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My Favorite Year (1982) Rank 5 Reviews
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eFilmCritic.com (Alexandre Paquin)
This empathy came to a halt around 1980, with the publication of Charles Higham's "Errol Flynn: The Untold Story". ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Alexandre Paquin)
filmcritic.com recalls My Favorite Year
Here's a funny little number based, as it happens, on a night in the life of Errol Flynn, when he showed up drunk to appear on Sid Caesar's variety show. ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at filmcritic.com recalls My Favorite Year
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Here's a funny little number based, as it happens, on a night in the life of Errol Flynn, when he showed up drunk to appear on Sid Caesar's variety show. O'Toole plays a Flynn-esque swashbuckler, Bologna is faux Sid, and Linn-Baker (pre Perfect ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)
In director Richard Benjamin's audio commentary on the new Warner Bros. DVD of his 1982 debut feature, My Favorite Year, he talks about how many critics noted that this bittersweet comedy is a valentine to New York. It is, but it so much more than that ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)
dvdfuture.com (Anthony Clarke)
But all is redeemed in the end as he returns just in time, in flamboyant, swashbuckling style, to save the show, save the day, and save the show's host, King Kaiser. ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at dvdfuture.com (Anthony Clarke)
DVDTown (John J. Puccio)
The fifties were a transitional time for Hollywood, a time when the studios were doing anything they could to get audiences back into theaters. ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at DVDTown (John J. Puccio)
Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
The Dolby Digital monaural soundtrack certainly gets the job done, but it seems a little flat. Still, music is reproduced with respectable fidelity, so the track is worth amplifying to enhance the score and incidental music. ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)
DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
But you don't have to be my age or have to have lived through those primitive years of television to enjoy the film. It's funny and sweet and poignant all on its own. ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)
digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger)
The movie itself isn't always relentlessly funny, but O'Toole is just absolutely brilliant. ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger)
IndependentCritics.com (Richard Propes)
While Benjamin does a nice job of directing, it truly is O'Toole that makes "My Favorite Year" such a charming, memorable little film. ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at IndependentCritics.com (Richard Propes)
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
My Favorite Year marks the directorial debut of actor Richard Benjamin (The Money Pit, Marci X), and by all accounts, he nailed it right out of the gate. It's a loving tribute to the celebrity of yesteryear, which not only spoofs some of the screwball com ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
DVD Verdict (Barrie Maxwell)
The early 1950s was the era of live television and one of the most popular comedy shows was Your Show of Shows starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at DVD Verdict (Barrie Maxwell)
DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
I've never been the biggest fan of Mel Brooks, and that's just a matter of personal taste. ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
DVD Movie Guide
Most of the supporting cast seems positive as well, though I feel lukewarm toward Linn-Baker. Perhaps it's the fact that the lines around his mouth make him look like a ventriloquist's dummy, but the actor often annoys me. ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at DVD Movie Guide
Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
My Favorite Year marks the directorial debut of actor Richard Benjamin (The Money Pit, Marci X), and by all accounts, he nailed it right out of the gate. It's a loving tribute to the celebrity of yesteryear, which not only spoofs some of the screwball com ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Reel.com
In director Richard Benjamin's audio commentary on the new Warner Bros. DVD of his 1982 debut feature, My Favorite Year, he talks about how many critics noted that this bittersweet comedy is a valentine to New York. ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at Reel.com
LowComDom Online Film Reviews
Yes, this is a Richard Benjamin film, but it is Brooks' film producing, and as it so happens, Brooks was a young writer on Your Show of Shows. ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at LowComDom Online Film Reviews
filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Mel Brooks produced "My Favorite Year", and the story idea came from his experiences with Errol Flynn when he was a young comic writer on the Sid Caesar show. ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at filmsgraded.com (Brian Koller)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"An excellent vehicle for O'Toole to shine in a tour de force performance." ...read the complete My Favorite Year movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
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