Condorman DVD 1981 Region 1 US Import NTSC: Amazon.co.uk: Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Barbara Carrera, James Hampton, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Dana Elcar, Vernon Dobtcheff, Robert Arden, Gérard Buhr, David Pontremoli, Charles Jarrott: DVD

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4.0 out of 5 stars Condorman - a top secret cartoonist, 24 Sep 2004

By	Darren Harrison "DVD collector and reviewer" (Washington D.C.) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Condorman [DVD] [1981] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)

I was in middle school when this movie came out. It was 1981 and I had saved up my pocket money to pay for the bus ride into the city and the admission for a matinee to a movie that seemed so exciting and lively to me.
I had read the book 'The Game of X' by Robert Sheckley as well as the adaptation of the movie and imagined every scene in my head as I had gone through it. The movie was everything a young boy could have hoped for - a rollicking, comedic adventure with a very beautiful female Russian agent (Carrera) and a sinister KGB chief (played by Oliver Reed).
The only problem I have with this movie is the miscasting of Michael Crawford as Woody Wilkins, the cartoonist who helps out a friend of his at the CIA office in Paris. Englishman Crawford puts on the most exaggerated American accent imagineable, although admittedly he has the brilliant comedic timing necessary to pull off this role.
The CIA in France has a problem. They need a civilian to act as a courier to Istanbul. Of course Woody gets the job, but right from the start it's obvious he is taking his role just a little too seriously. By the time he arrives to meet his KGB contact in Turkey he has fully assumed the role of his cartoon creation - top CIA agent and superhero Condorman.
Barbara Carrera (who two years later would get to play a Bond girl - the very movies this one attempts to lampoon) plays KGB agent Natalia. Later, when she makes the decision to defect, the impressive Condorman comes to mind as the only CIA agent she will trust to handle her defection.
The only problem is the CIA does not have an agent with the codename Condorman.
What follows is an adventure filled race across Europe with enough gadgets to fill several Bond movies. There is some great car chases (performed by legendary French stunt driver Remy Julienne and his 16-man crew of drivers and mechanics), boat chases and along the way Crawford sports some of the most outrageous disguises in cinema history. It's all great fun and it's executed perfectly.
For high flying escapist entertainment they don't come much more downright enjoyable than this. The DVD is a disappointment with no special features to speak off except a rather slim production notes section in the inside cover booklet. It's 2 pages of notes on the making of the movie, with sections on 'The Story,' 'The Setting,' 'Gadgetry' and 'Stunts and Special Effects,' but it's all very slim pickings.
But, I've had this movie in my DVD collection for over two years and on those quiet rainy Saturday's it's a particular favorite (along with 1980s FLASH GORDON) to put in my DVD player and sit back and remember a more innocent time in my life.
Recommended for all dreamers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Condorman - The Classic, 2 Feb 2004

By	"tonyclark19" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Condorman [DVD] [1981] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)

This film is a classic, the story behind this good versus evil fantasy film is so appealing that from seeing it once when I was younger and now finding that it's available on DVD is a definate must.
For those that have seen the film will remember the way the bad-guys (can't spell it exactly but similar to the 'BrockNoviach') drove blacked out Porsche 911's, dodged laser beam's being fired out the back of Condorman's Car that turned into a jet-powered hovercraft, after launching itself from a small pier in a local fishing village in Europe.
There are many features that stand out from this film and compared to todays blockbusters, to some it would appear slow and dated but then it's a classic adventure with an almost James Bond feel, shame they didn't make a sequel....

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