Manthast
Absolutely amazing
Merolliv
I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
Orla Zuniga
It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review
miriamwebster
Strictly for fans of all things Old Hollywood and bad movie buffs. For some reason, Hollywood was caught up in big Tinseltown wave of nostalgia in mid-Seventies (Gable & Lombard, WC Fields & Me, Day of the Locust,etc.--ultimately none of them very popular) so this must have seemed like a way for Paramount to hedge its bet--tapping into Hollywood nostalgia by way of Mel Brooks-style humor.Doubtful Mel himself (who also dipped into the Old Hollywood genre himself with Silent Movie) could have done much with a feature-length satire on Rin Tin Tin, the kind of thing that might, at best, have made an okay 10-minute sketch on The Carol Burnett Show. The dog--easily the most compelling character in the film, but in a Lassie sort of way--isn't even funny and during last reels, when he's required to attempt suicide in a variety of "comic" ways, movie really becomes not only unfunny but downright distasteful. Talents of human co-stars Madeline Kahn, Bruce Dern and blink-and-you'll-miss-her Teri Garr are totally wasted although Late Late Show fans may get a perverse kick out of seeing umpteen dozen former big-name and B-list stars of yesteryear who show up in embarrassing last-gasp career cameos. Filmic Parvo.
billyjws
It has been thirty years since I saw this movie when released for TV. The first thing that caught my attention was the movie was promoted for having a CAVALCADE OF STARS. There is a myriad of cameo appearances by stars from the past.The story line starts out rather slowly, and I was fortunate to be patient enough until an actual plot began to develop. Similar to a good book, you almost don't make it to the point when it becomes interesting and then the fun begins and you have a hard time putting it down. It's a parody on former Hollywood Stars, their ego's and excesses. Very amusing yet silly, but there is realistic parallel to the current tribulations of today,s pop stars L.Lohnan and B. Spears.I can't understand why it has not been shown on a Movie Channel This movie has somewhat of a cultishness to it. As a young boy Rin Tin Tin was and always will be my favorite but when looking for an unusual ethereal type movie WON TON TON is the STAR.
sean-grieve1
I give this movie a 10. Because even though I can't seem to remember one scene in it, it touched my heart and I remember that dog to this day. Touching hearts, thats what movies should be about, so 10 out of 10.Hearts are much more important than minds after all. I mean look at me, I've forgotten the film- but I still feel something nice when I remember the name. How many movies, or people, can you say that about today?I think I saw the movie, like a dream, in black and white. However, like a dream, those old black and white movies could pull you in so you imagined the colour. Imagination, that is important in movies too- for both sides of the looking glass.You know, I never would have considered myself a movie fan until I watched Swordfish and saw right through it. However, I have met a lot of nice people and seen a lot more while trying to find others that saw through it. And so, while Swordfish is an outstanding film for the mind- perhaps Mr. Travolta was wrong, perhaps Hollywood didn't always make...
wsteinhauer
I saw this movie years ago, and really liked it. It got bad reviews and disappeared from view. I have not seen it on TV or video stores. Kahn was great and so were the many cameos. Give it a try if you can find it.
