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Summary: It's by George freaking Lucas
Review: I've rented this movie so many times that I thought I should buy it. The satire is great with the slap stick comedy. I loved the setting in a radio station during post WWI. It also gave insight to the workings of radio shows that I found interesting and appealing. The actors did a great job. I don't think anyone could've done better.
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Summary: Satiringly Funny
Review: I've rented this movie so many times that I thought I should buy it. The satire is great with the slap stick comedy. I loved the setting in a radio station during post WWI. It also gave insight to the workings of radio shows that I found interesting and appealing. The actors did a great job. I don't think anyone could've done better.
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Summary: Brian Benben makes this movie a winner!!
Review: Radioland Murders is one of the best movies I've ever seen! I bought it, so I can watch it whenever I want, and that is at least once a month. I'm hooked, 'cause the movie is total fun and games and the lines are so witty and fast. The interaction between Benben and Masterson and perfect and their witty arguing keeps the movie going forward. The bodylanguage of Benben is another story, that makes me laught one minute and being totally charmed the next. So the cast and crew can really pat their backs for making sutch a wonderful movie. So go and see it, the irony and complications of the cast will make you laugh
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Summary: A Misunderstood Masterpiece
Review: Since George Lucas had enough money from his "Star Wars" empire not to care what critics would say, he wrote the story and produced this affectionate nod to old time radio and the imagination. It is a whacky slapstick farce with charm, moving faster than a speeding bullet. It is dopey and dumb, sweet and innocent, cornball and old fashioned, and it was suppose to be. The jarring breakneck speed of it had critics thinking it should have been a riot, and it was received by and large like a slap in the face. It never had a chance. If you can get past the machine gun speed and accept it on the level that George Lucas intended, there is a sweet wonderful film here, a film that suprisingly has a lot to say, though it may not be clearly evident when you watch it. It all takes place during radio's heyday on the night WBN attempts to go 'National' and become the fourth major radio network. Lucas gave this film a beautiful 1930's retro look that is magnificent. It almost gets lost in the crazy and corny atmosphere of this film but the radio station itself is teriffic, as are the period details as Lucas pays affectionate homage to everything that was great about radio. The main crux of the story is the relationship of Roger (Brian Benben) and Penny (a red headed Mary Stuart Masterson) Henderson. She practically runs the station and he's one of the writers. She thinks he was messing around with their sexy star Claudette (Anita Morris) and wants a divorce, but of course he wasn't and has to talk her out of it since he loves her. Meanwhile as she is sending WBN's page Billy (Michael Scott Campbell) back and forth to the writer's room to get her stories page by page, a phantom voice keeps interrupting the broadcast with riddles which are shortly followed by murders behind the curtains and when the police arrive Lt. Cross (Michael Lerner) likes Roger for the murders, which keep piling up. We get to see the makings of radio as Roger tries to clear himself and find the culprit. Christopher Lloyd of TV's "Taxi" fame is on hand as the frantic sound effects man and Corbin Bernsen of TV's "LA Law" is the announcer. Robert Klein, Peter MacNicol, and Harvey Korman are part of the writing team, but of course it is Leighann Lord as the cleaning lady Morgan who comes up with all the last second ideas. The murders occur in ways often used in old time radio and that is part of it's charm. Lucas had this filmed in a fast and furious fashion, as if the movie itself WAS an old radio show. None of it is to be taken seriously as it is only entertainment, there to make us smile. It was a time in entertainment when even murder had a sort of a screwy "innocence" about it. So does this film. One of Lucas's messages here is that it was a better time, as we had an innocence as well. The other message is about the advent of television, and a lament on how it has stopped us from using our imaginations. Pretty thoughtful for a dopey film that has Benben running around dressed like Carmen Miranda in one scene as he tries to catch the killer and get back with Masterson, who loves him as well. Considered a huge failure at it's time of release (critics still hate it) this film has slowly garnered a following in recent years and may be on the verge of "cult" status soon.We get to see snippets of the shows they are trying to go live with. George Burns is on hand with some stand-up comedy. Rosemary Clooney sings "That Old Feeling". There are great band numbers of the period and "The Miller Sisters" sing at interludes between shows. Just about every staple of old time radio is here. If you can get past the pace and the dopey slapstick antics, you'll find a lot of charm here, and an innocence in entertainment we'll never see again....
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Summary: A Great Comedy, if you're smart enough to keep up!
Review: That's the bottom line here, you have to be mentally fast to keep up with a movie like this! Ever wonder why movie critics always love those slow, foreign movies? Because they're not all that smart! Heck, that's why they're movie critics, they probably can't do anything else besides watch movies and talk about them! This is a truly funny movie with great music and style, and I'm glad George Lucas can afford to do what he wants nowadays because he's obviously got the talent. I hope he throws some more comedies at us when he's done with Star Wars and maybe a new Indy picture! This is a very fast paced movie, but that was the whole idea! That's the way it was! His comedic take on the Phantom of the Opera is hilarious thanks to his great casting, it's just a matter of can you follow a movie that's that fast and noisy! This movie is a real rollercoaster ride, as it was meant to be! I'm 25 and love it, and my sister is 15 and loves it even more than me!!!! Thanks George, I understand what you were doing and some of us LOVE it!
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Summary: A Comedy thats never stops !!! :}
Review: The moment I (age25) saw it in the theater I loved it. It's an upbeat fast paced movie that never slows down. And my Dad (age64) loved the movie as well, we both really liked the comedy and the wonderful music in the movie. I actually found the sound track in a used cd store and I now, as well, own a copy of the movie. The movie just always puts a smile on my face. So if you love a upbeat, crazy, and fast paced moving comedy you have got to see this movie, it'll brighten your day up. ;}
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Summary: Delightful,old-fashioned comedy/mystery for all ages.
Review: The story takes place on the opening night of a new radio station in 1939; the height of radio when everything was done with live performances. Everything that could go wrong does including the murders of various station owners and employees. Trying to solve these and win his wife back at the same time is Brian BenBen who is absolutely darling as always! My 14-yr. old daughter and my 65-yr. old mom both loved it as much as my husband and myself. When you want something for a strictly fun and charming evening, this is it.
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Summary: A Wonderful Movie!
Review: This fast paced movie was funny and very enjoyable to watch. I rented it with friends and watched it over and over again. I would recommend this to children, adults of all ages.
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Summary: Don't listen to critics...
Review: This is a manic, crazy and fun film, largely due to the Keaton-like performance of Brian Benben. Mary Stuart Masterson is known for great dramatic talent, but this is the first comedy I've seen her in, and she's a natural. This was directed by Mel Smith; is it the same Mel Smith that had a small but hysterical part in "The Princess Bride"? I wonder if this film was given a bad rap because it came out the same year as Woody Allen's brilliant "Bullets Over Broadway" (1994). There are comparisons to be made, if only for period and music. Otherwise, this film takes on its very own character. A wonderful ensemble cast , including Ned Beatty, Michael Lerner, Jeffrey Tambor & Christopher Lloyd, must be commended. Cameo appearances from George Burns and Rosemary Clooney are wonderful. Whatever this film lacks in plot, is made up for with energetic performances, quick editing, and loads of great one-liners. There's also a lot of great period music to entertain. I DO enjoy this film a lot, and at the reasonable price and a great 2.35:1 Widescreen, the DVD is a bargain. If you like "silly", you'll love this. And Brian Benben is marvelous. Too bad the stuck-up critics didn't like it. We, the audience, know better.
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Summary: A funny movie!
Review: This movie is hilarious! One of the best comedies I've seen in a long time. Unfortunately most of the reviewers (Maltin, Ebert, etc.) hated it.
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