The Reluctant Astronaut
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Movie Reviews of The Reluctant Astronaut
Movie Review: Quality Review
Summary: 5 Stars
I only do reviews on the quality and content of DVD's. There is plenty of
information about the plot, stars and directors etc. in the Product Description and other reviews.
Viewed on high quality DVD player and 86cm Plasma screen.
Packaging plain and simple with no inserts. Menu system is simple, static and has no music or sound. Bonus materials are just the trailer and other recommendations, which are pics only. The trailer looks pretty good though. I can remember seeing this trailer on the big screen, when I was a kid, on a Saturday afternoon at the movies.
When the movie finishes, the menu goes to the Bonus Materials screen. Obviously to try and sell you more stuff.
Sound is brilliant with perfect synchronization.
DVD transfer is excellent. Film quality is absolutely superb.
The picture sharpness is one of the best I've seen on DVD.
A great Saturday afternoon matinee family movie.
Do yourself a favour. You won't be sorry.
Movie Review: Pingo Loves Cake
Summary: 5 Stars
The Reluctant Astronaut is as worthy of repeated viewings as The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. I watched both of these films thanks to a summer movie program offered in my town during my childhood. Both films were written by people who wrote the classic Andy Griffith Show episodes. Classic character actors from the Andy Griffith Show appear throughout both films as well. You should own these two finest of Don Knotts' movies.My favorite moment from The Reluctant Astronaut (as a child AND as an adult) is the absolutely surreal scene where Royal Fleming (Knotts) has a welcoming home party, and Pingo the dog jumps in the cake and starts eating it. Everyone at the party is shocked except the lady who owns the dog. She seems delighted. When I saw this scene again for the first time in 25 years, I laughed so hard I cried! This is great writing, a great cast, and CLASSIC Don Knotts!
Movie Review: My kind of guy........dear ol' Don Knotts
Summary: 5 Stars
I have always enjoyed Don Knotts. He epitomized, in his many of his characters, the common traits that are evidenced in most of our lives from time to time. Love, awkwardness, insecurity, wanting to be accepted, etc..
This cute movie of "The Reluctant Astronaut" is among my favorites and I'd encourage you to get a copy and relive those fun years of the 1960's all over again in it's theme, fashions and overall, for the sweet story line of a son who always wanted to please his parents......no matter how SCARED he was in doing it! ;o)
Movie Review: One of Don's Best!
Summary: 5 Stars
This great movie played in theaters as a double bill with THE GHOST AND MR. CHICKEN in its second run. Naturally I went back to see it again. I will also watch the DVDs this way to re-creat the original effect.Don Knotts only did two WIDESCREEN pictures for Universal, this is not one of them. However it will be 'matted' to give a wider screen look, the way it played in the theaters. The full frame look it gets on TV shows the entire 35mm frame.
Movie Review: Classic Don Knotts
Summary: 5 Stars
Great movie. This is for all fans of Barney Fife and Don's previous films like Ghost and Mr. Chicken. My favorite part is when Don comes back home after some training at NASA and he is at home with friends and family who are congratulating him. A little kid is the only one in the room who isn't buying Don's astronaut exploits. He grills Don about certain specifics and the rest is classic. PHONY!