Rating: 
Summary: A "Nicely Rounded" Movie
Review: OSCAR displays Stallone's talent for portraying a comic role that is all too often overlooked for action movies. With an all-star cast to back Sly up, this movie easily floats well. A not-so-unique plot sometimes slows this movie down, but all-in-all, OSCAR is a pretty funny movie.Sly plays a big-time gangster who promises his dying father (cameo by Kirk Douglas) to go straight. This, however, proves difficult for our hero, with drawbacks such as a mixed up mix up of little black bags, a daughter who changes fiances three times before lunch, a bag-full of annoying visitors, and scandalling bankers and thugs. OSCAR's cast includes the talents of Sylvester Stallone, Tim Curry (halarious role! ), Linda Gray, Joey Travolta, Ornella Muti, Peter Reigert, Yvonne De Carlo, Marisa Tomei (adorable little snotty girl), and Chazz Palminteri among many, many others. Although it's out-of-print, it's well worth the trouble to track down and see!
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Summary: On DVD at last!!
Review: I can finally stop renting Blockbuster's only (and extremly used) copy of Oscar! I don't know how this movie has been over-looked all these years. Stallone's wonderful performance in a non-action was a pleasant surprise, ... I am a big fan of dramatic irony (ie the audience is aware of things that the characters are not) and the plot gets more and more twisted every second. Oscar falls into the "mixed-up identity" catagory along with A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, The Clandestine Marriage, Sibling Rivalry, and Three to Tango. If you enjoy movies that twist and turn as people who thought they knew what was going on, find out they really don't have a clue, then Oscar is for you. Trying to explain the plot would be futile, within 20 minutes it's more complicated than a soap opera! The tip of the iceberg is that Stallone plays a gangster who promises his dying father that he will stop shaming the family and become an honest man. The whole movie takes place on his first day at attempting to grant his father's dying wish. Watch the first 5 minutes and I guarantee you'll be hooked.
Rating:
Summary: Oscar
Review: I thought my wife was nuts for bringing home another one of those "comedies" by an action movie actor. Boy was I ever wrong! Stallone's performance as a mafia-type crime boss trying to go straight was comfortable and funny as hell.
The magic wasn't just from an excellent supporting cast (starting with Kirk Douglas as his dying father) but from Sly himself who did not try to force a comedic role. His acting was natural and flawless, with perfect timing and perfect responses as a straightman in a nuthouse.
This flick is an underdiscovered gem!
Rating:
Summary: Annie meets the Godfather
Review: This is easily my favorite Stallone movie. It isn't a musical (thank God, Sly tried to sing in Rhinestone), but it has the same feel as Annie. A blend of slapstick confusion with a little "who's on first" type humor makes for a most enjoyable family movie.
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Summary: Perfect comedy! One of my favorite movies ever!
Review: I absolutely love this movie. I find it so strange that this movie is disliked by so many. It's light-hearted fun, filled with great characters, great music. Stallone is hilarious! Like the other reviewer I'm thinking "how could this have flopped???" I don't get it. How many other gems like this are out there that some people will never see?
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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: This is a movie with a truly well-written script. Unlike a lot of the 'comdies' that are written now, which are often primarily full of idiot jokes about sex that anyone could write, this script is truly hilarious without being crude. Stallone's performance is perfect and really makes the movie happen well: but that's not to take away from the other performances which are also excellent: my favourite other than Stallone is the character "Dr. Pool" who serves as Stallone's alucution teacher, and ends up marrying Stallone's daughter. Bad actors would have turned this script into a horrible movie, but together the strength of the script and the strength of the actors in their respective roles is excellent. The basic plot is that when "Snaps" Provalone's (Stallone) dad is on his deathbed, he makes "Snaps" promise that he'll 'go straight' and stop being a gangster. The result? pandemonium, and this fantastic movie!
Rating:
Summary: Oscar
Review: I thought my wife was nuts for bringing home another one of those "comedies" by an action movie actor. Boy was I ever wrong! Stallone's performance as a mafia-type crime boss trying to go straight was comfortable and funny as hell.
The magic wasn't just from an excellent supporting cast (starting with Kirk Douglas as his dying father) but from Sly himself who did not try to force a comedic role. His acting was natural and flawless, with perfect timing and perfect responses as a straightman in a nuthouse.
This flick is an underdiscovered gem!
Rating: 
Summary: Accidental Review
Review: I came across this movie looking for something else and was astonished to see all the 5 star reviews given to this steaming pile of unwatchable excrement. Prurient interest got the better of me and I had to see what kind of Ebert & Doper's were on line rating this movie. The fact that Sylvester Stallone still has 67 friends and relatives left that are willing to come on line and prevaricate like this! I am truly amazed. Perhaps Sly himself utilized the multifaceted acting ability he displayed in (Spy Kids # whatever Straight to Video) to create this rich tapestry of nom-de-plumes and highly literate and entertaining reviews. When I see something like this I realize why we have cerebral softening TV shows like American Idol and The Bachelorette at the top of the Neilson ratings. In the meantime FOX will cancel a show like Firefly. Okay you guys win this movie is tremendous, a truly great work of art. I laughed I cried (not at the correct times) and I learned. Oscar deserves an Oscar and Bad Boy's II and from Justin to Kelly makes Citizen Kane look like Plan 9 from Outer Space. Please watch this movie over and over again. Because you deserve it!
Rating:
Summary: Annie meets the Godfather
Review: This is easily my favorite Stallone movie. It isn't a musical (thank God, Sly tried to sing in Rhinestone), but it has the same feel as Annie. A blend of slapstick confusion with a little "who's on first" type humor makes for a most enjoyable family movie.
Rating: 
Summary: This is the first movie...
Review: ... where I literally fell off the sofa laughing. Classical comic timing, the exploitation of stereotypes for comic effect (instead of because the writers were too lazy to think up something original), great sight-gags, and an hilarious "who's-got-what" running joke. Only downside: no special features on the DVD...
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