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Amazon.co.uk Review
Disney couldn't resist the temptation to remake 1961's popular comedy The Absent Minded Professor, so they cast Robin Williams as Professor Philip Brainard (a role vaguely related to the character originated by Fred MacMurray), and the result is a comedy that, frankly, doesn't fully deserve its modest success. It's admittedly clever to a point, and certainly the digitally flubberised special effects provide the kind of movie magic that's entertaining for children and adults alike. The professor can't even remember his own wedding day (much to the chagrin of his fiancée, played by Marcia Gay Harden), and now his academic rival (Christopher McDonald) is trying to steal his latest and purely accidental invention-flying rubber, or ... flubber. The green goo magnifies energy and can be used as an amazing source of power, but in the hands of screenwriter John Hughes it becomes just another excuse to recycle a lot of Home Alone-style slapstick humour involving a pair of bumbling would-be flubber thieves. There's also a floating robot named Weebo and some catchy music by Danny Elfman to accompany dancing globs of flubber, but the story's too thin to add up to anything special. Lightweight fun, but, given the title, it lacks a certain bounce. Of course, that didn't stop Disney's marketing wizards from turning it into a home video hit. --Jeff Shannon
Amazon.co.uk Review
Disney couldn't resist the temptation to remake 1961's popular comedy The Absent Minded Professor, so they cast Robin Williams as Professor Philip Brainard (a role vaguely related to the character originated by Fred MacMurray), and the result is a comedy that, frankly, doesn't fully deserve its modest success. It's admittedly clever to a point, and certainly the digitally "flubberized" special effects provide the kind of movie magic that's entertaining for kids and parents alike. The professor can't even remember his own wedding day (much to the chagrin of his fiancée, played by Marcia Gay Harden), and now his academic rival (Christopher McDonald) is trying to steal his latest and purely accidental invention--flying rubber, or ... Flubber. The green goo magnifies energy and can be used as an amazing source of power, but in the hands of screenwriter John Hughes it becomes just another excuse to recycle a lot of Home Alone-style slapstick humor involving a pair of bumbling would-be flubber thieves. There's also a floating robot named Weebo and some catchy music by Danny Elfman to accompany dancing globs of flubber, but the story's too thin to add up to anything special. Lightweight fun, but, given the title, it lacks a certain bounce. Of course, that didn't stop Disney's marketing wizards from turning it into a home-video hit.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
if you've got a good sense of humour and you love feel good films then this is for you. My family thought that it was brilliant. The bouncy scenes on the basketball court had us all laughing. If your buying a feelgood fun film with a view to analyse performances of your fave actor then don't buy it. If you like a really good laugh then do!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Robin Williams plays a good "mad professor" in this easy-to-watch childrens movie. Williams is trying to create a new substance that will power things without the need for electricity, all the while his university is struggling to stay open due to lack of money. Needless to say, Williams succeeds and the following antics cause untold problems and chaos ensues.
This is a good film and enjoyable by all ages. Highly reccommended
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Good storyline, exciting for children, suitable for 14 Under. It's slightly romantic, where he wants to make an invention to impress his girlfriend, which he has missed his marriage 3 times. The girlfriend can't take it any more so decides to leave him. In the time in which he misses the marriage he discoverers Flubba, a bouncing rubber! After this there are a load of comic scenes. The film starts Wallace and Gromit style - there is a machine to do everything, it wakes him up, puts out the bin with overly-complicated mechanical systems. This was very entertaining for the children. I don't want to give to much away so ENJOY! P.S I have this on sale in very good condition please check used and new. Thanks for reading and feel free to leave any comments.
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Great family movie
I bought it for my 9 year old son, and he love it, it is a great family movie, very funny
Published 25 days ago by Dina
Great family film
Great film for all the family. Robin Williams is his usual brilliant self. Great special effects & lots of laughs
Published 3 months ago by fredfern
Rubbery
This is quite a strange Disney film but Robin Williams plays an amazing role, well worth adding to your dvd collection
Published 4 months ago by hammerman84
very funny
Bought this primarily for my grandson, but it had the whole family in stitches. Definitely a classic, well worth the money
Published 6 months ago by sprocket
One of the best Robin Williams film
It got to the stage were I was watching Flubber everyday, its a really funny and entertaining movie. The storyline is fab and the acting is great. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mr F Dunbar
Family fun
This 1990s Robin Williams vehicle sees the wacky comic play a bonkers inventor who stumbles across the titular substance which has amazing energy properties. Read more
Published on 8 July 2009 by Captain Pugwash
Flubber, is excellent.
Well, Flubber is one of the best movies I've ever watched! A professor invents an extremely bouncy kind of rubber, it gets out of control and breaks windows, when it comes back,... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2008 by O. M. Aszkenasy
Flubber
“Flubber” is the 1900 Disney remake of the film “The Absent-Minded Professor” and falls quite nicely into what Disney would designate as a “family... Read more
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Robin Williams goes to a new low??
robin williams career started off brilliantly.Dead Poets society, Good Morning Vietnam, Good will hunting, Aladdin and then flubber...oh dear. Read more
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