SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

SincereFinest disgusting, overrated, pointless

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

John Gillis OK, first of all the only reason why I gave this a 6 out of 10 is simply because Herbie is in...other than that...I don't know why this movie was made. The ending is ridiculous, where 1,000's of herbie's all "team up" for the poor old firehouse. First of all, that totally goes against the story line of Herbie being unique...HELLO!!! It touched on this in 'The Love Bug' in the the horrible TV "remake" in 97' they clarified it. Anyway, Herbie needs to stick to racing! I mean 'Herbie goes bananas" was a stretch but it was still OK, i say OK because they pulled it off decently, but 'the love bug' and 'herbie goes to monte carlo' are by far the best in the series....the worst 'the love bug: 97' TV remake, then Herbie rides again" and i suppose herbie goes bananas is in between...and we'll see where fully loaded goes...so in order1) The Love Bug 2) Herbie goes to Monte Carlo 3) Herbie Goes Bananas 4) Herbie Rides Again 5) The Love Bug (97 TV remake) N/A Herbie: Fully Loaded (we'll see where it goes)

krillin123 The thing that brought this film down the most was that the only original character was the VW. I much preferred Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo for two main reasons. Firstly the main character (Jim Douglas) was there and secondly because the plot was more about the car. This film felt more like a regular comedy that happened to involve Herbie. I would've rather the film to be more about the car rather than just involving him (as the original and Monte Carlo were). Funny moments saved the film from total lameness, as did the amusing 1974 special effects (was there really as many special effects people involved as were listed in the credits to get these results?). Not all the charm of the lovable car was lost on the plot that didn't involve him as he still played his part when the chips were down. In terms of acting, Herbie was obviously the best performance followed (albeit by a large margin) by Keenan Wynn as the baddie. I think he actually did a better job as the baddie than David Tomlinson did in the original 1968 film The Love Bug.

bob the moo Willoughby Whitfield comes to work for his uncle Alonzo Hawk in a development company. His first job is to force the owner of an old fire station to shift off land earmarked for development. However Willoughby makes friends with the owners, including their eccentric car Herbie, and finds out about his Uncle's dirty tricks to move the residents on and joins with them to stop his uncle.This is a late Herbie movie – but really his appeal never goes away (they just remade The Love Bug). However here much has changed since his original appearance. Here the story doesn't involve him that much until the last half – up till then it could easily be any movie, and his scenes feel forced into the plot. That's not to say it's not good – but the story isn't as interesting as his race-car incarnation. There are some funny bits, like the dream sequence of Mr Hawk, but even the silly stuff that has Herbie driving up suspension bridges will please kids!Also where `Herbie Goes Bananas' benefited from a good support cast – this has no one to speak of. Not only has Dean Jones left (a big, big loss to the film) but no-one is good enough to provide any human interest. Berry makes a dull figure who can't do comedy, and Stefanie Powers is only of interest because, well, because it's Stefanie Powers! The only interest comes from Wynn's bellowing bad guy and Hayes' sweet grandmother. Herbie is OK but he is in charge the whole time and has maybe lost a touch of the `lovable little guy' appeal that he had in The Love Bug.Overall kids will love it, and it isn't a bad Herbie movie – it's just not as good as the first couple. But really – you know what to expect and it delivers nothing more.

Michael Rogers Herbie the Volkswagon is one of my childhood favorites and this is the movie I discovered Him.Seeing this movie again, I ended up loving it all over again and think it is a pretty good family movie.A weird thing about this movie is that even though it was filmed in 1973, it looks like it was made in the mid sixties. I guess it was Stephanie Powers's character's sense of style and the heavy use of sets and rear projection.The Volkswagon beatle has always had a persona to it and the Herbie movies highlight it."The Love Bug" and "Herbie Rides Again" are great examples of the child like spirit of Disney at their best.