Tacticalin An absolute waste of money

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

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.

evening1 What a joy to view this charming fable again! Don Knotts is wonderful as geeky Henry Limpett. Life is tough for this bespectacled gentleman. He's too near-sighted to join the Navy, like other men in wartime New York City, and he seems friendless but for the fish in his aquarium. Making matters worse, oafish pretty-boy George has the hots for Henry's bimbo of a wife, played with winsome vulgarity by Carole Cook.One day, Henry unexpectedly gets his secret wish -- to chuck landlubber life altogether and turn into a tuna, and take up residence in the briny deep. And it's under water that he's finally able to join the Navy, as a torpedo interceptor, and finally land true love -- with a lady fish who worships his every fin. Oh, bubbly bliss!This movie came out when I was 8, and I was thrilled to be able to tape it and watch it with my 11-year-old, whose father also maintains a fish tank. Given that it was "old," my son was at first reluctant. But he quickly submerged himself in the movie's charms.This film's happy ending sloshes with joy. Just another reminder that impossible dreams can come true if one remains open to life's lucky accidents.

gavin6942 A man who loves fish (Don Knotts) is rated 4-F and cannot join the Navy. After wishing to be a fish, he actually gets his wish. This film follows his exploits as a fish, meeting different species and helping destroy the Nazi menace.Another reviewer summed up the movie as follows: "Basic middle-aged husband's fantasy: Dump the annoying, controlling, aging wife for the younger, more submissive, slutty woman." I absolutely saw aspects of this. The wife was not lovable, but Limpet seemed rather easily swayed by the prospects of the ladyfish. Sure, he had reservations, but not until after flirting with her.I enjoyed it because it was very strange and because I like Don Knotts. But, yeah, not really sure what was all up with it. Very odd film.

theowinthrop In my neck of the woods in Queens is the facade of a building that once was quite important - the R.K.O. Keith in Flushing on Northern Blvd., in New York. The theater was originally a vaudeville house where people like Judy Garland once performed. Then it was a movie house. And it was there that I saw this film in 1964, when I was ten years old.I had liked watching Don Knotts on television, first with Steve Allan and then with Andy Griffith. When I saw he was in this fantasy movie, part of which was a cartoon, I asked to see it. My mother treated me to it around Christmas.It was shown with one or two Warner Brothers cartoons (I recall one was with Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner). But MR. LIMPET was the highpoint of the afternoon for me. I thoroughly enjoyed it.Henry Limpet is a nice little man who is driving his wife Bessie (Carole Cook) crazy because of his non-stop interest in fish. Her brother George (Jack Weston) is a sailor, on home leave during World War II. He has little use for his weird brother-in-law, but he offers to take out his sister and Henry to the seaside. And while there, Henry goes out onto a pier and looks over the side. Earlier the audience heard him saying, "I wish I was a fish." Now he turns into a fish when he falls into the sea (the cartoon transmission of Limpert the man into Limpert the fish is done very nicely).Limpert soon discovers he can be of service to the nation - he can help track down Nazi submarines and enable the U.S. navy and coast guard to sink them. He manages to contact Bessie and George, and George brings in his superiors (Andrew Duggan and Larry Keating). Soon a system is set up with Limpert making a loud sonar reaching sound when he sites a submarine. And the submarines are slowly sunk.This particular description is just the bare bones of the story. There are also the problems of Limpert's break-up with Bessie, and his romance with Ladyfish, not to mention his friendship with Crusty the lobster (who thinks Limpert is a specie of fish called a "Flatbush" when Limpert tells him that he comes from there).It was a wonderful fantasy film for it's day, and I suspect it still would hold up quite well. Besides giving Knotts a role of some depth (no pun intended) as he is torn between human and fish lovers, but it had nice bits of business by Weston as George, who is stunned by the importance of his brother-in-law to the war effort. Therefore I give the film an 8 out of 10. I'm sure you'd be pleasantly surprised too.

mark-1610 I saw this movie when I was a child, maybe 3 or 4 years old. It made such a big impression on me that I have thought about it off and on for my entire adult life, but couldn't remember the movie's name. For Christmas this year, out of the blue, my mother gave me the DVD as a present. She told me that she knew I would like it because it affected me so much. This movie made me cry even as an adult.I would highly recommend that children see this movie, at any age. It has a strong message about believing in one's self and one's abilities.Don Knotts was a very gifted actor, and now that he has passed away, I think people should reflect on his career and his genius.