John-Candy Movie Reviews

In my book, this movie ranks right up there with "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "E.T" and "The Breakfast Club". It is a majorly great 80s film that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The basic plot is that Big Bird moves away from Sesame Street to live with a foster family in Oceanview, Illinois (one of the film's many jokes for the adults). He doesn't like it there, so he goes on a cross-country adventure back home, pursued by 2 evil circus owners (played by SCTV's Dave Thomas and Joe Flaherty) and a welfare agent (voiced by Sally Kellerman). There are also cameos by Chevy Chase (spoofing his role as Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" anchor), Sandra Bernhard (as a grouchy waitress), Waylon Jennings (playing a singing trucker), and the late John Candy as a cop. The songs are great, and there are many pop-culture references, including references to "North By Northwest", Donny & Marie, and Michael Jackson. Sesame Street fans and parents, if you don't have this movie, then get it! I'm 16 years old, and I still enjoy this movie! It's great fun!

I have to agree with the other two reviews--as a married woman, I still love this movie. The songs are great, and the story is heartwarming--basically, it's about a bird adoption agent (Miss Finch) who thinks that Big Bird shouldn't be on Sesame Street because he doesn't have a bird family--she says he should be with his "own kind". She convinces him that being with only birds is best, and they ship him off to Illinois. When he becomes unhappy, he leaves, and both Miss Finch and the Sesame Street crew (along with two slimy brothers who want to catch Big Bird for profit at their amusement park) decide to "Follow that bird!" In the end, Miss Finch decides that you don't need to be with your "own kind" to be happy--that diversity is a good thing, and we can all live together and love one another! If you're a parent, your children will love this. (You will, too). Even now, I like to pop in the movie and watch it with my husband. It's a timeless movie, and I wish every house had a copy of this movie in their possession.

On the first look, Follow that Bird is only a little kids movie, something to occupy a child for a while. And in the beginning for me, that was probably true.

I first watched this movie as a little kid. I rented it on tape from the library. Every time we'd go back I'd get it. I watched it so many times. The characters were always lovable (familiar faces like Bert and Ernie, the Count, the Grouch, and all the people from Sesame Street) and I loved singing along to the songs.

But now at least 10 years later I still find the movie as charming and fun as ever. I hadn't been to the library in years and as soon as I walked in I went off searching for "that movie with Big Bird in it."

Follow that Bird has a great story. It follows all the Sesame Street characters as Big Bird gets sent to live with these crazy Dodo birds and then goes on to run away. His Sesame Street pals and others set off in search of him. And it all combines to be one great goose, or in this case, Big Bird Chase!

In my book, this movie ranks right up there with "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "E.T" and "The Breakfast Club". It is a majorly great 80s film that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The basic plot is that Big Bird moves away from Sesame Street to live with a foster family in Oceanview, Illinois (one of the film's many jokes for the adults). He doesn't like it there, so he goes on a cross-country adventure back home, pursued by 2 evil circus owners (played by SCTV's Dave Thomas and Joe Flaherty) and a welfare agent (voiced by Sally Kellerman). There are also cameos by Chevy Chase (spoofing his role as Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" anchor), Sandra Bernhard (as a grouchy waitress), Waylon Jennings (playing a singing trucker), and the late John Candy as a cop. The songs are great, and there are many pop-culture references, including references to "North By Northwest", Donny & Marie, and Michael Jackson. Sesame Street fans and parents, if you don't have this movie, then get it! I'm 16 years old, and I still enjoy this movie! It's great fun!

I have to agree with the other two reviews--as a married woman, I still love this movie. The songs are great, and the story is heartwarming--basically, it's about a bird adoption agent (Miss Finch) who thinks that Big Bird shouldn't be on Sesame Street because he doesn't have a bird family--she says he should be with his "own kind". She convinces him that being with only birds is best, and they ship him off to Illinois. When he becomes unhappy, he leaves, and both Miss Finch and the Sesame Street crew (along with two slimy brothers who want to catch Big Bird for profit at their amusement park) decide to "Follow that bird!" In the end, Miss Finch decides that you don't need to be with your "own kind" to be happy--that diversity is a good thing, and we can all live together and love one another! If you're a parent, your children will love this. (You will, too). Even now, I like to pop in the movie and watch it with my husband. It's a timeless movie, and I wish every house had a copy of this movie in their possession.

On the first look, Follow that Bird is only a little kids movie, something to occupy a child for a while. And in the beginning for me, that was probably true.

I first watched this movie as a little kid. I rented it on tape from the library. Every time we'd go back I'd get it. I watched it so many times. The characters were always lovable (familiar faces like Bert and Ernie, the Count, the Grouch, and all the people from Sesame Street) and I loved singing along to the songs.

But now at least 10 years later I still find the movie as charming and fun as ever. I hadn't been to the library in years and as soon as I walked in I went off searching for "that movie with Big Bird in it."

Follow that Bird has a great story. It follows all the Sesame Street characters as Big Bird gets sent to live with these crazy Dodo birds and then goes on to run away. His Sesame Street pals and others set off in search of him. And it all combines to be one great goose, or in this case, Big Bird Chase!

In my book, this movie ranks right up there with "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", "E.T" and "The Breakfast Club". It is a majorly great 80s film that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The basic plot is that Big Bird moves away from Sesame Street to live with a foster family in Oceanview, Illinois (one of the film's many jokes for the adults). He doesn't like it there, so he goes on a cross-country adventure back home, pursued by 2 evil circus owners (played by SCTV's Dave Thomas and Joe Flaherty) and a welfare agent (voiced by Sally Kellerman). There are also cameos by Chevy Chase (spoofing his role as Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" anchor), Sandra Bernhard (as a grouchy waitress), Waylon Jennings (playing a singing trucker), and the late John Candy as a cop. The songs are great, and there are many pop-culture references, including references to "North By Northwest", Donny & Marie, and Michael Jackson. Sesame Street fans and parents, if you don't have this movie, then get it! I'm 16 years old, and I still enjoy this movie! It's great fun!

I have to agree with the other two reviews--as a married woman, I still love this movie. The songs are great, and the story is heartwarming--basically, it's about a bird adoption agent (Miss Finch) who thinks that Big Bird shouldn't be on Sesame Street because he doesn't have a bird family--she says he should be with his "own kind". She convinces him that being with only birds is best, and they ship him off to Illinois. When he becomes unhappy, he leaves, and both Miss Finch and the Sesame Street crew (along with two slimy brothers who want to catch Big Bird for profit at their amusement park) decide to "Follow that bird!" In the end, Miss Finch decides that you don't need to be with your "own kind" to be happy--that diversity is a good thing, and we can all live together and love one another! If you're a parent, your children will love this. (You will, too). Even now, I like to pop in the movie and watch it with my husband. It's a timeless movie, and I wish every house had a copy of this movie in their possession.

On the first look, Follow that Bird is only a little kids movie, something to occupy a child for a while. And in the beginning for me, that was probably true.

I first watched this movie as a little kid. I rented it on tape from the library. Every time we'd go back I'd get it. I watched it so many times. The characters were always lovable (familiar faces like Bert and Ernie, the Count, the Grouch, and all the people from Sesame Street) and I loved singing along to the songs.

But now at least 10 years later I still find the movie as charming and fun as ever. I hadn't been to the library in years and as soon as I walked in I went off searching for "that movie with Big Bird in it."

Follow that Bird has a great story. It follows all the Sesame Street characters as Big Bird gets sent to live with these crazy Dodo birds and then goes on to run away. His Sesame Street pals and others set off in search of him. And it all combines to be one great goose, or in this case, Big Bird Chase!

I first saw this movie on HBO and was left wondering why I hadn't seen this in the theatre.

Val Kilmer is outstanding the FBI agent who finds that everything is not as it seems, not only with the FBI but with his own identity and heritage.

The movie walks a fine line between mysticism and reality and does it well. The script is engaging and Micheal Apted's direction keeps up the pace. All the supporting roles are very well done but Graham Greene was terrific as the Reservation sherrif.

Based on actual events, there's a real sadness to the story as we see how more than once, in most cases, our government really didn't the indians best at heart.

If you read many reviews of this film you will find most people came to see it by accident or some quirk of fate. This is one of those films you stumble on and are thankful you did. Great cinema - an for those that haven't seen it yet, an undiscovered classic.

"Run, run for the Stronghold, Thunderheart.' 'The soldiers are coming." This movie is one of my favorites. I really did not care for Val Kilmer when I found out he played a key role in that idiot of a movie Top Gun but since Thunderheart, he has become one of my favorites. You can actually see the change in Val Kilmer's eyes as his character unfolds into the shaman and guardian of Indian beliefs he becomes at the end and what an ending! I saw this movie at four different theaters and every time the audience gasped at a relieved surprise when both men turn to face The Stronghold. The director lifted a story of one man's journey of a mystical discovery of himself, his heritage, a past life and an adoration of Indian land, into a poetic defiance. All the actors, including the dog, weave a clever, funny, sad and powerful tale into one explosive climax. Even James Horner's music hypnotizes the viewer from the very beginning of the movie. It is as if you can shape shift into a another form and float across the Badlands. I see this movie once a month and when I loan it to friends, they return it with a look of wonder in their eyes. I wish there could had been some kind of sequel. If you watch the ending credits, you will see the name of the individual this movie is dedicated to. On another note, the mystical quality of the movie reminds me of The Last Wave and Never Cry Wolf which are both well done. How I wish for a sequel. Michael Apted, are you listening?

My initial reason for watching this movie was because John Trudell is in it and I am a big fan of his albums as well as an admirer of his. When I finished watching it, I had a whole new respect for Native Americans as a people, and the struggles they've endured and fought through for decades. It was sometimes painful to watch, but I think it is a very important film that tells a story that needs to be told.

"The Rescuers Down Under" is Disney's first sequel [released theatrically] to an animated feature, and it is very decent. The animation looks and feels spectacular, with considerable computer-animation thrown in. In fact, the animation in this movie looks better than in the first one. The movie also introduces some new characters, while keeping Miss Bianca and Bernard from the first movie. My favorite sequence in this movie is when the eagle flies with Cody in the clouds. That scene is stunning, enhanced by the uplifting music by Bruce Broughton, who did the score to "Silverado". I think the original "Rescuers" film is better in terms of character development. The second film has better animation as I mentioned, and the villain McLeach is voiced with zest by the late, great George C. Scott. I like both "Rescuers" movies a lot, but I find the first one better because of the story and memorable characters.

This movie has a wonderful message about friendship and how precious every life is, be it human or animal. The film has everything going for it; great animation, wonderful background music, and a story that combines humor and high drama. The story is about how an Australian boy named Cody comes to the aid of a beautiful eagle, that was illegally trapped by a poacher named McLeach (George C. Scott), only to find himself later kidnapped by McLeach. Woodland creatures send for help via an elaborate telegraph to a couple of UN delegate mice, named Miss Bianca (Eva Gabor) and Bernard (Bob Newhart) in NYC. Bianca and Bernard enlist the services of a hilarious albatross named Wilbur (John Candy) and set off across the atlantic to...well, rescue Cody. The story even has a little romance between Miss Bianca and Bernard thrown in for good measure. The highlight of the film for me actually comes early. After Cody releases the eagle from the trap, he nearly falls to his death only to be swooped up and taken for the ride of his life by the grateful eagle. Believe me, everytime I view this sequence I get teary eyed. A beautiful film, one of Disney's best!

This is a forgotten Disney film, of its modern era...in the sense that it's not as "remembered" as others, like Beauty and the Beast or The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, et cetera...but it's a wonderful adventure, brimming with action, romance...and everything else. The animation is beautiful (flying with the great golden eagle, the Australian Outback), and it moves at a brisk pace (but never feels empty). The two mice, Bernard and Miss Bianca, are back from the original Rescuers, but I think this one is better. If you love Disney (or animation), this is a charming film.

What guy doesn't want a blonde chick with a nice rack staying at your place with no clothes who wants to bang all day long.

Splash is a wonderful, romantic comedy about a man and a mermaid who fall in love for each other. This is one of Tom Hanks' earliest hits that made him a star. His co-star, Darryl Hannah, who plays Madison the mermaid, has never really had a hot film career away from this movie, sadly enough. The late John Candy and Eugene Levy provide some of the film's hilarious comedy as well. This film was directed by Ron Howard. A movie about a mermaid has to be good, and Splash does this so well. Tips off to the crew of this movie who made it so real. The underwater sequences are well done as well as Daryl Hannah herself as the mermaid. She is utterly believable as a mermaid! She is just so sexy in the rubber mermaid tail suit. She swims in it so well. This movie really brought a fairy tale type story to life. A must see for everyone. This film was followed by "Splash, Too", a Disney TV movie sequel in 1988 starring Todd Waring and Amy Yasbeck in the Hanks/Hannah roles. Unfortunately, this sequel is not on home video.

I will never forget the first time I saw the movie "Splash". It was in California 6 years ago and I watched the tape with my cousin. I thought it was so creative and the acting was so good. It was also a very humorous and did have a few sad parts in it, but all in all, I still liked it and watched it as many times as I could on TV because it was on alot. I then ended up buying my own copy. Ok, enough about me, let me tell you a bit about the storyline

Tom Hanks plays Allen Bauer, a single bachelor who is looking for a love. After a boating accident, he is rescued by a mermaid (Daryl Hannah) and falls in love with her and names her Madison. For he thinks she is a normal, everyday American woman, he has no clue he is dating a mermaid who has 6 days to have legs and not fins!!! Of course this film has lots and lots of surprises, it never tires me out when I watch it!

What a film! No wonder why it is a classic! Rated PG for Language.

Blue Thunder is the fictional story of a high tech helicopter which the government plans to use against the population under the guise of "crowd control from the air" for the upcoming Olympic games. Some of you may remember Airwolf, or even the short lived Blue Thunder series with James Farentino and Dana Carvey, this is where it all started.

Although the plot is kinda lame, this movie boasts state of the art (in 1983) aerial combat action sequences over Los Angeles (L.A. natives will recognize the Piper Tech building, where air support is headqurtered, the downtown cityscape, the L.A. river), and a cool chase scene through the LA River, which like the rest of L.A., is concrete and steel. Roy Scheider (Murphy), Daniel Stern(Lymangood), and Warren Oates (in his last picture), give great performances, however, Malcom MacDowell's character, a sinister Army Lt. Colonel, is a bit hard to believe. The real star of the show here is Blue Thunder, a modified 1972 French Gazelle, outfitted with listening devices, video and infrared cams, and an M61 20mm vulcan cannon fitted to the nose. Blue Thunder is able to see through walls, peek down dresses at 1000 feet, and destroy a city block at the touch of a button. Some will notice the similarities to the Apache AH-64, and the cockpit windows are faceted, much like the then-classified stealth fighter.

Blue Thunder takes us to that "big brother is watching you" card reminicent of 1984,(which is the year the Olympics were in L.A.) what with its surveillance equipment, and there is even a reference to that in the movie, when Lymangood asks Murphy, "Big Brother, you want it on or off?" referring to the cockpit recorder which records their conversations. "I think we can lose that,"he replies.

The ending battle scene is great, with an awesome finale, and a somewhat chilling epilogue, as the credits begin to roll. You get the feeling that Murphy has avenged.

All in all, a pretty good movie with a bit of techno-sci-fi-thriller.

The 5 stars are right! This is an excellent movie! Roy Sheider plays a great protagonist who deals with post-traumatic stress who is assigned to test pilot the helicopter (Blue Thunder-which looks like the military Apache helicopter). While on mission, using the helicopter's stealth capabilties, he overhears a conversation that reveals a plot to cause civil uprising in order to give cause to impliment the Blue Thunder into service. Malcolm McDowell plays a great love-to-hate villian who is assigned to kill Roy Sheider's character in a daring showdown action sequence that involves two helicopters shooting at each other while flying between the buildings of downtown Los Angeles. At one point, a fighter jet gets involved! Overall, this movie has an interesting story, good pacing, editing, good character development...entertaining all the way through! It also has a good resolve/ending which for movies of this genre is saying alot!
If you have to buy it on VHS, it's a good buy. (Personally, I'm waiting for the DVD!)

I saw this movie four years after it came out and it continues to be one of my favorites. Not only do you have great action, but what a cast; Roy Scheider from Jaws as the hero who trys to outrun his watch,Malcom Mcdowell from Clockwork Orange as evil as ever, and you can't forget Daniel Stern as JAFO. One of the best climaxes i have ever seen where Scheider hijacks Blue Thunder fighting police choppers, fighter jets and Mcdowell in an awesome looking camouflage chopper. The best aerial action movies definitely came out the 1980's.... this is one of the best.

Blue Thunder is the fictional story of a high tech helicopter which the government plans to use against the population under the guise of "crowd control from the air" for the upcoming Olympic games. Some of you may remember Airwolf, or even the short lived Blue Thunder series with James Farentino and Dana Carvey, this is where it all started.

Although the plot is kinda lame, this movie boasts state of the art (in 1983) aerial combat action sequences over Los Angeles (L.A. natives will recognize the Piper Tech building, where air support is headqurtered, the downtown cityscape, the L.A. river), and a cool chase scene through the LA River, which like the rest of L.A., is concrete and steel. Roy Scheider (Murphy), Daniel Stern(Lymangood), and Warren Oates (in his last picture), give great performances, however, Malcom MacDowell's character, a sinister Army Lt. Colonel, is a bit hard to believe. The real star of the show here is Blue Thunder, a modified 1972 French Gazelle, outfitted with listening devices, video and infrared cams, and an M61 20mm vulcan cannon fitted to the nose. Blue Thunder is able to see through walls, peek down dresses at 1000 feet, and destroy a city block at the touch of a button. Some will notice the similarities to the Apache AH-64, and the cockpit windows are faceted, much like the then-classified stealth fighter.

Blue Thunder takes us to that "big brother is watching you" card reminicent of 1984,(which is the year the Olympics were in L.A.) what with its surveillance equipment, and there is even a reference to that in the movie, when Lymangood asks Murphy, "Big Brother, you want it on or off?" referring to the cockpit recorder which records their conversations. "I think we can lose that,"he replies.

The ending battle scene is great, with an awesome finale, and a somewhat chilling epilogue, as the credits begin to roll. You get the feeling that Murphy has avenged.

All in all, a pretty good movie with a bit of techno-sci-fi-thriller.

The 5 stars are right! This is an excellent movie! Roy Sheider plays a great protagonist who deals with post-traumatic stress who is assigned to test pilot the helicopter (Blue Thunder-which looks like the military Apache helicopter). While on mission, using the helicopter's stealth capabilties, he overhears a conversation that reveals a plot to cause civil uprising in order to give cause to impliment the Blue Thunder into service. Malcolm McDowell plays a great love-to-hate villian who is assigned to kill Roy Sheider's character in a daring showdown action sequence that involves two helicopters shooting at each other while flying between the buildings of downtown Los Angeles. At one point, a fighter jet gets involved! Overall, this movie has an interesting story, good pacing, editing, good character development...entertaining all the way through! It also has a good resolve/ending which for movies of this genre is saying alot!
If you have to buy it on VHS, it's a good buy. (Personally, I'm waiting for the DVD!)

I saw this movie four years after it came out and it continues to be one of my favorites. Not only do you have great action, but what a cast; Roy Scheider from Jaws as the hero who trys to outrun his watch,Malcom Mcdowell from Clockwork Orange as evil as ever, and you can't forget Daniel Stern as JAFO. One of the best climaxes i have ever seen where Scheider hijacks Blue Thunder fighting police choppers, fighter jets and Mcdowell in an awesome looking camouflage chopper. The best aerial action movies definitely came out the 1980's.... this is one of the best.

Not quite five stars. I really like John Candy. Too bad he is gone forever. He had so much going for him. His characters in all of his films were so believable and likable.

This film is just another good example of his skills. I can't imagine if there was another actor that could have brought this movie off like he did.

I'm not going to give the plot of this one away. I just want to say this is a good film. Very funny to watch Candy in a family environment as a regular guy going to the beach on vacation.

John Candy has always been an actor who I thought was better as a sidekick than as a lead (e.g. his role as Barf in "Spaceballs"). "Summer Rental" is the one leading role he did that is the exception.

In the movie, Candy plays Jack Chester, a stressed-out air traffic controller who takes his family on vacation to relax. They've rented a house at a beach in Florida. All Jack wants to do is relax and recuperate but everyone from his neighbors to his family conspires to make his vacation even more stressful than his job.

Candy is at his best when he is the likeable victim of life's difficulties. In "Summer Rental" he gets plenty of those difficulties and makes them funnier than most actors can.

This movie was so funny! This was John Candy's first leading role was in this film by Carl Reiner, in which the comic actor played a stressed-out air traffic controller who takes his family on a Florida vacation and has to deal with arrogant, rich jerks. Candy is good in what is almost a straight part and Reiner keeps the tone in check so his star has an opportunity to show more than one dimension. Summer Rental is great, but it could still be much better. It is so funny, and all the jokes work, and his daughter in this movie is so HOT! You must see this movie. John Candy's just pure funny, an it...that he isn't with us anymore. Oh well at least Jim Carrey is still around.

Dan Aykroyd co-stars as an obnoxious brother-in-law who hangs around during his family's summer vacation in a cabin in a quiet part of the country. John Candy stars as the HILARIOUS and even somewhat heroic family member. What nobody on either side of the family knows is that there just might be some rough times ahead, but there's even more fun and overly hilarious times to be had.

I'm a huge fan of John Candy, so I couldn't wait to see this movie after all these years, and it was just as great as a lot of people have always told me it was. Whether Candy and Aykroyd are trying to capture a bat on the loose, or in their words "a flying mouse," or whether John Candy unwillingly goes water skiing, "The Great Outdoors" is chock full of laughs almost the whole way through. Everybody in the movie does a great job of acting and the movie never ceases to be entertaining, so I highly recommend it.

My only complaint is that there's maybe one too many subplots included, but they're not that bad. If you're a John Candy fan or if you like hilarious comedies, don't miss out on your chance to purchase "The Great Outdoors."

This is one entertaining movie that can be seen over and over. To anyone that hates this movie I have one question What the hell is wrong with you? I can not find one bad thing about it its heartwarming fun entertaining healthy because if you are feeling kind of down then watch this movie because every character will make you laugh from John Candy to Dan Aykroyd. I can't really think of a more simpler story than this entertaining movie.

While this movie is typical 80s slaptstick with a bit teenage romance, it is a wholesome movie and funny at that.

The plot definetely contrasts the family man (played by John Candy)vs. the 80s YUPPIE (Akroyd). Underneath all the nonsense, luckily the message of this movie is that family is more important.

I recommend this to anyone.