Rating: 
Summary: Buyer beware
Review: "The Strongest Man in the World" is far from the best movie Disney studios produced in its family-film heyday (late '50's to early '80's). However, I still find it to be quite enjoyable, especially the beginning and ending half-hours, which are quite funny. So why only one star? BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN WIDESCREEN, BUT IN A CUT-RATE 1:33:1 FULLSCREEN PRINT, with no special features whatsoever. So what's up, Disney? Do you think we viewers are a bunch of lunkheads who can't handle widescreen? Then why not OFFER BOTH VERSIONS? After all, there's enough room on the disc for both, especially since you don't include special features at all on your second-tier titles. I give Disney much credit for it's special editions and Vault Classics Collections for presenting beautifully restored, widescreen prints with wonderful special features like vintage newsreels and cartoons. And thanks to the recent special editions of "Apple Dumpling Gang" and "Escape to Witch Mountain," I now know how my favorite child stars of the '70's (Kim Richards, Clay O'Brien, Stacey Manning, Brad Savage, etc.) look and are doing nearly thirty-years later as adults. But there is simply no excuse for throwing the rest of their titles into such thoughtless and cheesy packages. "Blackbeard's Ghost" simply looks terrible in fullscreen, as does "Follow Me Boys." I have no doubt "Stongest Man..." does too. So buyer beware, and join us widescreen lovers in holding out for product worth buying. Incidentally, "Now You See Him Now You Don't," the previous title in this series is in widescreen, while the first film "Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" isn't. God only knows why.
Rating: 
Summary: Something happened to Dexter
Review: "The Strongest Man in the World" is far from the best movie Disney studios produced in its family-film heyday (late '50's to early '80's). However, I still find it to be quite enjoyable, especially the beginning and ending half-hours, which are quite funny. So why only one star? BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN WIDESCREEN, BUT IN A CUT-RATE 1:33:1 FULLSCREEN PRINT, with no special features whatsoever. So what's up, Disney? Do you think we viewers are a bunch of lunkheads who can't handle widescreen? Then why not OFFER BOTH VERSIONS? After all, there's enough room on the disc for both, especially since you don't include special features at all on your second-tier titles. I give Disney much credit for it's special editions and Vault Classics Collections for presenting beautifully restored, widescreen prints with wonderful special features like vintage newsreels and cartoons. And thanks to the recent special editions of "Apple Dumpling Gang" and "Escape to Witch Mountain," I now know how my favorite child stars of the '70's (Kim Richards, Clay O'Brien, Stacey Manning, Brad Savage, etc.) look and are doing nearly thirty-years later as adults. But there is simply no excuse for throwing the rest of their titles into such thoughtless and cheesy packages. "Blackbeard's Ghost" simply looks terrible in fullscreen, as does "Follow Me Boys." I have no doubt "Stongest Man..." does too. So buyer beware, and join us widescreen lovers in holding out for product worth buying. Incidentally, "Now You See Him Now You Don't," the previous title in this series is in widescreen, while the first film "Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" isn't. God only knows why.
Rating:
Summary: Buyer beware
Review: "The Strongest Man in the World" is far from the best movie Disney studios produced in its family-film heyday (late '50's to early '80's). However, I still find it to be quite enjoyable, especially the beginning and ending half-hours, which are quite funny. So why only one star? BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN WIDESCREEN, BUT IN A CUT-RATE 1:33:1 FULLSCREEN PRINT, with no special features whatsoever. So what's up, Disney? Do you think we viewers are a bunch of lunkheads who can't handle widescreen? Then why not OFFER BOTH VERSIONS? After all, there's enough room on the disc for both, especially since you don't include special features at all on your second-tier titles. I give Disney much credit for it's special editions and Vault Classics Collections for presenting beautifully restored, widescreen prints with wonderful special features like vintage newsreels and cartoons. And thanks to the recent special editions of "Apple Dumpling Gang" and "Escape to Witch Mountain," I now know how my favorite child stars of the '70's (Kim Richards, Clay O'Brien, Stacey Manning, Brad Savage, etc.) look and are doing nearly thirty-years later as adults. But there is simply no excuse for throwing the rest of their titles into such thoughtless and cheesy packages. "Blackbeard's Ghost" simply looks terrible in fullscreen, as does "Follow Me Boys." I have no doubt "Stongest Man..." does too. So buyer beware, and join us widescreen lovers in holding out for product worth buying. Incidentally, "Now You See Him Now You Don't," the previous title in this series is in widescreen, while the first film "Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" isn't. God only knows why.
Rating:
Summary: Weakest movie in the world
Review: Fans of the World's Strongest Man contests should be warned about this movie. It has nothing to do with the famous strongman contest, rather it is a cornball Disney movie with all the hallmarks of production line film making. The script is just too cheesy for words. You could say that the film hasn't traveled well, but it is doubtful whether the kids of the 1970s when it was made thought very highly of it either judging by the way it bombed at the box office. It's films like this which made the Disney name box office poison in the 1970s and 80s. Avoid.
Rating: 
Summary: One of Disney's better "live" entries
Review: Gee I remember seeing this on a double bill with the animated film
"Robin Hood" way back in the '70s. This was when Disney made tons
of live action comedies Like The shaggy D.A. & The love bug series The story is Milford College's unknown discovery of a formula for
super strength Kurt Russell becomes the title character and Milford
enters him into the school's national strongman event which if they
win can mean much needed money,Meanwhile "The Dean" Dick Van Patten
is secretly planning to sell the formula to a cereal company called
"Kringle Krunch" while a rival cereal company plans to steal it. With a memorable cast including Ceasar Romero,Joe Flynn and the
always wonderful Eve Arden this is one of Disney's more memorable
family fairs and a nostalstic look back at when Disney had a good
hold on boxoffice comedy. My 4 stars is lack of widescreen format
Now, where's Disney's "The world's greatest athlete" at.
Rating:
Summary: One of Disney's better "live" entries
Review: Gee I remember seeing this on a double bill with the animated film
"Robin Hood" way back in the '70s. This was when Disney made tons
of live action comedies Like The shaggy D.A. & The love bug series The story is Milford College's unknown discovery of a formula for
super strength Kurt Russell becomes the title character and Milford
enters him into the school's national strongman event which if they
win can mean much needed money,Meanwhile "The Dean" Dick Van Patten
is secretly planning to sell the formula to a cereal company called
"Kringle Krunch" while a rival cereal company plans to steal it. With a memorable cast including Ceasar Romero,Joe Flynn and the
always wonderful Eve Arden this is one of Disney's more memorable
family fairs and a nostalstic look back at when Disney had a good
hold on boxoffice comedy. My 4 stars is lack of widescreen format
Now, where's Disney's "The world's greatest athlete" at.
Rating:
Summary: very funny
Review: great family fun.good clean humor.
Rating:
Summary: Too cheesy? That's the point!
Review: I have been searching for this video and finally got a chance to watch it a few days ago. It was as funny as I remembered it. This movie is definitely dated and might not appeal to some people, but my family loved it. Hope to see it and the other two Medfield movies (The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and Now You See Him, Now You Don't) on DVD soon.
Rating:
Summary: A fun, simple, movie.
Review: I have been searching for this video and finally got a chance to watch it a few days ago. It was as funny as I remembered it. This movie is definitely dated and might not appeal to some people, but my family loved it. Hope to see it and the other two Medfield movies (The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and Now You See Him, Now You Don't) on DVD soon.
Rating:
Summary: Disney Go Home
Review: I keep reading that Disney might get swallowed up by a bigger corporation in one of the token buyout/takeovers that are so common these days. While I am not crazy about that particular phase of big business, I hope *somebody* with dignity would do us all a favor and do this to Disney. There are so many films like this one that I grew up with and would love to own, but I refuse to waste my hard-earned cash on inconsiderate shovelware with no care given to the restoration and presentation of the original film.
Walt Disney was nothing at all like the money-grubbing buffoons who run the show at Disney now. The soul of Disney's empire is long gone and the only folks occupying their offices are mindless, greedy, insensitive, corporate cannibals.
They may one day get some of my money, but not until they change their ways. Over 200 titles in my ever growing DVD collection and not one bears the Disney logo.
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