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Love Bug, The (1968) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Love Bug, The (1968) a score of 2.8784 out of 4

based on (19) reviews

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filmcritic.com

And there's bo better way to describe this story, which features a VW Beetle named Herbie that takes it on itself to hook up a race car driver (Dean Jones) and an auto salesroom employee (Michele Lee). How? He can drive himself, ensure doors remain ...read the complete Love Bug movie review at filmcritic.com

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

"Absurd" is a word that comes up in dialogue during the running time of The Love Bug. And there's bo better way to describe this story, which features a VW Beetle named Herbie that takes it on itself to hook up a race car driver (Dean Jones) ...read the complete Love Bug movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

DVD Times

If you are in any doubt about the importance of the Herbie films, then you would do well to remember that without Herbie, it's doubtful that we would have got The Terminator. Everything alluded to in James Cameronâ��s' vision, such as machines being ...read the complete Love Bug movie review at DVD Times

Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

The Love Bug is the first of the long-running Herbie series of Disney films, and arguably the best of the bunch. Although not as popular as most of Disney's animated features, it still remains a minor family classic, charismatic enough to win most ...read the complete Love Bug movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

MovieEye.com (David Litton)

The idea behind this most inspired of Disney films gives way to a warm-hearted, wonderfully told story that rises above the silliness of the basic premise and becomes something to be enjoyed over and over again. Having not seen "The Love Bug" for many ...read the complete Love Bug movie review at MovieEye.com (David Litton)

Comingsoon.net

Jim Douglas is a down and out racecar driver looking for some cheap, new transportation. He happens by a car dealership run by Mr. Thorndyke. Initially rebuffed, Thorndyke's beautiful saleswoman Carole talks Jim into buying a 1963 VW Beetle. Little does ...read the complete Love Bug movie review at Comingsoon.net

Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

Time Out

The first instalment in the long-lived Disney series, based on Gordon Burford's story Car- Boy-Girl, reveals how Jones, an unsuccessful San Francisco racing driver, discovers that his Beetle has rather more personality than he expected. 'Herbie' and his ...read the complete Love Bug movie review at Time Out

The Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)

Jim Douglas (Dean Jones) is a racing driver whose best days are behind him, but still persists with the sport despite not making the money he used to. He lives in a San Francisco garage with his welder friend Tennessee (Buddy Hackett) who creates ...read the complete Love Bug movie review at The Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)

UltimateDisney.com - DVD Review with Pictures

The Love Bug tells the story of a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of his own, who attaches himself to burnt-out wannabe race car driver Jim Douglas (Disney regular Dean Jones). Jim and the car, affectionately dubbed "Herbie" by the quirky Tennssee ...read the complete Love Bug movie review at UltimateDisney.com - DVD Review with Pictures

DVD Movie Guide

If nothing else, Disney always showed the remarkable ability to anthropomorphize inanimate objects. Usually that applies to cartoons, in which the devices can be given some form of human expression and emotion. Surprisingly, the studio worked their magic ...read the complete Love Bug movie review at DVD Movie Guide

The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

Racing driver Jim Douglas is down on his luck, with nobody willing to sponsor him any longer because he has crashed too many cars. While visiting the car showroom of the pompous Peter Thorndyke, a Volkswagen takes a liking to him and follows him home. He ...read the complete Love Bug movie review at The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

On drunken Zen Irish-Americans and suicidal Volkswagens. The nearly insane optimism of the sixties mixes with animism and Walt Disney and the love of underdogs and the need for speed. I don't know if any footage catches the spirit of the era like the ...read the complete Love Bug movie review at Brilliant Observations on 1173 Films (Clayton Trapp)

Chud.com Dvd review

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At-A-Glance Film Reviews

First and best of Disney's Herbie series about a sentient Volkswagen beetle. Dean Jones, veteran Disney lead, is a race car driver down on his luck until he encounters Herbie. Good, solid family fun. ...read the complete Love Bug movie review at At-A-Glance Film Reviews