Popeye - this infamous live action adaptation was something I had never glimpsed- I had read the Mad parody as a child-but I was curious.So when I saw it in the 5 dollar bin @ Wal*Mart I snagged the DVD.First off- it started in the kind of Shanty Town set I was used to from Altman(the set felt like McCabe &M*A*S*H to me).The songs were fun- Shelly Duvall was perfect for Olive Oyl- but the real revelation was Robin Williams as the imperfect hero-the mumbling outsider with the huge forearms and a big heart.Williams is sympathetic and charming as the title character.This is a fun movie that manages to convey the atmosphere of the classic cartoons ,yet feel real enough to make me suspend disbelief.The DVD was bereft of any extras- not even a trailer. B-
