While 2019’s photorealistic remake of 1994’s The Lion King felt like Disney staging its own invasion of the body snatchers - everything looks the same, only stiff and emotionless! - this live-action Mulan thankfully avoids frigid fealty to its animated 1998 predecessor. Whew! Despite that roster, the movie’s not particularly funny, but a few six-packs could help.īlu-ray extras include radio spots and the theatrical trailer. Rhythm, and Timothy Carey as the Angel of Death. T as a conscientious cabbie, Gary Busey as a foul-mouthed joker, Bill Maher (yes, that Bill Maher) as a sensitive sort, Paul Rodriguez as a ladies’ man, The Barbarian Brothers (using up 5 of their 15 minutes of fame) as rowdy drivers, Whitman Mayo (Grady on Sanford and Son) as Mr. Harold (Max Gail, Wojo on Barney Miller) runs the place, Albert (Adam Baldwin) is the new kid on the job, and the excitable Tyrone (Charlie Barnett) has a crush on Irene Cara (who appears as herself in a brief cameo). Its plot is nothing more than the usual nonsense: Various misfits - in this case, taxi drivers - earn no respect until a crisis forces them to band together and save the day. Like many faves of the period, it’s lewd, crude, and rude, but it deserves a salute for featuring as eclectic a cast as can be found this side of Otto Preminger’s Skidoo. Cab, the sort of disreputable comedy that could only have been made during the 1980s. “Why are women so uptight? They’ve got half the money and all the pussy!” And so it goes with D.C. Regardless of what’s happening in Lawrence Kasdan’s schematic screenplay, Belushi and Brown save the movie with their warmth and charm.īlu-ray extras consist of audio commentary by film historians Daniel Kremer and Nat Segaloff, and the theatrical trailer.Īdam Baldwin, Mr. The film is at its best when it ignores their relationship and concentrates on other matters (Ernie tackling big-city corruption, Nell studying American bald eagles). ![]() It may be true that opposites attract, but there is so little common ground between these characters - none, in fact - that their romance is never believable. But when Ernie Souchak and Nell Porter (Blair Brown) first meet, it’s clear they have nothing in common: He prefers city life, cigarettes, and booze she prefers nature, animals, and tranquility. And he’s quite good at it, delivering an easygoing turn as a Chicago newspaper columnist who hightails it to the Rockies to interview an ornithologist. ![]() ![]() Although Continental Divide was the first film released under Steven Spielberg’s Amblin banner, it’s best known as that movie where John Belushi plays a totally normal guy. Ratings are on a four-star scale.) John Belushi and Blair Brown in Continental Divide (Photo: Kino)ĬONTINENTAL DIVIDE (1981). (View From The Couch is a weekly column that reviews what’s new on Blu-ray and DVD.
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