Customer Reviews

Car 54, Where Are You?

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

I've no doubt I'm one of many products of the baby boom who endured this dreadful flick because of fond memories of the original Car 54 series. The series, of course, was no intellectual banquet, but it had charm and fun.

This film version's one-joke premise is that Gunther Toody, whose facial expression and manner would make one wonder if those with lower intelligence than Neanderthal man are candidates for the NYPD, cannot keep his hands off his wife. Dreadful bore.

The movie considered to be the worst movie ever is Ed Wood's PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE. That movie was more entertaining than this. This takes a funny TV show and makes it look awful. I agree with what the person said about feeding the hungry children in one of the other reviews.

That is really saying something about how bad this movie is.

So bad, it's even beneath the legions of AOL users to enjoy it.

I only wish the ratings went below 1 star because this crap fest doesn't even deserve that. I probably shouldn't even be acknowledging the existence of this film by giving it a rating.

No. Not this piece of dreck "movie". Where (or when) will the humorous series be available on DVD? Just about every TV show imaginable has had a DVD release (wheither desired or not). Car 54 and, until recently, Sgt. Bilko were nowhere to be found. Poor Ernie Bilko gets a "best of" rather then a richly deserving season by season treatment. By the way, instead of that very rotten Car 54 movie, you'll get more yucks staring at a clock. A stopped one at that. The makers of this mess should be arrested. Avoid at all costs.

I would love to see the old tv show on dvd. and PLEASE, RELEASE THE PHIL SILVERS SHOW ON DVD.I would buy all of them.

Judging by the preponderous of one star reviews I must be a majority of one in my adulation for this flick. For whatever reason it struck a chord with me. I bought this at a store that was liquidating it's stock and it intrigued me. Maybe it has something to do with my affinity for star David Johansen. I was fortunate to see him live four times in both his Buster Poindexter persona and the latest incarnation of the New York Dolls. Johansen brings the same manic energy to "Car 54" that he brought to his music performances. Johansen also impressed me in his other prominent screen efforts, "Scrooged" and "Let it Ride". Also, how can you go wrong with a deliciously eclectic cast that includes John C. McGinley, Jeremy Piven, Fran Drescher, Nipsey Russell, and "Grampa" Al Lewis. Even the odious Rosie O'Donnell couldn't ruin the flick for me. The movie is not so much funny but goofy in a surreal kind of way. It owes itself more to the "Police Academy" or "Naked Gun" movies than the original TV series. I loved this movie so shoot me.

What a great movie the end either you love it or you hate it everything about this movie good buy it now

Even though I hate Hollywood remakes of "classic" TV, I had semi-high hopes for this, just based on David Johansen's acting in Scrooged and Let It Ride , plus John C. McGinley and Fran Dreschler. Jeeezus, this piece of junk is at least as painful as watching Rain Phoenix, Uma Thurman, & Angie Dickinson stumble through "EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES".

I liked the movie....it made me laugh out loud several times.But then again I have all of Woody Allen's movies on DVD. Fran, from the "Nanny" played a happy go lucky prostitute...did a good job. It won't be confused with "Gone with the wind" or even "Who's the man?" but it made me laugh.....Sometimes people take movies too seriously.