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Originally Posted by Huevos Grandes
It's a matter of opinion. Consider not only the overall box office appeal of a movie, but also of Williams' performance. Anyone who was a big fan of the popeye cartoons most likely would've loved the live-action adaptation. Robin Williams performance as Popeye was a big part of that.
Shelly Duvall was really built to only play Olive Oyl. Yeesh!  |
The movie had its shortfalls, but the casting director deserves a serious round of applause for a job extremely well done. You do have to look at it as a Popeye cartoon done flesh and blood style, and that's where it gets its charm to its following.