Customer Reviews:
A one-joke movie - but it's not a bad joke.......2007-12-06
Crazy People is a one joke movie, but the joke is given enough amusing variations as a very unwell looking adman Dudley Moore (in a part he took over when mystifying original choice John Malkovich walked out) starts designing honest ad campaigns and finds himself committed to a mental hospital alongside several benignly stereotyped cuckoos (this is NOT an attempt at an accurate portrayal of mental health) only to draw them into his brutal-truth-in-advertising campaign when the concept catches on. Some of the mock ads are great ("Don't go to France. The French are annoying. Come to Greece instead - we're nicer."), although there is one that falls horribly flat for modern audiences due to events long after its production - in this case a campaign for United Airlines stressing the dangers of flying but adding "Most of our passengers get there alive."
As usual per Paramount's back-catalogue releases, no extras, just a decent widescreen transfer.
Always a pleasure to see again.......2006-06-19
I first saw this in a mostly-empty cinema, and left with tears in my eyes. The 'brutally honest' ads throughout the film are gems in their own right, and stop you dead when you hear them. Why they tried to insert a Darryl Hannah romance into a brilliant stab at the advertising industry is beyond me... the best thing about the DVD is you can fast forward that part. Dudley Moore is very good in this, ridiculous but sympathetic, and the inmates at the sanitorium ham it up uproariously. If I were one of the spoofed companies, I don't know if I'd be ashamed or proud, the treatment is so hilarious. And JT Walsh was never better as the bullying ad boss, browbeating his nonplussed staff into claiming querulously "I haven't had a lot of sleep recently, but I think I can get you something pretty honest by Tuesday"
Hello? Hello?.......2003-04-28
For some reason this movie is never rated as one of the late Dudley Moore's better efforts but, for me, it's a 'feel-good' rainy Sunday afternoon favourite. Imagine 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' meets 'A Fish Called Wanda'.
Moore's character goes off the rails in his job as an ad exec. Bored with trotting out the same old lies he vents his manic frustration by penning some wicked but truthful one-liners about the products he's trying to sell. Just as he's being zipped into the strait jacket and bundled into the sanitorium the wrong set of ads gets printed by mistake.... and are a huge hit. His bosses realise they've hit pay-dirt and want more of the same. Moore, having met the lovely Darryl Hannah, has other ideas and seeing the opportunity for some occupational therapy and an extended stay he recruits some of his fellow inmates to help.
Sentimental, yes. Over the top, possibly. Silly, certainly. It's no acting masterclass and there are no plot twists. It's not clever and it's not sophisticated. It's just very, very funny.
Customer Reviews:
A one-joke movie - but it's not a bad joke.......2007-12-06
Crazy People is a one joke movie, but the joke is given enough amusing variations as a very unwell looking adman Dudley Moore (in a part he took over when mystifying original choice John Malkovich walked out) starts designing honest ad campaigns and finds himself committed to a mental hospital alongside several benignly stereotyped cuckoos (this is NOT an attempt at an accurate portrayal of mental health) only to draw them into his brutal-truth-in-advertising campaign when the concept catches on. Some of the mock ads are great ("Don't go to France. The French are annoying. Come to Greece instead - we're nicer."), although there is one that falls horribly flat for modern audiences due to events long after its production - in this case a campaign for United Airlines stressing the dangers of flying but adding "Most of our passengers get there alive."
As usual per Paramount's back-catalogue releases, no extras, just a decent widescreen transfer.
Always a pleasure to see again.......2006-06-19
I first saw this in a mostly-empty cinema, and left with tears in my eyes. The 'brutally honest' ads throughout the film are gems in their own right, and stop you dead when you hear them. Why they tried to insert a Darryl Hannah romance into a brilliant stab at the advertising industry is beyond me... the best thing about the DVD is you can fast forward that part. Dudley Moore is very good in this, ridiculous but sympathetic, and the inmates at the sanitorium ham it up uproariously. If I were one of the spoofed companies, I don't know if I'd be ashamed or proud, the treatment is so hilarious. And JT Walsh was never better as the bullying ad boss, browbeating his nonplussed staff into claiming querulously "I haven't had a lot of sleep recently, but I think I can get you something pretty honest by Tuesday"
Hello? Hello?.......2003-04-28
For some reason this movie is never rated as one of the late Dudley Moore's better efforts but, for me, it's a 'feel-good' rainy Sunday afternoon favourite. Imagine 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' meets 'A Fish Called Wanda'.
Moore's character goes off the rails in his job as an ad exec. Bored with trotting out the same old lies he vents his manic frustration by penning some wicked but truthful one-liners about the products he's trying to sell. Just as he's being zipped into the strait jacket and bundled into the sanitorium the wrong set of ads gets printed by mistake.... and are a huge hit. His bosses realise they've hit pay-dirt and want more of the same. Moore, having met the lovely Darryl Hannah, has other ideas and seeing the opportunity for some occupational therapy and an extended stay he recruits some of his fellow inmates to help.
Sentimental, yes. Over the top, possibly. Silly, certainly. It's no acting masterclass and there are no plot twists. It's not clever and it's not sophisticated. It's just very, very funny.
Customer Reviews:
Very disappointing DVD of a TV classic.......2007-03-08
I was thrilled when I saw this advertised. I am a bit of a Custer buff and fondly remember the 60s TV series from which this film is derived. However, the print is dreadful. Obviously derived from a VHS master it is slightly blurred, the colour is poor, the soundtrack muffled at times and they have made the most amateurish attempt at changing the film's title card. The original title of this is 'Legend of Custer' and is an expanded version of the series pilot which was released to cinemas. The film itself is good. Some atmospheric shots of Custer on horseback in the rain leads us to a (highly unlikely) story of Custer teaming up with Crazy Horse to escape from some mutual enemies. The series only lasted 16 episodes and was cancelled due to the violent nature of the action scenes. The series probably wouldn't get made today as it is very 'politically incorrect' and doesn't portray Custer as some sort of imbecile which is how he is usually portrayed. While being a fictional tale, Wayne Maunder (from 'Lancer') gives us a fairly accurate portrayal of th real Custer. Very self-confident and brave in battle with sound tactical military ideas. It also gives us glimpses of why his men either loved him (The Boy General with the Golden Curls) or hated him (Old Hard Ass). I managed to pick up some DVDs of the entire series and the film on show here gives us a fair idea of what it was like ... entertaining, action packed but very 'suspect' to 21st sensibilities. I loved it .... pity about the quality of this dreadful DVD.
UK DVD:
- Creature Comforts - Series 2.1
- Crossroads [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Dave Spikey - Overnight Success Tour [2003]
- Dave Spikey - The Live Collection - The Overnight Success Tour/Living The Dream - Live
- Doctor Dolittle 3 [2006]
- Doctor In Charge - Series 1 - Complete
- Dogfight [1991] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Dogma [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
- Donald Sinden Icon Collection
- Dysfunktional Family [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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