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Burglar

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I remember when this movie came out - on the tail of "Jumpin' Jack Flash". People expected it to be as good as that, because Whoopi was the flavour of the month. It was a disappointment in some ways, yet contained some hilarious moments. Scenes include the female policewoman falling backwards after attempting to kick in Whoopi's front door. The best scene is when Whoopi, disguised as a home maid, breaks into the rich man's home and steals his goodies - and nearly gets caught.
DVD EVALUATION: Warner have released this in Full Frame which is a disappointment. A Widescreen version is, of course, preferred by DVD fanatics! Sound is 2.0 Dolby Digital. No special features are included on the disc.

While I agree that this is not Whoopi's best movie, it is blithe comic fun that's good for two hours or so of pleasant distraction. Whoopi's irreverent character, Bernie, is a reformed thief forced to do one last job to pay off a blackmailing cop. Along for the ride is the divine Lesley Ann Warren as a nutty dentist, Anne DeSalvo and John Goodman as two bumbling cops always a step behind, and Bobcat Goldthwait in what is probably his only tolerable performance.

Tons of profanity, absurd plot twists, and an easily-descerned plot make for a fun farce that is guaranteed to make you laugh.

This is not a Academy Award winning movie. However , I can't help but love it! Its one of my favorite Whoopi movies!

This is whoopie's best movie

5 stars

Some reviewers like Leonard Maltin have one problem... They tend to over analyze some films. Especially Comedy films. Burglar was not made to be an award winning film. It's for one of those friday evenings after a stressed out week at work and all you want to do is put your feet up have a drink, and pop a tape into the vcr. Well in those situations Buglar is the perfect film to chose. It's about a theif (goldberg) that is just trying to cut clean and just run a used bookstore. But a Cop has evidence that will convict her and put her away for a long time. So he wants her to pay him off which send her into another spree of theft. But she witnesses a murder and everything points to her.... All Whoopie fans will enjoy it.

Burglar is your typical D movie. It has more bads than goods. Actually, it has a ton of bads. When I sat down to watch this film, I didn't expect Oscar worthy material. But, I did expect something that would at least halfway amuse me or even keep my interest. I didn't get either of them. Yes, the acting was all right. Whoopie Goldberg is a great comedic actress, but she should really be a little choosier when it comes to picking what movies to be in. Burglar moved at a snails pace, and that is putting it lightly. There were way too many coincidences. There would just happen to be a bag with valuables in it laying around, or there would just by pure coincidence be a motorcycle with the keys in it parked in an alley practically yelling at you to be stolen. Also, the directing was terrible. The director did not explain things well at all. The only reason I stuck around to the end was because to see if my prediction of who the killer was right. And of course, I was right. The plot was paper-thin. I don't like a movie when I know the ending a quarter into the film. Overall, Burglar is a definite waste of time that now has the title of "most predictable movie ever." 1 Star

The product was received timely and in the stated condition. Would order from them again. Thank you!

This is when Whoopi was beginning to, "blow up" in terms of popularity. It's a funny comedy and that's all it's meant to be. I bought it because I don't have it, remembered it, wanted to laugh and so my kids, 12.5 and 16 could see Whoopi at some of her finest entertainment.

I don't have anything against this movie -- it's a pleasant little romp. I just remember that I was sorely disappointed when it came out because I'm a fan of the series of books that it's based on. I suppose I should say "loosely based on," because this doesn't even come close to the books. The books were written by Lawrence Block and featured an aging Jewish man named Bernie Rhodenbarr. Rumor has it that Bruce Willis bailed on the production, so it was given to Whoopi. Not a bad decision, I suppose. But not a good one, either. If you like harmless mystery/comedies from the decade of The Mullet, then you will enjoy this.

By the way, the books are also available here at Amazon, so you ought to do yourself a favor and pick them up, too.

Whoopi Goldberg's usual likeability is absent in this half-hearted, critically slammed vechicle in which she is cast as a burglar who breaks into an apartment and to her surprise, the guy there gets killed by someone else. Guess who's accussed of the crime? The story has only a select few laughs (I don't agree with critics that Bobcat is a saving grace) plus it's also illogical and predictable. There were too many moments in which I felt that I should have laughed but didn't since like the film, the jokes here are nothing that we've never heard or seen before. Not to mention, the pace is way to slow.