. Speaking of Reed, he plays the villain of the piece, but is entirely distracting given the deep red colour of his skin throughout the production. He looks like he's about to blow a gasket any second.The plot is some Cold War nonsense in which Condorman and his pals go up against the might of the Russian empire. Aside from a few obvious Superman-inspired bits, this feels more like a James Bond spoof, with high speed car chases, exaggerated fight scenes, gadgets and the like. Sadly, it's all very cheesy and dated, and only fans of early '80s cinema are likely to get a kick out of it.

bowmanblue I loved this film in the eighties. I used to own it on Betamax, but since VHS and DVDs took over the world, I lost my copy of Condorman somewhere along the way. Michael Crawford (better known for his hapless TV character Frank Spencer), plays a comicbook writer who gets recruited by the CIA.As improbably as that sounds, you're best just glossing over it, as thinking too deeply about anything you see will spoil the film further.It's just stupid, cheesy fun. I loved it as a kid, but I have to admit being a little disappointed at what was really in front of me all the time. I could still appreciate some of it. The gadgets were fun, but Frank Spencer... sorry, Woody Wilkins, can just be a bit annoying. His jokes aren't that funny and he isn't tough enough to carry off being an action hero. I know this is a parody of spy movies in general, but if you want a cheesier spy movie, just watch some of the later Roger Moore James Bond films.Yes, I loved it as a kid and others who have such nostalgic memories of it will probably get something out of it, too. However, it's unlikely to find a new audience nowadays. If you have an eight-year-old boy, he might like it, but anyone over the age of eight will feel pretty bored by it all.I'm giving it 6/10 because of how much I used to love it. By today's standards, it's probably no more than a 5/10.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/

FlashCallahan Comic artist and writer Woody performs a simple courier operation for his friend Harry who works for the CIA. But when he successfully fends off hostile agents, he earns the respect of the beautiful Natalia, who requests his assistance for her defection. Woody uses this request as leverage to use the CIA's resources to bring his comic book creation, Condorman, to life to battle the evil Krokov......If you look at my lists, this month I'm watching a few bad movies. While this one obviously has a fan base, it was a flop on its initial release and nothing has really been seen of it since.And I can see why. The only time I remember this being on TV was on ITV in the eighties at five on a weekday, not a good thing for such a big release, and starring one of the biggest TV personalities (at the time) in the UK.And the main problem? Its boring on the verge of wanting to turn it off, and just when you think Crawford could save he movie, he opens his mouth and releases a truly awful American accent, probably for the overseas audience, because no on could really see a Brit as a hero (a bit pathetic really).So for the rest of the movie, we have some poor James Bond spoof, featuring a flying bird man, with a dodgy yellow car, and a dodgy boat, that fires silly lasers.For a bona-fide kids film, it's very violent indeed, and poor old Oliver Reed is in the middle of it looking like he hates himself.It's a shame that Disney couldn't take a chance and let Crawford use his real accent, instead we get this mundane stuff.The funniest part of the movie, was the promise of a sequel, that made me chuckle.

johnd-64 One of the most talented actor's of his era stars in the lead role. Perhaps we could say that the other actors' were being given a chance. There was no lack of ambition in making the film. Some of the on-location scenes are truly stunning. Although the special effects are starting to appear dated they are none the less original and brilliant. The concept of the film is a cross between a comic book hero and a secret agent who failed O'Level spying. It has the humour of the Morecambe and Wise show and the special effects of an early Bond film. A worthy flick that will appeal to everyone from young to not-so-young. It contains humour, gadgets, one-liners and plenty of action and is certainly not as predictable as one might think.