Written by James M. Tate / 7/02/2018 / No comments / adaptation , adventure , comedy , dennis dugan , disney , jim dale , mark twain , science-fiction
DISNEY DUO 'UNIDENTIFIED FLYING ODDBALL' & 'SNOWBALL EXPRESS'
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presents Dennis Dugan never quite taking off as Disney's Flying Oddball |
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Year: 1979 Rating: **1/2 |
What begins as a semi-intriguing sci-fi inspired comedy gets weighed down by the setting of the book, Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", wherein the adaptation value of a modern man in Arthurian England being mistaken for a wizard, the best aspect of the novel, is all but lost within silly swordplay and meandering, unfunny hijinks. Overall this is a Disney dud, but there's enough silly camp... even at that time, perhaps intentional... to make for an entertaining ride, or better put, semi-enjoyable crash landing.
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Year: 1973 Rating: *1/2 |
SNOWBALL EXPRESS: Dull,
uninspired Disney flick about a New York office worker (Dean Jones
doing his usual Jimmy Stewart impersonation) who inherits a hotel in
snowy Colorado that he and his family turn from a big shabby shack into a
plush ski resort and wackiness ensues, but it's all very lame and
tiresome...
The thing that makes seventies live-action Disney films like GUS and CANDLESHOE good are the "pockets" within the overall Disney "coat"... within these pockets are little adventures that makes you forget (or care) about an overall plot. But this coat is tired and worn with pockets full of slush.
The thing that makes seventies live-action Disney films like GUS and CANDLESHOE good are the "pockets" within the overall Disney "coat"... within these pockets are little adventures that makes you forget (or care) about an overall plot. But this coat is tired and worn with pockets full of slush.
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