Li'l Abner
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Movie Reviews of Li'l Abner
Movie Review: Forgotten Comic Character Fun
Summary: 4 Stars
Peter Palmer and Leslie Parrish are excellent in this fun, politically skewering musical comedy. The songs are upbeat fun, especially "Put Em Back" sung by the wives of the new muscle men who express no interest in their mates.Movie Review: FUN IS THE GO HERE!
Summary: 4 Stars
The songs are toe-tappers with fun lyrics. The satire is subtle and low key. The cartoonish backgrounds adds to the fun and, I think, relates to the original very well.Movie Review: Lil Abner
Summary: 4 Stars
Fun movie for the whole Family. Key word FAMILY. Everyone from 8 to 80 will enjoy this movie.Movie Review: Lil Abner
Summary: 4 Stars
A very good reproduction of an underrated film - lots of gags which are still topical.Movie Review: A welcome but disappointing DVD
Summary: 3 Stars
While it is great for us Ll'L ABNER fans to finally have the delightful musical on DVD, Paramount has done a poor job on this one. I suppose they don't consider the film "important enough" for better treatment. The widescreen print is not genuinely widescreen; comparing it to the VHS full-screen format, there is only slightly more picture on the sides, while the top and bottom of the frame are somewhat cut off. While the colors are a huge improvement over the pale VHS, there is an odd, unnatural hue to skin-tones and over-saturation in the more vivid scenic elements. Yes, the intense colors were part of the comic-strip concept in the art direction, but the reproduction on the DVD is rather uneven. The lack of ANY special features is the worst offense. Many of the original cast members are still alive and could have contributed either audio commentary or interviews; in fact, Peter Palmer - Abner himself - is alive and well in Florida and recently did a newspaper interview about the making of the film. There were two filmed musical numbers which were cut from the movie - about 2/3 of "If Had My Druthers" was excised (a still from the cut section is used as one of the menu backgrounds), and "Unecessary Town" was filmed but cut entirely. It would have been nice to have had the outtakes.The recent releases on WB of "Brigadoon," "Bells Are Ringing," "Easter Parade" and "The Band Wagon" feature a large number of outtakes, cut musical numbers. If only Paramount had shown a fraction of the care which WB has given to their musical releases, this LI'L ABNER would have been a much more satisfying disc.