Condorman
Condorman
PG | 07 August 1981 (USA)
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Comic artist and writer Woody performs a simple courier operation for his friend Harry who works for the CIA. But when he successfully fends off hostile agents, he earns the respect of the beautiful Natalia, who requests his assistance for her defection. Woody uses this request as leverage to use the CIA's resources to bring his comic book creation, Condorman, to life to battle the evil Krokov.

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Hellen

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Jeanskynebu

the audience applauded

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Nayan Gough

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

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Deanna

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

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jthaule

They probably had a great time making this film, and as a kid this was absolutely one of my favorite films. Seeing it again as an adult I can't help but notice that most of the actors seem to be in it for a payed vacation in Monte Carlo, and loads of alcohol, however.It has a lot of good set ups, a super hot Russian spy, and some amusing takes on the cinematic spy-genre. Especially the scene where Condorman's car reveals itself to be a superb racing car, with advanced weaponry - and later on even doubles as a hovercraft. It's straight out of a cross between Captain America and James Bond. But it's severely dated, and full of plot holes. It's also too slowly paced to compete with anything similar today, and the lead actor has no charisma whatsoever. He's a bumbling idiot, and very little else.

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Adam Graham

This is a fun movie. I'm sure it didn't wow 'em at Cannes when it came out, but what it adds up to is a great film.The film is a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon. In some ways, Woodrow Wilkins is better than Bond. A man who is head over heals in love. He's not a love 'em and leave 'em type. He's truly sincere.As the movie starts, we see Woody as a bumbler filled with too many clichés and Bogart-schtick. As the film develops, we see that Woody is as heroic as the character he draws on paper He's an unlikely hero, but a hero nonetheless.The movie offers a little something for everybody: Romance, comedy, and some great chase scenes with some pretty nifty gadgets which while not great today's standards still will make any red-blooded American boy go, "Cool." The film is brilliantly scored and sets the tone perfectly. From the intense dramatic music before Condorman's triumph to the ominious music when the bad guys enter, everything is perfectly timed.While it doesn't belong up there with Citizen Kane, it should be on Disney DVD.

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MARIO GAUCI

Being a superhero flick made by Walt Disney Productions, one couldn’t expect the violent thrills associated with the genre – but, then, neither was it the kiddie-oriented fare I was dreading. In fact, it’s more espionage stuff (the narrative occurs in a variety of European locations) in clear imitation of the James Bond extravaganzas, complete with multi-purpose car, than outright fantasy (the hero is a mild-mannered cartoonist and the “Condorman” outfit emerges to be decidedly quaint, getting very little mileage into the bargain!).Still, it’s engaging and pleasant-looking for what it is – though the simplistic “Condorman” theme wouldn’t rank among famed composer Henry Mancini’s most memorable pieces. The cast enters gleefully into the absurd spirit of the thing: Michael Crawford as the unlikely hero; Barbara Carrera as a luscious defecting Russian agent (she would eventually feature in the “Odd Bond Out” of that series i.e. NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN [1983]); Oliver Reed, a bit glum but at least non-hammy as the chief villain; James Hampton as Crawford’s C.I.A. agent pal; Jean-Pierre Kalfon as Reed’s top henchman, a one-eyed menace; and Dana Elcar as the C.I.A. operative who unwittingly puts “Condorman” on the map.Typically, we get a number of disguises (at one point, both Crawford and Hampton don the garbs of Arab sheiks!), chases (on land and sea) and stunts (directed by the ubiquitous Remy Julienne) – not to mention romance (Crawford, of course, falls for Carrera and models his fictional “Laser Lady” character on her!). Incidentally, while we’re obviously not treated to an action prologue here like in the Bond films, we’re given an animated sequence instead – which is a nice way of acknowledging the film’s comic-strip aspect. Finally, I wouldn’t say that CONDORMAN is hilarious…but it does contain one good in-joke – a crack by Hampton that “not everyone in the C.I.A. is Robert Redford”, clearly a reference (and a very apt one given the title!) to that star’s own espionage venture THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR (1975).

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joeylukin

Condorman is one of those "lost movies" that has such an underestimated value. If Hollywood should remake any movie, As most of you are, I am a major fan of racial diversity so I think that Wesley Snipes should play Condorman in the remake. Also, someone primal like Missy Elliot or Queen Latifa should play the amazingly beautiful Natalia. For that matter, I think that we should probably redo the entire cast so that they are all, indeed black. Why not set the film in Africa, where all the action is in the first place? Think about Condorman saving the day in a promising nation such as Namibia or Sierra Leon? Live 8 wasn't for nothing, and remaking Condorman into an African American remake would be the perfect way to fully unite the world in our fight against Africa and the third world in general. Hopefully I'm not alone on this one guys. I read all of your reviews and you guys are so boring. Let's get serious here and do something that really matters in this world.

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