Arthur

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Summary: THIS was Dudley Moore's best performance of all time!!
Review: I have just heard that Dudley Moore, one of the most gifted comedians in this world today, had died recently last month, and yet I felt really sad about his condition. "Arthur" is among one of the movies that I have to remember him by. This was, and still is, Dudley Moore's best film to date. In fact, no one did it quite like him. I still loved that delightful tune, "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", which was sung by Christopher Cross. Of course, "Arthur" focuses on Arthur Bach (Moore), a playboy millionaire who is usually drunk most of the time. His father threatens to cut Arthur out of the $750 million inheritance if, and only if, he marries Susan Johnson (Jill Eikenberry, "The Manhattan Project") daughter of Burt Johnson (Stephen Elliott, "Beverly Hills Cop"), one of the most ruthless businessmen in New York. But then, Arthur has a change of heart when he meets a beautiful waitress named Linda Marolla (an excellent Liza Minnelli) and suddenly falls in love with her. "Arthur" is a movie that has received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor by Sir John Gielgud ("The Elephant Man"), who plays Arthur's unusually wisecracking butler Hobson. In fact, "Arthur" was considered to be such a hilarious classic that it had spawned a sequel named "Arthur 2: On the Rocks" about 7 years later in which Arthur experiences what it is like to be poor and among the working class, etc. In closing, there will be nothing quite like "Arthur"...definitely one of the best Dudley Moore films of all time and of the 1980's. I highly recommend this film to anyone on this website.

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Summary: One funny movie
Review: I have seen this movie at least 100 times, and still i laugh (although its usually at myself, as i can recite the whole thing right along with the exceptional cast) The only mystery is why Liza Minelli was cast as Linda, as I can think of at least a dozen others that would have been more appropriate. But really, is there a line in any movie funnier than "oh, you're a hedge"?

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Summary: Hilarious classic movie for everyone
Review: This movie is just hilarious... I must have seen this hundreds of times and I never get tired of it! Arthur is just a hilarious drunk rich man, who falls in love with a waitress (Liza Minnelli). With his hilarious drunken escapades, and Hobson - his dear friend and butler, this movie will keep you and everyone else in your family in stitches. This is a sweet and funny story, with a strong moral that stresses that love wins over money and money does not buy happiness. This movie will be enjoyed by the entire family!

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Summary: A Wonderful Story
Review: Arthur is an excellent movie; it has hysterically funny parts, sad scenes, lovable characters, and excellent acting. In response to the reviewer that gave Arthur 0 or 1 star, I would argue that most humans can identify with this film. Even if it is an unlikely story of a rich but drunk man loving a poor, charming girl, it's a happy story that makes people laugh. Those who can't appreciate good stories like Arthur have no business watching any movies at all.

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Summary: Disgusting (Save the title song)
Review: I picked up this crab for my X-mas 2001. All along the movie, I kept expecting some twist but it turned out to be a just silly and unreal sack of meaningless jokes. The title song was still so lovely and the butler is very well done but, as can be heard in the movie, most people are poor. But he cannot get everything he wants only because he is so rich with 750M. Was the girl not interested in his money? Really she wasn't? I couldn't find any attractiveness from this drunk, helpless silly man. He is just annoying. Even when he claims he is poor, it sounds like another joke. And what we saw? He ended up nopt losing anything-girl, his own life and money. Frankly, Susan looks like a fine girl. Arthur insulted her in public. Don't get me wrong. There's nothing wrong with 'rich man + poor girl' story (Remember Lovestory??). I just guess this poor film might fail in developing characters (except the butler). I don't think the couple would be very happy after all. There was no real good tie between two, IMHO. Ignore this film, it isn't worth your 2 bucks.

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Summary: Lacks Good Sense Of Humor and Script, but Very Unique.
Review: Arthur is really not very funny at all...but it's very rare to see a movie go through so well without breaking apart, because from minute one, it seems like the mvoie is getting worse and worse...and it gets harder to understand...but it really seems better then it really is. The humor is a bit too stupid to fit this movie...it'd do better in something like a National Lampoon's flick...which this movie isn't.

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Summary: Funniest Movie In Decades
Review: This and '10' are bound to be the highlights of Dudley Moore's career. This movie is pure entertainment from the beginning to the end. There are some hilarious coversations in this show, like when Susan and Arthur are talking and she says a real woman could stop his drinking problem. He responds 'It'd have to be a real big woman'! Without a doubt, though, the best role in the film belongs to that of John Gielgud's Jeeves-like Hobson, who serves as a mentor to Arthur in the show. I still say that Liza Minnelli's best credit is 'Cabaret' but she shines in this, too!
See this today! It's great!

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Summary: Laughter
Review: Nothing special about the DVD, just Scene access, production notes, and trailer. The sound is only OK, but the movie is so damn funny you don't care.

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Summary: A Must Have!!!
Review: If you like comedy this is a classic. Sir John Gielgud is a great supporting actor is this movie. Dudley Moore will have you in stitches as a rich drunk. Liza Minnelli is also a great supporting actress. All in all a great cast, great music, great comedy!

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Summary: GO DUDLEY
Review: ARTHUR IS A GOOD MOVIE SHOWING HOW FUNNY AND ALSO SICK AN ALCOHOLIC CAN BE.