City Slickers
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Movie Reviews of City Slickers
Movie Review: "City Folk!"
Summary: 4 Stars
Hilarious story about a group of friends who decide to go on a cattle run. Curly leads these city boys on a life-changing expeirence to discover what kind of guts and wits these fella's have. Along the way they are side-tracked with disasters ranging from funny to unbelievable.Movie Review: Satisfactory, yet nothing special...
Summary: 3 Stars
One of the biggest `are you kidding me' moments in Oscar history for me has got to be Jack Palance winning the supporting Oscar for his performance in `City Slickers'. Honestly, sure, it's not a terrible performance, but can you honestly call it a performance? He has like two scenes and what he does with them is truly nothing special.
In fact the entire film can be summed up in those very words; nothing special. It's funny in parts and the moral at the end is touching, but overall there is nothing here than cannot be found in a dozen (or more) other comedies, with greater effect even. The film is littered with standard one-liners that hit some time and miss others, and while the overall effect of the film is satisfying, it is nothing extraordinary.
The film follows Mitch Robbins, a man who loves his family but is disappointed with his overall lot in life and thus becomes bogged down by what he could have been and what he wound up becoming. His job is not exciting, but life in general is pretty boring and his outlook appears rather bleak. Add to that the fact that it is his birthday and you have a middle-aged man about to hit crisis mode. That is why his wife urges him to accompany his two best friends on a cattle drive adventure that is sure to bring Mitch to terms with his life. He begrudgingly goes along, but it winds up being the best thing for him.
Billy Crystal is generally pretty funny, but it wasn't until watching this movie that I realized how generic he really is. He's funny, sure, but nothing spectacular. His performance is genuine enough, but there is no real spark behind it; nothing that makes you beg for more. Daniel Stern and Bruno Kirby, who play Mitch's best friends Phil and Ed, are actually much funnier than Crystal is here. Jack Palance has some funny lines here but overall his performance feels unfulfilled.
I know that a lot of people love this movie, and I can't say that it isn't worth a watch or two. I thought it was funny, I laughed, I enjoyed myself, but I also realize that this is not the greatest comedy known to man, and the added admiration is a bit over the top. It's a good generic comedy that ends on a nice moral, that's about it.
Like I said; nothing special.
Movie Review: Amusing In Parts But Poor DVD Quality!
Summary: 3 Stars
Very few comedies age well and this one isn't an exception; some of the jokes are still funny but many have aged poorly and have become lame as a result. The fortunate thing though is that this film is not just an outright comedy but it also has a timeless theme of dealing with mid-life crisis and understanding that "one thing" in life that matters.
For this reason, this film will still amuse and remain relevant for some years to come. Too bad this dvd version is so poor though as the picture quality was poor on too many frames and there was a glaringly large white spot on the frame where Daniel Stern's character gets discovered for his infidelity. The sound quality isn't the greatest either and so my suggestion is to wait for either a properly restored Blu-ray or standard version which addresses both these picture and sound quality deficiencies to be released and to give this particular dvd version a miss.
Movie Review: Billy Crystal vehicle gives you a full dose of Crystal
Summary: 3 Stars
A fish out of water comedy that makes more than the usual overtures towards character development, this movie depicts Billy Crystal and his two friends embarking on a real western cattle drive as tourist/participants as they attempt to shake off the emotional drawbacks of hitting middle age. Things go awry when the trail leader dies and a couple of the hired hands turn out to be thieves, absconding in bad circumstances and leaving the tourists to run the cattle by themselves. There are a lot of feel-good moments, and Billy Crystal gets plenty of time to do his schtick, which is good to the extent that you enjoy his schtick.Movie Review: almost perfect..except
Summary: 3 Stars
I ordered a full screen version...but I was sent a widescreen version.
It was for my mom after I bought her first DVD player.
It's one of her 2 favorite movies and I don't have the heart to take it away from her now...she watches it and "Twister" at least 2 times a week. She occassionally asks me what the 2 black lines are from. She's 88 years old, God Bless Her.